HOUSE ABSTRACT

 

2016 Regular Session

 

CONTAINING

 

Active House Bills as of January 29, 2016

 

*Denotes Committee Substitutes

 

 

ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS

 

*2101.  By Del. Morgan, Caputo, Faircloth, Folk, Howell and Smith, R. - Eliminating obsolete government entities - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/21/2016 - To Senate 1/25/2016 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading 2/1/2016

 

 2897.  By Del. Weld, Foster, Kessinger, Hill, Blair and Ihle - Young Entrepreneur Reinvestment Act - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Finance - To House Finance 1/29/2016

 

 4092.  By Del. Sobonya, Frich and Moffatt - Consolidated Public Retirement Board, rule relating to the Teachers’ Defined Contribution System(original similar to SB164) - Introduced 1/18/2016 - To Pensions and Retirement then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/29/2016

 

 4093.  By Del. Sobonya, Frich and Moffatt - Consolidated Public Retirement Board, rule relating to the Teachers’ Retirement System(original similar to SB165) - Introduced 1/18/2016 - To Pensions and Retirement then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/29/2016

 

 4094.  By Del. Sobonya, Frich and Moffatt - Consolidated Public Retirement Board, rule relating to refund, reinstatement, retroactive service, loan and correction of error interest factors(original similar to SB166) - Introduced 1/18/2016 - To Pensions and Retirement then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/29/2016

 

 4112.  By Del. Sobonya, Frich and Moffatt - Department of Health and Human Resources, rule relating to emergency medical services(original similar to SB186) - Introduced 1/18/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/29/2016

 

 4115.  By Del. Sobonya, Frich and Moffatt - Department of Health and Human Resources, rule relating to chronic pain management licensure(original similar to SB193) - Introduced 1/18/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/29/2016

 

 4116.  By Del. Sobonya, Frich and Moffatt - Department of Health and Human Resources, rule relating to neonatal abstinence centers(original similar to SB194) - Introduced 1/18/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/29/2016

 

*4175.  By Del. Kurcaba, Faircloth, Statler, Espinosa, McGeehan, Azinger, Upson, Kelly, Trecost and Ihle - Relating generally to home schooling(original similar to SB318) - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Education - To House Education 1/20/2016 - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 2/1/2016

 

 4189.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Expiring funds to the unappropriated balance in State Fund, General Revenue, from the Department of Revenue - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Finance - To House Finance 1/20/2016 - Laid over until 1/29/16 - Laid over until 2/1/16 - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 2/1/2016

 

*4227.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Zatezalo, Border, Phillips, Hartman, Ihle, Cadle, Moffatt, Atkinson and Morgan - Adding citizen members to the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016 - Title amended

 

*4230.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Blair, Phillips, Hill, Hartman, Stansbury, McGeehan, Smith, R., Hamrick and Morgan - Adding citizen members to the board of Registration For Professional Engineers - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016

 

 4235.  By Del. Shott - Relating to the publication requirements of the administration of estates - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Judiciary - On 3rd reading, House Calendar 2/1/2016

 

*4238.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Blair, Phillips, Hill, Hartman, Stansbury, McGeehan, Smith, R., Hamrick and Morgan - Adding citizen members to the board of Professional Surveyors - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016 - Title amended

 

*4241.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Zatezalo, Border, Phillips, Hartman, Ihle, Cadle, Moffatt, Atkinson and Morgan - Adding citizen members to the Real Estate Commission - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016

 

 4243.  By Del. Border, Ellington, Arvon, Kelly, Sobonya, Anderson, Deem and Ireland - Extending the time that certain nonprofit community groups are exempt from the moratorium on creating new nursing home beds - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Health and Human Resources - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/1/2016

 

 4244.  By Del. Walters, Frich, Westfall, McCuskey, Manchin, Skinner, Shott, Flanigan, Waxman, Perry and White, B. - Eliminating the need for a public hearing when no objection is filed on an application from an out of state state-chartered credit union to establish a branch in West Virginia - Introduced 1/25/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/29/2016

 

 4245.  By Del. Walters, Frich, Westfall, McCuskey, Manchin, Skinner, Rowe, Flanigan, Waxman, Perry and White, B. - Requiring the cashier or executive officer of a banking institution to provide shareholders with the institution’s most recent year-end audited financial statement - Introduced 1/25/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/29/2016

 

 4306.  By Del. Rowan, Border, Fast, Stansbury, Moye, Campbell, Overington, Romine, Hamilton, Perry and Phillips - Prohibiting persons who have committed crimes against the elderly from performing any court ordered public service involving the elderly(original similar to SB361) - Introduced 1/27/2016 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/29/2016

 

 4309.  By Del. Rowan, Border, Fast, Stansbury, Moye, Campbell, Overington, Romine, Duke, Pethtel and Ferro - Increasing criminal penalties for conviction of certain offenses of financial exploitation of an elderly person(original similar to HB4306, SB362) - Introduced 1/27/2016 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/29/2016

 

 4315.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Relating to air-ambulance fees for emergency treatment or air transportation - Introduced 1/27/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance - To House Finance 1/29/2016

 

 

BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED

Friday, January 29, 2016

 

 4326.  By Del. Hamrick and Waxman - Making special registration plates for volunteer fire fighters - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Finance

 

 4327.  By Del. Phillips, Marcum, Perdue, Nelson, J., Eldridge, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Sobonya, Moffatt, Weld and O'Neal - Authorizing a special registration plate for elk - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Finance

 

 4328.  By Del. Storch, Fleischauer, Moore, Longstreth, White, P., Guthrie, Flanigan, Folk, Frich, Upson and Blair - Relating to the “Equal Pay Act of 2016” - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Industry and Labor then Judiciary

 

 4329.  By Del. McGeehan, Faircloth, Azinger, Folk, Ihle, Nelson, J., Moffatt and Butler - Right to keep and bear arms - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 4330.  By Del. Cadle, Ihle, Butler, Weld, Ireland, Zatezalo, Azinger, Kelly, Anderson, Sobonya and Deem - Relating to make unlawful to take a fish, water animal or other aquatic organism from state waters to stock a commercial pond or lake - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

 4331.  By Del. Smith, R., Nelson, J., Wagner, Stansbury, Hamilton, Cadle, Statler, Eldridge, Flanigan, Atkinson and Butler - Providing the Director of the Division of Natural Resources the authority to offer up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons who have injured or killed game - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

 4332.  By Del. Fleischauer, Statler, Shaffer, Kurcaba, McCuskey, Shott, Fast, Rowe, Skinner, Summers and Byrd - Requiring licensees authorized to serve alcoholic liquors or nonintoxicating beer to have certain liability insurance coverage - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary

 

 4333.  By Del. Shott, Howell, Miller, Ellington, Gearheart, Hamrick, Cadle and Butler - Relating to assessment value of certain motor vehicles for purposes of ad valorem property taxes(original similar to HB4195) - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Finance

 

 4334.  By Del. Summers, Campbell, Miller, Sobonya, Faircloth, Bates, Westfall, Householder, Cooper, Eldridge and Fleischauer - Clarifying the requirements for a license to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse and to expand the prescriptive authority that may be granted to advanced practice registered nurses(original similar to SB17) - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization

 

 4335.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Authorizing a pharmacist or pharmacy intern to dispense, pursuant to a protocol, an opioid antagonist without a prescription - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Health and Human Resources

 

 4336.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Decreasing appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Resources(original similar to SB342) - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Finance

 

 4337.  By Del. Phillips, Marcum, Perdue, Nelson, J., Morgan, Cowles, O'Neal, Ellington, Westfall, Campbell and Perry - Requiring the General Services Division to provide former Legislators with access cards to the State Capitol building - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Judiciary

 

 

ALL HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

 

 2.        By Del. Romine, Walters and Rowan - Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 3.        By Del. Lane - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 4.        By Del. Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 5.        By Del. Rodighiero, Hicks, Perdue, Marcum, Reynolds, Eldridge and Moye - The "Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment" - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 8.        By Del. Overington, Walters, Deem, Gearheart, Householder, Sobonya, Moffatt, Cadle, Foster, Frich and Blair - The "Initative, Referendum, and Recall Amendment" - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 9.        By Del. Overington, Walters, Householder, Moffatt, Butler, Frich, Gearheart, Blair, Deem, Phillips and Foster - The Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 10.      By Del. Overington, Walters, Householder, Kelly, Foster, Gearheart, Upson, Deem, Phillips and Shott - Prohibiting the Governmental Taking of Private Property for Private Use Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 12.      By Del. Sponaugle, Longstreth, Hartman, Marcum, Hicks, Byrd, Hamilton, Perdue, Guthrie and Phillips - The Right to Hunt and Fish in West Virginia Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 13.      By Del. Overington, Householder, Moffatt, Espinosa, Upson, Frich, Phillips, Perdue, Hanshaw, Border and Miller - The Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 14.      By Del. Hamrick, Sobonya, Miller, Butler, Rohrbach and Nelson, J. - The School Board Election Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 16.      By Del. Kurcaba, Hill, Faircloth, Wagner and Ihle - The Term Limitations Amendment. - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 18.      By Del. Reynolds, Pushkin, Perry, Hornbuckle, Campbell, Byrd, Rohrbach and Bates - The Removal of Governor's veto power for education spending in budget and appropriations bills. - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 20.      By Del. Reynolds, Moffatt, Rodighiero, Hicks, Lynch, Trecost and Bates - Term Limitation Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 21.      By Del. Rodighiero - The Citizens' Redistricting Commission Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 22.      By Del. Hamilton, O'Neal, Hanshaw, Kessinger, Blair, Weld, Foster, Hill, Ireland, Campbell and Marcum - The Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Wildlife Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 23.      By Del. Sponaugle, Perdue, Hornbuckle, Marcum, Pushkin, Lynch, Hartman, Phillips and Campbell - The Volunteer Emergency Service Personnel Property Tax  Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 24.      By Del. Sponaugle, Perdue, Fluharty, Hornbuckle, Trecost, Marcum, Pushkin, Byrd and Lynch - The Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 25.      By Del. Cowles - The Disabled Veteran Exemption From Ad Valorem Property Taxation Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 26.      By Del. Lane and Shott - The Constitutional Officers Term Limit Amendment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 27.      By Del. Stansbury, Householder, Summers, Ellington, Perdue, Phillips, Nelson, J., Ambler, White, B., Rohrbach and Westfall - Right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife - Introduced 1/18/2016 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

 28.      By Del. Deem - Relating to the creation of a Citizens Redistricting Commission to redistrict Senate, House of Delegates and Congressional Districts - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/20/2016

 

 29.      By Del. Campbell, Cooper, Ferro, Kurcaba, Perry, Morgan, Pethtel, Kessinger, Statler, Wagner and Romine - Reducing the length of terms for members of the West Virginia Board of Education - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Education then Judiciary - To House Education 1/20/2016

 

 30.      By Del. Foster - Exemption from ad valorem taxation of manufacturing inventory and equipment - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 31.      By Del. Howell, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Espinosa, Stansbury, Frich, Butler, Cadle, Blair, Cooper, Hamrick and Waxman - Property tax limitation and homestead exemption amendment of 1982 - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 32.      By Del. Deem and Overington - Redistricting of Senate, House of Delegates and Congressional Districts - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 33.      By Del. Sobonya, Moffatt, Miller, Frich, Rohrbach, Butler, Cowles, Householder, Kurcaba and Summers - Supervision of Free Schools - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Education then Judiciary

 

 34.      By Del. Sobonya, Moffatt, Miller, Rohrbach, Cadle, Summers, Cowles, Nelson, J., Kurcaba, Ihle and Frich - Supervision of Free Schools - Introduced 1/27/2016 - To Education then Judiciary

 

 35.      By Del. Shaffer, Smith, R., Lynch, Smith, P., Blackwell, Faircloth, Byrd and Ireland - Senior Citizen Homestead Valuation Amendment - Introduced 1/27/2016 - To Finance then Judiciary

 

 36.      By Del. Ferro, Lynch, Pethtel, Fluharty, Hamilton, Skinner, Storch, Caputo, Hartman and Perry - The Simple Majority Levy Approval Amendment - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 

ALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

 

 1.        By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor - Introduced 1/13/2016 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/13/2016 - To Senate 1/13/2016 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/14/2016

 

 2.        By Del. Rowan and Cowles - U.S. Army PV2 William Frederick Kump Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/14/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 3.        By Del. Rowan and Cowles - North River Mills Historic Trace - Introduced 1/14/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 4.        By Del. Rowan - CSA LTG Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Bridge - Introduced 1/14/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 5.        By Del. Ambler, Canterbury and Cowles - U.S. Army PV2 Eskridge A. Waggoner Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/15/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 6.        By Del. Phillips, Marcum, Eldridge, Moffatt and White, P. - U.S. Army CPL F. Lee Noel Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Roads and Transportation 1/20/2016

 

 7.        By Del. Miller, Morgan, Moffatt, Hornbuckle, Reynolds, Sobonya and Rohrbach - U.S. Army PFC Cecil Ray Ball Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Roads and Transportation 1/20/2016

 

 8.        By Del. Westfall, McCuskey, White, B., Atkinson, Stansbury, Blair, Foster, Ihle, Butler and Storch - Harry Ripley Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Roads and Transportation 1/20/2016

 

 9.        By Del. Kelly, Kessinger, Azinger, Statler, Evans, D., Zatezalo, Weld, McGeehan, Ireland, Border and Nelson, J. - Navy Chief Petty Officer Nicholas Heath Null Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules - To House Roads and Transportation 1/20/2016

 

 10.      By Del. White, P., Phillips, Marcum and Eldridge - U.S.Marine Corps GySgt Lionel Collins Memorial Road - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 11.      By Del. Campbell, Moye, Rowan, Espinosa, Wagner, Hornbuckle, White, P., Marcum, Phillips, Stansbury and Hamilton - World Autism Awareness Day - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Rules

 

 12.      By Del. Campbell, Hartman, Sponaugle, Espinosa, Wagner, White, P., Stansbury, Perry and Hamilton - Cheat Mountain Salamander as the State symbol of conservation - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Rules

 

 13.      By Del. Cooper and Ambler - U.S. Army SPC 4 Everette R. Johnson Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 14.      By Del. Howell, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Ambler, Anderson, Arvon, Atkinson, Azinger, Border, Butler, Cadle, Cooper, Cowles, Duke, Ellington, Espinosa, Evans, D., Frich, Hamrick, Hanshaw, Hill, Householder, Ihle, Ireland, Kelly, Kessinger, Kurcaba, McGeehan, Miller, Moffatt, O'Neal, Overington, Rowan, Shott, Smith, R., Sobonya, Stansbury, Statler, Storch, Walters, Waxman and Zatezalo - Second Friday in July as West Virginia Collector Car Appreciation Day - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 15.      By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - U.S.Marine Corps PFC Clayton Andrew Craft Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 16.      By Del. Morgan, Perdue, Hornbuckle, Sobonya, Rohrbach, Miller, Reynolds and Hicks - U.S. Army PFC John Ira Pinkerman Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 17.      By Del. Phillips, Marcum, Rodighiero and White, P. - SGT Larry Joseph Whitt Bridge - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 18.      By Del. Phillips, Marcum, Rodighiero and White, P. - U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant William Henry 'Bill' Whitman Memorial Highway - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 19.      By Del. Waxman, Trecost, Miley and Hamrick - H. Laban White Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 20.      By Del. Cooper, Evans, D., Nelson, J., Fleischauer, Longstreth, Rowan and Weld - Funding for the West Virginia National Guard - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Rules

 

 21.      By Del. Howell, Blair, Cowles, Duke, Espinosa, Evans, A., Faircloth, Fleischauer, Folk, Frich, Householder, Kurcaba, Flanigan, Overington, Rowan, Shaffer, Skinner, Smith, R., Statler and Upson - Study impact of reimbursing the State of Maryland for the use of its helicopter Maryland Trooper Five for runs into West Virginia - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Finance then Rules

 

 22.      By Del. White, B., Miller, Lane, Cowles, Evans, A., Kessinger, Shott, McCuskey, Sobonya, Stansbury, Byrd, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Atkinson, Azinger, Blackwell, Blair, Deem, Ellington, Faircloth, Fleischauer, Folk, Hamrick, Householder, Ireland, Kelly, Kurcaba, McGeehan, Nelson, E., Overington, Pushkin, Rohrbach, Rowan, Rowe, Shaffer, Smith, P., Smith, R., Statler, Storch, Upson, Waxman, Weld, Westfall and Zatezalo - U. S. Army SGT Gary Lee DeBoard Memorial Intersection - Introduced 1/25/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 23.      By Del. Marcum, Rodighiero, Phillips, White, P., Moffatt, Eldridge, Westfall and McGeehan - Ingram's Way - Introduced 1/25/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 24.      By Del. Marcum, Phillips, Hamrick, White, P., Nelson, J., Smith, R., Arvon and Howell - Cpl. Ronald Duke Varney Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 25.      By Del. Howell, Evans, A., Rowan and Smith, R. - Frosty the Snowman Day - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Rules

 

 26.      By Del. Romine, Rowan, Pethtel and Hamilton - Corporal Gary Wayne Weekley Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 27.      By Del. Hamrick, Trecost, Waxman and Miley - Michael Angiulli Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 28.      By Del. Miley, Waxman, Trecost, Lane, Hamrick and Caputo - U.S. Army CPL John Belcastro Bridge - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 29.      By Del. Manchin, Caputo and Longstreth - Harry C. "Buck" Markley Jr. Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/29/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 

ALL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

 

 1.        By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Authorizing the appointment of employees for this, the Second Regular Session of the 82nd Legislature, 2016 - Introduced 1/13/2016 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/13/2016

 

 2.        By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Authorizing printing and distribution of Acts of the Legislature and Journals of the House of Delegates - Introduced 1/13/2016 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/13/2016

 

 3.        By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Creating a Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse - Introduced 1/13/2016 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/13/2016

 

 4.        By Del. O'Neal, Cooper, Moye, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Ambler, Anderson, Arvon, Atkinson, Azinger, Bates, Blackwell, Blair, Boggs, Border, Butler, Byrd, Cadle, Campbell, Canterbury, Caputo, Cowles, Deem, Duke, Eldridge, Ellington, Espinosa, Evans, A., Evans, D., Faircloth, Fast, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Folk, Foster, Frich, Gearheart, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hamrick, Hanshaw, Hartman, Hicks, Hill, Hornbuckle, Householder, Howell, Ihle, Ireland, Kelly, Kessinger, Kurcaba, Lane, Longstreth, Lynch, Manchin, Marcum, McCuskey, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, Moffatt, Moore, Morgan, Nelson, E., Nelson, J., Overington, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Phillips, Pushkin, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Romine, Rowan, Rowe, Shaffer, Shott, Skinner, Smith, P., Smith, R., Sobonya, Sponaugle, Stansbury, Statler, Storch, Summers, Trecost, Upson, Wagner, Walters, Waxman, Weld, Westfall, White, B., White, P. and Zatezalo - Memorializing the life of the Honorable Arnold W. Ryan - Introduced 1/18/2016 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/18/2016

 

 5.        By Del. Howell, Arvon, Atkinson, Cadle, Canterbury, Fast, Folk, Foster, Gearheart, Hamrick, Ihle, Ireland, Kessinger, Flanigan, Overington, Phillips, Wagner, Waxman and Zatezalo - Expressing concern of the House of Delegates to the growth of the federal government's power over the individual states of the United States - Introduced 1/25/2016 - To Rules

 

 6.        By Del. Howell, Evans, A., Rowan and Smith, R. - Honoring the town of Piedmont's 160th anniversary - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Rules

 

 7.        By Del. Sobonya, Arvon, Azinger, Rohrbach, Deem, Duke, Espinosa, Evans, A., Faircloth, Fast, Fleischauer, Folk, Frich, Hamilton, Hamrick, Hicks, Hill, Howell, Ihle, Kelly, Kessinger, Marcum, McCuskey, Moffatt, Morgan, Moye, Pushkin, Rodighiero, Romine, Rowan, Rowe, Shaffer, Smith, P., Stansbury, Statler, Storch, Waxman, Weld, Westfall, Zatezalo, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Blackwell - Designating that the month of April be proclaimed as Sarcoidosis Awareness Month beginning in 2016. - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Rules

 

 

HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE

 

*2101.  By Del. Morgan, Caputo, Faircloth, Folk, Howell and Smith, R. - Eliminating obsolete government entities - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/21/2016 - To Senate 1/25/2016 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading 2/1/2016

 

*2130.  By Del. Westfall, Espinosa, Hamrick, McCuskey, Stansbury, White, B. and Ihle - Including law-enforcement officers among those professionals the assault or battery of which leads to enhanced criminal penalties - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/27/2016 - To Senate 1/28/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 2147.  By Del. Folk, Hamilton, Frich, Shott, Householder, Ireland, Weld, Gearheart, Hanshaw and Azinger - Requiring the circuit court, when appointing counsel for alleged protected persons, to make appointments from a listing of all interested attorneys in the circuit - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Amended - Passed House 1/26/2016 - Title amended - To Senate 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 2584.  By Del. Rohrbach, Sobonya, Shott, Miller, Hicks, Reynolds and Rowe - Allowing a judge to excuse a potential juror from jury duty until a later date based on seasonal employment - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Amended - Passed House 1/26/2016 - To Senate 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*2588.  By Del. Nelson, E., Lane, Kurcaba, O'Neal, Westfall, McCuskey, Byrd, Gearheart, Storch and Espinosa - Relating to the filing of financial statements with the Secretary of State - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/26/2016 - To Senate 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 2796.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Providing paid leave for certain state officers and employees during a declared state of emergency - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/26/2016 - To Senate 1/27/2016 - To Government Organization

 

*2800.  By Del. Miller, Ferro, Sobonya, Border, Rohrbach, Folk and Eldridge - Adding law-enforcement officers' contact information and names of family members to the list of exemptions from public records requests(original similar to SB 310) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/26/2016 - To Senate 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*4002.  By Del. Howell, Anderson, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Faircloth, Frich, Hanshaw, McCuskey, Rohrbach, Summers, Shott and Walters - Relating to rule making under the state Administrative Procedures Act(original similar to SB3) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Amended - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/25/2016 - Title amended - To Senate 1/26/2016 - To Government Organization

 

 4005.  By Del. Cowles, Duke, Foster, Gearheart, Miller, Overington, Shott, Walters, Waxman, Westfall and Householder - Repealing prevailing hourly rate of wages requirements(original similar to SB2) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Written motion to suspend Rule 95c rejected - Passed House 1/27/2016 - To Senate 1/28/2016 - To Government Organization

 

*4007.  By Del. Rohrbach, Weld, Espinosa, Cooper, Butler, Waxman, Moffatt, Arvon, Cowles, Hill and Anderson - Relating generally to appointment of attorneys to assist the Attorney General(original similar to SB8) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Amended - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/25/2016 - To Senate 1/26/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*4031.  By Del. Frich, Sobonya, Howell, Moffatt, Hanshaw, McCuskey, Shott, Overington, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Rowe and Fleischauer - Requiring agencies to respond to public comments received during the rule-making process - Introduced 1/15/2016 - To Government Organization - Amended - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/25/2016 - Title amended - To Senate 1/26/2016 - To Government Organization

 

 4033.  By Del. Ellington, Summers, Householder, Rohrbach, Stansbury, Waxman, Perdue and Rodighiero (Originating in House Health and Human Resources) - Adding criminal penalties for the unauthorized practice of pharmacists care - Introduced 1/15/2016 - Passed House 1/20/2016 - To Senate 1/21/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Health and Human Resources 1/21/2016

 

*4038.  By Del. Ellington, Summers, Bates, Faircloth, Householder, Rohrbach and Stansbury - Relating to insurance requirements for the refilling of topical eye medication - Introduced 1/18/2016 - To Health and Human Resources - Laid over until 1/25/16 - Passed House 1/26/2016 - To Senate 1/27/2016 - To Health and Human Resources

 

*4227.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Zatezalo, Border, Phillips, Hartman, Ihle, Cadle, Moffatt, Atkinson and Morgan - Adding citizen members to the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016 - Title amended

 

*4230.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Blair, Phillips, Hill, Hartman, Stansbury, McGeehan, Smith, R., Hamrick and Morgan - Adding citizen members to the board of Registration For Professional Engineers - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016

 

*4238.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Blair, Phillips, Hill, Hartman, Stansbury, McGeehan, Smith, R., Hamrick and Morgan - Adding citizen members to the board of Professional Surveyors - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016 - Title amended

 

*4241.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Zatezalo, Border, Phillips, Hartman, Ihle, Cadle, Moffatt, Atkinson and Morgan - Adding citizen members to the Real Estate Commission - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016

 

 

ALL SENATE BILLS PASSED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE

 

 1.        By Sen. Cole (Mr. President), Blair, Boso, Ferns, Gaunch, Trump, Carmichael, Sypolt and Takubo - Establishing WV Workplace Freedom Act(original similar to HB4006) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate 1/21/2016 - To House 1/25/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*13.      By Sen. Carmichael, Boso, Gaunch, Leonhardt, Trump, Walters, Blair, Takubo, Miller and Unger - Increasing penalties for overtaking and passing stopped school buses - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/20/2016 - Passed Senate with amended title 1/26/2016 - To House 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*14.      By Sen. Trump, Boso, Ferns, Leonhardt, Takubo and Blair - Limiting successor corporation asbestos-related liabilities - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/26/2016 - Passed Senate 1/29/2016

 

 32.      By Sen. Palumbo, Beach and Miller - Relating to withdrawal of candidates for office and filling vacancies - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate 1/26/2016 - To House 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*102.    By Sen. Trump, Boso and Gaunch - Conforming to federal Law-Enforcement Officers Safety Act - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/20/2016 - Passed Senate 1/26/2016 - To House 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 107.    By Sen. Trump - Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate with amended title 1/27/2016 - To House 1/28/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*146.    By Sen. Plymale and Unger - Establishing instruction standards for early childhood education - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Education - Com. sub. reported 1/25/2016 - Passed Senate 1/29/2016 - Effective July 1, 2016

 

*157.    By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules(original similar to HB4088) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/20/2016 - Passed Senate 1/27/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 1/28/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*195.    By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing DHHR to promulgate legislative rules(original similar to HB4114) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/21/2016 - Passed Senate 1/27/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 1/28/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*202.    By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Department of Commerce promulgate legislative rules(original similar to HB4126) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary 1/21/2016 - Com. sub. reported 1/26/2016 - Passed Senate 1/29/2016 - Effective from passage

 

*216.    By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Human Rights Commission promulgate legislative rule relating to Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act(original similar to HB4141) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/26/2016 - Passed Senate 1/29/2016 - Effective from passage

 

*262.    By Sen. Blair - Eliminating need for law enforcement to obtain court order prior to having access to inmate mail and phone recordings - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/25/2016 - Passed Senate 1/28/2016 - To House 1/29/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*263.    By Sen. Blair and Snyder - Allowing travel and other expense reimbursement for members of Municipal Home Rule Board - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 1/15/2016 - Passed Senate 1/20/2016 - To House 1/21/2016 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance

 

*290.    By Sen. Trump - Assignment of wages by employers and payment by payroll card - Introduced 1/14/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/25/2016 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 1/28/2016 - To House 1/29/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 311.    By Sen. Snyder, Romano, Gaunch, Kessler and Blair - Allowing permanent exception for mortgage modification or refinancing loan under federal Making Home Affordable program - Introduced 1/18/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 1/26/2016 - To House 1/27/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance

 

 323.    By Sen. Trump, Kessler, Woelfel, Palumbo, Romano and Williams - Correcting statute subsection designations regarding trespassing on property - Introduced 1/19/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate with amended title 1/26/2016 - To House 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*342.    By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Decreasing appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue, to DHHR, Division of Human Services and Bureau of Senior Services - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Finance - Com. sub. reported 1/27/2016 - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 1/27/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 1/28/2016 - To Finance

 

 357.    By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Supplemental appropriation from Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services, Lottery Senior Citizens Fund(original similar to HB4229) - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Finance - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 1/27/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 1/28/2016 - To Finance

 

 360.    By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Supplemental appropriation to Division of Human Services(original similar to HB4149) - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Finance - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 1/27/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 1/28/2016 - To Finance

 

 364.    By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Supplemental appropriation expiring funds from General Revenue(original similar to HB4189) - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Finance - Constitutional rule suspended - Passed Senate 1/27/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 1/28/2016 - Reference dispensed - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 1/29/2016 - Motion to lay over adopted - Laid over until 2/1/16 - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 2/1/2016

 

 

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE

 

 2.        By Sen. Leonhardt, Boley, Ashley, Facemire, Sypolt, Yost, Beach, Boso, Ferns, Miller, Palumbo, Plymale, Romano, Takubo, Unger, Williams, Prezioso and Blair - Urging Congress provide funding for WV National Guard - Introduced 1/19/2016 - To Military - Adopted by Senate 1/29/2016

 

 

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES

 

 1.        By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor - Adopted 1/13/2016