HOUSE ABSTRACT
2014 REGULAR SESSION
CONTAINING
Active House Bills as of January 14, 2014
AND
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
(Bills numbered below 4000 have been carried over
from the 2013 Regular Session; bills numbered 4000 and higher
have been introduced in the 2014 Regular Session.)
*Denotes Committee Substitutes
ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS
*4001.By Del. Manchin, Skinner, Lawrence, Barrett, Young, Marcum, Sponaugle and Barker
- Creating the False Claims Act - Introduced 01/08/14 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading,
Daily Calendar 1/15/14
4002.By Del. Perry, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Barrett, Barill, Lynch, Fleischauer, Craig,
Eldridge and Barker - Relating to the computation of local share for public school
support purposes - Introduced 01/08/14 - To Education then Finance - To House
Finance 1/14/14
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
January 14, 2014
4124.By Del. Howell, Canterbury, Gearheart, Border, Kump, Storch and Hamilton - Relating
to required orientation sessions for state licensing boards - Introduced 01/14/14 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary
4125.By Del. Manypenny - Providing for the collection of certain fees dedicated to pay
civil legal fees for low income persons - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Political
Subdivisions then Judiciary
4126.By Del. Walters - Improving state emergency preparedness - Introduced 01/14/14 -
To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance
4127.By Del. Hamilton, Poling, M., Evans, A., Perdue, Manypenny, Ireland, Azinger,
Cowles, Marshall, Skinner and Sponaugle - Relating to appointment of Public Service
Commissioners - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
4128.By Del. Howell, Canterbury, Kump, Eldridge, Barill, Fragale, Campbell, Staggers,
Storch and Hamilton - Requiring boards of examination or registration to maintain
a list of disciplinary actions on a public access website - Introduced 01/14/14 - To
Government Organization then Judiciary
4129.By Del. Howell, Kump, Rowan and Evans, A. - Relating to the sale of real property
by the Division of Highways - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Political Subdivisions then
Judiciary
4130.By Del. Howell, Canterbury, Border, Arvon, Kump, Eldridge, Barill, Fragale, Campbell,
Staggers and Storch - Creating the crime of prohibited sexual contact by a
psychotherapist - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary then Finance
4131.By Del. Howell, Canterbury, Gearheart, Arvon, Border, Kump, Eldridge, Barill, Fragale,
Campbell and Staggers - Requiring certain boards of examination or registration
to conduct a nationwide criminal background check on all applicants - Introduced
01/14/14 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
4132.By Del. Ambler, Cowles, Cooper, Cadle, Evans, D., Sobonya, Hunt, Poore, Smith, P.,
Pino and Boggs - Making it illegal for anyone to photograph a corpse except for
certain legitimate purposes - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary then Finance
4133.By Del. Kump, Armstead, Frich, Romine, Faircloth, Rowan, Azinger, Howell, Cooper,
Evans, D. and Folk - Relating to calculation of West Virginia adjusted gross income
for personal income tax purposes - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Finance
4134.By Del. Moye, Perry, Smith, P., Staggers, Pino, Lynch, Walker, Young, Hamilton,
Romine and Boggs - Establishing the West Virginia Religious Freedom Restoration
Act - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4135.By Del. Smith, P., Perry, Pino, Walker, Young, Lynch, Hamilton, Hartman and Kinsey
- Designating the first Thursday in May the West Virginia Day of Prayer -
Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4136.By Del. Kump, Faircloth, Frich, Folk and Howell - Educational Equality Act -
Introduced 01/14/14 - To Education then Finance
4137.By Del. Lawrence, Fragale, Ambler, Cooper, Evans, D., Rowan, Perry and Poling, M. - Relating to more equitable distribution to county boards of reimbursement of the
costs of serving certain special needs students - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Education
then Finance
4138.By Del. Perry - Relating to the usage restrictions for tobacco and tobacco products
- Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4139.By Del. Guthrie, Phillips, L., Rowan, Fleischauer, Border, Lawrence, Marshall,
Staggers, Poore and Smith, P. - Restricting parental rights of child custody and
visitation when the child was conceived as a result of a sexual assault or sexual
abuse - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4140.By Del. Marcum and White - Authorizing an additional circuit court judge for the
thirtieth judicial circuit - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary then Finance
4141.By Del. Hamilton, Miller, Storch, Ferro, Evans, A., Azinger, Lynch, Ambler,
Canterbury, Iaquinta and Marshall - Relating to licenses to sell paraphernalia for use
with controlled substances - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Health and Human Resources
then Judiciary
4142.By Del. Fragale, Iaquinta, Lawrence, Cooper, Ambler, Rowan, Sumner, Pasdon, Barill,
Howell and Craig - Setting the maximum number of pupils per teacher in sixth
through twelfth grade classrooms - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Education then Finance
4143.By Del. Guthrie, Sponaugle, Poore and Skinner - Act to Stop Strategic Lawsuits
Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4144.By Del. Fragale, Iaquinta and Craig - Increasing the salaries of state public
employees, teachers and service personnel - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Finance
4145.By Del. Faircloth, Kump, Folk, Householder, Rowan, Hunt and Walker - Creating a
hunting license permitting crossbow hunting - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Agriculture
and Natural Resources then Judiciary
4146.By Del. Fragale and Iaquinta - Creating the Governor's Committee on School Board
Unification - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Education
4147.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Relating to emergency preparedness - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Veterans' Affairs and
Homeland Security then Judiciary
4148.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Repealing the Strategic Research and Development Tax Credit - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then
Finance
4149.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Allowing members of the Board of Public Works to be represented by designees
and to vote by proxy - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Government Organization
4150.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Allowing the state to pay its employees every two weeks instead of twice per month
- Introduced 01/14/14 - To Finance
4151.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Relating to military members and their spouses who obtain licensure through
professional boards - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Government Organization then
Judiciary
4152.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Requiring all operators of the underground facilities in this state to participate in
the one-call system - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Energy then Judiciary
4153.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Providing that the State Fire Marshal shall serve at the will and pleasure of the fire
commission - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Government Organization
4154.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] - Fixing
a technical error relating to the motor fuel excise tax - Introduced 01/14/14 - To
Finance
4155.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Suspending payments of the refundable exemption to the West Virginia consumers
sales and service tax to the State Road Fund for fiscal years 2015 and 2016 -
Introduced 01/14/14 - To Roads and Transportation then Finance
4156.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Creating the Safe and Efficient Parkways Act (SEPA) - Introduced 01/14/14 - To
Roads and Transportation then Judiciary
4157.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Extending the cessation of deposits into the Special Railroad and Intermodal
Enhancement Fund - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Finance
4158.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Providing accelerated payment of consumers sales and service and use tax and employee withholding taxes - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Finance
4159.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Updating the meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms -
Introduced 01/14/14 - To Finance
4160.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Reducing the amount deducted as an allowance for usual losses in collections for
purposes of calculating local share - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Education then Finance
4161.By Del. Perdue, Fleischauer, Kinsey, Rowan, Marshall, Cowles, Faircloth, Arvon,
Moore, Border and Lawrence - Allowing State Police, police, sheriffs and fire and
emergency service personnel to possess Naloxone or other approved opioid
antagonist - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4162.By Del. Lawrence, Fragale, Poling, M., Evans, D., Ambler, Rowan, Cooper and Perry
- Relating to the Local Solution Dropout Prevention and Recovery Innovation
Zone Act - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Education then Finance
4163.By Del. Walker, Smith, P., Moye and Lynch - Requiring outpatient surgical facilities
to meet the same facility and surgical standards as ambulatory surgical facilities
- Introduced 01/14/14 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4164.By Del. Frich, Poore, Fleischauer, Sobonya, Iaquinta, Marcum, Azinger, Longstreth,
Ashley and Eldridge - Relating to professional licensure, certification or registration
of persons and spouses of persons on military active duty outside this state -
Introduced 01/14/14 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
4165.By Del. Guthrie, Manchin, Young and Fleischauer - Authorizing the Public Service
Commission to regulate broadband services - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4166.By Del. Swartzmiller, Diserio, Sponaugle, Ferro, Campbell, Poling, D., Barill, Jones and
Young - Exempting municipal court judges from fees for application and license
to carry concealed weapons - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4167.By Del. Barill, Perdue, Marshall, Fragale, Jones, Barker, Iaquinta, Hartman and Pethtel
- Increasing the criminal penalties for damage to a cemetery or graveyard -
Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary then Finance
4168.By Del. Poling, D., Diserio, Marshall, Walker, Poore, Young and Frich - Requiring
materials, supplies, equipment and other items purchased by the state and its
agencies to be made in the United States - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Industry and
Labor then Finance
4169.By Del. Staggers, Perry, Pino, Walker, Smith, P., Campbell, Eldridge and Phillips, L.
- Offer of Emergency Aid Medication to Patients Prescribed Opiates - Introduced
01/14/14 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
4170.By Del. Howell, Walters, Frich, Eldridge, Ambler, Ellington, Barill, Lynch, Kinsey,
Moye and Reynolds - Requiring a person convicted of a prior felony drug offense
to have a valid prescription to purchase ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or
phenylpropanolamine - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Health and Human Resources then
Judiciary
4171.By Del. Howell, Butler, Cadle, Hamrick, Storch, Pasdon, Evans, A., Barrett, Gearheart,
Phillips. R. and Cowles - Requiring local governmental bodies to approve rules
promulgated by local boards of health - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Political
Subdivisions then Health and Human Resources
4172.By Del. Staggers, Perry, Pino, Phillips. R., Ferro, Moore, Tomblin, Andes, Phillips, L.,
Eldridge and Marcum - Reallocating and dedicating the coal severance tax revenues
annually to the coal-producing counties of origin - Introduced 01/14/14 - To
Judiciary then Finance
4173.By Del. Guthrie - Relating to a five-year suspension on rate hikes for all utilities -
Introduced 01/14/14 - To Judiciary
4174.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) and Del. Armstead [By Request of the Executive] -
Updating the meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms
used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act - Introduced 01/14/14
- To Finance
ALL HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Del. Kump - The March Legislative Session Amendment - Introduced 01/09/14
- To Judiciary
2.By Del. Kump - Legislator Term Limit Amendment - Introduced 01/09/14 - To
Judiciary
3.By Del. Kump - Lieutenant Governor Amendment - Introduced 01/09/14 - To
Judiciary
4.By Del. Kump - Legislative Reapportionment Amendment - Introduced 01/09/14 -
To Judiciary
5.By Del. Lane - Citizens' Redistricting Commission Amendment - Introduced
01/09/14 - To Judiciary
6.By Del. Sumner and Sobonya - Amendment clarifying that nothing in this
Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an
abortion - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
7.By Del. Fleischauer, Ferro, Ellem, Kump, Overington and Romine - Active Military
Personal Property Tax Relief Amendment of 2014 - Introduced 01/09/14 - To
Finance
8.By Del. Craig, Reynolds, Pasdon and Andes - The "Tangible Personal Property Tax
Exemption and Rate Reduction Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
9.By Del. Lane and Walters - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" -
Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
10.By Del. Hamilton, Ireland, Romine, Rowan and Sobonya - The "Defense of Marriage
Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
11.By Del. Fleischauer, Marshall, Poore, Morgan, Armstead, Lane, Overington and
Espinosa - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14
- To Finance
12.By Del. Romine, Walters, Miller and Rowan - The "Super-Majority Required for
Passage of Tax Bill Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
14.By Del. Overington, Householder, Andes, Cowles and Gearheart - The "Right to Work
Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
15.By Del. Overington, Andes, Lane, Armstead and Walters - The "Super-Majority
Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
16.By Del. Longstreth - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" -
Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
17.By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - The "Homestead Exemption Increase
Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
18.By Del. Caputo, Poling, D., Longstreth and Manchin - The "Disabled Veterans
Homestead Exemption Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
20.By Del. Overington, Ellington, Sobonya, Miller, C. and Walters - The "Capital
Punishment Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
21.By Del. Overington, Cowles, Householder, Rowan and Howell - The "Homestead
Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
22.By Del. Overington and Walters - The "Homestead Exemption Calculation
Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
23.By Del. Anderson, Ellem, Storch, Ellington and Howell - The "Homestead Exemption
Increase Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
24.By Del. Anderson, Nelson, E., Howell, Overington, Gearheart, Storch and Pasdon - The
"Manufacturing Inventory Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
25.By Del. Hunt - The "Elimination of Individual Terms of Circuit Courts
Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
26.By Del. Overington, Lane, Sobonya, Sumner, Walters, Canterbury, Andes, Frich,
Raines, Border and Nelson, J. - The "Prohibiting the Governmental Taking of
Private Property for Private Use Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
27.By Del. Overington, Armstead, Rowan, Walters, Andes, Lane, Shott, Gearheart, Nelson,
J. and Sobonya - The "Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Amendment" - Introduced
01/09/14 - To Judiciary
28.By Del. Howell, Storch, Canterbury, Border, Smith, R., Folk, Overington and Kump -
The "Taxpayer Bill of Rights Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
29.By Del. Swartzmiller, Ferro, Pethtel, Diserio, Jones and Caputo - The "Simple
Majority Approval Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
30.By Del. Marcum, Barill, Marshall, Eldridge, Ferro and Poore - The "Simple Majority
Levy Approval Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
32.By Del. Reynolds, Campbell, Eldridge, Phillips, R., Tomblin, Nelson, E., Andes and
Smith, P. - The "Governor's Succession Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To
Judiciary
33.By Del. Kump, Romine, Householder, Folk, Cooper, Lynch and Smith, R. - The
"County Liquor Sales Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
34.By Del. Moye, Pino, Boggs and Walker - The "Marriage Protection Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Judiciary
35.By Del. Kump, Romine and Rowan - "Nonpartisan Election of the State Board of
Education Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Education then Judiciary
37.By Del. Manchin, Boggs, Caputo and Longstreth - The "Homestead Exemption and
Property Tax Limitation Amendment of 2014" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Finance
101.By Del. Kump, Cooper, Folk, Householder, Faircloth, Rowan, Shott and Romine - The
"Homestead Exemption Calculation Amendment" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To
Judiciary then Finance
ALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the
Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly
therefor - Introduced 01/09/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/14 - To
Senate 1/8/14 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/8/14
2.By Del. Phillips, R., Tomblin and Marcum - The "USMC CPL Larry G. Carnutte
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
3.By Del. Phillips, R., Marcum and Tomblin - The "Army Captain Thomas McElwain
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
4.By Del. Tomblin, Phillips, R. and Marcum - The "Army Corporal Eldred Jennings
Hensley Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
5.By Del. Phillips, R., Tomblin and Marcum - The "Sergeant Elzie Mundy, Jr. Bridge"
- Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
6.By Del. Phillips, R., Tomblin and Marcum - The "Marine LCpl Benny A. Gilco
Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
7.By Del. Phillips, R., Tomblin and Marcum - The "Kerry Albright Road" - Introduced
01/09/14 - To Rules
8.By Del. Phillips, R., Marcum and Tomblin - The "Oral Gene Castle Bridge" -
Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
9.By Del. Perry and Staggers - The "Army S/SGT Raymond Lawrence Berry
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
10.By Del. Walker, Perry, Pino and Staggers - The "Veterans Memorial Bridge" -
Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
11.By Del. Evans, A. and Sponaugle - The "Pendleton County Union Veterans
Memorial Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
12.By Del. Sponaugle and Evans, A. - The "Pendleton County Confederate Veterans
Memorial Highway" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
13.By Del. Perry, Pino and Staggers - The "Thomas H. Stafford Memorial Bridge" -
Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
14.By Del. Walker - The "Army Specialist Fifth Class Elton Dale Workman Memorial
Bridge" - Introduced 01/09/14 - To Rules
16.By Del. Staggers, Barill, Barker, Campbell, Caputo, Hartman, Jones, Kinsey, Lawrence,
Marshall, Moore, Moye, Pethtel, Pino, Smith, P., Stephens, Walker and Williams -
State of West Virginia not do business with CGI Federal. - Introduced 01/14/14 - To
Rules
17.By Del. Evans, A. and Sponaugle - Captain Isaac Alt West Virginia Militia
Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Rules
18.By Del. Sponaugle and Evans, A. - Dr. H. Luke Eye Bridge - Introduced 01/14/14 -
To Rules
19.By Del. Hamilton and Azinger - Army Specialist 4 William Lewis Reger Memorial
Bridge - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Rules
20.By Del. Evans, A., Staggers and Lynch - Army Corporal William Eugene Shank
Memorial Bridge - Introduced 01/14/14 - To Rules
ALL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Authorizing the appointment of employees for this, the
Second Regular Session of the Eighty-first Legislature, two thousand fourteen -
Introduced 01/08/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/14
2.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Establishing the Calendars of the House, providing
for the arrangement of business thereon, and providing for making public the vote
on certain questions in connection with the preparation thereof - Introduced 01/08/14 - Motion to discharge committee rejected - To House Rules 1/8/14 - Adopted
1/9/14
3.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Authorizing the Clerk to have printed and to
distribute the Acts of the Legislature and Journals of the House of Delegates -
Introduced 01/08/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/14
4.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Re-establishing and realigning the Standing
Committees of the House - Introduced 01/08/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted
1/9/14
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the
Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly
therefor - Introduced 01/09/14 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/8/14 - To
Senate 1/8/14 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/8/14
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES
1.By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Miley) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the
Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly
therefor - Adopted 1/8/14