HOUSE ABSTRACT

 

2016 Regular Session

 

CONTAINING

 

Active House Bills as of February 8, 2016

 

*Denotes Committee Substitutes

 

 

ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS

 

 2028.  By Del. Shott - Relating generally to purchasing - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/8/2016

 

*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 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 2/4/2016 - House concurred in Senate amendment and passed 2/8/2016

 

*2366.  By Del. Rowan, Miller, Sobonya, Smith, P., Border, Arvon and Storch - Relating generally to the solicitation of minors - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/8/2016

 

*2444.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Del. Miller, Waxman, Azinger, Upson, Kessinger, Summers, Hanshaw, Kurcaba, Hill and Nelson, E. - Providing for the assignment of economic development office representatives to serve as Small Business Allies as facilitators to assist small business entities and individuals - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 2/9/2016

 

*2511.  By Del. Walters, Howell, Ellington, Canterbury, Smith, R., Gearheart, Perry, Smith, P. and Ambler - Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/15/2016 - Passed House 2/8/2016

 

 2514.  By Del. Walters, Howell, Ellington, Canterbury, Smith, R., Gearheart and Perry - Creating a Bureau of Actuarial Services within the office of the Legislative Auditor - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization then Finance - To House Finance 2/8/2016

 

*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 - On 2nd reading 2/9/2016

 

*4012.  By Del. O'Neal, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Hanshaw, Moye, Fast, Evans, A., Azinger, Waxman, Romine, Rowan and Phillips - West Virginia Religious Freedom Restoration Act(original similar to SB11) - Introduced 1/26/2016 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/9/2016

 

*4145.  By Del. Blair, Azinger, Butler, Cadle, Eldridge, Householder, Marcum, Overington, Phillips, Sobonya and Upson - Relating to carry or use of a handgun or deadly weapon - Introduced 1/19/2016 - To Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/19/2016 - Amendments pending - Amended - Passed House 2/8/2016 - Title amended

 

 4148.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act - Introduced 1/19/2016 - To Finance - To House Finance 1/19/2016 - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/9/2016

 

*4158.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Commerce, WorkForce West Virginia – Workforce Investment Act - Introduced 1/19/2016 - To Finance - To House Finance 1/19/2016 - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/9/2016

 

 4161.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Relating to levies on classifications of property by the Board of Public Works - Introduced 1/19/2016 - To Finance - To House Finance 1/19/2016 - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/9/2016

 

*4163.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Moffatt, Westfall, McCuskey, Miller, Cadle, Walters, Zatezalo, Kelly and Ellington - Providing the authority and procedure for municipalities to give notice to, and publish the names of, entities delinquent in paying business and occupation taxes - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House Political Subdivisions 1/20/2016 - To House Judiciary 1/27/2016 - Passed House 2/8/2016

 

*4186.  By Del. Cadle, Cooper, Foster, Ambler, Howell, Butler, Householder, Moffatt, Smith, R., Westfall and Hamrick - Relating to additional duties of the Public Service Commission - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Government Organization - To House Government Organization 1/20/2016 - Amended - On 3rd reading, House Calendar 2/9/2016

 

 4324.  By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Authorizing information sharing by Workforce West Virginia - Introduced 1/28/2016 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/8/2016

 

 4362.  By Del. Kurcaba, Fleischauer, Statler, Householder, Espinosa, Overington, Weld, Summers, Blair, Byrd and Upson - Establishing a felony offense of strangulation - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, House Calendar 2/9/2016

 

 4393.  By Del. Shott (Originating in House Judiciary) - Relating to enhanced penalties for use of a firearm during commission of a felony - Introduced 2/3/2016 - Tabled on 3rd reading, House Calendar 2/8/2016

 

 

BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED

Monday, February 08, 2016

 

 4427.  By Del. Duke - Providing identification to qualified law-enforcement officers to allow them to carry firearms for self-defense under the federal Law-Enforcement Officers Safety Act, and clarifying that prosecuting attorneys and assistant prosecuting attorneys may carry firearms for self-defense - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 4428.  By Del. Householder, Faircloth, Rodighiero, Campbell, Perry and White, B. - Clarifying that optometrists may continue to exercise the same prescriptive authority which they possessed prior to hydrocodone being reclassified - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Health and Human Resources

 

 4429.  By Del. Howell, Rowan, Evans, A., Espinosa, Duke, Lane, Shott, Arvon, Stansbury, Blair and Cowles - Relating to events involving firearms and ammunition on former National Guard sites - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Education then Judiciary

 

 4430.  By Del. Longstreth, Caputo, Manchin and Ferro - Eliminating exemption from hotel occupancy taxes on rental of hotel and motel rooms for thirty or more consecutive days(original similar to HB4377, SB521) - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance

 

 4431.  By Del. Fast, Kessinger and Perry - Relating to relocation or closure of state higher education institutions - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Education then Judiciary

 

 4432.  By Del. Cowles, Ihle, O'Neal, Weld, Fleischauer, McCuskey and Pushkin - Clarifying procedures for removal of office of any person holding any county, school district or municipal office - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary

 

 4433.  By Del. Weld, Zatezalo, Storch and McGeehan - Allowing an adjustment to gross income for calculating the personal income tax liability of certain retirees - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Finance

 

 4434.  By Del. Faircloth, Ihle, Stansbury, Hill, Kurcaba, Statler and Frich - Relating to limitations on tax certificates - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Finance

 

 4435.  By Del. Smith, R., Ireland, McCuskey and Marcum - Authorizing the Public Service Commission to approve expedited cost recovery of electric utility coal-fired boiler modernization and improvement projects - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Energy then Finance

 

 4436.  By Del. Hicks, Perdue, Marcum, Reynolds, Shaffer, Deem, McGeehan, Folk, Moffatt and Nelson, J. - Permitting probation officers to carry deadly weapons on school buses and property - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Education then Judiciary

 

 4437.  By Del. Hicks, Marcum, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Shaffer, Faircloth, Frich, Moffatt, Nelson, J. and Perdue - Creating tax credits for small businesses(original similar to HB4372) - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Finance

 

 4438.  By Del. Summers, Ellington, Rohrbach, Waxman, Stansbury, Blair, Hamrick and Fast - Relating to the involuntary examination of individuals experiencing a psychiatric emergency or mental illness - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

 

 4439.  By Del. Nelson, J., Householder, Phillips, Smith, R., Ihle, McGeehan, Folk, Faircloth, Butler, Marcum and Perdue - Providing a tax credit for persons receiving a concealed weapons permit - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 4440.  By Del. Nelson, J., Phillips, Smith, R., Eldridge, Moffatt, Kessinger, Arvon, O'Neal, Moore, White, B. and Marcum - Relating to certain post-mining uses of lands subject to surface mining permits - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Energy then Finance

 

 4441.  By Del. Arvon, Kessinger, Stansbury, Evans, A., Bates, Kurcaba and Hamilton - Prohibiting the sale of paraphernalia designed or marketed for use with controlled substances - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary

 

 4442.  By Del. Hill, Caputo, Manchin, Hamilton, Atkinson and Ihle - Exempting farm wineries from taxation for sales of wine to retail outlets - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Finance

 

 4443.  By Del. Sobonya, Rohrbach, Nelson, J., Miller, Border, Phillips, Hicks, Perry, Hornbuckle, Morgan and Perdue - Classifying the Marshall University Forensic Science Center as a criminal justice agency so that it can participate in the National Data Exchange(original similar to SB104) - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 4444.  By Del. Guthrie, Perry, Kessinger, Pushkin, Byrd, McCuskey, Stansbury, Rowe and White, B. - West Virginia Community Homesteading Act - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary

 

 4445.  By Del. Hanshaw, Espinosa, Perry, Moye, Ambler, Cooper, Evans, D., Westfall and Ellington - Relating to the selection and purchase of instructional educational resources - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Education

 

 4446.  By Del. Ellington, Householder, Arvon, Atkinson, Bates, Cooper, Flanigan, Sobonya, Stansbury, Summers and Waxman - Increasing teacher salaries(original similar to HB4027) - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Education then Finance

 

 4447.  By Del. Espinosa, Evans, D., Perry, Anderson, Ferro and Duke - Granting a local school improvement council waiver for the purpose of increasing the compulsory school attendance age in Marshall County(original similar to SB483) - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Education

 

 4448.  By Del. Walters, McCuskey, Frich and Westfall - Clarifying that communication by a lender or debt collector which is allowed under the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act, likewise does not violate the provisions of the West Virginia Computer Crime and Abuse Act(original similar to SB472) - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Banking and Insurance 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 "Initiative, 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

 

 37.      By Del. Marcum, Phillips, Sobonya, McCuskey, Westfall, Storch, Frich, Reynolds, Rohrbach, Shott and Householder - Senators and Delegates Term Limit Amendment - Introduced 2/1/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 38.      By Del. Bates - Term Limits for Senators and Delegates in the West Virginia Legislature - Introduced 2/3/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 39.      By Del. Bates, Lane and Pushkin - State Apportionment Commission - Introduced 2/3/2016 - 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

 

 30.      By Del. Hamilton, Lynch and Smith, P. - U.S. Army PFC Everett Henry Woody Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 31.      By Del. Sponaugle, Evans, A., Romine, Hamilton, Hartman, Lynch and Campbell - Wilbur Lee Clayton Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 32.      By Del. Marcum, White, P., Hamrick, Nelson, J., O'Neal, Summers, Foster, Blair, Sobonya, Kessinger, Smith, R., Hicks, Atkinson, Bates, Butler, Byrd, Eldridge, Evans, A., Fast, Ferro, Folk, Frich, Hamilton, Ireland, Kelly, Kurcaba, McCuskey, Moffatt, Morgan, Moye, Phillips, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Rowan, Storch, Weld, Westfall and Zatezalo - Johnny Mack Bryant Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/2/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 33.      By Del. Hamrick - U.S. Army Air Force S/SGT Harold 'Dean' Baker Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/5/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 34.      By Del. Miller - U.S. Marine Corps PFC Billy Joe Vickers Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/5/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 35.      By Del. Perdue, Marcum, Hicks, Rodighiero, Reynolds and Rohrbach - U.S. Army PVT Charles E. Ellis and U.S. Army PVT Ira V. Ellis Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/5/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 36.      By Del. Overington, Ambler, Anderson, Arvon, Atkinson, Azinger, Bates, Blair, Border, Butler, Cadle, Canterbury, Cooper, Deem, Ellington, Espinosa, Evans, A., Evans, D., Faircloth, Fast, Flanigan, Folk, Foster, Frich, Gearheart, Hamilton, Hamrick, Hanshaw, Hill, Householder, Howell, Ihle, Kelly, Kessinger, Kurcaba, Lane, Marcum, McCuskey, McGeehan, Miller, Moffatt, Moye, Nelson, E., O'Neal, Perry, Phillips, Rohrbach, Romine, Rowan, Shott, Smith, P., Smith, R., Sobonya, Stansbury, Statler, Storch, Summers, Trecost, Upson, Wagner, Walters, Waxman, Weld, Westfall, White, B. and Zatezalo - Applying for an Article V Amendments Convention to Propose a Constitutional Amendment - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 37.      By Del. Westfall, Upson, Cadle, Ireland, Flanigan, Householder, Cooper, Foster, Lane, Howell and Weld - U.S. Army SGT Arthur George Roush Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 38.      By Del. Rodighiero, Phillips and Eldridge - Lando Adkins, Sr. Memorial Road - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 39.      By Del. Phillips, Marcum, Rodighiero, Moffatt and Eldridge - US Army PFC Corneliou Vance Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 40.      By Del. Duke - Max G. Parkinson Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/8/2016 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules

 

 41.      No Delegate(s) Selected - U.S. Army Air Corps CPT Kenneth R. Winters, Sr. Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/8/2016 - 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 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 2/4/2016 - House concurred in Senate amendment and passed 2/8/2016

 

*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

 

*2366.  By Del. Rowan, Miller, Sobonya, Smith, P., Border, Arvon and Storch - Relating generally to the solicitation of minors - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/8/2016

 

*2511.  By Del. Walters, Howell, Ellington, Canterbury, Smith, R., Gearheart, Perry, Smith, P. and Ambler - Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/15/2016 - Passed House 2/8/2016

 

 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 - On 2nd reading 2/9/2016

 

*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 - Passed Senate 2/4/2016

 

*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 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 2/6/2016

 

*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

 

*4145.  By Del. Blair, Azinger, Butler, Cadle, Eldridge, Householder, Marcum, Overington, Phillips, Sobonya and Upson - Relating to carry or use of a handgun or deadly weapon - Introduced 1/19/2016 - To Judiciary - To House Judiciary 1/19/2016 - Amendments pending - Amended - Passed House 2/8/2016 - Title amended

 

*4163.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Moffatt, Westfall, McCuskey, Miller, Cadle, Walters, Zatezalo, Kelly and Ellington - Providing the authority and procedure for municipalities to give notice to, and publish the names of, entities delinquent in paying business and occupation taxes - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary - To House Political Subdivisions 1/20/2016 - To House Judiciary 1/27/2016 - Passed House 2/8/2016

 

*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 - Passed House 2/2/2016 - To Senate 2/3/2016 - To Education

 

*4227.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Zatezalo, Border, Phillips, Hartman, Ihle, Cadle, Moffatt, Atkinson and Morgan - Relating to qualifications of members of the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016 - Title amended - To Senate 2/1/2016 - To Government Organization

 

*4230.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Blair, Phillips, Hill, Hartman, Stansbury, McGeehan, Smith, R., Hamrick and Morgan - Relating to qualifications of members of the Board of Registration For Professional Engineers - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016 - To Senate 2/1/2016 - To Government Organization

 

 4235.  By Del. Shott - Relating to the publication requirements of the administration of estates - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/1/2016 - Title amended - To Senate 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*4238.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Blair, Phillips, Hill, Hartman, Stansbury, McGeehan, Smith, R., Hamrick and Morgan - Relating to qualifications of members of the board of Professional Surveyors - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016 - Title amended - To Senate 2/1/2016 - To Government Organization

 

*4241.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Zatezalo, Border, Phillips, Hartman, Ihle, Cadle, Moffatt, Atkinson and Morgan - Relating to qualifications of members of the Real Estate Commission - Introduced 1/22/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/29/2016 - To Senate 2/1/2016 - To Government Organization

 

 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 - Passed House 2/3/2016 - To Senate 2/4/2016 - To Health and Human Resources

 

*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 - Passed House 2/5/2016 - To Senate 2/6/2016 - To Banking and Insurance

 

*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 - Passed House 2/5/2016 - To Senate 2/6/2016 - To Banking and Insurance

 

*4311.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Blair, Phillips, Hartman, Ihle, Cadle, McGeehan, Moffatt, Atkinson and Morgan - Relating to qualifications of members of the Board of Landscape Architects - Introduced 1/27/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 2/4/2016 - To Senate 2/5/2016 - To Government Organization

 

*4313.  By Del. Howell, Arvon, Blair, Phillips, Hill, Hartman, Stansbury, McGeehan, Moffatt, Atkinson and Morgan - Relating to qualifications of members of the Board of Architects(original similar to HB4311) - Introduced 1/27/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed House 2/4/2016 - To Senate 2/5/2016 - To Government Organization

 

 

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 - Amended - Passed House 2/4/2016 - Title amended - Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill 2/5/2016 - To Governor 2/8/16

 

*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 - To House 2/1/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 15.      By Sen. Boso and Gaunch - Adopting learned intermediary doctrine as defense to civil action due to inadequate warnings or instructions - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/1/2016 - To House 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*27.      By Sen. Kirkendoll, Miller and Gaunch - Permitting county commissions hire outside attorneys for collection of taxes through courts - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/25/2016 - To Judiciary 1/25/2016 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 1/27/2016 - Passed Senate 2/1/2016 - To House 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

 29.      By Sen. Palumbo - Tolling statute of limitations in certain cases - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/5/2016 - To House 2/8/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 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 - Amended - Passed House 2/5/2016 - Title amended - Effective from passage - Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill 2/6/2016 - Effective from passage

 

*40.      By Sen. Stollings - Changing definition of facilities eligible for funding assistance from Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/1/2016 - Passed Senate 2/4/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 2/5/2016 - To Judiciary then Finance

 

*68.      By Sen. Ferns and Takubo - Disallowing Health Care Authority to conduct rate review and set rates for hospitals - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - Com. sub. reported 2/3/2016 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/6/2016 - To House 2/8/2016 - To Health and Human Resources

 

*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

 

*109.    By Sen. Trump - Repealing code provisions related to certain reports by trustees for property - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary 1/27/2016 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 2/4/2016 - To House 2/5/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary

 

 123.    By Sen. Stollings - Treatment for sexually transmitted diseases - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/3/2016 - To House 2/4/2016 - To Health and Human Resources

 

*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 - To House 2/1/2016 - To Education

 

*150.    By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Department of Transportation promulgate legislative rules(original similar to HB4082) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/27/2016 - Passed Senate 2/1/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*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

 

*159.    By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing promulgation of legislative rules by miscellaneous boards and commissions(original similar to HB4096) - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/2/2016 - Passed Senate 2/5/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 2/8/2016 - 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 - To House 2/1/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*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 - To House 2/1/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*254.    By Sen. Trump - Not allowing county park commissions to prohibit firearms in facilities - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/29/2016 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/3/2016 - Effective from passage - To House * 2/4/2016 - To House Judiciary 2/4/2016

 

 261.    By Sen. Blair - Bringing state code relating to daylight saving time in conformity with federal code - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 2/3/2016 - To House 2/4/2016 - To Government Organization

 

*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

 

*265.    By Sen. Blair and Snyder - Allowing library volunteers necessary access to user records - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To Judiciary 1/15/2016 - Com. sub. reported 2/2/2016 - Amended - Passed Senate 2/5/2016 - To House 2/8/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*268.    By Sen. Blair - Abolishing Council of Finance and Administration - Introduced 1/13/2016 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 1/29/2016 - Passed Senate 2/3/2016 - To House 2/4/2016 - To Government Organization then Finance

 

*270.    By Sen. Gaunch - Repealing code relating to insurance policies - Introduced 1/14/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To Judiciary 1/26/2016 - Com. sub. reported 2/2/2016 - Passed Senate 2/5/2016 - To House 2/8/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary

 

 271.    By Sen. Ferns and Gaunch - Conforming definition of attest services to Uniform Accountancy Act(original similar to HB4312) - Introduced 1/14/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/2/2016 - To House 2/3/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*278.    By Sen. Ferns, Takubo, Walters, Stollings and Palumbo - Clarifying physicians' mutual insurance company is not state or quasi-state actor - Introduced 1/14/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To Judiciary 1/26/2016 - Com. sub. reported 2/4/2016 - Passed Senate 2/8/2016

 

*288.    By Sen. Trump, Blair, Takubo, Walters, Romano and Palumbo - Creating one-day special license for charitable events to sell nonintoxicating beer - Introduced 1/14/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/27/2016 - Passed Senate 2/1/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary 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

 

 306.    By Sen. Blair - Permitting sale of county or district property online - Introduced 1/15/2016 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 2/3/2016 - To House 2/4/2016 - To Political Subdivisions then Government Organization

 

 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 - To House Finance 2/5/2016

 

 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

 

*326.    By Sen. Trump, Kessler, Woelfel, Palumbo, Romano and Plymale - Repeal and recodify law relating to contributing to delinquency of minor child - Introduced 1/19/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/3/2016 - Passed Senate 2/6/2016 - To House 2/8/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 329.    By Sen. Trump, Kessler, Woelfel, Palumbo, Romano, Plymale, Stollings and Unger - Eliminating sunset provision for commission to study residential placement of children - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/1/2016 - To House 2/2/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

 

*330.    By Sen. Gaunch and Boso - Requiring automobile liability insurers provide 10 days' notice of intent to cancel due to nonpayment of premium - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/2/2016 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/5/2016 - To House 2/8/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary

 

 333.    By Sen. Karnes and Leonhardt - Taking and registering of wildlife(original similar to HB4255) - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Natural Resources then Government Organization - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate with amended title 2/2/2016 - To House 2/3/2016 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

 334.    By Sen. Karnes - Identifying coyote as fur-bearing animal and woodchuck as game animal(original similar to HB4236) - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Natural Resources then Government Organization - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/2/2016 - To House 2/3/2016 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Government Organization

 

 336.    By Sen. Karnes and Leonhardt - Relating to crossbow hunting - Introduced 1/20/2016 - To Natural Resources - Passed Senate 2/2/2016 - To House 2/3/2016 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

 

*338.    By Sen. Trump, Kessler, Woelfel, Palumbo, Romano, Stollings, Plymale and Yost - Compiling and maintaining Central State Mental Health Registry - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/27/2016 - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/1/2016 - To House 2/2/2016 - To Health and Human Resources then 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 - Passed House 2/8/2016 - Effective from passage

 

*343.    By Sen. Cole (Mr. President), Hall, Kessler and Trump - Authorizing prosecuting attorneys designate law-enforcement officers and investigators as custodians of records(original similar to HB4206, HB4289) - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/28/2016 - Amended - Passed Senate with amended title 2/2/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 2/3/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 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 - Passed House 2/8/2016 - Effective from passage

 

 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 - Passed House 2/8/2016 - Effective from passage

 

*361.    By Sen. Gaunch, Boso, Mullins, Palumbo, Walters, Williams and Prezioso - Prohibiting persons who have committed crimes against elderly from performing community service involving elderly(original similar to HB4306) - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/3/2016 - Passed Senate 2/6/2016 - To House 2/8/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 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 - Motion to lay over adopted - Laid over until 2/1/16 - Passed House 2/2/2016 - Effective from passage - To Governor 2/4/16 - Approved by Governor 2/4/16

 

*369.    By Sen. Sypolt, Boso, Plymale, Prezioso and Williams - Reducing legislative education reporting requirements - Introduced 1/21/2016 - To Education - Com. sub. reported 1/29/2016 - Passed Senate 2/3/2016 - To House 2/4/2016 - To Education

 

 379.    By Sen. Trump, Palumbo, Gaunch, Williams, Beach, Yost and Miller - Relating to candidate filing fees - Introduced 1/25/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate with amended title 2/1/2016 - Effective from passage - To House 2/2/2016 - To Judiciary

 

 385.    By Sen. Trump - Allowing defendants 180 days to identify nonparties wholly or partially at fault in civil actions - Introduced 1/25/2016 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/5/2016 - To House 2/8/2016 - To Judiciary

 

*387.    By Sen. Karnes - Shared animal ownership agreements to consume raw milk - Introduced 1/25/2016 - To Agriculture and Rural Development then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 1/27/2016 - To Judiciary 2/2/2016 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 2/2/2016 - Passed Senate 2/5/2016 - To House 2/8/2016 - To Health and Human Resources

 

 415.    By Sen. Ashley - Lengthening maximum term of negotiable certificates of deposit municipal funds can hold - Introduced 1/28/2016 - To Banking and Insurance - Passed Senate 2/5/2016 - To House 2/8/2016 - To Banking and Insurance then Finance

 

 

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 - To House 2/1/2016 - To Rules - To House Rules 2/1/2016

 

 5.        By Sen. Beach, Facemire, Kessler, Kirkendoll, Miller, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Snyder, Stollings, Unger, Williams, Woelfel, Yost, Laird, Leonhardt and Gaunch -  Coach Bill Stewart Exit - Introduced 1/19/2016 - To Transportation and Infrastructure - Adopted by Senate 2/4/2016 - To House 2/5/2016 - To Rules - To House Rules 2/5/2016

 

 16.      By Sen. Romano, Facemire, Williams and Stollings - U.S. Army CPL John Belcastro Bridge - Introduced 2/1/2016 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 2/2/2016 - To House 2/3/2016 - To Rules - To House Rules 2/3/2016

 

 

HOUSE BILLS PASSED LEGISLATURE

 

*2101.  By Del. Morgan, Caputo, Faircloth, Folk, Howell and Smith, R. - Eliminating obsolete government entities - Passed 2/8/2016

 

 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) - Passed 2/4/2016

 

 

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

 

 

SENATE BILLS PASSED LEGISLATURE

 

 1.        By Sen. Cole (Mr. President), Blair, Boso, Ferns, Gaunch, Trump, Carmichael, Sypolt and Takubo - Establishing WV Workplace Freedom Act(original similar to HB4006) - Passed 2/5/2016 - To Governor 2/8/16

 

 32.      By Sen. Palumbo, Beach and Miller - Relating to withdrawal of candidates for office and filling vacancies - Passed 2/6/2016; Effective from passage

 

*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 - Passed 2/8/2016; Effective from passage

 

 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) - Passed 2/8/2016; Effective from passage

 

 360.    By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Supplemental appropriation to Division of Human Services(original similar to HB4149) - Passed 2/8/2016; Effective from passage

 

 364.    By Sen. Cole (Mr. President) and Kessler [By Request of the Executive] - Supplemental appropriation expiring funds from General Revenue(original similar to HB4189) - Passed 2/2/2016; Effective from passage - To Governor 2/4/16 - Approved by Governor 2/4/16