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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

FIFTY-SIXTH DAY

[MR. SPEAKER, MR. ARMSTEAD, IN THE CHAIR]

??????????? The House of Delegates met at 11:00 a.m., and was called to order by the Honorable Tim Armstead, Speaker.

??????????? Prayer was offered and the House was led in recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

??????????? The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of Monday, April 3, 2017, being the first order of business, when the further reading thereof was dispensed with and the same approved.

Committee Reports

??????????? Delegate Hanshaw, Chair of the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted the following report, which was received:

??????????? Your Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills has examined, found truly enrolled and, on the 3^rd day of April, 2017, presented to His Excellency, the Governor, for his action, the following bills, signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates:

Com. Sub. for H. B. 2506, Relating to the permit limit calculations and allowing overlapping mixing zones for calculating permit limits for drinking water criteria,

And,

H. B. 2774, Defining special aircraft property.

??????????? Delegate Westfall, Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted the following report, which was received:

??????????? Your Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills has examined, found truly enrolled and, on the 3^rd day of April, 2017, presented to His Excellency, the Governor, for his action, the following bill, signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates:

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 437, Discontinuing WV Greyhound Breeding Development Fund.

??????????? Delegate Westfall, Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted the following report, which was received:

??????????? Your Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills has examined, found truly enrolled and, on the 3^rd day of April, 2017, presented to His Excellency, the Governor, for his action, the following bill, signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates:

Com. Sub. for S. B. 222, Relating to disqualification for unemployment benefits.

??????????? Delegate Westfall, Vice Chair of the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted the following report, which was received:

??????????? Your Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills has examined, found truly enrolled and, on the 4^th day of April, 2017, presented to His Excellency, the Governor, for his action, the following bill, signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates:

Com. Sub. for H. B. 2459, Relating to regulation of health care and the certificate of need process,

Com. Sub. for H. B. 2486, 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,

H. B. 2878, Increasing amount of authorized Federal Grant Anticipation Notes for which Division of Highways may apply,

And,

H. B. 3106, Relating to increasing the number of limited video lottery terminals.

Delegate Shott, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on the Judiciary has had under consideration:

??????????? S. B. 219, Relating to conspiracy to commit crimes under Uniform Controlled Substances Act,

Com. Sub. for S. B. 454, Providing more efficient collection and submission of state moneys received from court transactions or court services,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 515, Relating to parole requirements for hearings and release,

S. B. 658, Establishing procedure for retitling mobile and manufactured homes,

??????????? And,

??????????? S. B. 691, Relating to off-road vehicles,???????

And reports the same back with the recommendation that they each do pass.

Delegate Shott, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on the Judiciary has had under consideration:

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 202, Relating to pawnbrokers generally,

And,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 116, Authorizing MAPS promulgate legislative rules,

And reports the same back, with amendment, with the recommendation that they each do pass, as amended.

Delegate Gearheart, Chair of the Committee on Roads and Transportation, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on Roads and Transportation has had under consideration:

H. C. R. 47, U. S. Army CPL Wilson B. Lambert, Jr. Memorial Road,

H. C. R. 118, Craddock Brothers Bridge,

S. C. R. 14, US Army PVT Oren J. "Junior" Johnson Memorial Bridge,

And,

S. C. R. 18, US Marine CPL Walter Vincent Filipek Memorial Bridge,

And reports the same back with the recommendation that they each be adopted, but that they first be referred to the Committee on Rules.

??????????? In accordance with the former direction of the Speaker, the resolutions (H. C. R. 47, H. C. R. 118, S. C. R. 14 and S. C. R. 18) were each referred to the Committee on Rules.

Chairman Shott, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on the Judiciary has had under consideration:

S. B. 345, Allowing certain hunting and trapping on private lands on Sundays,

And,

Com. Sub. for S. B. 388, Relating to dangerous weapons,

And reports the same back, with amendment, with the recommendation that they each do pass, as amended.

??????????? At the respective requests of Delegate Cowles, and by unanimous consent, S. B. 345 was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.

Delegate Gearheart, Chair of the Committee on Roads and Transportation, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on Roads and Transportation has had under consideration:

??????????? H. C. R. 53, US Army Corporal Jerry Lee Noble Memorial Bridge,

And reports back a committee substitute therefor, with a new title, as follows:

??????????? Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 53 - ?Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 04-5/6-7.33 (O4A193), (latitude 38.75026, longitude -80.74277), locally known as the Riffle Box Beam Bridge, carrying County Route 5/6 over Perkins Fork of Cedar Creek in Braxton County, as the ?U. S. Army CPL Jerry Lee Noble Memorial Bridge?,"

??????????? H. C. R. 64, Gill Brothers World War II Veterans? Memorial Bridge,

And reports back a committee substitute therefor, with the same title, as follows:

Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 64 - ?Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 17-50-14.25 (17A195) (39.28950, -80.35136), locally known as the Adamston Bridge, carrying U.S. 50 over the West Fork River in Harrison County, the ?Gill Brothers World War II Veterans? Memorial Bridge?,?

H. C. R. 65, Hobert G. ?Hobie? Underwood Memorial Bridge,

And reports back a committee substitute therefor, with a new title, as follows:

Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 65 - ?Requesting the Division of Highways to name Bridge No. 20-77-106.11 NB & SB (20A444, 20A445) (38.41306, -81.63047), locally known as I-77 Edens Fork Interchange Bridge, carrying Interstate 77 NB and SB over Kanawha Two-mile Creek and County Route 27 in Kanawha County, the ?U. S. Army SSG Hobert G. ?Hobie? Underwood Memorial Bridge?,?

H. C. R. 84, U.S. Army Air Force S/SGT Harold ?Dean? Baker Memorial Bridge,

And reports back a committee substitute therefor, with the same title, as follows:

Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 84 - ?Requesting the Division of Highways to name Bridge Number 17-9-5.09 (17A350) (39.3443, -80.4013) locally known as Gregory Run Bridge carrying County Route 9 over Ten Mile Creek, in Harrison County, the ?U.S. Army Air Force S/SGT Harold ?Dean? Baker Memorial Bridge?,?

H. C. R. 93, Extending WV Route 93,

And reports back a committee substitute therefor, with a new title, as follows:

Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 93 ? ?Urging the Division of Highways to extend WV Route 93 from its current terminus at US Route 50 near Claysville, West Virginia through the junction of WV Route 972 and US Route 50 to create a new terminus at the junction of WV Route 972 and US Route 220, and to erect signs reflecting this change,?

And,

H. C. R. 98, John H. Reed, Jr. Memorial Bridge,

And reports back a committee substitute therefor, with a new title, as follows:

Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 98 - ?Requesting the Division of Highways to name Bridge Number 20-77-83.31 (20A612) (38.19472, -81.47715), carrying I-77 (West Virginia Turnpike) over the CSX Railroad in Kanawha County, the ?U. S. Army LTC John H. Reed, Jr., Memorial Bridge?,?

With the recommendation that the committee substitutes each be adopted, but that they first be referred to the Committee on Rules.

??????????? In accordance with the former direction of the Speaker, the resolutions (Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 53, Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 64, Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 65, Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 84, Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 93 and Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 98) were each referred to the Committee on Rules.

Delegate Ellington, Chair of the Committee on Health and Human Resources, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on Health and Human Resources has had under consideration:

?Com. Sub. for S. B. 27, Relating to microprocessor permit,

And reports the same back, with amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended.

Delegate Shott, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on the Judiciary has had under consideration:

?Com. Sub. for S. B. 523, Converting to biweekly pay cycle for state employees,

And reports the same back, with amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended.

??????????? Delegate Nelson, Chair of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report, which was received:

??????????? S. B. 433, Permitting counties increase excise tax on privilege of transferring real property,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 461, Exempting WV State Police from state purchasing requirements,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 533, Relating to taxes on wine and intoxicating liquors,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 486, Relating to health care provider taxes,

??????????? And,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 535, Reorganizing Division of Tourism,

??????????? And reports the same back with the recommendation that it do pass.

Messages from the Senate

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, with amendments, a bill of the House of Delegates, as follows:

??????????? Com. Sub. for H. B. 2180, Authorizing the issuance of special ?In God We Trust? motor vehicle registration plates.

??????????? On motion of Delegate Cowles, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration and the House of Delegates concurred in the following Senate amendments:

On page one, by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

?That ?17A-3-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 3. ORIGINAL AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF TITLE.

?17A-3-14. Registration plates generally; description of plates; issuance of special numbers and plates; registration fees; special application fees; exemptions; commissioner to promulgate forms; suspension and nonrenewal.

(a) The division upon registering a vehicle shall issue to the owner one registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer or other motor vehicle.

(b) Registration plates issued by the division shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Every registration plate shall be of reflectorized material and have displayed upon it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is issued; the name of this state, which may be abbreviated; and the year number for which it is issued or the date of expiration of the plate.

(2) Every registration plate and the required letters and numerals on the plate shall be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a distance of one hundred feet during daylight: Provided, That the requirements of this subdivision shall not apply to the year number for which the plate is issued or the date of expiration.

(3) Registration numbering for registration plates shall begin with number two.

(1) The Governor shall be issued two registration plates, on one of which shall be imprinted the numeral one and on the other the word one.

(2) State officials and judges may be issued special registration plates as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to the Secretary of State, State Superintendent of Schools, Auditor, Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and the Attorney General, the members of both houses of the Legislature, including the elected officials of both houses of the Legislature, the justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, the representatives and senators of the state in the Congress of the United States, the judges of the West Virginia circuit courts, active and retired on senior status, the judges of the United States district courts for the State of West Virginia and the judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the fourth circuit, if any of the judges are residents of West Virginia, a special registration plate for a Class A motor vehicle and a special registration plate for a Class G motorcycle owned by the official or his or her spouse: Provided, That the division may issue a Class A special registration plate for each vehicle titled to the official and a Class G special registration plate for each motorcycle titled to the official.

(B) Each plate issued pursuant to this subdivision shall bear any combination of letters and numbers not to exceed an amount determined by the commissioner and a designation of the office. Each plate shall supersede the regular numbered plate assigned to the official or his or her spouse during the official's term of office and while the motor vehicle is owned by the official or his or her spouse.

(C) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for every registration plate issued pursuant to this subdivision, which is in addition to all other fees required by this chapter.

(3) The division may issue members of the National Guard forces special registration plates as follows:

(A) Upon receipt of an application on a form prescribed by the division and receipt of written evidence from the chief executive officer of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard, as appropriate, or the commanding officer of any United States Armed Forces reserve unit that the applicant is a member thereof, the division shall issue to any member of the National Guard of this state or a member of any reserve unit of the United States Armed Forces a special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any number of Class A motor vehicles owned by the member. Upon presentation of written evidence of retirement status, retired members of this state's Army or Air National Guard, or retired members of any reserve unit of the United States Armed Forces, are eligible to purchase the special registration plate issued pursuant to this subdivision.

(B) The division shall charge an initial application fee of $10 for each special registration plate issued pursuant to this subdivision, which is in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. Except as otherwise provided herein, effective July 1, 2007, all fees currently held in the special revolving fund used in the administration of this section and all fees collected by the division shall be deposited in the State Road Fund.

(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's National Guard forces license plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license plate.

(4) Specially arranged registration plates may be issued as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, any owner of a motor vehicle subject to Class A registration, or a motorcycle subject to Class G registration, as defined by this article, may request that the division issue a registration plate bearing specially arranged letters or numbers with the maximum number of letters or numbers to be determined by the commissioner. The division shall attempt to comply with the request wherever possible.

(B) The commissioner shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code regarding the orderly distribution of the plates: Provided, That for purposes of this subdivision, the registration plates requested and issued shall include all plates bearing the numbers two through two thousand.

(C) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each special registration plate issued pursuant to this subdivision, which is in addition to all other fees required by this chapter.

(5) The division may issue honorably discharged veterans special registration plates as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to any honorably discharged veteran of any branch of the armed services of the United States a special registration plate for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant with an insignia designed by the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles.

(B) The division shall charge a special initial application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee is to compensate the Division of Motor Vehicles for additional costs and services required in the issuing of the special registration. All fees collected by the division shall be deposited in the State Road Fund: Provided, That nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any veteran from any other provision of this chapter.

(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's honorably discharged veterans license plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license plate.

(6) The division may issue disabled veterans special registration plates as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to any disabled veteran who is exempt from the payment of registration fees under the provisions of this chapter a registration plate for a vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant which bears the letters "DV" in red and also the regular identification numerals in red.

(B) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's disabled veterans license plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license plate.

(C) A qualified disabled veteran may obtain a second disabled veterans license plate as described in this section for use on a passenger vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant. The division shall charge a one-time fee of $10 to be deposited into the State Road Fund, in addition to all other fees required by this chapter, for the second plate.

(7) The division may issue recipients of the distinguished Purple Heart medal special registration plates as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, there shall be issued to any armed service person holding the distinguished Purple Heart medal for persons wounded in combat a registration plate for a vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant bearing letters or numbers. The registration plate shall be designed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles and shall denote that those individuals who are granted this special registration plate are recipients of the Purple Heart. All letterings shall be in purple where practical.

(B) Registration plates issued pursuant to this subdivision are exempt from all registration fees otherwise required by the provisions of this chapter.

(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's Purple Heart medal license plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license plate.

(D) A recipient of the Purple Heart medal may obtain a second Purple Heart medal license plate as described in this section for use on a passenger vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant. The division shall charge a one-time fee of $10 to be deposited into the State Road Fund, in addition to all other fees required by this chapter, for the second plate.

(8) The division may issue survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor special registration plates as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the owner of a motor vehicle who was enlisted in any branch of the armed services that participated in and survived the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the division shall issue a special registration plate for a vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant. The registration plate shall be designed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles.

(B) Registration plates issued pursuant to this subdivision are exempt from the payment of all registration fees otherwise required by the provisions of this chapter.

(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor license plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license plate.

(D) A survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor may obtain a second survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor license plate as described in this section for use on a passenger vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant. The division shall charge a one-time fee of $10 to be deposited into the State Road Fund, in addition to all other fees required by this chapter, for the second plate.

(9) The division may issue special registration plates to nonprofit charitable and educational organizations authorized under prior enactment of this subdivision as follows:

(A) Approved nonprofit charitable and educational organizations previously authorized under the prior enactment of this subdivision may accept and collect applications for special registration plates from owners of Class A motor vehicles together with a special annual fee of $15, which is in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. The applications and fees shall be submitted to the Division of Motor Vehicles with the request that the division issue a registration plate bearing a combination of letters or numbers with the organizations' logo or emblem, with the maximum number of letters or numbers to be determined by the commissioner.

(B) The commissioner shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code regarding the procedures for and approval of special registration plates issued pursuant to this subdivision.

(C) The commissioner shall set an appropriate fee to defray the administrative costs associated with designing and manufacturing special registration plates for a nonprofit charitable or educational organization. The nonprofit charitable or educational organization shall collect this fee and forward it to the division for deposit in the State Road Fund. The nonprofit charitable or educational organization may also collect a fee for marketing the special registration plates.

(10) The division may issue specified emergency or volunteer registration plates as follows:

(A) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of the State of West Virginia and who is a certified paramedic or emergency medical technician, a member of a paid fire department, a member of the State Fire Commission, the State Fire Marshal, the State Fire Marshal's assistants, the State Fire Administrator and voluntary rescue squad members may apply for a special license plate for any number of Class A vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant which bears the insignia of the profession, group or commission. Any insignia shall be designed by the commissioner. License plates issued pursuant to this subdivision shall bear the requested insignia in addition to the registration number issued to the applicant pursuant to the provisions of this article.

(B) Each application submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be accompanied by an affidavit signed by the fire chief or department head of the applicant stating that the applicant is justified in having a registration with the requested insignia; proof of compliance with all laws of this state regarding registration and licensure of motor vehicles; and payment of all required fees.

(C) Each application submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be accompanied by payment of a special initial application fee of $10, which is in addition to any other registration or license fee required by this chapter. All special fees shall be collected by the division and deposited into the State Road Fund.

(11) The division may issue specified certified firefighter registration plates as follows:

(A) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of the State of West Virginia and who is a certified firefighter may apply for a special license plate which bears the insignia of the profession, for any number of Class A vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant. Any insignia shall be designed by the commissioner. License plates issued pursuant to this subdivision shall bear the requested insignia pursuant to the provisions of this article. Upon presentation of written evidence of certification as a certified firefighter, certified firefighters are eligible to purchase the special registration plate issued pursuant to this subdivision.

(B) Each application submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be accompanied by an affidavit stating that the applicant is justified in having a registration with the requested insignia; proof of compliance with all laws of this state regarding registration and licensure of motor vehicles; and payment of all required fees. The firefighter certification department, section or division of the West Virginia University fire service extension shall notify the commissioner in writing immediately when a firefighter loses his or her certification. If a firefighter loses his or her certification, the commissioner may not issue him or her a license plate under this subsection.

(12) The division may issue special scenic registration plates as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the commissioner shall issue a special registration plate displaying a scenic design of West Virginia which displays the words "Wild Wonderful" as a slogan.

(B) The division shall charge a special one-time initial application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. All initial application fees collected by the division shall be deposited into the State Road Fund.

(13) The division may issue honorably discharged Marine Corps league members special registration plates as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to any honorably discharged Marine Corps league member a special registration plate for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant with an insignia designed by the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles.

(B) The division may charge a special one-time initial application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. This special fee is to compensate the Division of Motor Vehicles for additional costs and services required in the issuing of the special registration and shall be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road Fund: Provided, That nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any veteran from any other provision of this chapter.

(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's honorably discharged Marine Corps league license plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license plate.

(14) The division may issue military organization registration plates as follows:

(A) The division may issue a special registration plate for the members of any military organization chartered by the United States Congress upon receipt of a guarantee from the organization of a minimum of one hundred applicants. The insignia on the plate shall be designed by the commissioner.

(B) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue members of the chartered organization in good standing, as determined by the governing body of the chartered organization, a special registration plate for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.

(C) The division shall charge a special one-time initial application fee of $10 for each special license plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. All initial application fees collected by the division shall be deposited into the State Road Fund: Provided, That nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any veteran from any other provision of this chapter.

(D) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's military organization registration plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the special military organization registration plate.

(15) The division may issue special nongame wildlife registration plates and special wildlife registration plates as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue a special registration plate displaying a species of West Virginia wildlife which shall display a species of wildlife native to West Virginia as prescribed and designated by the commissioner and the Director of the Division of Natural Resources.

(B) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each special nongame wildlife registration plate and each special wildlife registration plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. All annual fees collected for nongame wildlife registration plates and wildlife registration plates shall be deposited in a special revenue account designated the Nongame Wildlife Fund and credited to the Division of Natural Resources.

(C) The division shall charge a special one-time initial application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. All initial application fees collected by the division shall be deposited in the State Road Fund.

(16) The division may issue members of the Silver Haired Legislature special registration plates as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to any person who is a duly qualified member of the Silver Haired Legislature a specialized registration plate which bears recognition of the applicant as a member of the Silver Haired Legislature.

(B) A qualified member of the Silver Haired Legislature may obtain one registration plate described in this subdivision for use on a passenger vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant. The division shall charge an annual fee of $15, in addition to all other fees required by this chapter, for the plate. All annual fees collected by the division shall be deposited in the State Road Fund.

(17) Upon appropriate application, the commissioner shall issue to a classic motor vehicle or classic motorcycle as defined in section three-a, article ten of this chapter, a special registration plate designed by the commissioner. An annual fee of $15, in addition to all other fees required by this chapter, shall be charged for each classic registration plate.

(18) Honorably discharged veterans may be issued special registration plates for motorcycles subject to Class G registration as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, there shall be issued to any honorably discharged veteran of any branch of the armed services of the United States a special registration plate for any number of motorcycles subject to Class G registration titled in the name of the qualified applicant with an insignia designed by the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles.

(B) A special initial application fee of $10 shall be charged in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee is to be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road Fund: Provided, That nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any veteran from any other provision of this chapter.

(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's honorably discharged veterans license plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license plate.

(19) Racing theme special registration plates:

(A) The division may issue a series of special registration plates displaying National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing themes.

(B) An annual fee of $25 shall be charged for each special racing theme registration plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. All annual fees collected for each special racing theme registration plate shall be deposited into the State Road Fund.

(C) A special application fee of $10 shall be charged at the time of initial application as well as upon application for any duplicate or replacement registration plate, in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. All application fees shall be deposited into the State Road Fund.

(20) The division may issue recipients of the Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Cross, Bronze Star, Silver Star or Air Medal special registration plates as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to any recipient of the Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star or Air Medal, a registration plate for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant bearing letters or numbers. A separate registration plate shall be designed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for each award that denotes that those individuals who are granted this special registration plate are recipients of the Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star or Bronze Star, or Air Medal as applicable.

(B) The division shall charge a special initial application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road Fund: Provided, That nothing in this section exempts the applicant for a special registration plate under this subdivision from any other provision of this chapter.

(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star or Air Medal special registration plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the special registration plate.

(21) The division may issue honorably discharged veterans special registration plates as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to any honorably discharged veteran of any branch of the armed services of the United States with verifiable service during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War or the War Against Terrorism a special registration plate for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant with an insignia designed by the commissioner denoting service in the applicable conflict.

(B) The division shall charge a special one-time initial application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road Fund: Provided, That nothing contained in this section may be construed to exempt any veteran from any other provision of this chapter.

(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's honorably discharged veterans registration plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the special registration plate.

(22) The division may issue special volunteer firefighter registration plates as follows:

(A) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of West Virginia and who is a volunteer firefighter may apply for a special license plate for any Class A vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant which bears the insignia of the profession in white letters on a red background. The insignia shall be designed by the commissioner and shall contain a fireman's helmet insignia on the left side of the license plate.

(B) Each application submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be accompanied by an affidavit signed by the applicant's fire chief, stating that the applicant is a volunteer firefighter and justified in having a registration plate with the requested insignia. The applicant must comply with all other laws of this state regarding registration and licensure of motor vehicles and must pay all required fees.

(C) Each application submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be accompanied by payment of a special one-time initial application fee of $10, which is in addition to any other registration or license fee required by this chapter. All application fees shall be deposited into the State Road Fund.

(23) The division may issue special registration plates which reflect patriotic themes, including the display of any United States symbol, icon, phrase or expression which evokes patriotic pride or recognition. The division shall also issue registration plates with the words ?In God We Trust?.

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to an applicant a registration plate of the applicant's choice, displaying a patriotic theme as provided in this subdivision, for a vehicle titled in the name of the applicant. A series of registration plates displaying patriotic themes shall be designed by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles for distribution to applicants.

(C) The provisions of subsection (d) of this section are not applicable for the issuance of the license plates designated by this subdivision.

(24) Special license plates bearing the American flag and the logo "9/11/01".

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue special registration plates which shall display the American flag and the logo "9/11/01".

(B) An annual fee of $15 shall be charged for each plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter.

(25) The division may issue a special registration plate celebrating the centennial of the 4-H youth development movement and honoring the Future Farmers of America organization as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate depicting the symbol of the 4-H organization which represents the head, heart, hands and health as well as the symbol of the Future Farmers of America organization which represents a cross section of an ear of corn for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.

(C) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each special 4-H Future Farmers of America registration plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter.

(26) The division may issue special registration plates to educators in the state's elementary and secondary schools and in the state's institutions of higher education as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.

(C) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each special educator registration plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter.

(27) The division may issue special registration plates to members of the Nemesis Shrine as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant. Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer sufficient proof of membership in Nemesis Shrine.

(D) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, the time period for the Nemesis Shrine to comply with the minimum one hundred prepaid applications is hereby extended to January 15, 2005.

(28) The division may issue volunteers and employees of the American Red Cross special registration plates as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to any person who is a duly qualified volunteer or employee of the American Red Cross a specialized registration plate which bears recognition of the applicant as a volunteer or employee of the American Red Cross for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.

(29) The division shall issue special registration plates to individuals who have received either the Combat Infantry Badge or the Combat Medic Badge as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant. Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer sufficient proof that they have received either the Combat Infantry Badge or the Combat Medic Badge.

(30) The division may issue special registration plates to members of the Knights of Columbus as follows:

(D) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, the time period for the Knights of Columbus to comply with the minimum one hundred prepaid applications is hereby extended to January 15, 2007.

(31) The division may issue special registration plates to former members of the Legislature as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant. Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer sufficient proof of former service as an elected or appointed member of the West Virginia House of Delegates or the West Virginia Senate.

(B) The division shall charge a special initial application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road Fund. The design of the plate shall indicate total years of service in the Legislature.

(32) Democratic state or county executive committee member special registration plates:

(A) The division shall design and issue special registration plates for use by democratic state or county executive committee members. The design of the plates shall include an insignia of a donkey and shall differentiate by wording on the plate between state and county executive committee members.

(B) An annual fee of $25 shall be charged for each democratic state or county executive committee member registration plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. All annual fees collected for each special plate issued under this subdivision shall be deposited into the State Road Fund.

(D) The division shall not begin production of a plate authorized under the provisions of this subdivision until the division receives at least one hundred completed applications from the state or county executive committee members, including all fees required pursuant to this subdivision.

(E) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, the time period for the democratic executive committee to comply with the minimum one hundred prepaid applications is hereby extended to January 15, 2005.

(33) The division may issue honorably discharged female veterans special registration plates as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, there shall be issued to any female honorably discharged veteran, of any branch of the armed services of the United States, a special registration plate for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant with an insignia designed by the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to designate the recipient as a woman veteran.

(B) A special initial application fee of $10 shall be charged in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road Fund: Provided, That nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any veteran from any other provision of this chapter.

(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his deceased spouse's honorably discharged veterans license plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license plate.

(34) The division may issue special registration plates bearing the logo, symbol, insignia, letters or words demonstrating association with West Liberty State College to any resident owner of a motor vehicle. Resident owners may apply for the special license plate for any number of Class A vehicles titled in the name of the applicant. The special registration plates shall be designed by the commissioner. Each application submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be accompanied by payment of a special initial application fee of $15, which is in addition to any other registration or license fee required by this chapter. The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each special registration plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. All special fees shall be collected by the division and deposited into the State Road Fund.

(35) The division may issue special registration plates to members of the Harley Owners Group as follows:

(36) The division may issue special registration plates for persons retired from any branch of the armed services of the United States as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, there shall be issued to any person who has retired after service in any branch of the armed services of the United States, a special registration plate for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant with an insignia designed by the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to designate the recipient as retired from the armed services of the United States.

(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's retired military license plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license plate.

(37) The division may issue special registration plates bearing the logo, symbol, insignia, letters or words demonstrating association with or support for Fairmont State College as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.

(38) The division may issue special registration plates honoring the farmers of West Virginia as follows:

(A) Any owner of a motor vehicle who is a resident of West Virginia may apply for a special license plate depicting a farming scene or other apt reference to farming, whether in pictures or words, at the discretion of the commissioner.

(B) The division shall charge a special initial application fee of $10. This special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road Fund.

(39) The division shall issue special registration plates promoting education as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue a special registration plate displaying a children's education-related theme as prescribed and designated by the commissioner and the State Superintendent of Schools.

(40) The division may issue members of the 82nd Airborne Division Association special registration plates as follows:

(A) The division may issue a special registration plate for members of the 82nd Airborne Division Association upon receipt of a guarantee from the organization of a minimum of one hundred applicants. The insignia on the plate shall be designed by the commissioner.

(B) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue members of the 82nd Airborne Division Association in good standing, as determined by the governing body of the organization, a special registration plate for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.

(C) The division shall charge a special one-time initial application fee of $10 for each special license plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter. All initial application fees collected by the division shall be deposited into the State Road Fund: Provided, That nothing in this section may be construed to exempt the applicant from any other provision of this chapter.

(D) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's special 82nd Airborne Division Association registration plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the special registration plate.

(41) The division may issue special registration plates to survivors of wounds received in the line of duty as a member with a West Virginia law enforcement agency.

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to any member of a municipal police department, sheriff's department, the State Police or the law enforcement division of the Division of Natural Resources who has been wounded in the line of duty and awarded a Purple Heart in recognition thereof by the West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association, the West Virginia Sheriffs' Association, the West Virginia Troopers Association or the Division of Natural Resources a special registration plate for one vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant with an insignia appropriately designed by the commissioner.

(B) Registration plates issued pursuant to this subdivision are exempt from the registration fees otherwise required by the provisions of this chapter.

(C) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's special registration plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the plate.

(D) Survivors of wounds received in the line of duty as a member with a West Virginia law-enforcement agency may obtain a license plate as described in this section for use on a passenger vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant. The division shall charge a one-time fee of $10 to be deposited into the State Road Fund, in addition to all other fees required by this chapter, for the second plate.

(42) The division may issue a special registration plate for persons who are Native Americans and residents of this state.

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue to an applicant who is a Native American resident of West Virginia a registration plate for a vehicle titled in the name of the applicant with an insignia designed by the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to designate the recipient as a Native American.

(43) The division may issue special registration plates commemorating the centennial anniversary of the creation of Davis and Elkins College as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Davis and Elkins College for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the applicant.

(B) The division shall charge a special initial application fee of $10. This special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road Fund.

(44) The division may issue special registration plates recognizing and honoring breast cancer survivors.

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner to recognize and honor breast cancer survivors, such plate to incorporate somewhere in the design the "pink ribbon emblem", for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the applicant.

(B) The division shall charge a special initial application fee of $10. This special fee shall be deposited in the State Road Fund.

(45) The division may issue special registration plates to members of the Knights of Pythias or Pythian Sisters as follows:

(46) The commissioner may issue special registration plates for whitewater rafting enthusiasts as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.

(C) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each special registration plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter.

(47) The division may issue special registration plates to members of Lions International as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner in consultation with Lions International for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant. Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer sufficient proof of membership in Lions International.

(48) The division may issue special registration plates supporting organ donation as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner which recognizes, supports and honors organ and tissue donors and includes the words "Donate Life".

(49) The division may issue special registration plates to members of the West Virginia Bar Association as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner in consultation with the West Virginia Bar Association for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant. Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer sufficient proof of membership in the West Virginia Bar Association.

(50) The division may issue special registration plates bearing an appropriate logo, symbol or insignia combined with the words "SHARE THE ROAD" designed to promote bicycling in the state as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the applicant.

(51) The division may issue special registration plates honoring coal miners and the coal industry as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue a special registration plate depicting and displaying coal miners in mining activities as prescribed and designated by the commissioner and the board of the National Coal Heritage Area Authority. The division may also issue registration plates with the words ?Friends of Coal?.

(D) The provisions of subsection (d) of this section are not applicable for the issuance of the license plates designated by this subdivision.

(52) The division may issue special registration plates to present and former Boy Scouts as follows:

(53) The division may issue special registration plates to present and former Boy Scouts who have achieved Eagle Scout status as follows:

(B) The division shall charge a special initial application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee shall be deposited in the State Road Fund.

(54) The division may issue special registration plates recognizing and memorializing victims of domestic violence.

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner to recognize and memorialize victims of domestic violence, such plate to incorporate somewhere in the design the "purple ribbon emblem", for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the applicant.

(B) The division shall charge a special initial application fee of $10. This special fee shall be deposited in the State Road Fund.

(55) The division may issue special registration plates bearing the logo, symbol, insignia, letters or words demonstrating association with or support for the University of Charleston as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.

(56) The division may issue special registration plates to members of the Sons of the American Revolution as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner in consultation with the Sons of the American Revolution for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant. Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer sufficient proof of membership in the Sons of the American Revolution.

(57) The commissioner may issue special registration plates for horse enthusiasts as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.

(C) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each special registration plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter.

(58) The commissioner may issue special registration plates to the next of kin of a member of any branch of the armed services of the United States killed in combat as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division shall issue a special registration plate for any number of vehicles titled in the name of a qualified applicant depicting the Gold Star awarded by the United States Department of Defense as prescribed and designated by the commissioner.

(B) The next of kin shall provide sufficient proof of receiving a Gold Star lapel button from the United States Department of Defense in accordance with Public Law 534, 89th Congress, and criteria established by the United States Department of Defense, including criteria to determine next of kin.

(C) The division shall charge a special initial application fee of $10 in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road Fund.

(D) The provisions of subsection (d) of this section are not applicable for the issuance of the special license plates designated by this subdivision.

(59) The commissioner may issue special registration plates for retired or former Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia as follows:

(A) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner for any number of vehicles titled in the name of the qualified applicant.

(C) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each special registration plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter.

(D) The provisions of subsection (d) of this section are not applicable for the issuance of the special license plates designated by this subdivision.

(60) Upon approval by the commissioner of an appropriate application, and upon all requirements of this subdivision being satisfied, the division may issue special registration plates for class A and class G motor vehicles to members of an organization for which a special registration plate has not been issued pursuant to any other subdivision in this subsection prior to January 1, 2010, in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision.

(A) An organization desiring to create a special registration plate must comply with the following requirements to be eligible to apply for the creation and issuance of a special registration plate:

(i) The organization must be a nonprofit organization organized and existing under Section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code and based, headquartered or have a chapter in West Virginia;

(ii) The organization may be organized for, but may not be restricted to, social, civic, higher education or entertainment purposes;

(iii) The organization may not be a political party and may not have been created or exist primarily to promote a specific political or social belief, as determined by the commissioner in his or her sole discretion;

(iv) The organization may not have as its primary purpose the promotion of any specific faith, religion, religious belief or antireligion;

(v) The name of the organization may not be the name of a special product or brand name, and may not be construed, as determined by the commissioner, as promoting a product or brand name; and

(vi) The organization's lettering, logo, image or message to be placed on the registration plate, if created, may not be obscene, offensive or objectionable as determined by the commissioner in his or her sole discretion.

(B) Beginning July 1, 2010, an organization requesting the creation and issuance of a special registration plate may make application with the division. The application shall include sufficient information, as determined by the commissioner, to determine whether the special registration plate requested and the organization making the application meet all of the requirements set forth in this subdivision (60). The application shall also include a proposed design, including lettering, logo, image or message to be placed on the registration plate. The commissioner shall notify the organization of the commissioner's approval or disapproval of the application.

(C)(i) The commissioner may not begin the design or production of any license plates authorized and approved pursuant to this subdivision (60), subsection (c) of this section until the organization which applied for the special registration plate has collected and submitted collectively to the division applications completed by at least two hundred fifty persons and collectively deposited with the division all fees necessary to cover the first year's basic registration, one-time design and manufacturing costs and to cover the first year additional annual fee for all of the applications submitted.

(ii) If the organization fails to submit the required number of applications and fees within six months of the effective date of the approval of the application for the plate by the commissioner, the plate will not be produced until a new application is submitted and is approved by the commissioner: Provided, That an organization that is unsuccessful in obtaining the minimum number of applications may not make a new application for a special plate until at least two years have passed since the approval of the previous application of the organization.

(D) The division shall charge a special initial application fee of $25 for each special license plate in addition to all other fees required by law. This special fee shall be collected by the division and deposited in the State Road Fund.

(E) The division shall charge an annual fee of $15 for each special registration plate in addition to all other fees required by this chapter.

(F) Upon appropriate application, the division may issue a special registration plate designed by the commissioner in consultation with the organization for any number of vehicles titled in the name of a qualified registration plate applicant. Persons desiring the special registration plate shall offer sufficient proof of membership in the organization.

(G) The commissioner shall discontinue the issuance or renewal of the registration of any special plate issued pursuant to this subdivision (60) if:

(i) The number of valid registrations for the specialty plate falls below two hundred fifty plates for at least twelve consecutive months; or

(ii) The organization no longer exists or no longer meets the requirements of this subdivision.

(d) The minimum number of applications required prior to design and production of a special license plate shall be as follows:

(1) The commissioner may not begin the design or production of any license plates for which eligibility is based on membership or affiliation with a particular private organization until at least one hundred persons complete an application and deposit with the organization a check to cover the first year's basic registration, one-time design and manufacturing costs and to cover the first year additional annual fee. If the organization fails to submit the required number of applications with attached checks within six months of the effective date of the original authorizing legislation, the plate will not be produced and will require legislative reauthorization: Provided, That an organization or group that is unsuccessful in obtaining the minimum number of applications may not request reconsideration of a special plate until at least two years have passed since the effective date of the original authorization: Provided, however, That the provisions of this subdivision (1) are not applicable to the issuance of plates authorized pursuant to subdivision (60), subsection (c) of this section.

(2) The commissioner may not begin the design or production of any license plates authorized by this section for which membership or affiliation with a particular organization is not required until at least two hundred fifty registrants complete an application and deposit a fee with the division to cover the first year's basic registration fee, one-time design and manufacturing fee and additional annual fee if applicable. If the commissioner fails to receive the required number of applications within six months of the effective date of the original authorizing legislation, the plate will not be produced and will require legislative reauthorization: Provided, That if the minimum number of applications is not satisfied within the six months of the effective date of the original authorizing legislation, a person may not request reconsideration of a special plate until at least two years have passed since the effective date of the original authorization.

(e) (1) Nothing in this section requires a charge for a free prisoner of war license plate or a free recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor license plate for a vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant as authorized by other provisions of this code.

(2) A surviving spouse may continue to use his or her deceased spouse's prisoner of war license plate or Congressional Medal of Honor license plate until the surviving spouse dies, remarries or does not renew the license plate.

(3) Qualified former prisoners of war and recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor may obtain a second special registration plate for use on a passenger vehicle titled in the name of the qualified applicant. The division shall charge a one-time fee of $10 to be deposited into the State Road Fund, in addition to all other fees required by this chapter, for the second special plate.

(f) The division may issue special ten-year registration plates as follows:

(1) The commissioner may issue or renew for a period of no more than ten years any registration plate exempted from registration fees pursuant to any provision of this code or any restricted use antique motor vehicle license plate authorized by section three-a, article ten of this chapter: Provided, That the provisions of this subsection do not apply to any person who has had a special registration suspended for failure to maintain motor vehicle liability insurance as required by section three, article two-a, chapter seventeen-d of this code or failure to pay personal property taxes as required by section three-a of this article.

(2) An initial nonrefundable fee shall be charged for each special registration plate issued pursuant to this subsection, which is the total amount of fees required by section fifteen, article ten of this chapter, section three, article three of this chapter or section three-a, article ten of this chapter for the period requested.

(g) The provisions of this section may not be construed to exempt any registrant from maintaining motor vehicle liability insurance as required by section three, article two-a, chapter seventeen-d of this code or from paying personal property taxes on any motor vehicle as required by section three-a of this article.

(h) The commissioner may, in his or her discretion, issue a registration plate of reflectorized material suitable for permanent use on motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers, together with appropriate devices to be attached to the registration to indicate the year for which the vehicles have been properly registered or the date of expiration of the registration. The design and expiration of the plates shall be determined by the commissioner. The commissioner shall, whenever possible and cost effective, implement the latest technology in the design, production and issuance of registration plates, indices of registration renewal and vehicle ownership documents, including, but not limited to, offering Internet renewal of vehicle registration and the use of bar codes for instant identification of vehicles by scanning equipment to promote the efficient and effective coordination and communication of data for improving highway safety, aiding law enforcement and enhancing revenue collection.

(i) Any license plate issued or renewed pursuant to this chapter which is paid for by a check that is returned for nonsufficient funds is void without further notice to the applicant. The applicant may not reinstate the registration until the returned check is paid by the applicant in cash, money order or certified check and all applicable fees assessed as a result thereof have been paid.?

And,

??????????? By amending the title of the bill to read as follows:

??????????? Com. Sub. for H. B. 2180 ? ?A Bill to amend and reenact ?17A-3-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the issuance of ?In God We Trust? and ?Friends of Coal? motor vehicle registration plates.?

??????????? The bill, as amended by the Senate, was then put upon its passage.

??????????? On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 337), and there were--yeas 99, nays none, absent and not voting 1, with the absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Hicks.

??????????? So, a majority of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 2180) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had refused to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment and requested the House of Delegates to agree to the appointment of a Committee of Conference of three from each house on the disagreeing votes of the two houses as to

??????????? Com. Sub. for H. B. 2447, Renaming the Court of Claims the state Claims Commission.

??????????? The message further announced that the President of the Senate had appointed as conferees on the part of the Senate the following:

??????????? Senators Weld, Maynard and Jeffries.

??????????? On motion of Delegate Cowles, the House of Delegates agreed to the appointment of a Committee of Conference of three from each house on the disagreeing votes of the two houses.

??????????? Whereupon,

??????????? The Speaker appointed as conferees on the part of the House of Delegates the following:

??????????? Delegates Zatezalo, O'Neal and R. Miller.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced concurrence in the House of Delegates amendment, with a title amendment, and the passage, as amended, of

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 151, Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules.

??????????? On motion of Delegate Cowles, the House of Delegates concurred in the following Senate title amendment:

Com. Sub. for S. B. 151 ? ?A Bill to amend and reenact ?64-2-1 and ?64-2-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating generally to the promulgation of legislative rules by various executive or administrative agencies of the state; authorizing certain agencies to promulgate certain legislative rules with various modifications presented to and recommended by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee; authorizing the Board of Risk and Insurance Management to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Patient Injury Compensation Fund; authorizing the Board of Risk and Insurance Management to promulgate a legislative rule relating to mine subsidence insurance; and authorizing the Ethics Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the use of office for private gain, including nepotism.?

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 338), and there were--yeas 97, nays 2, absent and not voting 1, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Frich and Sobonya.

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Boggs.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 151) passed.

??????????? Delegate Cowles moved that the bill take effect from its passage.

??????????? On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 339), and there were--yeas 99, nays none, absent and not voting 1, with the absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Boggs.

??????????? So, two thirds of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 151) takes effect from its passage.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

Special Calendar

Unfinished Business

??????????? Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 78, Almond Brothers and Family Veterans Bridge; coming up in regular order, as unfinished business, was reported by the Clerk.

??????????? On motion of Delegates Cowles and Moye, the resolution was amended on page one, line one, by striking out the remainder of the resolution and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

??????????? Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 78 - ?Requesting the Division of Highways to name Bridge Number 41-16-16.34 (41A163) (37.76565, -81.20389), locally known as Mabscott Overhead Bridge, carrying WV 16 over WV 16 Ramps, CSX railroad, City Street, Whitestick Creek in Raleigh County as the ?Almond Brothers and Family Veterans Bridge?.?

Whereas, John William Almond, Levi Garfield ?Al? Almond, Richard Ray Almond, Frederick Lee Almond, Robert Loren ?Jack? Almond and Gerald Ross Almond were brothers from Raleigh County, the sons of Levi and Jennie Almond; and

Whereas, All six Almond brothers served in the Armed Forces of the United States; and

Whereas, John W. Almond served in the United States Navy from October 1943 through February 1946; and

Whereas, Levi G. Almond served in the United States Navy from July 1941 through October 1945; and

Whereas, Richard R. Almond served in the United States Army Air Corps and United States Air Force from February 1946 through December 1947; and

Whereas, Frederick L. Almond served in the United States Air Force from November 1947 through January 1959 and in the West Virginia National Guard from January 1959 through March 1986; and

Whereas, Robert L. Almond served in the United States Army from January 1949 through June 1952 during the Korean War and then reenlisted in the United States Navy from January 1955 through July 1972; and

Whereas, Gerald R. Almond served in the United States Air Force from June 1952 through February 1959 and was killed while piloting a jet; and

Whereas, Service to country is a family tradition for the Almond brothers, their three sons and other family members serving in various branches of the Armed Forces of the United States; and

Whereas, It is fitting to honor John William Almond, Levi Garfield ?Al? Almond, Richard Ray Almond, Frederick Lee Almond, Robert Loren ?Jack? Almond and Gerald Ross Almond for their service to their community, their state and their country by naming the bridge near MacArthur in Raleigh County on WV State Route 16 where it crosses Whitestick Creek as the ?Almond Brothers and Family Veterans Bridge?; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways to name Bridge Number 41-16-16.34 (41A163) (37.76565, -81.20389), locally known as Mabscott Overhead Bridge, carrying WV 16 over WV 16 Ramps, CSX railroad, City Street, Whitestick Creek in Raleigh County as the ?Almond Brothers and Family Veterans Bridge?; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge, both east bound and west bound, as the ?Almond Brothers and Family Veterans Bridge?; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation.

The resolution was then adopted.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

??????????? The following resolutions, coming up in regular order, as unfinished business, were reported by the Clerk and adopted:

??????????? H. C. R. 96, U. S. Marine Corps Cpl Mark Douglas Cool Memorial Bridge,

??????????? And,

??????????? H. C. R. 103, U S Army PFC Tracy Victor Rohrbaugh Memorial Bridge.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

Third Reading

??????????? S. B. 28, Creating new system for certain contiguous counties to establish regional recreation authorities; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 340), and there were--yeas 90, nays 10, absent and not voting none, with the nays being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Dean, Eldridge, E. Evans, Marcum, Martin, Maynard, R. Miller, Paynter, Rodighiero and Thompson.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 28) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

??????????? S. B. 169, Repealing article providing assistance to Korea and Vietnam veterans exposed to certain chemical defoliants; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 341), and there were--yeas 60, nays 40, absent and not voting none, with the nays being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Barrett, Bates, Boggs, Brewer, Byrd, Canestraro, Caputo, Diserio, Eldridge, E. Evans, Fluharty, Folk, Frich, Hamilton, Hicks, Hollen, Hornbuckle, Isner, Kelly, Lewis, Longstreth, Lovejoy, Marcum, McGeehan, Miley, R. Miller, Moye, Paynter, Pethtel, Pushkin, Pyles, Robinson, Rodighiero, R. Romine, Rowe, Sponaugle, Thompson, Wagner, Ward and Williams.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 169) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? S. B. 170, Repealing state hemophilia program; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 342), and there were--yeas 70, nays 30, absent and not voting none, with the nays being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Barrett, Byrd, Canestraro, Caputo, Diserio, Eldridge, E. Evans, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Hicks, Hornbuckle, Isner, Kelly, Longstreth, Lovejoy, Lynch, Marcum, Miley, R. Miller, Moye, Pushkin, Pyles, Robinson, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Rowe, Sponaugle, Thompson, Ward and Williams.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 170) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? S. B. 171, Repealing Programs of All-Inclusive Care for Elderly; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 343), and there were--yeas 60, nays 40, absent and not voting none, with the nays being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Barrett, Bates, Boggs, Brewer, Byrd, Canestraro, Caputo, Diserio, Eldridge, E. Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Hamilton, Hicks, Hornbuckle, Iaquinta, Isner, Kelly, Lewis, Longstreth, Love, Lovejoy, Lynch, Marcum, Miley, C. Miller, R. Miller, Moye, Pethtel, Pushkin, Pyles, Robinson, Rodighiero, Rowe, Sponaugle, Thompson, Walters, Ward and Williams.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 171) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 180, Relating to PSC jurisdiction over certain telephone company and internet services; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

Delegates Lewis and Espinosa requested to be excused from voting on the passage of Com. Sub. for S. B. 180 under the provisions of House Rule 49.

The Speaker replied that any impact on the Delegates would be as a member of a class of persons possibly to be affected by the passage of the bill, and refused to excuse the Members from voting.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 344), and there were--yeas 65, nays 35, absent and not voting none, with the nays being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Baldwin, Barrett, Bates, Boggs, Brewer, Byrd, Canestraro, Caputo, Diserio, Eldridge, E. Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Hicks, Hornbuckle, Iaquinta, Isner, Longstreth, Love, Lovejoy, Lynch, Marcum, Miley, R. Miller, Moye, Pethtel, Pushkin, Pyles, Robinson, Rodighiero, Rowe, Sponaugle, Thompson, Wagner and Williams.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 180) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 186, Adjusting date when children become eligible for certain school programs and school attendance requirements; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

Speaker Pro Tempore Overington in the Chair

??????????? Mr. Speaker, Mr. Armstead, arose from his seat and requested to be excused from voting on the passage of Com. Sub. for S. B. 186 under the provisions of House Rule 49.

??????????? The Speaker Pro Tempore replied that any impact on Mr. Armstead would be as a member of a class of persons possibly to be affected by the passage of the bill, and refused to excuse him from voting.

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Armstead, in the Chair

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 345), and there were--yeas 74, nays 26, absent and not voting none, with the nays being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Baldwin, Blair, Brewer, Canestraro, Caputo, Diserio, Ferro, Fluharty, Higginbotham, Hornbuckle, Iaquinta, Kelly, Kessinger, Longstreth, Love, Lynch, Martin, Miley, R. Miller, Pethtel, Pyles, Sobonya, Sponaugle, Summers, Upson and Williams.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 186) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

??????????? S. B. 198, Expanding Health Sciences Program to allow certain medical practitioners in underserved areas; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 346), and there were--yeas 98, nays 2, absent and not voting none, with the nays being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Folk and McGeehan.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 198) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 221, Relating to composition of PEIA Finance Board; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 347), and there were--yeas 62, nays 37, absent and not voting 1, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Baldwin, Barrett, Bates, Boggs, Brewer, Byrd, Canestraro, Caputo, Diserio, Eldridge, E. Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Hamilton, Hartman, Hornbuckle, Iaquinta, Isner, Longstreth, Love, Lovejoy, Lynch, Miley, R. Miller, Moye, Pethtel, Pushkin, Pyles, Robinson, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Rowe, Sponaugle, Thompson, Wagner and Williams.

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Marcum.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 221) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 239, Limiting use of wages by employers and labor organizations for political activities; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was reported by the Clerk.

??????????? At the request of Delegate Cowles, and by unanimous consent, the bill was postponed one day.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 280, Moving administration of Civil Air Patrol to Adjutant General; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 348), and there were--yeas 99, nays 1, absent and not voting none, with the nays being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Upson.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 280) passed.

??????????? Delegate Cowles moved that the bill take effect July 1, 2017.

??????????? On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 349), and there were--yeas 100, nays none, absent and not voting none.

??????????? So, two thirds of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 280) takes effect July 1, 2017.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? S. B. 321, Reporting requirements of employee information to CPRB; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 350), and there were--yeas 100, nays none, absent and not voting none.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 321) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 344, Relating to application of payments on consumer credit sale and loans; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 351), and there were--yeas 100, nays none, absent and not voting none.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 344) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 350, Allowing licensed professional counselors be issued temporary permit; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 352), and there were--yeas 100, nays none, absent and not voting none.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 350) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 358, Relating generally to trustee sale of timeshare estates; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 353), and there were--yeas 98, nays 2, absent and not voting none, with the nays being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Fast and Upson.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 358) passed.

??????????? On motion of Delegate Shott, the title of the bill was amended to read as follows:

Com. Sub. for S. B. 358 ?- ?A Bill to amend and reenact ?36-9-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated ?36-9-15a, all relating generally to the trustee sale of timeshare estates; providing that a managing entity may cause a trustee sale of the timeshare estate if the owner is delinquent to the managing entity for more than one year for assessments against the timeshare estate; clarifying that the statutory lien on the timeshare period is subordinate to any lien or security interest voluntary granted upon the timeshare period by the owner; requiring notice of a trustee sale be recorded; requiring that notice of a trustee sale be sent to the delinquent owner and to certain holders of liens or security interests encumbering the timeshare period; requiring notice of trustee sale by publication; providing for a trustee sale at public auction if the delinquency is not cured within thirty days of notice of trustee sale; providing that a trustee sale may include multiple timeshare estates; providing that a trustee sale is prohibited if timeshare instrument expressly mandates judicial foreclosure; requiring a trustee to cause trustee?s deed and disclosure to be recorded with the clerk of the county commission; and providing for a statute of limitations.?

??????????? Delegate Cowles moved that the bill take effect from its passage.

??????????? On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 354), and there were--yeas 99, nays 1, absent and not voting none, with the nays being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Fast.

??????????? So, two thirds of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 358) takes effect from its passage.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

??????????? S. B. 364, Incorporating changes to Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 355), and there were--yeas 97, nays 3, absent and not voting none, with the nays being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Folk, Marcum and McGeehan.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 364) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? S. B. 365, Maintaining solvency of Unemployment Compensation Fund; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 356), and there were--yeas 98, nays 2, absent and not voting none, with the nays being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Folk and McGeehan.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 365) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 386, Creating WV Medical Cannabis Act; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was reported by the Clerk.

??????????? Delegate Shott asked and obtained unanimous consent to amend the bill on third reading.

??????????? On motion of Delegates Shott and Miley, the bill was amended on page two, by striking out the enacting section and inserting in lieu thereof a new enacting section to read as follows:

??????????? ?That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new chapter, designated ?16A-1-1, ?16A-2-1, ?16A-3-1, ?16A-3-2, ?16A-3-3, ?16A-3-4, ?16A-3-5, ?16A-4-1, ?16A-4-2, ?16A-4-3, ?16A-4-4, ?16A-4-5, ?16A-5-1, ?16A-5-2, ?16A-5-3, ?16A-5-4, ?16A-5-5, ?16A-5-6, ?16A-5-7, ?16A-5-8, ?16A-5-9, ?16A-5-10, ?16A-6-1, ?16A-6-2, ?16A-6-3, ?16A-6-4, ?16A-6-5, ?16A-6-6, ?16A-6-7, ?16A-6-8, ?16A-6-9, ?16A-6-10, ?16A-6-11, ?16A-6-12, ?16A-6-13, ?16A-7-1, ?16A-7-2, ?16A-7-3, ?16A-7-4, ?16A-7-5, ?16A-7-6, ?16A-8-1, ?16A-8-2, ?16A-8-3, ?16A-9-1, ?16A-9-2, ?16A-10-1, ?16A-10-2, ?16A-10-3, ?16A-10-4, ?16A-10-5, ?16A-10-6, ?16A-11-1, ?16A-11-2, ?16A-12-1, ?16A-12-2, ?16A-12-3, ?16A-12-4, ?16A-12-5, ?16A-12-6, ?16A-12-7, ?16A-12-8, ?16A-12-9, ?16A-13-1, ?16A-13-2, ?16A-13-3, ?16A-13-4, ?16A-13-5, ?16A-13-6, ?16A-13-7, ?16A-13-8, ?16A-14-1, ?16A-14-2, ?16A-14-3, ?16A-15-1, ?16A-15-2, ?16A-15-3, ?16A-15-4, ?16A-15-5, ?16A-15-6, ?16A-15-7, ?16A-15-8, ?16A-15-9 and ?16A-16-1, all to read as follows? and a colon.

??????????? On page three, section one, line fifty, by inserting a new subsection to read as follows:

??????????? ?(17) ?Grower/processor? means either a grower or a processor.?

??????????? And,

??????????? By renumbering the remaining subdivisions thereafter.

??????????? The bill was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 357), and there were--yeas 76, nays 24, absent and not voting none, with the nays being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Speaker Armstead, Arvon, Butler, Cooper, Criss, Deem, A. Evans, Fast, G. Foster, N. Foster, Frich, Gearheart, Hollen, Kessinger, Lewis, Martin, O'Neal, Rohrbach, C. Romine, R. Romine, Rowan, Sobonya, Summers and Sypolt.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 386) passed.

??????????? On motion of Delegate Shott, the title of the bill was amended to read as follows:

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 386 - ?A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new chapter, designated ?16A-1-1, ?16A-2-1, ?16A-3-1, ?16A-3-2, ?16A-3-3, ?16A-3-4, ?16A-3-5, ?16A-4-1, ?16A-4-2, ?16A-4-3, ?16A-4-4, ?16A-4-5, ?16A-5-1, ?16A-5-2, ?16A-5-3, ?16A-5-4, ?16A-5-5, ?16A-5-6, ?16A-5-7, ?16A-5-8, ?16A-5-9, ?16A-5-10, ?16A-6-1, ?16A-6-2, ?16A-6-3, ?16A-6-4, ?16A-6-5, ?16A-6-6, ?16A-6-7, ?16A-6-8, ?16A-6-9, ?16A-6-10, ?16A-6-11, ?16A-6-12, ?16A-6-13, ?16A-7-1, ?16A-7-2, ?16A-7-3, ?16A-7-4, ?16A-7-5, ?16A-7-6, ?16A-8-1, ?16A-8-2, ?16A-8-3, ?16A-9-1, ?16A-9-2, ?16A-10-1, ?16A-10-2, ?16A-10-3, ?16A-10-4, ?16A-10-5, ?16A-10-6, ?16A-11-1, ?16A-11-2, ?16A-12-1, ?16A-12-2, ?16A-12-3, ?16A-12-4, ?16A-12-5, ?16A-12-6, ?16A-12-7, ?16A-12-8, ?16A-12-9, ?16A-13-1, ?16A-13-2, ?16A-13-3, ?16A-13-4, ?16A-13-5, ?16A-13-6, ?16A-13-7, ?16A-13-8, ?16A-14-1, ?16A-14-2, ?16A-14-3, ?16A-15-1, ?16A-15-2, ?16A-15-3, ?16A-15-4, ?16A-15-5, ?16A-15-6, ?16A-15-7, ?16A-15-8, ?16A-15-9 and ?16A-16-1, all relating generally to creating a regulatory program for the lawful production and use of medical cannabis; providing for the regulation of all activities associated with the manufacture, processing, dispensing and consumption of medical cannabis for certain serious medical conditions; providing for state regulation of all activities; creating civil and criminal penalties for violations of law relating to production, processing, dispensing and consumption of medical cannabis; and setting an effective date.?

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

??????????? S. B. 392, Relating to Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 358), and there were--yeas 99, nays none, absent and not voting 1, with the absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 392) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 398, Creating Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 359), and there were--yeas 98, nays 1, absent and not voting 1, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Miley.

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 398) passed.

??????????? On motion of Delegate Shott, the title of the bill was amended to read as follows:

Com. Sub. for S. B. 398 ? ?A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated ?29-30-1, ?29-30-2, ?29-30-3, ?29-30-4, ?29-30-5, ?29-30-6, ?29-30-7, ?29-30-8, ?29-30-9, ?29-30-10 and ?29-30-11, all relating to creating the Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act; defining terms; providing for applicability of the article; regulating the practice of volunteer health practitioners during an emergency; creating a registration system; permitting volunteer health practitioners who are registered with a registration system and licensed and in good standing in the state upon which the practitioner?s registration is based to practice in this state to the extent authorized by the article as if the practitioner were licensed in this state while an emergency declaration is in effect; providing that the provisions of this article do not affect credentialing or privileging standards of a health facility and do not preclude a health facility from waiving or modifying those standards while an emergency declaration is in effect; providing for sanctions; providing for relation to other laws; providing for limitation of liability; and providing for rulemaking by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources.?

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

??????????? S. B. 495, Relating to regulation of events by State Athletic Commission; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

Delegates Kelly and Marcum requested to be excused from voting on the passage of S. B. 495 under the provisions of House Rule 49.

The Speaker replied that any impact on the Delegates would be as a member of a class of persons possibly to be affected by the passage of the bill, and refused to excuse the Members from voting.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 360), and there were--yeas 98, nays 1, absent and not voting 1, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Fast.

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 495) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 505, Providing five-year reclamation period following completion of well pads for horizontal wells; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 361), and there were--yeas 99, nays none, absent and not voting 1, with the absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 505) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? S. B. 564, Relating to Statewide Independent Living Council; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 362), and there were--yeas 99, nays none, absent and not voting 1, with the absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 564) passed.

??????????? An amendment to the title of the bill, recommended by the Committee on Government Organization, was reported by the Clerk and adopted, amending the title to read as follows:

S. B. 564 - ?A Bill to amend and reenact ?18-10M-2, ?18-10M-4, ?18-10M-6, ?18-10M-7 and ?18-10M-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the Statewide Independent Living Council; making changes required by amendments to the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973; updating definitions; modifying the functions and duties of the council; redesignating council relationships with centers for independent living and a designated state entity; providing for compensation and expense reimbursement for members engaged in official duties; requiring signatures for acceptance and approval of state plan and making conforming amendments.?

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

??????????? S. B. 566, Claims against state; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 363), and there were--yeas 99, nays none, absent and not voting 1, with the absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 566) passed.

??????????? Delegate Cowles moved that the bill take effect from its passage.

??????????? On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 364), and there were--yeas 99, nays none, absent and not voting 1, with the absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, two thirds of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 566) takes effect from its passage.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 581, Relating generally to administration of trusts; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 365), and there were--yeas 99, nays none, absent and not voting 1, with the absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 581) passed.

??????????? On motion of Delegate Shott, the title of the bill was amended to read as follows:

Com. Sub. for S. B. 581 ? ?A Bill to amend and reenact ?38-1-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact ?44D-1-103 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated ?44D-1-113; to amend and reenact ?44D-4-405 and ?44D-4-414 of said code; to amend and reenact ?44D-5-503b and ?44D-5-505 of said code; to amend and reenact ?44D-6-604 of said code; and to amend and reenact ?44D-8-813 and ?44D-8-817 of said code, all relating generally to trusts and their administration; eliminating requirement to give notice to trustee of substitution under certain circumstances; modifying definitions; establishing insurable interest of a trustee; clarifying scope of provisions regarding trust established for charitable purposes; increasing amount of noncharitable trust property to terminate trust without court approval; requiring self-settled spendthrift trust have one independent qualified trustee; adding reference to exceptions for self-settled spendthrift trusts to provision allowing creditor or assignee to reach amount distributed for grantor?s benefit from irrevocable trust; removing reference to exceptions for self-settled spendthrift trusts to provisions allowing creditor or assignee to reach amount distributed for grantor?s benefit from revocable trusts; changing references from beneficiary to interested person in limitation on actions to contest validity of revocable trust; modifying duties of trustee to inform and report to beneficiaries; granting trustee authority and requiring trustee to wind up administration of trust upon its termination; and making technical changes.?

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 588, Relating to reproduction, distribution and sale of tax maps; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 366), and there were--yeas 82, nays 17, absent and not voting 1, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Eldridge, E. Evans, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Folk, Gearheart, Hicks, Isner, Love, Marcum, McGeehan, C. Miller, Moye, Phillips, Sobonya, Thompson and Upson.

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 588) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 671, Relating to WV Anatomical Board; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 367), and there were--yeas 99, nays none, absent and not voting 1, with the absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 671) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

Second Reading

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 4, Allowing licensed professionals donate time to care of indigent and needy in clinical setting; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.

??????????? An amendment, recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary, was reported by the Clerk on page one, by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

?That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated ?30-1-21; that ?30-3-10a of said code be amended and reenacted; that ?30-3E-14 of said code be amended and reenacted; that ?30-4-15 of said code be amended and reenacted; that ?30-5-17 of said code be amended and reenacted; that ?30-7-6a of said code be amended and reenacted; that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated ?30-7-6b; that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated ?30-7A-6a; that ?30-8-16 of said code be amended and reenacted; that ?30-14-12b of said code be amended and reenacted; that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated ?30-16-7a; that ?30-20-13 of said code be amended and reenacted; that ?30-21-17 of? said code be amended and reenacted; and? that ?30-28-8a of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL STATE BOARDS OF EXAMINATION OR REGISTRATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER.

?30-1-21. Exemption from licensure for professional practice for a charitable function.

(a) A person holding an unrestricted license, certificate, registration or permit granted by another state or jurisdiction to practice a profession or occupation licensed under this chapter may serve as a volunteer without compensation for a charitable function for a period not to exceed ten days, subject to the approval process described in this section: Provided, That a person who has received any completed disciplinary actions in which discipline was ordered in any of the three most recent years, or is the subject of any pending disciplinary actions is not eligible for this charitable exemption from licensure.

(b) The person shall notify the board of the nature of the volunteer charitable practice, the specific dates the person will participate in the charitable practice, and shall provide to the board a list of all professional and occupational licenses, registrations, permits or certificates held in each state or jurisdiction for the previous three years.

(c) Upon a review of the information required by this section, the board shall provide a temporary authorization to a qualified volunteer to participate in the volunteer activity for the duration not to exceed ten days. Each board shall keep a record of each authorization issued pursuant to his section.

(d) The board may not charge a fee to authorize this charitable practice.

ARTICLE 3. WEST VIRGINIA MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT.

?30-3-10a. Special volunteer medical license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.

(a) There is hereby established a special volunteer medical license for physicians retired or retiring from the active practice of medicine who wish to donate their expertise for the medical care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge. The special volunteer medical license shall be issued by the West Virginia Board of Medicine to physicians licensed or otherwise eligible for licensure under this article and the rules promulgated hereunder without the payment of any application fee, license fee or renewal fee, shall be issued for a fiscal year or part thereof, and shall be renewable annually. The board shall develop application forms for the special license provided for in this subsection which shall contain the physician?s acknowledgment that:

(1) The physician?s practice under the special volunteer medical license will be exclusively and totally devoted to providing medical care to needy and indigent persons in West Virginia;

(2) The physician will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation, but may donate to the clinic the proceeds of any reimbursement for any medical services rendered under the special volunteer medical license;

(3) The physician will supply any supporting documentation that the board may reasonably require; and

(4) The physician agrees to continue to participate in continuing medical education as required of physicians in active practice.

(b) Any person engaged in the active practice of medicine in this state whose license is in good standing may donate their expertise for the medical care and treatment of indigent and needy patients under an arrangement with a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge to the patient. Services rendered under an arrangement may be performed in either the physician?s office or the clinical setting.

~~(b)~~ (c) Any physician who renders any medical service to indigent and needy patients of a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge under a special volunteer medical license authorized under subsection (a) of this section or pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section without payment or compensation or the expectation or promise of payment or compensation is immune from liability for any civil action arising out of any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the medical service at the clinic unless the act or omission was the result of the physician?s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In order for the immunity under this subsection to apply, there must be a written agreement between the physician and the clinic pursuant to which the physician will provide voluntary noncompensated medical services under the control of the clinic to patients of the clinic before the rendering of any services by the physician at the clinic: Provided, That any clinic entering into such written agreement shall be required to maintain liability coverage of not less than $1 million per occurrence.

~~?(c)~~ (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a clinic organized,?? in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge ~~shall~~ is not be relieved from imputed liability for the negligent acts of a physician rendering voluntary medical services at or for the clinic under a special volunteer medical license authorized under subsection (a) of this section or pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

~~(d)~~ (e) For purposes of this section, ?otherwise eligible for licensure? means the satisfaction of all the requirements for licensure as listed in section ten of this article and in the legislative rules promulgated hereunder, except the fee requirements of subsections (b) and (d) of said section and of the legislative rule promulgated by the board relating to fees.

~~(e)~~ (f) Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring the board to issue a special volunteer medical license to any physician whose medical license is or has been subject to any disciplinary action or to any physician who has surrendered a medical license or caused such license to lapse, expire and become invalid in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her medical license, or who has elected to place a medical license in inactive status in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her medical license, or who have been denied a medical license.

~~(f)~~ (g) Any policy or contract of liability insurance providing coverage for liability sold, issued or delivered in this state to any physician covered under the provisions of this article shall be read so as to contain a provision or endorsement whereby the company issuing such policy waives or agrees not to assert as a defense on behalf of the policyholder or any beneficiary thereof, to any claim covered by the terms of such policy within the policy limits, the immunity from liability of the insured by reason of the care and treatment of needy and indigent patients by a physician who holds a special volunteer medical license or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section: Provided, That this subsection shall not apply to a terminated policy, terminated contract of liability insurance or extended reporting endorsement attached thereto that provides "tail insurance" as defined by section two, article twenty-d, chapter thirty-three of this code: Provided, however,? That nothing within this subsection shall be construed to extend coverage under a terminated policy or terminated contract of liability insurance or any extended reporting endorsement attached thereto to: (1) Alter or amend the effective policy period of any policy, contract of liability insurance or extended reporting endorsement; or (2) cover the treatment of indigent and needy patients by a physician who holds a special volunteer medical license or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

ARTICLE 3E.? PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS PRACTICE ACT.

?30‑3E-14. Special volunteer physician assistant license.

(a) A special volunteer physician assistant license may be issued to a physician assistant who:

(1) Is retired or is retiring from the active practice of medicine; and

(2) Wishes to donate his or her expertise for the medical care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge.

(b) The special volunteer physician assistant license shall be issued by the appropriate licensing board:

(1) To a physician assistant licensed or otherwise eligible for licensure under this article;

(2) Without the payment of any fee; and

(3) The initial license shall be issued for the remainder of the licensing period.

(c) The special volunteer physician assistant license shall be renewed consistent with the appropriate licensing board?s other licensing requirements.

(d) The appropriate licensing board shall develop application forms for the special volunteer physician assistant license which shall contain the physician assistant?s acknowledgment that:

(1) The physician assistant?s practice under the special volunteer physician assistant license shall be exclusively devoted to providing medical care to needy and indigent persons in West Virginia;

(2) The physician assistant will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation, for any medical services rendered under the special volunteer physician assistant license;

(3) The physician assistant shall supply any supporting documentation that the appropriate licensing board may reasonably require; and

(4) The physician assistant agrees to continue to participate in continuing education as required by the appropriate licensing board for the special volunteer physician assistant license.

(e) A physician assistant and his or her collaborating physician who ~~renders~~ render medical service to indigent and needy patients of a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge, under a special volunteer physician assistant license, without payment or compensation or the expectation or promise of payment or compensation, is are immune from liability for any civil action arising out of any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the medical service at the clinic unless the act or omission was the result of the physician assistant?s and his or her collaborating physician?s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In order for the immunity under this subsection to apply, there shall be a written agreement between the physician assistant and the clinic pursuant to which the physician assistant shall provide voluntary uncompensated medical services under the control of the clinic to patients of the clinic before the rendering of any services by the physician assistant at the clinic. Any clinic entering into a written agreement is required to maintain liability coverage of not less than $1 million per occurrence.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge is not relieved from imputed liability for the negligent acts of a physician assistant rendering voluntary medical services at or for the clinic under a special volunteer physician assistant license.

(g) For purposes of this section, ?otherwise eligible for licensure? means the satisfaction of all the requirements for licensure under this article, except the fee requirements.

(h) Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring the appropriate licensing board to issue a special volunteer physician assistant license to any physician assistant whose license is or has been subject to any disciplinary action or to any physician assistant who has surrendered a physician assistant license or caused his or her license to lapse, expire and become invalid in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has elected to place a physician assistant license in inactive status in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has been denied a physician assistant license.

(i) Any policy or contract of liability insurance providing coverage for liability sold, issued or delivered in this state to any physician assistant covered under the provisions of this article shall be read so as to contain a provision or endorsement whereby the company issuing the policy waives or agrees not to assert as a defense on behalf of the policyholder or any beneficiary thereof, to any claim covered by the terms of the policy within the policy limits, the immunity from liability of the insured by reason of the care and treatment of needy and indigent patients by a physician assistant who holds a special volunteer physician assistant license.

ARTICLE 4. WEST VIRGINIA DENTAL PRACTICE ACT.

?30-4-15. Special volunteer dentist or dental hygienist license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.

(a) There is continued a special volunteer dentist and dental hygienist license for dentist and dental hygienists retired or retiring from the active practice of dentistry and dental hygiene who wish to donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge. The special volunteer dentist or dental hygienist license shall be issued by the board to dentist or dental hygienists licensed or otherwise eligible for licensure under this article and the legislative rules promulgated hereunder without the payment of an application fee, license fee or renewal fee, shall be issued for the remainder of the licensing period and renewed consistent with the boards other licensing requirements. The board shall develop application forms for the special license provided in this subsection which shall contain the dental hygienist?s acknowledgment that:

(1) The dentist or dental hygienist?s practice under the special volunteer dentist or dental hygienist license will be exclusively devoted to providing dentistry or dental hygiene care to needy and indigent persons in West Virginia;

(2) The dentist or dental hygienist will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation but may donate to the clinic the proceeds of any reimbursement, for any dentistry or dental hygiene services rendered under the special volunteer dentist or dental hygienist license;

(3) The dentist or dental hygienist will supply any supporting documentation that the board may reasonably require; and

(4) The dentist or dental hygienist agrees to continue to participate in continuing professional education as required by the board for the special volunteer dentist or dental hygienist.

(b) Any person engaged in the active practice of dentistry and dental hygiene in this state whose license is in good standing may donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge to the patient. Services rendered pursuant to an arrangement may be performed in either the office of the dentist or dental hygienist or the clinical setting.

~~(b)~~ (c) Any dentist or dental hygienist who renders any dentistry or dental hygiene service to indigent and needy patients of a clinic organized, in whole? or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge under a special volunteer dentist or dental hygienist license authorized under subsection (a) of this section or pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section without payment or compensation or the expectation or promise of payment or compensation is immune from liability for any civil action arising out of any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the dental hygiene service at the clinic unless the act or omission was the result of the dentist?s or dental hygienist?s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In order for the immunity under this subsection to apply, there shall be a written agreement between the dentist or dental hygienist and the clinic pursuant to which the dentist or dental hygienist will provide voluntary uncompensated dental hygiene services under the control of the clinic to patients of the clinic before the rendering of any services by the dentist or dental hygienist at the clinic: Provided, That any clinic entering into such written agreement is required to maintain liability coverage of not less than $1 million per occurrence.

~~?(c)~~ (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge is not relieved from imputed liability for the negligent acts of a dentist or dental hygienist rendering voluntary dental hygiene services at or for the clinic under a special volunteer dentist or dental hygienist license authorized under subsection (a) of this section or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

~~(d)~~ (e) For purposes of this section, "otherwise eligible for licensure" means the satisfaction of all the requirements for licensure as listed in section eight of this article and in the legislative rules promulgated thereunder, except the fee requirements of subdivision (6) of said section and of the legislative rules promulgated by the board relating to fees.

~~(e)~~ (f) Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring the board to issue a special volunteer dentist or dental hygienist license to any dentist or dental hygienist whose license is or has been subject to any disciplinary action or to any dentist or dental hygienist who has surrendered a license or caused such license to lapse, expire and become invalid in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her dentist or dental hygienist license, or who has elected to place a dentist or dental hygienist license in inactive status in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has been denied a dentist or dental hygienist license.

~~(f)~~ (g) Any policy or contract of liability insurance providing coverage for liability sold, issued or delivered in this state to any dentist or dental hygienist covered under the provisions of this article shall be read so as to contain a provision or endorsement whereby the company issuing such policy waives or agrees not to assert as a defense on behalf of the policyholder or any beneficiary thereof, to any claim covered by the terms of such policy within the policy limits, the immunity from liability of the insured by reason of the care and treatment of needy and indigent patients by a dentist or dental hygienist who holds a special volunteer dentist or dental hygienist license or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

ARTICLE 5. PHARMACISTS, PHARMACY TECHNICIANS, PHARMACY INTERNS AND PHARMACIES.

?30-5-17. Special volunteer pharmacist license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.

(a) There is a special volunteer pharmacist license for pharmacists retired or retiring from the active practice of pharmacist care who wish to donate their expertise for the pharmacist care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge. The special volunteer pharmacist license shall be issued by the board to pharmacists licensed or otherwise eligible for licensure under this article and the legislative rules promulgated hereunder without the payment of an application fee, license fee or renewal fee, and the initial license shall be issued for the remainder of the licensing period, and renewed consistent with the boards other licensing requirements. The board shall develop application forms for the special license provided in this subsection which shall contain the pharmacist?s acknowledgment that:

(1) The pharmacist?s practice under the special volunteer pharmacist license shall be exclusively devoted to providing pharmacist care to needy and indigent persons in West Virginia;

(2) The pharmacist may not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation, but may donate to the clinic the proceeds of any reimbursement for any pharmacist care rendered under the special volunteer pharmacist license;

(3) The pharmacist will supply any supporting documentation that the board may reasonably require; and

(4) The pharmacist agrees to continue to participate in continuing professional education as required by the board for the special volunteer pharmacist license.

(b) Any person engaged in the active practice of pharmacist care in this state whose license is in good standing may donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge to the patient. Services rendered pursuant to an arrangement may be performed in either the pharmacist?s office or the clinical setting.

~~(b)~~ (c) Any pharmacist who renders any pharmacist care to indigent and needy patients of a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge under a special volunteer pharmacist license authorized under subsection (a) of this section or pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section without payment or compensation or the expectation or promise of payment or compensation is immune from liability for any civil action arising out of any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the pharmacist care at the clinic unless the act or omission was the result of the pharmacist?s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In order for the immunity under this subsection to apply, there shall be a written agreement between the pharmacist and the clinic pursuant to which the pharmacist provides voluntary uncompensated pharmacist care under the control of the clinic to patients of the clinic before the rendering of any services by the pharmacist at the clinic: Provided, That any clinic entering into such written agreement is required to maintain liability coverage of not less than $1 million per occurrence.

~~?(c)~~? (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge is not relieved from imputed liability for the negligent acts of a pharmacist rendering voluntary pharmacist care at or for the clinic under a special volunteer pharmacist license authorized under subsection (a) of this section or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

~~(d)~~ (e) For purposes of this section, "otherwise eligible for licensure" means the satisfaction of all the requirements for licensure as listed in section nine of this article and in the legislative rules promulgated thereunder, except the fee requirements of that section and of the legislative rules promulgated by the board relating to fees.

~~(e)~~ (f) Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring the board to issue a special volunteer pharmacist license to any pharmacist whose license is or has been subject to any disciplinary action or to any pharmacist who has surrendered a license or caused such license to lapse, expire and become invalid in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has elected to place a pharmacist license in inactive status in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has been denied a pharmacist license.

~~(f)~~ (g) Any policy or contract of liability insurance providing coverage for liability sold, issued or delivered in this state to any pharmacist covered under the provisions of this article shall be read so as to contain a provision or endorsement whereby the company issuing such policy waives or agrees not to assert as a defense on behalf of the policyholder or any beneficiary thereof, to any claim covered by the terms of such policy within the policy limits, the immunity from liability of the insured by reason of the care and treatment of needy and indigent patients by a pharmacist who holds a special volunteer pharmacist license? or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

ARTICLE 7. REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES.

?30-7-6a. Special volunteer registered professional nurse license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.

(a) There is established a special volunteer license for registered professional nurses retired or retiring from the active practice of nursing who wish to donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge. The special volunteer registered professional nurse license shall be issued by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for registered professional nurses to registered professional nurses licensed or otherwise eligible for licensure under this article and the legislative rules promulgated hereunder without the payment of an application fee, license fee or renewal fee, shall be issued for the remainder of the licensing period, and renewed consistent with the boards other licensing requirements. The board shall develop application forms for the special license provided in this subsection which shall contain the registered professional nurse?s acknowledgment that:

(1) The registered professional nurse?s practice under the special volunteer registered professional nurse license will be exclusively devoted to providing nursing care to needy and indigent persons in West Virginia;

(2) The registered professional nurse will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation but may donate to the clinic the proceeds of any reimbursement, for any nursing services rendered under the special volunteer registered professional nurse license;

(3) The registered professional nurse will supply any supporting documentation that the board may reasonably require; and

(4) The registered professional nurse agrees to continue to participate in continuing education as required by the board for the special volunteer registered professional nurse license.

(b) Any person engaged in the active practice of nursing in this state whose license is in good standing may donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge to the patient. Services rendered pursuant to an arrangement may be performed in either the office of the registered professional nurse or the clinical setting.

~~(b)~~ (c) Any registered professional nurse who renders nursing service to indigent and needy patients of a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge under a special volunteer registered professional nurse license authorized under subsection (a) of this section or pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section without payment or compensation or the expectation or promise of payment or compensation is immune from liability for any civil action arising out of any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the nursing service at the clinic unless the act or omission was the result of the registered professional nurse?s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In order for the immunity under this subsection to apply, there must be a written agreement between the registered professional nurse and the clinic pursuant to which the registered professional nurse will provide voluntary uncompensated nursing services under the control of the clinic to patients of the clinic before the rendering of any services by the registered professional nurse at the clinic: Provided, That any clinic entering into such written agreement is required to maintain liability coverage of not less than $1 million per occurrence.

~~?(c)~~ (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge is not relieved from imputed liability for the negligent acts of a registered professional nurse rendering voluntary nursing services at or for the clinic under a special volunteer registered professional nurse license authorized under subsection (a) of this section or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

~~(d)~~ (e) For purposes of this section, "otherwise eligible for licensure" means the satisfaction of all the requirements for licensure as listed in section six of this article and in the legislative rules promulgated thereunder, except the fee requirements of that section and of the legislative rules promulgated by the board relating to fees.

~~(e)~~ (f) Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring the board to issue a special volunteer registered professional nurse license to any registered professional nurse whose license is or has been subject to any disciplinary action or to any registered professional nurse who has surrendered his or her license or caused such license to lapse, expire and become invalid in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has elected to place a registered professional nurse license in inactive status in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has been denied a registered professional nurse license.

~~(f)~~ (g) Any policy or contract of liability insurance providing coverage for liability sold, issued or delivered in this state to any registered professional nurse covered under the provisions of this article shall be read so as to contain a provision or endorsement whereby the company issuing such policy waives or agrees not to assert as a defense on behalf of the policyholder or any beneficiary thereof, to any claim covered by the terms of such policy within the policy limits, the immunity from liability of the insured by reason of the care and treatment of needy and indigent patients by a registered professional nurse who holds a special volunteer registered professional nurse license or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

?30-7-6b. Special volunteer license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.

(a) There is established a special volunteer license for advanced practice registered nurses retired or retiring from the active practice of nursing who wish to donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge. The special volunteer advanced practice registered nurse license shall be issued by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered professional nurses to advanced practice registered nurses licensed or otherwise eligible for licensure pursuant to this article and the rules promulgated hereunder without the payment of an application fee, license fee or renewal fee, shall be issued for the remainder of the licensing period, and renewed consistent with the boards other licensing requirements. The board shall develop application forms for the special license provided in this subsection which shall contain the advanced practice registered nurse?s acknowledgment that:

(1) The advanced practice registered nurse?s practice pursuant to the special volunteer advanced practice registered nurses license will be exclusively devoted to providing nursing care to needy and indigent persons in West Virginia;

(2) The advanced practice registered nurse will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation but may donate to the clinic the proceeds of any reimbursement, for any nursing services rendered pursuant to the special volunteer advanced practice registered nurse license;

(3) The advanced practice registered nurse will supply any supporting documentation that the board may reasonably require; and

(4) The advanced practice registered nurse agrees to continue to participate in continuing education as required by the board for the special volunteer advanced practice registered nurse license.

(b) Any person licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse in this state whose license is in good standing may donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge to the patient. Services rendered pursuant to an arrangement may be performed in either the office of the advanced practice registered nurses or the clinical setting.

(c) A advanced practice registered nurse and his or her collaborating physician who render nursing service to indigent and needy patients of a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge pursuant to a special volunteer advanced practice registered nurse license authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section without payment or compensation or the expectation or promise of payment or compensation is immune from liability for any civil action arising out of any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the nursing service at the clinic unless the act or omission was the result of the advanced practice registered nurse?s and his or her collaborating physician?s gross negligence or willful misconduct. For the immunity pursuant to this subsection to apply, there must be a written agreement between the licensed practical nurse and the clinic pursuant to which the advanced practice registered nurse will provide voluntary uncompensated nursing services under the control of the clinic to patients of the clinic before the rendering of any services by the advanced practice registered nurse at the clinic: Provided, That any clinic entering into such written agreement is required to maintain liability coverage of not less than $1 million per occurrence.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge is not relieved from imputed liability for the negligent acts of a advanced practice registered nurse rendering voluntary nursing services at or for the clinic pursuant to a special volunteer advanced practice registered nurse license authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(e) For purposes of this section, ?otherwise eligible for licensure? means the satisfaction of all the requirements for licensure as listed in section six of this article and in the rules promulgated thereunder, except the fee requirements of that section and of the legislative rules promulgated by the board relating to fees.

(f) Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring the board to issue a special volunteer advanced practice registered nurse license to any advanced practice registered nurse whose license is or has been subject to any disciplinary action or to any advanced practice registered nurse who has surrendered his or her license or caused such license to lapse, expire and become invalid in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has elected to place a advanced practice registered nurse license in inactive status in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has been denied a advanced practice registered nurse license.

(g) Any policy or contract of liability insurance providing coverage for liability sold, issued or delivered in this state to any advanced practice registered nurse covered pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be read so as to contain a provision or endorsement whereby the company issuing such policy waives or agrees not to assert as a defense on behalf of the policyholder or any beneficiary thereof, to any claim covered by the terms of such policy within the policy limits, the immunity from liability of the insured by reason of the care and treatment of needy and indigent patients by a advanced practice registered nurse who holds a special volunteer advanced practice registered nurse license or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

ARTICLE 7A. LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES.

?30-7A-6a. Special volunteer license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.

(a) There is established a special volunteer license for licensed practical nurses retired or retiring from the active practice of nursing who wish to donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge. The special volunteer licensed practical nurse license shall be issued by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for licensed practical nurses to licensed practical nurses licensed or otherwise eligible for licensure pursuant to this article and the rules promulgated hereunder without the payment of an application fee, license fee or renewal fee, shall be issued for the remainder of the licensing period, and renewed consistent with the boards other licensing requirements. The board shall develop application forms for the special license provided in this subsection which shall contain the licensed practical nurse?s acknowledgment that:

(1) The licensed practical nurse?s practice pursuant to the special volunteer licensed practical nurse license will be exclusively devoted to providing nursing care to needy and indigent persons in West Virginia;

(2) The licensed practical nurse will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation but may donate to the clinic the proceeds of any reimbursement, for any nursing services rendered pursuant to the special volunteer licensed practical nurse license;

(3) The licensed practical nurse will supply any supporting documentation that the board may reasonably require; and

(4) The licensed practical nurse agrees to continue to participate in continuing education as required by the board for the special volunteer licensed practical nurse license.

(b) Any person licensed as a licensed practical nurse in this state whose license is in good standing may donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge to the patient. Services rendered pursuant to an arrangement may be performed in either the office of the registered professional nurse or the clinical setting.

(c) Any licensed practical nurse who renders nursing service to indigent and needy patients of a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge pursuant to a special volunteer licensed practical nurse license authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section without payment or compensation or the expectation or promise of payment or compensation is immune from liability for any civil action arising out of any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the nursing service at the clinic unless the act or omission was the result of the licensed practical nurse?s gross negligence or willful misconduct. For the immunity pursuant to this subsection to apply, there must be a written agreement between the licensed practical nurse and the clinic pursuant to which the licensed practical nurse will provide voluntary uncompensated nursing services under the control of the clinic to patients of the clinic before the rendering of any services by the licensed practical nurse at the clinic: Provided, That any clinic entering into such written agreement is required to maintain liability coverage of not less than $1 million per occurrence.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge is not relieved from imputed liability for the negligent acts of a licensed practical nurse rendering voluntary nursing services at or for the clinic pursuant to a special volunteer licensed practical nurse license authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(f) Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring the board to issue a special volunteer licensed practical nurse license to any licensed practical nurse whose license is or has been subject to any disciplinary action or to any licensed practical nurse who has surrendered his or her license or caused such license to lapse, expire and become invalid in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has elected to place a licensed practical nurse license in inactive status in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has been denied a licensed practical nurse license.

(g) Any policy or contract of liability insurance providing coverage for liability sold, issued or delivered in this state to any licensed practical nurse covered pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be read so as to contain a provision or endorsement whereby the company issuing such policy waives or agrees not to assert as a defense on behalf of the policyholder or any beneficiary thereof, to any claim covered by the terms of such policy within the policy limits, the immunity from liability of the insured by reason of the care and treatment of needy and indigent patients by a licensed practical nurse who holds a special volunteer licensed practical nurse license or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

ARTICLE 8. OPTOMETRISTS.

?30-8-16. Special volunteer license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.

(a) There is established a special volunteer license for optometrists who are retired or are retiring from the active practice of optometry and wish to donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge.

(b) The special volunteer license shall be issued by the board to optometrists licensed or otherwise eligible for licensure under this article without the payment of an application fee, license fee or renewal fee, and shall be issued for the remainder of the licensing period, and renewed consistent with the boards other licensing requirements.

(c) The board shall develop application forms for the special volunteer license provided in this section which shall contain the optometrist?s acknowledgment that:

(1) The optometrist?s practice under the special volunteer license will be exclusively devoted to providing optometrical care to needy and indigent persons in West Virginia;

(2) The optometrist will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation but may donate to the clinic the proceeds of any reimbursement, for any optometrical services rendered under the special volunteer license;

(3) The optometrist will supply any supporting documentation that the board may reasonably require; and

(4) The optometrist agrees to continue to participate in continuing education as required by the board for a special volunteer license.

(d) Any person engaged in the active practice of optometry in this state whose license is in good standing may donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge to the patient. Services rendered pursuant to an arrangement may be performed in either the office of the optometrist or the clinical setting.

~~(d)~~ (e) Any optometrist who renders any optometrical service to indigent and needy patients of a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge, under a special volunteer license authorized under this section or pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (d) of this section without payment or compensation or the expectation or promise of payment or compensation is immune from liability for any civil action arising out of any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the optometrical service at the clinic unless the act or omission was the result of the optometrist?s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In order for the immunity under this subsection to apply, before the rendering of any services by the optometrist at the clinic, there must be a written agreement between the optometrist and the clinic stating that the optometrist will provide voluntary uncompensated optometrical services under the control of the clinic to patients of the clinic before the rendering of any services by the optometrist at the clinic: Provided, That any clinic entering into such written agreement is required to maintain liability coverage of not less than $1 million per occurrence.

~~?(e)~~ (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge is not relieved from imputed liability for the negligent acts of an optometrist rendering voluntary optometrical services at or for the clinic under a special volunteer license under this section or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

~~(f)~~ (g) For purposes of this section, "otherwise eligible for licensure" means the satisfaction of all the requirements for licensure in this article except the fee requirements.

~~(g)~~ (h) Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring the board to issue a special volunteer license to any optometrist whose license is or has been subject to any disciplinary action or to any optometrist who has surrendered a license or caused such license to lapse, expire and become invalid in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has elected to place a license in inactive status in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has been denied a license.

~~(h)~~ (i) Any policy or contract of liability insurance providing coverage for liability sold, issued or delivered in this state to any optometrist covered under the provisions of this article shall be read so as to contain a provision or endorsement whereby the company issuing such policy waives or agrees not to assert as a defense on behalf of the policyholder or any beneficiary thereof, to any claim covered by the terms of such policy within the policy limits, the immunity from liability of the insured by reason of the care and treatment of needy and indigent patients by an optometrist who holds a special volunteer license or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

ARTICLE 14. OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

?30-14-12b. Special volunteer medical license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.

(a) There is hereby established a special volunteer medical license for physicians retired or retiring from the active practice of osteopathy who wish to donate their expertise for the medical care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge. The special volunteer medical license shall be issued by the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine to physicians licensed or otherwise eligible for licensure under this article and the rules promulgated hereunder without the payment of any application fee, license fee or renewal fee, shall be issued for a fiscal year or part thereof, and shall be renewable annually. The board shall develop application forms for the special license provided for in this subsection which shall contain the physician?s acknowledgment that: (1) The physician?s practice under the special volunteer medical license will be exclusively and totally devoted to providing medical care to needy and indigent persons in West Virginia; (2) the physician will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation but may donate to the clinic the proceeds of any reimbursement, for any medical services rendered under the special volunteer medical license; (3) the physician will supply any supporting documentation that the board may reasonably require; and (4) the physician agrees to continue to participate in continuing medical education as required of physicians in active practice.

(b) Any person engaged in the active practice of osteopathy in this state whose license is in good standing may donate their expertise for the medical care and treatment of indigent and needy patients pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge to the patient. Services rendered pursuant to an arrangement may be performed in either the physician?s office or the clinical setting.

~~(b)~~ (c) Any physician who renders any medical service to indigent and needy patients of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge under a special volunteer medical license authorized under subsection (a) of this section or pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section without payment or compensation or the expectation or promise of payment or compensation is immune from liability for any civil action arising out of any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the medical service at the clinic unless the act or omission was the result of the physician?s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In order for the immunity under this subsection to apply, there must be a written agreement between the physician and the clinic pursuant to which the physician will provide voluntary noncompensated medical services under the control of the clinic to patients of the clinic before the rendering of any services by the physician at the clinic: Provided, That any clinic entering into such written agreement shall be required to maintain liability coverage of not less than $1 million per occurrence.

~~(c)~~ (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge shall not be relieved from imputed liability for the negligent acts of a physician rendering voluntary medical services at or for the clinic under a special volunteer medical license authorized under subsection (a) of this section or who renders such services pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

Article 16. chiropractors.

?30-16-7a. Special volunteer chiropractor license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.

(a) There is established a special volunteer license for chiropractors retired or retiring from active practice who wish to donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge. The special volunteer license provided by this section shall be issued by the West Virginia Board of Chiropractic to chiropractors licensed or otherwise eligible for licensure pursuant to this article and the rules promulgated hereunder without the payment of an application fee, license fee or renewal fee, and the initial license shall be issued for the remainder of the licensing period, and renewed consistent with the boards other licensing requirements. The board shall develop application forms for the special volunteer license provided in this section which shall contain the applicant?s acknowledgment that:

(1) The applicant?s practice pursuant to the special volunteer license will be exclusively devoted to providing chiropractic care to needy and indigent persons in West Virginia;

(2) The applicant may not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation but may donate to the clinic the proceeds of any reimbursement for any chiropractic services rendered pursuant to the special volunteer license;

(3) The applicant shall supply any supporting documentation that the board may reasonably require; and

(4) The applicant shall continue to participate in continuing education as required by the board for special volunteer chiropractor?s licenses.

(b)? Any person engaged in the active practice of chiropractic in this state whose license is in good standing may donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge to the patient. Services rendered pursuant to an arrangement may be performed in either the chiropractor?s office or the clinical setting.

(c) Any chiropractor who renders any chiropractic service to indigent and needy patients of a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge pursuant to a special volunteer license authorized pursuant to subsection (a) of this section or? an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section without payment or compensation or the expectation or promise of payment or compensation is immune from liability for any civil action arising out of any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the chiropractic service at the clinic unless the act or omission was the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the chiropractor. For the immunity pursuant to this subsection to apply, there must be a written agreement between the chiropractor and the clinic stating that the chiropractor will provide voluntary uncompensated chiropractic services under the control of the clinic to patients of the clinic before the rendering of any services by the chiropractor at the clinic: Provided, That any clinic entering into such written agreement is required to maintain liability coverage of not less than $1 million per occurrence.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge is not relieved from imputed liability for the negligent acts of a chiropractor rendering voluntary chiropractic services at or for the clinic pursuant to a special volunteer license authorized pursuant to this section or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

(e) For purposes of this section, ?otherwise eligible for licensure? means the satisfaction

of all the requirements for licensure for a chiropractor except the fee requirements.

(f) Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring the board to issue a special volunteer license to any chiropractor whose license is or has been subject to any disciplinary action or to any chiropractor who has surrendered a license or caused a license to lapse, expire and become invalid in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has elected to place a license in inactive status in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license or who has been denied a license.

(g) Any policy or contract of liability insurance providing coverage for liability sold, issued or delivered in this state to any chiropractor covered pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be read so as to contain a provision or endorsement whereby the company issuing such policy waives or agrees not to assert as a defense on behalf of the policy holder or any beneficiary there of the policy, to any claim covered by the terms of the policy within the policy limits, the immunity from liability of the insured by reason of the care and treatment of needy and indigent patients by a chiropractor who holds? a? special? volunteer? license? or? who? renders? such? care? and? treatment? pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

ARTICLE 20. PHYSICAL THERAPISTS.

?30-20-13. Special volunteer physical therapist license, physical therapist assistant license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.

(a) There is established a special volunteer license for physical therapists or physical therapist assistants, as the case may be, retired or retiring from active practice who wish to donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge. The special volunteer license provided by this section shall be issued by the West Virginia Board of Physical Therapy to physical therapists or physical therapist assistants licensed or otherwise eligible for licensure under this article and the legislative rules promulgated hereunder without the payment of an application fee, license fee or renewal fee, and the initial license shall be issued for the remainder of the licensing period, and renewed consistent with the boards other licensing requirements. The board shall develop application forms for the special volunteer license provided in this section which shall contain the applicant?s acknowledgment that:

(1) The applicant?s practice under the special volunteer license will be exclusively devoted to providing physical therapy care to needy and indigent persons in West Virginia;

(2) The applicant may not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation but may donate to the clinic the proceeds of any reimbursement for any physical therapy services rendered under the special volunteer license;

(3) The applicant shall supply any supporting documentation that the board may reasonably require; and

(4) The applicant shall continue to participate in continuing education as required by the board for special volunteer physical therapists or physical therapist assistants license, as the case may be.

(b) Any person engaged in the active practice of physical therapy in this state whose license is in good standing may donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge to the patient. Services rendered pursuant to an arrangement may be performed in either the physical therapist?s office or the clinical setting.

~~(b)~~ (c) Any physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who renders any physical therapy service to indigent and needy patients of a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge under a special volunteer license authorized under subsection (a) of this section or pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section without payment or compensation or the expectation or promise of payment or compensation is immune from liability for any civil action arising out of any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the physical therapy service at the clinic unless the act or omission was the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. In order for the immunity under this subsection to apply, there must be a written agreement between the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant and the clinic stating that the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant will provide voluntary uncompensated physical therapy services under the control of the clinic to patients of the clinic before the rendering of any services by the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant at the clinic: Provided, That any clinic entering into such written agreement is required to maintain liability coverage of not less than $1 million per occurrence.

~~?(c)~~ (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge is not relieved from imputed liability for the negligent acts of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant rendering voluntary physical therapy services at or for the clinic under a special volunteer license authorized under this section or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

~~(d)~~ (e) For purposes of this section, "otherwise eligible for licensure" means the satisfaction of all the requirements for licensure for a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, as the case may be, except the fee requirements.

~~(e)~~ (f) Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring the board to issue a special volunteer license to any physical therapist or physical therapist assistant whose license is or has been subject to any disciplinary action or to any physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who has surrendered a license or caused a license to lapse, expire and become invalid in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has elected to place a license in inactive status in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license or who has been denied a license.

~~(f)~~ (g) Any policy or contract of liability insurance providing coverage for liability sold, issued or delivered in this state to any physical therapist or physical therapist assistant covered under the provisions of this article shall be read so as to contain a provision or endorsement whereby the company issuing such policy waives or agrees not to assert as a defense on behalf of the policy holder or any beneficiary thereof the policy, to any claim covered by the terms of the policy within the policy limits, the immunity from liability of the insured by reason of the care and treatment of needy and indigent patients by a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who holds a special volunteer license or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

ARTICLE 21. PSYCHOLOGISTS; SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.

?30-21-17. Special volunteer psychologists license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.

(a) There is established a special volunteer psychologists license for psychologists retired or retiring from the active practice of psychology who wish to donate their expertise for the psychological care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge. The special volunteer psychologist license shall be issued by the West Virginia Board of Examiners of Psychologists to psychologists licensed or otherwise eligible for licensure under this article and the legislative rules promulgated hereunder without the payment of an application fee, license fee or renewal fee, and the initial license shall be issued for the remainder of the licensing period, and renewed consistent with the boards other licensing requirements. The board shall develop application forms for the special license provided in this subsection which shall contain the psychologist?s acknowledgment that:

(1) The psychologist?s practice under the special volunteer psychologists license will be exclusively devoted to providing psychological care to needy and indigent persons in West Virginia;

(2) The psychologist will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation but may donate to the clinic the proceeds of any reimbursement, for any psychological services rendered under the special volunteer psychological license;

(3) The psychologist will supply any supporting documentation that the board may reasonably require; and

(4) The psychologist agrees to continue to participate in continuing education as required by the board for a special volunteer psychologists license.

(b) Any person engaged in the active practice of psychology in this state whose license is in good standing may donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge to the patient. Services rendered pursuant to an arrangement may be performed in either the psychologist?s office or the clinical setting.

~~(b)~~ (c) Any psychologist who renders any psychological service to indigent and needy patients of a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge under a special volunteer psychologist license authorized under subsection (a) of this section without payment or compensation or the expectation or promise of payment or compensation, is immune from liability for any civil action arising out of any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the psychological service at the clinic unless the act or omission was the result of the psychologist?s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In order for the immunity under this subsection to apply, there must be a written agreement between the psychologist and the clinic pursuant to which the psychologist will provide voluntary uncompensated psychological services under the control of the clinic to patients of the clinic before the rendering of any services by the psychologists at the clinic: Provided, That any clinic entering into such written agreement is required to maintain liability coverage of not less than $1 million per occurrence.

~~?(c)~~ (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge is not relieved from imputed liability for the negligent acts of a psychologist rendering voluntary psychological services at or for the clinic under a special volunteer psychological license authorized under subsection (a) of this section or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

~~(d)~~ (e) For purposes of this section, "otherwise eligible for licensure" means the satisfaction of all the requirements for licensure as listed in section seven of this article and in the legislative rules promulgated thereunder, except the fee requirements of subsection (d) of that section and of the legislative rules promulgated by the board relating to fees.

~~(e)~~ (f) Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring the board to issue a special volunteer psychologist license to any psychologist whose license is or has been subject to any disciplinary action or to any psychologist who has surrendered a psychologist license or caused such license to lapse, expire and become invalid in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has elected to place a psychologist license in inactive status in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her license, or who has been denied a psychologist license.

~~(f)~~ (g) Any policy or contract of liability insurance providing coverage for liability sold, issued or delivered in this state to any psychologist covered under the provisions of this article, shall be read so as to contain a provision or endorsement whereby the company issuing such policy waives or agrees not to assert as a defense on behalf of the policyholder or any beneficiary thereof, to any claim covered by the terms of such policy within the policy limits, the immunity from liability of the insured by reason of the care and treatment of needy and indigent patients by a psychologist who holds a special volunteer psychologist license or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

ARTICLE 28. WEST VIRGINIA OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE ACT.

?30-28-8a. Special volunteer occupational therapist license; civil immunity for voluntary services rendered to indigents.

(a) There is established a special volunteer occupational therapist license for occupational therapists retired or retiring from the active practice of occupational therapy who wish to donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients in the clinical setting of clinics organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge. The special volunteer occupational therapist license shall be issued by the West Virginia Board of Occupational Therapy to occupational therapists licensed or otherwise eligible for licensure under this article and the legislative rules promulgated hereunder without the payment of an application fee, license fee or renewal fee, and the initial license shall be issued for the remainder of the licensing period, and renewed consistent with the boards other licensing requirements. The board shall develop application forms for the special license provided in this subsection which shall contain the occupational therapist?s acknowledgment that:

(1) The occupational therapist?s practice under the special volunteer occupational therapist license will be exclusively devoted to providing occupational therapy care to needy and indigent persons in West Virginia;

(2) The occupational therapist will not receive any payment or compensation, either direct or indirect, or have the expectation of any payment or compensation but may donate to the clinic the proceeds of any reimbursement, for any occupational therapy services rendered under the special volunteer occupational therapist license;

(3) The occupational therapist will supply any supporting documentation that the board may reasonably require; and

(4) The occupational therapist agrees to continue to participate in continuing education as required by the board for a special volunteer occupational therapists license.

(b) Any person engaged in the active practice of occupational therapy in this state whose license is in good standing may donate their expertise for the care and treatment of indigent and needy patients pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge to the patient. Services rendered pursuant to an arrangement may be performed in either the occupational therapist?s office or the clinical setting.

~~(b)~~ (c) Any occupational therapist who renders any occupational therapy service to indigent and needy patients of a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge under a special volunteer occupational therapist license authorized under subsection (a) of this section or pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section without payment or compensation or the expectation or promise of payment or compensation is immune from liability for any civil action arising out of any act or omission resulting from the rendering of the occupational therapy service at the clinic unless the act or omission was the result of the occupational therapist?s gross negligence or willful misconduct. In order for the immunity under this subsection to apply, there must be a written agreement between the occupational therapist and the clinic pursuant to which the occupational therapist will provide voluntary uncompensated occupational therapy services under the control of the clinic to patients of the clinic before the rendering of any services by the occupational therapist at the clinic: Provided, That any clinic entering into such written agreement is required to maintain liability coverage of not less than $1 million per occurrence.

~~?(c)~~ (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, a clinic organized, in whole or in part, for the delivery of health care services without charge is not relieved from imputed liability for the negligent acts of an occupational therapist rendering voluntary occupational therapy services at or for the clinic under a special volunteer occupational therapist license authorized under subsection (a) of this section or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

~~(d)~~ (e) For purposes of this section, "otherwise eligible for licensure" means the satisfaction of all the requirements for licensure as listed in section eight of this article and in the legislative rules promulgated thereunder, excepting the fee requirements of subsection (a), section eleven of this article and of the legislative rules promulgated by the board relating to fees.

~~(e)~~ (f) Nothing in this section may be construed as requiring the board to issue a special volunteer occupational therapist license to any occupational therapist whose occupational therapist license is or has been subject to any disciplinary action or to any occupational therapist who has surrendered an occupational therapist license or caused such license to lapse, expire and become invalid in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her occupational therapist license, or who has elected to place an occupational therapist license in inactive status in lieu of having a complaint initiated or other action taken against his or her occupational therapist license, or who has been denied an occupational therapist license.

~~(f)~~ (g) Any policy or contract of liability insurance providing coverage for liability sold, issued or delivered in this state to any occupational therapist covered under the provisions of this article shall be read so as to contain a provision or endorsement whereby the company issuing such policy waives or agrees not to assert as a defense on behalf of the policyholder or any beneficiary thereof, to any claim covered by the terms of such policy within the policy limits, the immunity from liability of the insured by reason of the care and treatment of needy and indigent patients by an occupational therapist who holds a special volunteer occupational therapist license or who renders such care and treatment pursuant to an arrangement with a clinic as authorized pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.?

??????????? On motion of Delegate Shott, the Judiciary Committee amendment was amended on page eighteen, section six-a, beginning on line four, by striking out ?licensed practical nurse license? and inserting in lieu thereof ?license provided by this section?.

On page nineteen, section six-a, line eight, by adding ?and the initial license? before the word ?shall?.

On page nineteen, section six-a, line twenty-three, by striking ?licensed as a licensed practical nurse? and insert in lieu thereof ?engaged in the active practice of licensed practical nursing?.

On page nineteen, section six-a, line twenty-seven, by striking out ?registered professional? and inserting in lieu thereof ?licensed practical nurse?.

On page twenty, section six-a, line forty-two, by striking out ?(b)? and inserting in lieu thereof (c).

And,

On page twenty-seven, section seven-a, line thirty-nine, by striking out ?(b)? and inserting in lieu thereof ?(c)?.

??????????? The Judiciary Committee amendment, as amended, was then adopted.

??????????? The bill was ordered to third reading.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 300, Supplemental appropriation from unappropriated balance in Treasury to Division of Personnel; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 303, Supplemental appropriation of public moneys from Treasury to DHHR; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 305, Supplemental appropriation of public moneys from Treasury to Fire Commission; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 337, Hiring correctional officers without regard to placement on correctional officer register; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.

Com. Sub. for S. B. 412, Relating to WV Jobs Act reporting requirements; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was reported by the Clerk.

??????????? At the request of Delegate Cowles, and by unanimous consent, the bill was postponed one day.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 484, Relating generally to taxation; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.

??????????? Delegate Cowles asked unanimous consent that the bill be advanced to third reading, with amendments pending and further right to amend by Delegates Boggs and Nelson, which consent was not given, objection being heard.

??????????? Delegate Cowles asked and obtained unanimous consent that the bill be placed at the foot of all bills on the calendar.

??????????? S. B. 493, Providing increase in compensation for conservation officers; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.

??????????? An amendment, recommended by the Committee on Finance Committee, was reported by the Clerk and adopted, amending the bill on page one, immediately after the article heading, by striking out ?20-7-1a in its entirety.

On page four, section one-c, line fifty-three, at the end of the line, by inserting the amount ?$66,000?.

On page four, section one-c, line fifty-four, immediately after the words ?July 1, 2017?, by striking out the following:

?and continuing thereafter, Natural Resources Police Officers shall be paid the minimum annual salaries based on the following schedule: Provided, That the director may increase the base pay for all ranks within the law-enforcement section:

ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)

SUPERVISORY AND NONSUPERVISORY RANKS

Natural Resources Police Officer (In1-6 months)......................................................... $33,994

Natural Resources Police Officer (After Academy Through First Year) ...................... $41,258

Natural Resources Police Officer Second Year ........................................................... $42,266

Natural Resources Police Officer Third Year ............................................................... $42,649

Senior Natural Resources Police Officer (4th - 5th Year) ............................................ $43,048

Natural Resources Police Officer First Class (6th - 9th Year) ..................................... $43,654

Corporal (10+ years) .................................................................................................... $44,260

Sergeant ....................................................................................................................... $48,561

First Sergeant ............................................................................................................... $50,712

Lieutenant ..................................................................................................................... $55,013

Captain ......................................................................................................................... $57,164

Major ............................................................................................................................. $59,314

Lieutenant Colonel ....................................................................................................... $61,465

Colonel ......................................................................................................................... $70,000

Each Natural Resources Police Officer whose salary is fixed and specified in this annual salary schedule is entitled to the length of service increases set forth in subsection one-a of this article.? and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

?The director may set additional annual compensation for Natural Resources Police Officers based on rank and length of service in addition to the minimum annual salaries provided in this section in an amount payable solely from the Law Enforcement Program Fund and the Special Revenue License Fund.? Each Natural Resource Police Office whose minimum salary is fixed and specified in the Annual Salary Schedule in this section is entitled to the length of service increases set forth in section one-a of this article.?

And,

By striking out the enacting clause in its entirety, and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

?That ?20-7-1c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows? and a colon.

The bill was ordered to third reading.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 499, Creating Debt Resolution Services Division in Auditor's office; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 563, Relating to Consumer Credit and Protection Act; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.

S. B. 621, Providing certain rules inapplicable after county board of education notifies state board of possible closing or consolidations; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was reported by the Clerk.

??????????? At the request of Delegate Cowles, and by unanimous consent, the bill was postponed one day.

??????????? Com. Sub. for H. B. 2018, Budget Bill, making appropriations of public money out of the treasury in accordance with section fifty-one, article six of the Constitution; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.

??????????? The Speaker reminded the Members that pursuant to the unanimous consent request on yesterday, the bill would be advanced to third reading with the right to amend on that reading.

??????????? The bill was then advanced to third reading with the right to amend on that reading.

First Reading

??????????? The following bills on first reading, coming up in regular order, were each read a first time and ordered to second reading:

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 134, Authorizing Bureau of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 240, Creating crime of nonconsensual distribution of sexual images,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 255, Relating generally to filling vacancies in elected office,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 299, Supplementing, amending, decreasing and increasing items of appropriations from State Road Fund to DOH,

??????????? S. B. 339, Creating Legislative Coalition on Chronic Pain Management,

??????????? S. B. 360, Creating Legislative Coalition on Diabetes Management,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 402, Relating to covenants not to compete between physicians and hospitals,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 441, Establishing Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program,

??????????? S. B. 490, Clarifying standard of liability for officers of corporation,

??????????? S. B. 578, Relating generally to copies of health care records furnished to patients,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 602, Creating uniform system of recording and indexing fictitious names used by sole proprietors,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 606, Relating to minimum wage and maximum hours for employees,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 631, Prosecuting violations of municipal building code,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 636, Authorizing State Fire Commission establish program to address problems facing VFDs,

??????????? And,

??????????? S. B. 690, Authorizing WV State Police impose and collect fees for agencies and entities using their facilities.

At 2:04 p.m., on motion of Delegate Cowles, the House of Delegates recessed until 7:00 p.m.

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Evening Session

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??????????? ?The House of Delegates was called to ordered by The Honorable Tim Armstead, Speaker.

Messages from the Senate

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, without amendment, a bill of the House of Delegates as follows:

??????????? H. B. 2188, Extending the length of time for the special Community-Based Pilot Demonstration Project to Improve Outcomes for At-Risk Youth.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, without amendment, a bill of the House of Delegates as follows:

??????????? H. B. 2518, Creating a legislative rule to permit a pharmacist or pharmacy intern to administer certain immunizations.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, with a title amendment, a bill of the House of Delegates, as follows:

??????????? Com. Sub. for H. B. 2519, Medicaid program compact.

??????????? On motion of Delegate Cowles, the House of Delegates concurred in the following Senate title amendment:

Com. Sub. for H. B. 2519 ? ?A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated ?9-5-25, relating to requiring Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources contact surrounding states to establish a Medicaid compact; required reporting; and setting forth purpose of the compact.?

??????????? The bill, as amended by the Senate, was then put upon its passage.

??????????? On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 368), and there were--yeas 99, nays none, absent and not voting 1, with the absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 2519) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, with a title amendment, a bill of the House of Delegates, as follows:

??????????? H. B. 2522, Nurse licensure compact.

??????????? On motion of Delegate Cowles, the House of Delegates concurred in the following Senate title amendment:

H. B. 2522 ? ?A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated ?30-7F-1, ?30-7F-2, ?30-7F-3, ?30-7F-4, ?30-7F-5, ?30-7F-6, ?30-7F-7, ?30-7F-8, ?30-7F-9, ?30-7F-10 and ?30-7F-11, all relating to the establishment and operation of an interstate compact for licensure of nurses; setting forth findings; setting forth the purposes for the compact; defining terms; establishing jurisdiction of the compact; providing eligibility requirements; requiring a nurse to designate a state of principal license; providing licensure requirements; establishing a licensure process; establishing application process; providing for fees; providing requirements for renewal of a license; providing for joint investigation of nurses by member boards; establishing the effect of disciplinary actions; creating the commission to administer the compact; setting forth commission composition; establishing the authority of the commission; providing immunity; establishing commission rule making authority; establishing licensure information system; providing for compact administrators; providing for judicial review; providing for state enforcement; providing the commission may intervene in proceedings; providing for legal enforcement of compact rules and provisions; providing for termination or withdrawal of a member state; providing for compact oversight and dispute resolution; setting forth provisions for resolution of disputes; establishing provisions for state eligibility; setting forth the circumstances under which the compact will become effective; providing for amending the compact; setting forth procedures for states to withdraw from the compact; providing process to amend the compact; and establishing provisions related to severability.?

??????????? The bill, as amended by the Senate, was then put upon its passage.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 369), and there were--yeas 99, nays none, absent and not voting 1, with the absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (H. B. 2522) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? ?The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, without amendment, a bill of the House of Delegates as follows:

??????????? Com. Sub. for H. B. 2586, Relating to required minimum distribution of retirement benefits of plans administered by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, without amendment, a bill of the House of Delegates as follows:

??????????? H. B. 2653, Extending the Multi State Real-Time Tracking System.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? ?The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, without amendment, a bill of the House of Delegates as follows:

??????????? H. B. 2706, Authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, with a title amendment, to take effect from passage, a bill of the House of Delegates, as follows:

??????????? H. B. 2796, Relating to the West Virginia National Guard entering into contracts and subcontracts for specialized technical services.

??????????? On motion of Delegate Cowles, the House of Delegates concurred in the following Senate title amendment:

??????????? Com. Sub. for H. B. 2796 ? ?A Bill to amend and reenact ?15-1J-2 and ?15-1J-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to authorizing the West Virginia Military Authority to contract on behalf of the West Virginia National Guard with the federal government, certain other entities and individuals for specialized technical services to support specific activities related to national security, homeland security and other military-related programs.?

??????????? The bill, as amended by the Senate, was then put upon its passage.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 370), and there were--yeas 99, nays none, absent and not voting 1, with the absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 2796) passed.

??????????? Delegate Cowles moved that the bill take effect from its passage.

??????????? On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 371), and there were--yeas 99, nays none, absent and not voting 1, with the absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, two thirds of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 2796) takes effect from its passage.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, with a title amendment, a bill of the House of Delegates, as follows:

??????????? H. B. 2856, Declaring public policy and legislative intent for improving the marketing, quality and frequency of passenger rail service of the Cardinal Passenger Train.

??????????? On motion of Delegate Cowles, the House of Delegates concurred in the following Senate title amendment:

Com. Sub. for H. B. 2856 ? ?A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated ?5B-2-9a, relating to declaring it the public policy of the State and the Legislature?s intent to improve the marketing, quality and frequency of passenger rail service of the Cardinal Passenger Train operated by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as AMTRAK, along the route crossing the south-central region of the state from Huntington eastward to White Sulphur Springs; establishing the powers and duties of the Commissioner of the Division of Tourism and the Tourism Commission to achieve such policy; directing the West Virginia Department of Transportation and the West Virginia State Rail Authority to cooperate with the Tourism Commission to achieve such policy; authorizing the Commissioner of Tourism to cooperate with other states and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to achieve such policy; authorizing the Commissioner of Tourism to participate in an interstate body to achieve such policy; and creating a special revenue account, the Cardinal Passenger Train Enhancement Fund, for receipt of certain gifts, grants, bequests, transfers, appropriations or other donations which may be received.?

??????????? The bill, as amended by the Senate, was then put upon its passage.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 372), and there were--yeas 96, nays 3, absent and not voting 1, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Folk, Howell and Wilson.

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 2856) passed.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced concurrence in the House of Delegates amendment, with title amendment, and the passage, as amended, to take effect from passage, of

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 125, Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rules.

??????????? On motion of Delegate Cowles, the House of Delegates concurred in the following Senate title amendment:

Com. Sub. for S. B. 125 ? ?A Bill to amend and reenact ?64-5-1 and ?64-5-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating generally to promulgation of legislative rules by the Department of Health and Human Resources and the Health Care Authority; authorizing certain agencies to promulgate certain legislative rules with various modifications presented to and recommended by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee; authorizing certain agencies to promulgate certain legislative rules with amendments recommended by the Legislature; authorizing the Health Care Authority to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Hospital Assistance Grant Program; authorizing the Health Care Authority to promulgate a legislative rule relating to exemption from certificate of need; authorizing the Health Care Authority to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Rural Health Systems Grant Program; authorizing the Health Care Authority to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certificate of need; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to expedited partner therapy; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to clinical laboratory technician and technologist licensure and certification; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to clandestine drug laboratory remediation; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to medication-assisted treatment?opioid treatment programs; and authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to medication-assisted treatment?office-based, medication-assisted treatment.?

??????????? The bill, as amended by the Senate, was then put upon its passage.

??????????? The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 373), and there were--yeas 98, nays 1, absent and not voting 1, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Walters.

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 125) passed.

??????????? Delegate Cowles moved that the bill take effect from its passage.

??????????? On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 374), and there were--yeas 97, nays 2, absent and not voting 1, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Howell and Walters.

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, two thirds of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 125) takes effect from its passage.

??????????? Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced concurrence in the amendment of the House of Delegates and the passage, as amended, of

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 173, Relating generally to autocycles.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced concurrence in the amendment of the House of Delegates and the passage, as amended, of

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 230, Relating to certain WV officials carrying concealed firearm nationwide.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 304 - ?A Bill expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, in the amount of $2,700,000 from the Department of Revenue, Office of the Secretary ? Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund, fund 7005, fiscal year 2017, organization 0701, and making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Health ? Central Office, fund 0407, fiscal year 2017, organization 0506, and the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Human Services, fund 0403, fiscal year 2017, organization 0511 by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017?; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced concurrence in the amendment of the House of Delegates and the passage, as amended, of

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 522, Relating to pharmacy audits.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced concurrence in the amendment of the House of Delegates and the passage, as amended, of

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 575, Limiting nuisance actions against shooting ranges for noise.

??????????? A message from the Senate, by

??????????? The Clerk of the Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of

??????????? S. B. 694 - ?A Bill expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, in the amount of $3,300,000 from the Department of Revenue, Office of the Secretary ? Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund, fund 7005, fiscal year 2017, organization 0701, and making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of Administration, Division of Finance, fund 0203, fiscal year 2017, organization 0209, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017?; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.

Second Reading

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 484, Relating generally to taxation; on second reading, having been read a second time and placed at the foot of the calendar in earlier proceedings, was reported by the Clerk.

??????????? An amendment, recommended by the Committee on Finance, was reported by the Clerk on page one, following the enacting clause, by striking out the remainder of the bill and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

?That ?11-15-3, ?11-15-8, ?11-15-8a and ?11-15-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted; that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated ?11-15-3d; and that ?11-15A-2 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:

ARTICLE 15. CONSUMERS SALES AND SERVICE TAX.

?11-15-3. Amount of tax; allocation of tax and transfers.

(a) Vendor to collect. -- For the privilege of selling tangible personal property or custom software and for the privilege of furnishing certain selected services defined in sections two and eight of this article, the vendor shall collect from the purchaser the tax as provided under this article and article fifteen-b of this chapter, and shall pay the amount of tax to the Tax Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of this article or article fifteen-b of this chapter.

?(b)(1) Amount of tax. -- The general consumer sales and service tax imposed by this article shall be at the rate of 6? on the dollar of sales or services, excluding gasoline and special fuel sales, which remain taxable at the rate of 5? on the dollar of sales.? Beginning July 1, 2018, and thereafter, the general consumer sales and service tax imposed by this article shall be at the rate of 5.5? on the dollar of sales or services, excluding gasoline and special fuel sales, which remain taxable at the rate of 5? on the dollar of sales.? Beginning July 1, 2019, and thereafter, the general consumer sales and service tax imposed by this article shall be at the rate of 5.25? on the dollar of sales or services, excluding gasoline and special fuel sales, which remain taxable at the rate of 5? on the dollar of sales.

(2) On August 1, 2020 and each August 1 thereafter through August 1, 2028, the Tax Commissioner shall determine the following:

(A) The ?general consumer sales tax base? by dividing the total general consumer sales taxes collected in the prior fiscal year by the rate of tax in effect on July 1 of that fiscal year;

(B) The ?prospective tax rate? by subtracting 0.25? from the current tax rate;

(D) The ?fiscal year 2017 benchmark tax revenue? by increasing the general consumer sales tax revenue collected during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers as published by the United States Department of Labor between June 30, 2017, and June 30 of the current year; and

(E) The ?difference? by subtracting the Fiscal Year 2017 benchmark tax revenue from the prospective tax revenue.

(3)(A) If the difference as determined in subdivision (2) of this subsection is greater than zero, then the rate of the general consumer sales and service tax imposed by this article on the dollar of sales or services then in effect shall be reduced by twenty-five hundredths of a cent, effective on and after January 1 of the next calendar year.

(B) In the event a rate reduction is required by operation of this subdivision, the Tax Commissioner shall give notification of the reduced rate of this tax imposed by this article at least one hundred twenty days in advance of the January 1 upon which the reduced rate will become effective by filing notice of the same in the State Register and by other means as the Tax Commissioner considers reasonable.

(C) In no event may the operation of this subdivision reduce the general rate below 4.75? on the dollar of sales or services.

(D) In no event may the rate be reduced by operation of this subdivision after January 1, 2029: Provided, That a reduced rate in effect on January 1, 2029, pursuant to this subdivision, shall remain in effect after that date.

(E)? Any rate of the general consumer sales and service tax established by operation of this subdivision is excluding gasoline and special fuel sales, which remain taxable at the rate of 5? on the dollar of sales.

(c) Calculation tax on fractional parts of a dollar until January 1, 2004. -- There shall be no tax on sales where the monetary consideration is 5? or less. The amount of the tax shall be computed as follows:

(1) On each sale, where the monetary consideration is from 6? to 16?, both inclusive, 1?.

(2) On each sale, where the monetary consideration is from 17? to 33?, both inclusive, 2?.

(3) On each sale, where the monetary consideration is from 34? to 50?, both inclusive, 3?.

(4) On each sale, where the monetary consideration is from 51? to 67?, both inclusive, 4?.

(5) On each sale, where the monetary consideration is from 68? to 84?, both inclusive, 5?.

(6) On each sale, where the monetary consideration is from 85? to $1, both inclusive, 6?.

(7) If the sale price is in excess of $1, 6? on each whole dollar of sale price, and upon any fractional part of a dollar in excess of whole dollars as follows: 1? on the fractional part of the dollar if less than 17?; 2? on the fractional part of the dollar if in excess of 16? but less than 34?; 3? on the fractional part of the dollar if in excess of 33? but less than 51?; 4? on the fractional part of the dollar if in excess of 50? but less than 68?; 5? on the fractional part of the dollar if in excess of 67? but less than 85?; and 6? on the fractional part of the dollar if in excess of 84?. For example, the tax on sales from $1.01 to $1.16, both inclusive, 7?; on sales from $1.17 to $1.33, both inclusive, 8?; on sales from $1.34 to $1.50, both inclusive, 9?; on sales from $1.51 to $1.67, both inclusive, 10?; on sales from $1.68 to $1.84, both inclusive, 11? and on sales from $1.85 to $2, both inclusive, 12?: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2004, tax due under this article shall be calculated as provided in subsection (d) of this subsection and this subsection (c) does not apply to sales made after December 31, 2003.

(d) Calculation of tax on fractional parts of a dollar after December 31, 2003. -- Beginning January 1, 2004, the tax computation under subsection (b) of this section shall be carried to the third decimal place, and the tax rounded up to the next whole cent whenever the third decimal place is greater than four and rounded down to the lower whole cent whenever the third decimal place is four or less. The vendor may elect to compute the tax due on a transaction on a per item basis or on an invoice basis provided the method used is consistently used during the reporting period.

(e) No aggregation of separate sales transactions, exception for coin-operated devices. -- Separate sales, such as daily or weekly deliveries, shall not be aggregated for the purpose of computation of the tax even though the sales are aggregated in the billing or payment therefor. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, coin-operated amusement and vending machine sales shall be aggregated for the purpose of computation of this tax.

(f) Rate of tax on certain mobile homes. -- Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, after December 31, 2003, the tax levied on sales of mobile homes to be used by the owner thereof as his or her principal year-round residence and dwelling shall be an amount equal to six percent of fifty percent of the sales price.

(g) Construction; custom software. -- After December 31, 2003, whenever the words ?tangible personal property? or ?property? appear in this article, the same shall also include the words ?custom software?.

(h) Computation of tax on sales of gasoline and special fuel. -- The method of computation of tax provided in this section does not apply to sales of gasoline and special fuel.

(i) For purposes of this article and articles fifteen-a and fifteen-b of this chapter, the term ?general rate? refers to the current rate of the consumer sales and service tax as provided in subsection (b) of this article.

?11-15-3d. Imposition of consumers sales tax on telecommunications service and ancillary services.

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section eight of this article or any other provision of this code to the contrary, on and after July 1, 2017, telecommunications service and ancillary services, as defined in article fifteen-b of this chapter, shall be subject to the consumers sales and service tax imposed by this article, and the use tax imposed by article fifteen-a of this chapter: Provided, That payment of the tax imposed under this article or under article fifteen-a of this chapter on prepaid wireless services is sufficient to fulfill the mandate of this section, and prepaid wireless services shall not be subjected to double taxation under this article: Provided, however, That this section shall not be interpreted to prevent imposition of any other lawfully imposed municipal tax or fee or any other tax or fee lawfully imposed under any state or federal law, or the laws of any subdivision thereof on such prepaid wireless services.

(b) The tax imposed by this section shall be in addition to any municipal utilities tax, municipal consumers sales and service tax and use tax, or other tax lawfully imposed on telephone service, telecommunications service and ancillary services.

(c) The sale of telecommunications service and ancillary services on which tax is imposed by this section shall be subject to sourcing rules of the Streamlined Sales Tax Agreement as defined in article fifteen-b of this chapter.

?11-15-8. Furnishing of services included; exceptions.

(a) The provisions of this article apply not only to selling tangible personal property and custom software, but also to the furnishing of all services, except professional and personal services, and except those services furnished by businesses subject to the control of the Public Service Commission when the service or the manner in which it is delivered is subject to regulation by the Public Service Commission.

?(b) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (a) of this section to the contrary, beginning July 1, 2017, the following personal services done to or performed on the person of an individual that are directly from one person to another are subject to the tax imposed under this article:? Barbering, massaging, manicuring, hair setting, hair washing and dyeing, shoe-shining while the shoes are worn by the customer, and non-medical personal care services.

?11-15-8a. Contractors.

(a) The provisions of this article shall not apply to contracting services:? Provided, That except for purchases by a contractor of tangible personal property or taxable services for use or consumption in the providing of a contracting service, beginning on July 1, 2017, the provisions of this article shall apply to the first $40,000 of consideration paid for contracting services pursuant to a contract entered into on or after July 1, 2017: Provided, however, That ~~However,~~ purchases by a contractor of tangible personal property or taxable services for use or consumption in the providing of a contracting service shall be taxable beginning March 1, 1989, except as otherwise provided in this article.

(b) Transition rules. -- The exemption from payment of tax on purchases of tangible personal property or taxable services directly used or consumed in the activity of contracting, as defined in section two of this article, which expires as of March 1, 1989, shall nevertheless remain in effect with respect to:

(1) Tangible personal property or taxable services purchased by a contractor on or after said first day of March in fulfillment of a written contract for contracting, as defined in section two of this article, that was executed and legally binding on the parties thereto on or before February 15, 1989; or in fulfillment of a written contract entered into after February 15 pursuant to a written bid for contracting that was made on or before February 15 that was binding on the contractor, but only to the extent that the bid is subsequently incorporated into a written contract; or

(2) Tangible personal property or taxable services purchased by a contractor on or after March 1 pursuant to a written contract executed on or before February 15, 1989, to purchase in specified quantities identified tangible personal property or specified taxable services; or

(3) Tangible personal property or taxable services purchased by a contractor for consumption or use in fulfillment of a written contract entered into before September 1, 1989, when such contract is for the construction of a new improvement to real property the construction or operation of which was approved by a federal or state regulatory body prior to February 1, 1989, or pursuant to a federal grant awarded prior to such first day of February.

?(c) Renewals and extensions. -- A renewal of any contract shall constitute a new contract for purposes of this section, and the date of entry into a contract renewal by the parties, the date or dates of tender of consideration and the time of performance of any contractual obligations under a renewed contract shall be treated as the dates for determining application of this section to the renewed contract. Extensions of time granted or agreed upon by the parties to a contract for performance of the contract or for tender of consideration under the contract shall not be treated as contract renewals. Contracts to which such extensions apply shall be treated under these transition rules as if the original contractual provisions for performance and tender of consideration remain in effect.

(d) Definitions. -- For purposes of this section:

(1) The term ?contract? or ?contracts? means written agreements reciting or setting forth a fixed price consideration or a consideration based upon cost plus a stated percentage or a stated monetary increment. This term shall not mean or include ongoing sales contracts, contracts whereby any element of the consideration or the property or services sold or to be rendered in performance of the contract are undefined, or determined, as to either nature or quantity, subsequent to the making of the contract, or any open-ended contract.

(2) The term ?contract renewal? or ?renewal? means a covenant or agreement entered into or assumed by parties which have a current contractual relation or which have had a past contractual relation, whereby the parties agree to incur obligations beyond those which they were, or would have been, required, at the minimum, to carry out under their current or past contractual relation.

?11-15-9. Exemptions.

(a) Exemptions for which exemption certificate may be issued. -- A person having a right or claim to any exemption set forth in this subsection may, in lieu of paying the tax imposed by this article and filing a claim for refund, execute a certificate of exemption, in the form required by the Tax Commissioner, and deliver it to the vendor of the property or service in the manner required by the Tax Commissioner. However, the Tax Commissioner may, by rule, specify those exemptions authorized in this subsection for which exemption certificates are not required. The following sales of tangible personal property and services are exempt as provided in this subsection:

(1) Sales of gas, steam and water delivered to consumers through mains or pipes and sales of electricity;

(2) Sales of textbooks required to be used in any of the schools of this state or in any institution in this state which qualifies as a nonprofit or educational institution subject to the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts, the board of Trustees of the University System of West Virginia or the board of directors for colleges located in this state;

(3) Sales of property or services to this state, its institutions or subdivisions, governmental units, institutions or subdivisions of other states: Provided, That the law of the other state provides the same exemption to governmental units or subdivisions of this state and to the United States, including agencies of federal, state or local governments for distribution in public welfare or relief work;

(4) Sales of vehicles which are titled by the Division of Motor Vehicles and which are subject to the tax imposed by section four, article three, chapter seventeen-a of this code or like tax;

(5) Sales of property or services to churches which make no charge whatsoever for the services they render: Provided, That the exemption granted in this subdivision applies only to services, equipment, supplies, food for meals and materials directly used or consumed by these organizations and does not apply to purchases of gasoline or special fuel;

(6) Sales of tangible personal property or services to a corporation or organization which has a current registration certificate issued under article twelve of this chapter, which is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and which is:

(A) A church or a convention or association of churches as defined in Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

(B) An elementary or secondary school which maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and has a regularly enrolled body of pupils or students in attendance at the place in this state where its educational activities are regularly carried on;

(C) A corporation or organization which annually receives more than one half of its support from any combination of gifts, grants, direct or indirect charitable contributions or membership fees;

(D) An organization which has no paid employees and its gross income from fundraisers, less reasonable and necessary expenses incurred to raise the gross income (or the tangible personal property or services purchased with the net income), is donated to an organization which is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

(E) A youth organization, such as the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, the Boy Scouts of America or the YMCA Indian Guide/Princess Program and the local affiliates thereof, which is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes and has as its primary purpose the nonsectarian character development and citizenship training of its members;

(F) For purposes of this subsection:

(i) The term ?support? includes, but is not limited to:

(I) Gifts, grants, contributions or membership fees;

(II) Gross receipts from fundraisers which include receipts from admissions, sales of merchandise, performance of services or furnishing of facilities in any activity which is not an unrelated trade or business within the meaning of Section 513 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

(III) Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the activities are carried on regularly as a trade or business;

(IV) Gross investment income as defined in Section 509(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

(V) Tax revenues levied for the benefit of a corporation or organization either paid to or expended on behalf of the organization; and

(VI) The value of services or facilities (exclusive of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge) furnished by a governmental unit referred to in Section 170(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to an organization without charge. This term does not include any gain from the sale or other disposition of property which would be considered as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset or the value of an exemption from any federal, state or local tax or any similar benefit;

(ii) The term ?charitable contribution? means a contribution or gift to or for the use of a corporation or organization, described in Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and

(iii) The term ?membership fee? does not include any amounts paid for tangible personal property or specific services rendered to members by the corporation or organization;

(G) The exemption allowed by this subdivision does not apply to sales of gasoline or special fuel or to sales of tangible personal property or services to be used or consumed in the generation of unrelated business income as defined in Section 513 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The exemption granted in this subdivision applies only to services, equipment, supplies and materials used or consumed in the activities for which the organizations qualify as tax-exempt organizations under the Internal Revenue Code and does not apply to purchases of gasoline or special fuel;

(7) An isolated transaction in which any taxable service or any tangible personal property is sold, transferred, offered for sale or delivered by the owner of the property or by his or her representative for the owner's account, the sale, transfer, offer for sale or delivery not being made in the ordinary course of repeated and successive transactions of like character by the owner or on his or her account by the representative: Provided, That nothing contained in this subdivision may be construed to prevent an owner who sells, transfers or offers for sale tangible personal property in an isolated transaction through an auctioneer from availing himself or herself of the exemption provided in this subdivision, regardless of where the isolated sale takes place. The Tax Commissioner may propose a legislative rule for promulgation pursuant to article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code which he or she considers necessary for the efficient administration of this exemption;

(8) Sales of tangible personal property or of any taxable services rendered for use or consumption in connection with the commercial production of an agricultural product the ultimate sale of which is subject to the tax imposed by this article or which would have been subject to tax under this article: Provided, That sales of tangible personal property and services to be used or consumed in the construction of or permanent improvement to real property and sales of gasoline and special fuel are not exempt: Provided, however, That nails and fencing may not be considered as improvements to real property;

(9) Sales of tangible personal property to a person for the purpose of resale in the form of tangible personal property: Provided, That sales of gasoline and special fuel by distributors and importers is taxable except when the sale is to another distributor for resale: Provided, however, That sales of building materials or building supplies or other property to any person engaging in the activity of contracting, as defined in this article, which is to be installed in, affixed to or incorporated by that person or his or her agent into any real property, building or structure is not exempt under this subdivision;

(10) Sales of newspapers when delivered to consumers by route carriers;

(11) Sales of drugs durable medical goods, mobility-enhancing equipment and prosthetic devices dispensed upon prescription and sales of insulin to consumers for medical purposes. The amendment to this subdivision shall apply to sales made after December 31, 2003;

(12) Sales of radio and television broadcasting time, preprinted advertising circulars and newspaper and outdoor advertising space for the advertisement of goods or services;

(13) Sales and services performed by day care centers.

(14) Casual and occasional sales of property or services not conducted in a repeated manner or in the ordinary course of repetitive and successive transactions of like character by a corporation or organization which is exempt from tax under subdivision (6) of this subsection on its purchases of tangible personal property or services. For purposes of this subdivision, the term ?casual and occasional sales not conducted in a repeated manner or in the ordinary course of repetitive and successive transactions of like character? means sales of tangible personal property or services at fundraisers sponsored by a corporation or organization which is exempt, under subdivision (6) of this subsection, from payment of the tax imposed by this article on its purchases when the fundraisers are of limited duration and are held no more than six times during any twelve-month period and ?limited duration? means no more than eighty-four consecutive hours: Provided, That sales for volunteer fire departments and volunteer school support groups, with duration of events being no more than eighty-four consecutive hours at a time, which are held no more than eighteen times in a twelve-month period for the purposes of this subdivision are considered ?casual and occasional sales not conducted in a repeated manner or in the ordinary course of repetitive and successive transactions of a like character?;

(15) Sales of property or services to a school which has approval from the board of Trustees of the University System of West Virginia or the board of Directors of the state College System to award degrees, which has its principal campus in this state and which is exempt from federal and state income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended: Provided, That sales of gasoline and special fuel are taxable;

(16) Sales of lottery tickets and materials by licensed lottery sales agents and lottery retailers authorized by the state Lottery Commission, under the provisions of article twenty-two, chapter twenty-nine of this code;

(17) Leases of motor vehicles titled pursuant to the provisions of article three, chapter seventeen-a of this code to lessees for a period of thirty or more consecutive days;

(18) Notwithstanding the provisions of section eighteen or eighteen-b of this article or any other provision of this article to the contrary, sales of propane to consumers for poultry house heating purposes, with any seller to the consumer who may have prior paid the tax in his or her price, to not pass on the same to the consumer, but to make application and receive refund of the tax from the Tax Commissioner pursuant to rules which are promulgated after being proposed for legislative approval in accordance with chapter twenty-nine-a of this code by the Tax Commissioner;

(19) Any sales of tangible personal property or services purchased and lawfully paid for with food stamps pursuant to the federal food stamp program codified in 7 U. S. C. ?2011, et seq., as amended, or with drafts issued through the West Virginia special supplement food program for women, infants and children codified in 42 U. S. C. ?1786;

(20) Sales of tickets for activities sponsored by elementary and secondary schools located within this state;

(21) Sales of electronic data processing services and related software: Provided, That beginning on October 1, 2017, sales of electronic data processing services and related software to an ultimate consumer are subject to the tax imposed by this article: Provided, however, That, for the purposes of this subdivision, ?electronic data processing services? means:

(A) The processing of another's data, including all processes incident to processing of data such as keypunching, keystroke verification, rearranging or sorting of previously documented data for the purpose of data entry or automatic processing and changing the medium on which data is sorted, whether these processes are done by the same person or several persons; and

(B) Providing access to computer equipment for the purpose of processing data or examining or acquiring data stored in or accessible to the computer equipment;

(22) Tuition charged for attending educational summer camps;

(23) Dispensing of services performed by one corporation, partnership or limited liability company for another corporation, partnership or limited liability company when the entities are members of the same controlled group or are related taxpayers as defined in Section 267 of the Internal Revenue Code. ?Control? means ownership, directly or indirectly, of stock, equity interests or membership interests possessing fifty percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of the stock of a corporation, equity interests of a partnership or membership interests of a limited liability company entitled to vote or ownership, directly or indirectly, of stock, equity interests or membership interests possessing fifty percent or more of the value of the corporation, partnership or limited liability company;

(24) Food for the following are exempt:

(A) Food purchased or sold by a public or private school, school-sponsored student organizations or school-sponsored parent-teacher associations to students enrolled in the school or to employees of the school during normal school hours; but not those sales of food made to the general public;

(B) Food purchased or sold by a public or private college or university or by a student organization officially recognized by the college or university to students enrolled at the college or university when the sales are made on a contract basis so that a fixed price is paid for consumption of food products for a specific period of time without respect to the amount of food product actually consumed by the particular individual contracting for the sale and no money is paid at the time the food product is served or consumed;

(C) Food purchased or sold by a charitable or private nonprofit organization, a nonprofit organization or a governmental agency under a program to provide food to low-income persons at or below cost;

(D) Food sold by a charitable or private nonprofit organization, a nonprofit organization or a governmental agency under a program operating in West Virginia for a minimum of five years to provide food at or below cost to individuals who perform a minimum of two hours of community service for each unit of food purchased from the organization;

(E) Food sold in an occasional sale by a charitable or nonprofit organization, including volunteer fire departments and rescue squads, if the purpose of the sale is to obtain revenue for the functions and activities of the organization and the revenue obtained is actually expended for that purpose;

(F) Food sold by any religious organization at a social or other gathering conducted by it or under its auspices, if the purpose in selling the food is to obtain revenue for the functions and activities of the organization and the revenue obtained from selling the food is actually used in carrying out those functions and activities: Provided, That purchases made by the organizations are not exempt as a purchase for resale; or

(G) Food sold by volunteer fire departments and rescue squads that are exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, when the purpose of the sale is to obtain revenue for the functions and activities of the organization and the revenue obtained is exempt from federal income tax and actually expended for that purpose;

(25) Sales of food by little leagues, midget football leagues, youth football or soccer leagues, band boosters or other school or athletic booster organizations supporting activities for grades kindergarten through twelve and similar types of organizations, including scouting groups and church youth groups, if the purpose in selling the food is to obtain revenue for the functions and activities of the organization and the revenues obtained from selling the food is actually used in supporting or carrying on functions and activities of the groups: Provided, That the purchases made by the organizations are not exempt as a purchase for resale;

(26) Charges for room and meals by fraternities and sororities to their members: Provided, That the purchases made by a fraternity or sorority are not exempt as a purchase for resale;

(27) Sales of or charges for the transportation of passengers in interstate commerce;

(28) Sales of tangible personal property or services to any person which this state is prohibited from taxing under the laws of the United States or under the Constitution of this state;

(29) Sales of tangible personal property or services to any person who claims exemption from the tax imposed by this article or article fifteen-a of this chapter pursuant to the provision of any other chapter of this code;

(30) Charges for the services of opening and closing a burial lot;

(31) Sales of livestock, poultry or other farm products in their original state by the producer of the livestock, poultry or other farm products or a member of the producer's immediate family who is not otherwise engaged in making retail sales of tangible personal property; and sales of livestock sold at public sales sponsored by breeders or registry associations or livestock auction markets: Provided, That the exemptions allowed by this subdivision may be claimed without presenting or obtaining exemption certificates provided the farmer maintains adequate records;

(32) Sales of motion picture films to motion picture exhibitors for exhibition if the sale of tickets or the charge for admission to the exhibition of the film is subject to the tax imposed by this article and sales of coin-operated video arcade machines or video arcade games to a person engaged in the business of providing the machines to the public for a charge upon which the tax imposed by this article is remitted to the Tax Commissioner: Provided, That the exemption provided in this subdivision may be claimed by presenting to the seller a properly executed exemption certificate;

(33) Sales of aircraft repair, remodeling and maintenance services when the services are to an aircraft operated by a certified or licensed carrier of persons or property, or by a governmental entity, or to an engine or other component part of an aircraft operated by a certificated or licensed carrier of persons or property, or by a governmental entity and sales of tangible personal property that is permanently affixed or permanently attached as a component part of an aircraft owned or operated by a certificated or licensed carrier of persons or property, or by a governmental entity, as part of the repair, remodeling or maintenance service and sales of machinery, tools or equipment directly used or consumed exclusively in the repair, remodeling or maintenance of aircraft, aircraft engines or aircraft component parts for a certificated or licensed carrier of persons or property or for a governmental entity;

(34) Charges for memberships or services provided by health and fitness organizations relating to personalized fitness programs: Provided, That beginning on October 1, 2017, charges for memberships or services provided by health and fitness organizations relating to personalized fitness programs shall be subject to the tax imposed by this article;

(35) Sales of services by individuals who babysit for a profit: Provided, That the gross receipts of the individual from the performance of baby-sitting services do not exceed $5,000 in a taxable year;

(36) Sales of services by public libraries or by libraries at academic institutions or by libraries at institutions of higher learning;

(37) Commissions received by a manufacturer's representative;

(38)(A) Sales of primary opinion research services when:

~~(A)~~ (i) The services are provided to an out-of-state client;

~~(B)~~ (ii) The results of the service activities, including, but not limited to, reports, lists of focus group recruits and compilation of data are transferred to the client across state lines by mail, wire or other means of interstate commerce, for use by the client outside the State of West Virginia; and

~~(C)~~ (iii) The transfer of the results of the service activities is an indispensable part of the overall service.

(B) Beginning on October 1, 2017, all sales of primary opinion research services to an ultimate consumer shall be subject to the tax imposed by this article.

(C) For the purpose of this subdivision, the term ?primary opinion research? means original research in the form of telephone surveys, mall intercept surveys, focus group research, direct mail surveys, personal interviews and other data collection methods commonly used for quantitative and qualitative opinion research studies;

(39) Sales of property or services to persons within the state when those sales are for the purposes of the production of value-added products: Provided, That the exemption granted in this subdivision applies only to services, equipment, supplies and materials directly used or consumed by those persons engaged solely in the production of value-added products: Provided, however, That this exemption may not be claimed by any one purchaser for more than five consecutive years, except as otherwise permitted in this section.

For the purpose of this subdivision, the term ?value-added product? means the following products derived from processing a raw agricultural product, whether for human consumption or for other use. For purposes of this subdivision, the following enterprises qualify as processing raw agricultural products into value-added products: Those engaged in the conversion of:

(A) Lumber into furniture, toys, collectibles and home furnishings;

(B) Fruits into wine;

(D) Wool into fabric;

(E) Raw hides into semifinished or finished leather products;

(F) Milk into cheese;

(G) Fruits or vegetables into a dried, canned or frozen product;

(H) Feeder cattle into commonly accepted slaughter weights;

(I) Aquatic animals into a dried, canned, cooked or frozen product; and

(J) Poultry into a dried, canned, cooked or frozen product;

(40) Sales of music instructional services by a music teacher and artistic services or artistic performances of an entertainer or performing artist pursuant to a contract with the owner or operator of a retail establishment, restaurant, inn, bar, tavern, sports or other entertainment facility or any other business location in this state in which the public or a limited portion of the public may assemble to hear or see musical works or other artistic works be performed for the enjoyment of the members of the public there assembled when the amount paid by the owner or operator for the artistic service or artistic performance does not exceed $3,000: Provided, That nothing contained herein may be construed to deprive private social gatherings, weddings or other private parties from asserting the exemption set forth in this subdivision. For the purposes of this exemption, artistic performance or artistic service means and is limited to the conscious use of creative power, imagination and skill in the creation of aesthetic experience for an audience present and in attendance and includes, and is limited to, stage plays, musical performances, poetry recitations and other readings, dance presentation, circuses and similar presentations and does not include the showing of any film or moving picture, gallery presentations of sculptural or pictorial art, nude or strip show presentations, video games, video arcades, carnival rides, radio or television shows or any video or audio taped presentations or the sale or leasing of video or audio tapes, air shows or any other public meeting, display or show other than those specified herein: Provided, however, That nothing contained herein may be construed to exempt the sales of tickets from the tax imposed in this article. The State Tax Commissioner shall propose a legislative rule pursuant to article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code establishing definitions and eligibility criteria for asserting this exemption which is not inconsistent with the provisions set forth herein: Provided further, That nude dancers or strippers may not be considered as entertainers for the purposes of this exemption.

(41) Charges to a member by a membership association or organization which is exempt from paying federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) or (c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for membership in the association or organization, including charges to members for newsletters prepared by the association or organization for distribution primarily to its members, charges to members for continuing education seminars, workshops, conventions, lectures or courses put on or sponsored by the association or organization, including charges for related course materials prepared by the association or organization or by the speaker or speakers for use during the continuing education seminar, workshop, convention, lecture or course, but not including any separate charge or separately stated charge for meals, lodging, entertainment or transportation taxable under this article: Provided, That the association or organization pays the tax imposed by this article on its purchases of meals, lodging, entertainment or transportation taxable under this article for which a separate or separately stated charge is not made. A membership association or organization which is exempt from paying federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) or (c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, may elect to pay the tax imposed under this article on the purchases for which a separate charge or separately stated charge could apply and not charge its members the tax imposed by this article or the association or organization may avail itself of the exemption set forth in subdivision (9) of this subsection relating to purchases of tangible personal property for resale and then collect the tax imposed by this article on those items from its member;

(42) Sales of governmental services or governmental materials by county assessors, county sheriffs, county clerks or circuit clerks in the normal course of local government operations;

(43) Direct or subscription sales by the Division of Natural Resources of the magazine currently entitled Wonderful West Virginia and by the Division of Culture and History of the magazine currently entitled Goldenseal and the journal currently entitled West Virginia History;

(44) Sales of soap to be used at car wash facilities;

(45) Commissions received by a travel agency from an out-of-state vendor;

(46) The service of providing technical evaluations for compliance with federal and state environmental standards provided by environmental and industrial consultants who have formal certification through the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection or the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health or both. For purposes of this exemption, the service of providing technical evaluations for compliance with federal and state environmental standards includes those costs of tangible personal property directly used in providing such services that are separately billed to the purchaser of such services and on which the tax imposed by this article has previously been paid by the service provider;

(47) Sales of tangible personal property and services by volunteer fire departments and rescue squads that are exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, if the sole purpose of the sale is to obtain revenue for the functions and activities of the organization and the revenue obtained is exempt from federal income tax and actually expended for that purpose;

(48) Lodging franchise fees, including royalties, marketing fees, reservation system fees or other fees assessed after December 1, 1997, that have been or may be imposed by a lodging franchiser as a condition of the franchise agreement; and

(49) Sales of the regulation size United States flag and the regulation size West Virginia flag for display.

(b) Refundable exemptions. -- Any person having a right or claim to any exemption set forth in this subsection shall first pay to the vendor the tax imposed by this article and then apply to the Tax Commissioner for a refund or credit, or as provided in section nine-d of this article, give to the vendor his or her West Virginia direct pay permit number. The following sales of tangible personal property and services are exempt from tax as provided in this subsection:

(1) Sales of property or services to bona fide charitable organizations who make no charge whatsoever for the services they render: Provided, That the exemption granted in this subdivision applies only to services, equipment, supplies, food, meals and materials directly used or consumed by these organizations and does not apply to purchases of gasoline or special fuel;

(2) Sales of services, machinery, supplies and materials directly used or consumed in the activities of manufacturing, transportation, transmission, communication, production of natural resources, gas storage, generation or production or selling electric power, provision of a public utility service or the operation of a utility service or the operation of a utility business, in the businesses or organizations named in this subdivision and does not apply to purchases of gasoline or special fuel: Provided, That beginning on October 1, 2017, all sales of services, machinery, supplies and materials directly used or consumed in the business activities of transportation, other than for transportation of coal, or? communication shall be subject to the tax imposed by this article.

(3) Sales of property or services to nationally chartered fraternal or social organizations for the sole purpose of free distribution in public welfare or relief work: Provided, That sales of gasoline and special fuel are taxable;

(4) Sales and services, firefighting or station house equipment, including construction and automotive, made to any volunteer fire department organized and incorporated under the laws of the State of West Virginia: Provided, That sales of gasoline and special fuel are taxable; and

(5) Sales of building materials or building supplies or other property to an organization qualified under Section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which are to be installed in, affixed to or incorporated by the organization or its agent into real property or into a building or structure which is or will be used as permanent low-income housing, transitional housing, an emergency homeless shelter, a domestic violence shelter or an emergency children and youth shelter if the shelter is owned, managed, developed or operated by an organization qualified under Section 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. ~~and~~

(6) Sales of construction and maintenance materials acquired by a second party for use in the construction or maintenance of a highway project: Provided, That in lieu of any refund or credit to the person that paid the tax imposed by this article, the Tax Commissioner shall pay to the Division of Highways for deposit into the state Road Fund of the state reimbursement for the tax in the amount estimated under the provisions of this subdivision: Provided, however, That by June 15 of each fiscal year, the division shall provide to the Tax Department an itemized listing of highways projects with the amount of funds expended for highway construction and maintenance. The Commissioner of Highways shall request reimbursement of the tax based on an estimate that forty percent of the total gross funds expended by the agency during the fiscal period were for the acquisition of materials used for highway construction and maintenance. The amount of the reimbursement shall be calculated at six percent of the forty percent.

(c) Effective date. ? The amendment to subsection (b) of this section enacted in 2017 shall take effect May 1, 2017, and shall be construed to prohibit all future transfers to the State Road Fund established in the State Treasury pursuant to section fifty-two, article six of the Constitution, under this section of taxes imposed by this article and article fifteen-a of this chapter.

ARTICLE 15A. USE TAX.

?11-15A-2. Imposition of tax; six percent tax rate; inclusion of services as taxable; transition rules; allocation of tax and transfers.

(a) (1) An excise tax is hereby levied and imposed on the use in this state of tangible personal property, custom software or taxable services, to be collected and paid as provided in this article or article fifteen-b of this chapter, at the rate of six percent of the purchase price of the property or taxable services, except as otherwise provided in this article. Beginning on January 1, 2018, the tax imposed by this section shall be at the rate of the consumers sales and service tax, as provided in section three, article fifteen of this chapter: Provided, That any reductions to the consumers sales and service tax pursuant to section three, article fifteen shall also apply to the tax imposed by this section.

(b) Calculation of tax on fractional parts of a dollar. -- The tax computation under subsection (a) of this section shall be carried to the third decimal place and the tax rounded up to the next whole cent whenever the third decimal place is greater than four and rounded down to the lower whole cent whenever the third decimal place is four or less. The vendor may elect to compute the tax due on a transaction on a per item basis or on an invoice basis provided the method used is consistently used during the reporting period.

(c) ?Taxable services?, for the purposes of this article, means services of the nature that are subject to the tax imposed by article fifteen of this chapter. In this article, wherever the words ?tangible personal property? or ?property? appear, the same shall include the words ?or taxable services?, where the context so requires.

(d) Use tax is hereby imposed upon every person using tangible personal property, custom software or taxable service within this state. That person's liability is not extinguished until the tax has been paid. A receipt with the tax separately stated thereon issued by a retailer engaged in business in this state, or by a foreign retailer who is authorized by the Tax Commissioner to collect the tax imposed by this article, relieves the purchaser from further liability for the tax to which the receipt refers.

(e) Purchases of tangible personal property or taxable services made for the government of the United States or any of its agencies by ultimate consumers is subject to the tax imposed by this section. Industrial materials and equipment owned by the federal government within the State of West Virginia of a character not ordinarily readily obtainable within the state, is not subject to use tax when sold, if the industrial materials and equipment would not be subject to use taxes if sold outside of the state for use in West Virginia.

(f) This article does not apply to purchases made by counties or municipal corporations.?

??????????? On the adoption of the amendment, Delegate Sponaugle demanded the yeas and nays, which demand was sustained.

??????????? The yeas and nays having been ordered, they were taken (Roll No. 375), and there were--yeas 53, nays 46, absent and not voting 1, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:

??????????? Nays: Baldwin, Barrett, Bates, Boggs, Brewer, Butler, Byrd, Canestraro, Caputo, Diserio, Eldridge, E. Evans, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Folk, Gearheart, Hartman, Hicks, Hill, Hornbuckle, Iaquinta, Isner, Longstreth, Love, Lovejoy, Lynch, Marcum, Martin, McGeehan, Miley, R. Miller, Moye, Paynter, Pethtel, Phillips, Pushkin, Pyles, Robinson, Rodighiero, Rowe, Sponaugle, Thompson, Upson, Williams and Wilson.

??????????? Absent and Not Voting: Blair.

??????????? So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the amendment was adopted.

??????????? The bill was ordered to third reading.

??????????? At the request of Delegate Cowles and by unanimous consent, the House of Delegates returned to the Third Order of Business for the purpose of receiving committee reports.

Committee Reports

??????????? Delegate Espinosa, Chair of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report, which was received:

??????????? Your Committee on Education has had under consideration:

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 656, Relating to Student Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act,

??????????? And reports the same back, with amendments, with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended.

Delegate Nelson, Chair of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report, which was received:

??????????? Your Committee on Finance has had under consideration:

S. B. 686, Exempting facilities governed by DHHR that provide direct patient care,

??????????? And reports the same back, with amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended.

Delegate Shott, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on the Judiciary has had under consideration:

??????????? S. B. 667, Limiting authority of Attorney General to disclose certain information provided by Tax Commissioner,

And,

??????????? S. B. 608, Clarifying lawful business structures are unaffected by enactment of prohibitory legislation,

And reports the same back with the recommendation that they each do pass.

Delegate Shott, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on the Judiciary has had under consideration:

??????????? S. B. 174, Exempting transportation of household goods from PSC jurisdiction,

And reports the same back, with amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended.

Delegate Shott, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on the Judiciary has had under consideration:

S. J. R. 6, Roads to Prosperity Amendment of 2017,

And reports the same back with amendment and with the recommendation that it be adopted, as amended.

Delegate Anderson, Chair of the Committee on Energy submitted the following report, which was received:? ??????

Your Committee on Energy has had under consideration:?

??? ??????? S. B 687, Relating generally to coal mining, safety and environmental protection,

And reports the same back, with amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended.

Delegate Nelson, Chair of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report, which was received:

??????????? Your Committee on Finance has had under consideration:

S. B. 25, Creating farm-to-food bank tax credit,

Delegate Nelson, Chair of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report, which was received:

??????????? Your Committee on Finance has had under consideration:

??????????? S. B. 235, Relating to motorcycle registration renewal,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 238, Increasing tax credits allowed for rehabilitation of certified historic structures,

??????????? Com. Sub. for S. B. 440, Relating to use of Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority funds,

??????????? S. B. 444, Establishing Court Advanced Technology Subscription Fund,

??????????? S. B. 547, Modifying fees paid to Secretary of State,

??????????? And,

Com. Sub. for S. B. 622, Relating generally to tax procedures and administration,

??????????? And reports the same back, with amendment, with the recommendation that they each do pass, as amended.

Delegate Espinosa, Chair of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on Education has had under consideration:

?Com. Sub. for S. B. 40, Requiring inclusion of protocols for response to after-school emergencies in school crisis response plans,

And reports the same back, with amendments, with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended.?

Delegate Espinosa, Chair of the Committee on Education, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on Education has had under consideration:

?Com. Sub. for S. B. 630, Establishing Accessibility and Equity in Public Education Enhancement Act,

??????????? And reports the same back, with amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended.

Delegate Shott, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on the Judiciary has had under consideration:

S. B. 333, Requiring all DHHR-licensed facilities access WV Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database,

And reports the same back, with amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended.

Delegate Shott, Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on the Judiciary has had under consideration:

?Com. Sub. for S. B. 187, Providing for confidentiality of patients' medical records,

And reports the same back, with amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended.

Miscellaneous Business

Delegate Caputo asked and obtained unanimous consent that all the remarks regarding the amendments offered to and the passage of Com. Sub. for S. B. 386 be printed in the Appendix to the Journal.

At 9:13 p.m., the House of Delegates adjourned until 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2017.