HOUSE ABSTRACT
2017 Regular Session
CONTAINING
Active House Bills as of February 28, 2017
*Denotes Committee Substitutes
ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS
*2001. By Del. Lane, Sobonya, Moore, Kessinger, Foster, N. and Householder - Relating to ethics and transparency in government - Introduced 2/14/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/27/2017 - To Senate 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary
*2028. By Del. Folk, Hanshaw, Shott, Butler, Dean, Fleischauer, Fluharty, McGeehan, Paynter, Martin and Wilson - Relating to the venue for suits and other actions against the state - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/27/2017 - To Senate 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary
*2083. By Del. Rodighiero and Frich - Increasing the felony criminal penalties for exposing children to methamphetamine manufacturing - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/17/2017 - Passed House 2/28/2017
2123. By Del. Rowan, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Cowles, Hamilton, Espinosa, O'Neal, Anderson and Nelson, E. - Making the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind eligible to participate in any and all funding administered or distributed by the West Virginia School Building Authority - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 2/16/2017 - Passed House 2/28/2017 - Effective from passage
*2329. By Del. Rohrbach, Sobonya, Ellington, Upson, Lovejoy, Frich, Canestraro, Isner, Foster, N., Ward and Miller, C. - Prohibiting the production, manufacture or possession of fentanyl - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/17/2017 - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 3/1/2017
2343. By Del. Howell, Hamrick, Sypolt, Higginbotham, Harshbarger, Atkinson, Ward, Upson, Butler, Zatezalo and Cooper - Requiring the State Police to lease rather than buy vehicles if cost effective - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Government Organization then Finance - To House Finance 2/28/2017
*2359. By Del. Arvon - Relating to offenses and penalties for practicing osteopathic medicine without a license - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/17/2017 - Passed House 2/27/2017 - Title amended - To Senate 2/28/2017 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To Government Organization 2/28/2017
*2364. By Del. Hamilton, Ambler, Evans, A., Statler, Romine, R., Hicks, Rodighiero, Hamrick, Eldridge, Lynch and Frich - Prohibiting electioneering within or near early voting locations during early voting periods - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, House Calendar 3/1/2017
2373. By Del. Statler, Hill, Espinosa, Kessinger, Foster, N., Wagner, McGeehan, Higginbotham, Ward, Williams and Ellington - Authorizing school bus drivers trained in administration of epinephrine auto-injectors to administer auto-injectors - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Education then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/28/2017
*2420. By Del. Westfall, Statler, White, Atkinson and Maynard - Providing that the State Board of Education may delegate its Medicaid provider status and subsequent reimbursement to regional educational service agencies or county boards (original similar to SB231) - Introduced 2/14/2017 - To Education then Health and Human Resources - To House Health and Human Resources 2/21/2017 - On 3rd reading, House Calendar 3/1/2017
2475. By Del. Storch, Westfall, Moore, White, Frich and Ward - Authorizing the Tax Commissioner to collect tax, interest and penalties due and owing from payments to vendors and contractors from the Auditor and other state, county, district or municipal officers and agents - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Government Organization then Finance - To House Finance 2/28/2017
*2479. By Del. Storch, Ferro, Longstreth, McGeehan, Fleischauer, Canestraro, Isner, Lovejoy, Pushkin and Frich - Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/27/2017 - To Senate 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary
*2486. By Del. Westfall - Providing that when a party's health condition is at issue in a civil action, medical records and releases for medical information may be requested and required without court order - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/28/2017
*2502. By Del. Ellington, Summers, Rohrbach and Criss - Relating to reciprocity of occupational licenses with other states - Introduced 2/16/2017 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading, House Calendar 3/1/2017
*2506. By Del. Zatezalo, Foster, G., Kessinger, Summers, Atkinson, Ambler, Phillips, Westfall and Miley - Relating to the permit limit calculations and allowing overlapping mixing zones for calculating permit limits for drinking water criteria - Introduced 2/16/2017 - To Judiciary - Shall the bill be rejected? - Amended - On 3rd reading, House Calendar 3/1/2017
*2542. By Del. Statler, Espinosa, Cowles, Blair, Ambler, Shott, Kessinger, Hamilton, Dean, Ellington and Lewis - Relating to public higher education personnel (original similar to SB274) - Introduced 2/20/2017 - To Education - Amended - Shall the bill be laid over one day? - Passed House 2/28/2017
*2585. By Del. Storch, Arvon, Romine, R., Evans, A., Gearheart, Moore, Atkinson, Zatezalo, Shott, Hanshaw and Lewis - Creating felony crime of conducting financial transactions involving proceeds of criminal activity - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/28/2017
*2619. By Del. Westfall, Romine, C., White and Frich - Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/24/2017 - On 1st reading, House Calendar 3/1/2017
*2620. By Del. Frich, Ellington, Shott, Howell, Householder, Storch, Hanshaw, Kessinger, Hollen, Sobonya and Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - West Virginia Drug Overdose Monitoring Act - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/24/2017 - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 3/1/2017
2630. By Del. Howell, Arvon, Rohrbach, Summers, Pushkin, Householder, Storch, Martin, Ellington, Longstreth and Ferro - Authorizing the West Virginia Board of Medicine and the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine to share staff (original similar to HB2628) - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Government Organization - On 1st reading, House Calendar 3/1/2017
*2646. By Del. Kessinger, Foster, N., Sypolt, Summers, Blair, Arvon, Rowan and Miller, C. - Terminating the Women’s Commission and discontinue its functions - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Government Organization - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 3/1/2017
*2648. By Del. Sypolt, Rowan, Westfall, Evans, A., Upson, Miller, C., Sobonya, Storch, Rohrbach, Hollen and Frich - Increasing penalties for manufacturing or transportation of a controlled substance in the presence of a minor (original similar to HB2448) - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/24/2017 - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 3/1/2017
*2651. By Del. Espinosa, Romine, R., Westfall, Dean, Upson, Higginbotham, Kelly, Harshbarger, Cooper, Wagner and Rohrbach - Relating generally to standardized testing requirements for nonpublic schools - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Education - On 1st reading, House Calendar 3/1/2017
2684. By Del. Canestraro, Lovejoy, Hollen, Miller, R., Shott and Isner - Imposing penalties for repeat violations of the prohibition against driving under the influence on a suspended license - Introduced 2/23/2017 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, House Calendar 3/1/2017
BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
2726. By Del. Shott, Miller, R., Kessinger, Lane, Byrd and Isner - Authorizing home incarceration officers to arrest participants for violating the terms and conditions of his or her supervision with or without a court order - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary
2727. By Del. Pushkin, Higginbotham, Hornbuckle, Shott, Miley, Hanshaw, Rowe, Lane, Fleischauer, Byrd and Robinson - Providing an identification card for released inmates who do not have a West Virginia identification card or driver’s license - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary then Finance
2728. By Del. Love - Creating the Medicaid Laboratory Reimbursement Data Consolidation and Redundancy Act - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
2729. By Del. Frich, Storch, Butler, Householder, Longstreth, Hamilton, Evans, A., Ellington, Blair, Anderson and Westfall - Giving the West Virginia State Police additional monies from the wireless enhanced 911 fee - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Finance
2730. By Del. Eldridge, Paynter, Miller, R., Marcum and Maynard - West Virginia Clearance for Access: Registry and Employment Screening Act - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary
2731. By Del. Shott, Miller, R., Kessinger, Lane and Byrd - Clarifying civil actions heard in circuit court (original similar to SB454) - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary
2732. By Del. Shott, Miller, R., Kessinger, Lane, Byrd and Isner - Relating to standards for termination of parental rights in child abuse and neglect cases (original similar to SB456) - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary
2733. By Del. Moore, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), O'Neal, Cowles, Householder and Espinosa - Requiring a detailed explanation of any appropriation designated as “Other assets” in the Governor’s proposed budget expenditures - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Finance
2734. By Del. Boggs and Westfall - Authorizing a method for the collection and remittance of property taxes related to dealers’ heavy equipment inventory - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Finance
2735. By Del. Sobonya, Romine, C., Miller, C., Westfall, Butler, Atkinson, White, Householder, Frich, Foster, N. and Summers - Requiring the Board of Pharmacy to review, investigate and make appropriate referrals of reports of suspicious orders of controlled substances - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2736. By Del. Ellington - Selling of certain state owned long-term care facilities by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
2737. By Del. Shott, Miller, R., Kessinger, Lane, Byrd and Isner - Eliminating certain fees generated by suggestee executions - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Finance
2738. By Del. Espinosa, Statler, Dean, Blair, Westfall, Higginbotham, Moore, Wilson, Cooper and Upson - Providing flexibility in the transfer process of school personnel - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Education
2739. By Del. Summers, Ellington, Howell and Statler - Relating to supplemental Medicaid provider reimbursement - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
2740. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) and Del. Miley [By Request of the Executive] - Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Administration (original similar to SB307) - Introduced 2/28/2017 - To Finance
ALL HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Del. Rodighiero - Citizens' Redistricting Commission Amendment - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary
2. By Del. Bates - Term Limits for Senators and Delegates in the West Virginia Legislature - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary
3. By Del. Foster, G. - Manufacturing Inventory and Equipment Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary
4. By Del. Sponaugle, Fluharty, Hornbuckle, Marcum and Pushkin - Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary
5. By Del. Caputo - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary
6. By Del. Bates and Pushkin - State Apportionment Commission - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary
7. By Del. Overington, Espinosa, Upson, Frich and Phillips - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary
8. By Del. Ferro, Pethtel, Hamilton and Caputo - The Simple Majority Levy Approval Amendment - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Political Subdivisions then Judiciary
9. By Del. Sponaugle, Hornbuckle, Pushkin and Phillips - Volunteer Emergency Service Personnel Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary then Finance
10. By Del. Rodighiero, Hicks, Marcum, Eldridge and Moye - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary
11. By Del. Overington, Foster, G. and Upson - Prohibiting the Governmental Taking of Private Property for Private Use Amendment - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Judiciary
12. By Del. Overington, Frich and Gearheart - Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary
13. By Del. Overington, Gearheart, Frich and Sobonya - Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Amendment - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Judiciary
14. By Del. Sponaugle, Marcum, Hicks, Hamilton and Phillips - Right to Hunt and Fish in West Virginia Amendment - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary
15. By Del. Howell, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Espinosa, Frich, Cooper and Blair - Senior Citizen Homestead Valuation Amendment - Introduced 2/14/2017 - To Finance then Judiciary
16. By Del. Sobonya - Amend Supervision of Free Schools Amendment - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Education then Judiciary
17. By Del. Sobonya, Miller, C., Moore, Higginbotham, Maynard, Butler, Romine, C., Foster, N., Hamrick, Summers and Sypolt - Amend Supervision of Free Schools Amendment - Introduced 2/16/2017 - To Education then Judiciary
18. By Del. Marcum, Rodighiero, Hicks, Dean and Frich - Constitutional Officers Term Limit Amendment - Introduced 2/20/2017 - To Judiciary
19. By Del. Wilson, Upson, Sypolt, Kessinger, Phillips, Miller, C., Rodighiero, Foster, N., Hollen, Rowan and Frich - Life Begins at Conception Amendment - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary
20. By Del. Espinosa, Howell, Deem, Butler, Ward, Sobonya, Dean, Hamrick, Blair, Wilson and Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Modern Public Educational Quality and Equity Amendment - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Education then Judiciary
21. By Del. Wilson, Paynter, Dean, Maynard, Higginbotham, Folk, Foster, N. and Bates - Senators and Delegates Service Limit Amendment
(original similar to HJR18) - Introduced 2/27/2017 - To Judiciary
ALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish election returns - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017 - To Senate 1/11/2017 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/11/2017
2. 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 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017 - To Senate 1/11/2017 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/11/2017
3. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature until February 8, 2017 - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017 - To Senate 1/11/2017 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/11/2017
4. 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 2/8/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 2/8/2017 - To Senate 2/8/2017 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 2/8/2017
5. By Del. Summers - U. S. Navy Rear Admiral Frederick Burdett Warder Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Rules
6. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - U.S. Army SPC 4 Thurman 'Duwayne' Young Memorial Road - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Rules
7. By Del. Howell, Upson, Cowles, Walters, Folk, Evans, A., Rowan, Householder, Espinosa, Blair and Hamrick - Extending West Virginia Route 9 - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules
8. By Del. Butler - Dr. Roy and Marian Eshenaur Bridge - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules
9. By Del. Rowan - Frenchburg Bridge - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules
10. By Del. Ambler, Cooper, Moye, Householder and Rowan - John Cameron Brown Bridge - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules
11. By Del. Howell, Ambler, Arvon, Atkinson, Blair, Butler, Cooper, Ellington, Evans, A., Fast, Folk, Foster, G., Sypolt, Hamrick, Harshbarger, Higginbotham, Householder, Marcum, McGeehan, Rowan, Summers, Ward and Zatezalo - Environmental Protection Agency's Chesapeake Bay Initiative - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Rules
12. By Del. Robinson, Baldwin, Barrett, Bates, Blair, Boggs, Brewer, Byrd, Canestraro, Cooper, Cowles, Criss, Deem, Ellington, Evans, E., Fleischauer, Fluharty, Foster, N., Hollen, Hornbuckle, Isner, Kelly, Kessinger, Lane, Longstreth, Lovejoy, Miley, Miller, R., Moore, Phillips, Pushkin, Queen, Rowe, Sobonya, Sponaugle, Storch, Summers, Thompson, Upson and Zatezalo - Overdose Awareness Day - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Rules
13. By Del. Atkinson, Kelly, Ward, Westfall, Cooper, Butler, Hamrick, Hill, Howell, Martin and Wagner - U.S. Army SSG Brian Curtis Rogers Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Rules
14. By Del. Eldridge, Lovejoy, Rodighiero, Miller, R., Atkinson, Baldwin, Hornbuckle, Maynard, Rohrbach, White and Canestraro - Proclaiming and making the fiddle the official musical instrument of the State of West Virginia - Introduced 2/20/2017 - To Rules
15. By Del. Miller, C., Sobonya, McGeehan, Storch, Deem, Wagner, Rohrbach, Kelly, Zatezalo and Westfall - Requesting Congress to fully support the National Park Service’s recommendations to extend the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites along the Expedition’s Eastern Legacy - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Rules
16. By Del. Miller, C., Maynard, Butler, Rohrbach, Sobonya, Romine, C., Hornbuckle and Higginbotham - Charles Ranald Bannerman & Beatrice ‘Billy’ Bannerman Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules
17. By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Miller, R., Rodighiero, Marcum and Maynard - Betty Jo Delong Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules
18. By Del. Walters and Howell - Assembly of State Legislatures Official Rules (original similar to SCR3) - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary
19. By Del. Eldridge, Maynard, Miller, R., Rodighiero, Marcum, Phillips, Miller, C., Romine, C. and Hornbuckle - U.S. Army PFC Freeman Ray Meade Memorial Road - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Rules
20. By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Miller, R., Rodighiero, Marcum and Maynard - US Army PVT James Earl Pelfrey Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Rules
21. By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Maynard and Rodighiero - 1SG Carl J. Crabtree Memorial Road - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Rules
22. By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Miller, R., Rodighiero and Maynard - U.S. Air Force MSgt Johnny Baxter Clark and U.S. Air Force MSgt Carl Richard (Dick) Clark Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Rules
23. By Del. Phillips, Eldridge, Miller, R., Rodighiero, Marcum and Maynard - U.S. Army SSG Styish R. Morris Memorial Road - Introduced 2/22/2017 - To Rules
24. By Del. Hamilton and Lynch - SGT. Eugene E. Arbogast Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Rules
25. By Del. Hicks and Thompson - U.S. Army PVT Charles E. Ellis and U.S. Army PVT Ira V. Ellis Memorial Bridge - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Rules
26. By Del. Pyles, Caputo, Pethtel, Longstreth, Upson, Fleischauer, Lynch, Williams, Summers, Statler and Frich - Naming the NASA IV & V Facility at Fairmont for West Virginia mathematician Katherine Coleman Johnson - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Rules
27. By Del. Rodighiero - U.S. Army 1LT Patricia Simon Bridge - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Rules
ALL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
1. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Adopting Rules of the House of Delegates - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017
2. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Authorizing the publication of a Legislative Manual and authorizing payment of travel and other expenses of the House - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017
3. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Authorizing printing and distribution of Acts of the Legislature and Journals of the House of Delegates - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017
4. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Authorizing the appointment of employees for this, the First Regular Session of the Eighty-third Legislature, two thousand seventeen - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017
5. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Amending House Rules 63 and 84a, relating to the previous question and witnesses before committees - Introduced 2/8/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 2/8/2017
6. By Del. Pyles - Preservation and Continued Operation of the Warner Theater - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Rules
7. By Del. Pyles, Romine, C., Lynch, Pethtel, Romine, R., Boggs, Ferro, Hartman, Brewer, Iaquinta and Love - Congress To Protect Social Security and Medicare - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Rules
8. By Del. Pyles, Lynch, Iaquinta, Hartman, Love, Caputo, Ferro, Romine, C., Rowe, Fleischauer and Pethtel - Increasing the Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment - Introduced 2/24/2017 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Rules
9. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Del. Ambler, Anderson, Arvon, Atkinson, Baldwin, Barrett, Bates, Blair, Boggs, Brewer, Butler, Byrd, Canestraro, Capito, Caputo, Cooper, Cowles, Criss, Dean, Deem, Diserio, Eldridge, Ellington, Espinosa, Evans, A., Evans, E., Fast, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Folk, Foster, G., Foster, N., Frich, Gearheart, Hamilton, Hamrick, Hanshaw, Harshbarger, Hartman, Hicks, Higginbotham, Hill, Hollen, Hornbuckle, Householder, Howell, Iaquinta, Isner, Kelly, Kessinger, Lane, Lewis, Longstreth, Love, Lovejoy, Lynch, Marcum, Martin, Maynard, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, C., Miller, R., Moore, Moye, Nelson, E., O'Neal, Overington, Paynter, Pethtel, Phillips, Pushkin, Pyles, Queen, Robinson, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Romine, C., Romine, R., Rowan, Rowe, Shott, Sobonya, Sponaugle, Statler, Storch, Summers, Sypolt, Thompson, Upson, Wagner, Walters, Ward, Westfall, White, Williams, Wilson and Zatezalo - Memorializing the life and lamenting the death of Dr. Ken Hechler - Introduced 2/27/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 2/27/2017
HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE
*2001. By Del. Lane, Sobonya, Moore, Kessinger, Foster, N. and Householder - Relating to ethics and transparency in government - Introduced 2/14/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/27/2017 - To Senate 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary
*2006. By Del. Shott, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Hanshaw, Sobonya, Atkinson, Hill, Fleischauer, Pushkin, Lovejoy and Canestraro - Increasing the penalties for violating the Whistle-blower Law - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/15/2017 - To Senate 2/16/2017 - To Judiciary
*2028. By Del. Folk, Hanshaw, Shott, Butler, Dean, Fleischauer, Fluharty, McGeehan, Paynter, Martin and Wilson - Relating to the venue for suits and other actions against the state - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/27/2017 - To Senate 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary
*2083. By Del. Rodighiero and Frich - Increasing the felony criminal penalties for exposing children to methamphetamine manufacturing - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/17/2017 - Passed House 2/28/2017
*2099. By Del. McGeehan - Defining the act of leaving the scene of a crash involving death or serious bodily injury as a felony; Erin's Law - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 2/17/2017 - Title amended - To Senate 2/20/2017 - To Judiciary
2123. By Del. Rowan, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Cowles, Hamilton, Espinosa, O'Neal, Anderson and Nelson, E. - Making the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind eligible to participate in any and all funding administered or distributed by the West Virginia School Building Authority - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Education then Finance - To House Finance 2/16/2017 - Passed House 2/28/2017 - Effective from passage
*2167. By Del. Storch and Eldridge - Creating a Silver Alert program for senior citizens - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Senior Citizen Issues - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Government Organization
2300. By Del. Kelly, Ellington, Summers, Criss, Wagner, Ward, Atkinson and Rohrbach - Regulating step therapy protocols - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Health and Human Resources
*2301. By Del. Summers and Ellington - Relating to direct primary care - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/13/2017 - Amended - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Health and Human Resources
*2303. By Del. Phillips, Westfall, Folk, Sobonya, Overington, Paynter, Eldridge and Miller, R. - Increasing criminal penalties for littering - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/20/2017 - To Senate 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary
*2318. By Del. Shott, Fleischauer, Hanshaw, Summers, Sobonya, Miller, C., Kessinger, Canestraro, Longstreth, Pushkin and Storch - Relating generally to human trafficking (original similar to HB2186, SB70) - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Judiciary
*2319. By Del. Upson, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Hamilton, Rohrbach and Baldwin - Relating to candidates or candidate committees for legislative office disclosing contributions - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/20/2017 - To Senate 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary
*2347. By Del. Howell, Maynard, Walters, McGeehan, Miller, C., Westfall, Hamrick, Higginbotham, Harshbarger and Atkinson - Allowing schools licensed to provide barber, cosmetology and related training to hold theory classes and clinical classes at different locations - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Government Organization
2348. By Del. Howell, Maynard, Walters, McGeehan, Sypolt, Westfall, Miller, C., Hamrick, Higginbotham, Harshbarger and Ward - Eliminating any requirement that class hours of students be consecutive - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed House 2/22/2017 - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Government Organization
*2359. By Del. Arvon - Relating to offenses and penalties for practicing osteopathic medicine without a license - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/17/2017 - Passed House 2/27/2017 - Title amended - To Senate 2/28/2017 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To Government Organization 2/28/2017
*2404. By Del. Rowan, Moye, Overington, Phillips, Hamilton, Romine, R., Rohrbach, Kelly, Pethtel, Lynch and Ferro - Barring persons who are convicted of certain criminal offenses from acquiring property from their victims - Introduced 2/13/2017 - To Senior Citizen Issues then Judiciary - To House Judiciary 2/17/2017 - Passed House 2/23/2017 - Title amended - To Senate 2/24/2017 - To Judiciary
2431. By Del. Ellington and Rohrbach - Allowing influenza immunizations to be offered to patients and residents of specified facilities - Introduced 2/14/2017 - To Health and Human Resources - Amended - Passed House 2/22/2017 - Title amended - To Senate 2/23/2017 - To Health and Human Resources
*2447. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), Del. Shott, Summers, Overington, Foster, G., Hollen, Sobonya and O'Neal - Renaming the Court of Claims the state Claims Commission - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed House 2/23/2017 - To Senate 2/24/2017 - To Judiciary
*2465. By Del. Cowles and Sobonya - Modifying the requirements that allow a child witness to testify by closed circuit television - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/23/2017 - To Senate 2/24/2017 - To Judiciary
*2479. By Del. Storch, Ferro, Longstreth, McGeehan, Fleischauer, Canestraro, Isner, Lovejoy, Pushkin and Frich - Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/27/2017 - To Senate 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary
*2486. By Del. Westfall - Providing that when a party's health condition is at issue in a civil action, medical records and releases for medical information may be requested and required without court order - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/28/2017
*2542. By Del. Statler, Espinosa, Cowles, Blair, Ambler, Shott, Kessinger, Hamilton, Dean, Ellington and Lewis - Relating to public higher education personnel (original similar to SB274) - Introduced 2/20/2017 - To Education - Amended - Shall the bill be laid over one day? - Passed House 2/28/2017
*2585. By Del. Storch, Arvon, Romine, R., Evans, A., Gearheart, Moore, Atkinson, Zatezalo, Shott, Hanshaw and Lewis - Creating felony crime of conducting financial transactions involving proceeds of criminal activity - Introduced 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed House 2/28/2017
ALL SENATE BILLS PASSED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE
41. By Sen. Woelfel, Trump and Ojeda - Extending time person may be subject to probation (original similar to HB2607) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/24/2017 - To House 2/27/2017 - To Judiciary
*80. By Sen. Woelfel, Plymale and Jeffries - Equalizing criminal penalty for entering without breaking regardless of time of day - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/22/2017 - Passed Senate 2/27/2017 - To House 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary
*113. By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB2229) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary - To Judiciary 2/17/2017 - Com. sub. reported 2/21/2017 - Passed Senate 2/24/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/27/2017 - To Judiciary
*116. By Sen. Maynard - Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction rule relating to law-enforcement training and certification standards (original similar to HB2252) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/15/2017 - Passed Senate 2/20/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/21/2017 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
*125. By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB2261) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary 2/15/2017 - Com. sub. reported 2/23/2017 - Passed Senate 2/28/2017 - Effective from passage
*127. By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB2230) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/14/2017 - Passed Senate 2/17/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/20/2017 - To Judiciary
*134. By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Bureau of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB2231) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Natural Resources then Judiciary - To Judiciary 2/14/2017 - Com. sub. reported 2/16/2017 - Passed Senate 2/21/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/22/2017 - To Judiciary
*151. By Sen. Maynard - Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules (original similar to HB2284) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/10/2017 - Passed Senate 2/15/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/16/2017 - To Judiciary
164. By Sen. Blair - Relating to traffic regulations and special load limits - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Transportation and Infrastructure - Passed Senate 2/27/2017 - To House 2/28/2017 - To Roads and Transportation then Judiciary
169. By Sen. Ferns, Gaunch, Takubo, Trump, Prezioso, Stollings, Plymale and Blair - Repealing article providing assistance to Korea and Vietnam veterans exposed to certain chemical defoliants - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/15/2017 - To House 2/16/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - To House Finance 2/24/2017
170. By Sen. Ferns, Gaunch, Takubo, Trump, Prezioso, Stollings, Plymale, Blair and Jeffries - Repealing state hemophilia program - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/15/2017 - To House 2/16/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - To House Finance 2/24/2017
171. By Sen. Ferns, Gaunch, Takubo, Trump, Prezioso, Stollings, Plymale and Blair - Repealing Programs of All-Inclusive Care for Elderly - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed Senate 2/15/2017 - To House 2/16/2017 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - To House Finance 2/24/2017
172. By Sen. Blair - Eliminating salary for Water Development Authority board members - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 2/20/2017 - Effective July 1, 2017 - To House 2/21/2017 - To Government Organization
174. By Sen. Blair and Rucker - Exempting transportation of household goods from PSC jurisdiction - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 2/17/2017 - To House 2/20/2017 - To Government Organization then Judiciary
176. By Sen. Ferns, Gaunch, Takubo, Trump, Prezioso, Stollings, Plymale, Blair and Jeffries - Repealing article concerning detection of tuberculosis, high blood pressure and diabetes - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed Senate 2/15/2017 - To House 2/16/2017 - To Health and Human Resources
*182. By Sen. Blair, Sypolt and Rucker - Providing procedures that prevent disqualifying low bids for government construction contracts due to document technicalities - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 2/20/2017 - Amended - Passed Senate 2/23/2017 - To House 2/24/2017 - To Government Organization
188. By Sen. Takubo - Correcting definition of "telehealth" in medication-assisted treatment programs (original similar to HB2460) - Introduced 2/8/2017 - To Health and Human Resources - Passed Senate 2/22/2017 - To House 2/23/2017 - To Health and Human Resources
*202. By Sen. Weld and Trump - Relating to pawnbrokers generally (original similar to HB2452) - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/16/2017 - Passed Senate 2/21/2017 - To House 2/22/2017 - To Judiciary
*204. By Sen. Boso, Blair and Facemire - Requiring persons appointed to fill vacancy by Governor have same qualifications for vacated office and receive same compensation and expenses (original similar to SB205) - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Government Organization - Com. sub. reported 2/22/2017 - Passed Senate 2/27/2017 - To House 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary
*214. By Sen. Trump - Adopting Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/23/2017 - Passed Senate 2/28/2017
215. By Sen. Trump and Maroney - Allowing county commissions authority to amend proposed rates, fees and charges proposed by public service districts - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 2/20/2017 - To House 2/21/2017 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance
*222. By Sen. Weld and Trump - Relating to disqualification for unemployment benefits (original similar to HB2435, HB2575, HB2582) - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Workforce then Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/16/2017 - To Judiciary 2/16/2017 - Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 2/17/2017 - Passed Senate 2/22/2017 - To House 2/23/2017 - To Judiciary
*230. By Sen. Trump, Blair and Maroney - Relating to certain WV officials carrying concealed firearm nationwide - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/14/2017 - Passed Senate 2/17/2017 - To House 2/20/2017 - To Judiciary
231. By Sen. Hall - Relating to State Board of Education and Medicaid-eligible children (original similar to HB2420) - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Education - Passed Senate 2/27/2017 - Effective July 1, 2017 - To House 2/28/2017 - Reference dispensed - On 2nd reading, House Calendar 3/1/2017
*233. By Sen. Trump - Excluding from protection oral communications uttered in child care center under Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act (original similar to HB2505) - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/14/2017 - Passed Senate 2/17/2017 - To House 2/20/2017 - To Judiciary
237. By Sen. Trump and Blair - Repealing obsolete rules of Department of Revenue - Introduced 2/9/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate with amended title 2/15/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/16/2017 - To Judiciary
*240. By Sen. Ferns, Boso, Weld, Cline and Rucker - Creating crime of nonconsensual distribution of sexual images - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/20/2017 - Passed Senate 2/23/2017 - To House 2/24/2017 - To Judiciary
*242. By Sen. Mullins, Boso and Cline - Relating to school calendars (original similar to HB2412, HB2584) - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Education - Com. sub. reported 2/17/2017 - Passed Senate 2/22/2017 - Effective July 1, 2017 - To House 2/23/2017 - To Education
*247. By Sen. Trump, Carmichael (Mr. President), Hall, Palumbo, Woelfel and Blair - Authorizing prosecuting attorney designate and deliver grand jury records for investigative purposes - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/15/2017 - Passed Senate 2/20/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary
*248. By Sen. Trump, Carmichael (Mr. President), Hall, Palumbo, Woelfel, Blair, Plymale and Gaunch - Clarifying composition and chairmanship of Commission on Special Investigations - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/15/2017 - Passed Senate 2/20/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/21/2017 - To Judiciary
*249. By Sen. Trump - Relating to information required in abstract of judgment - Introduced 2/10/2017 - To Judiciary - Com. sub. reported 2/16/2017 - Passed Senate 2/21/2017 - To House 2/22/2017 - To Judiciary
321. By Sen. Gaunch - Reporting requirements of employee information to CPRB (original similar to HB2604) - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Pensions - Passed Senate 2/28/2017
325. By Sen. Maynard, Cline and Boso - Relating to crossbow hunting (original similar to HB2696) - Introduced 2/15/2017 - To Natural Resources - Passed Senate 2/24/2017 - To House 2/27/2017 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary
330. By Sen. Trump, Boso and Blair - Relating to WV Workplace Freedom Act (original similar to HB2355) - Introduced 2/16/2017 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 2/27/2017 - Effective from passage - To House 2/28/2017 - To Judiciary
349. By Sen. Trump, Blair and Boso - Repealing outdated code related to Division of Corrections - Introduced 2/17/2017 - To Government Organization - Passed Senate 2/27/2017 - To House 2/28/2017 - To Government Organization
426. By Sen. Trump, Weld, Azinger, Clements, Cline, Ferns, Karnes, Maynard, Rucker, Smith, Swope, Beach, Jeffries, Miller, Ojeda, Romano and Woelfel - Repealing DNR legislative rule on litter control grant program - Introduced 2/24/2017 - Passed Senate 2/28/2017 - Effective from passage
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE
1. By Sen. Carmichael (Mr. President), Ferns and Prezioso - Adopting joint rules of Legislature - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/11/2017 - To House 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017
2. By Sen. Carmichael, Hall and Prezioso - Authorizing payment of supplies, services, printing and other expenses - Introduced 1/11/2017 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/11/2017 - To House 1/11/2017 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/11/2017
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES
1. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish election returns - Adopted 1/11/2017
2. 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 1/11/2017
3. By Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead) - Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature until February 8, 2017 - Adopted 1/11/2017
4. 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 2/8/2017
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES
1. By Sen. Carmichael (Mr. President), Ferns and Prezioso - Adopting joint rules of Legislature - Adopted 1/11/2017
2. By Sen. Carmichael, Hall and Prezioso - Authorizing payment of supplies, services, printing and other expenses - Adopted 1/11/2017
HOUSE BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR
SENATE BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR