HOUSE ABSTRACT

2019 Regular Session

CONTAINING

Active House Bills as of January 18, 2019

*Denotes Committee Substitutes

ACTIVE HOUSE BILLS

*2008. By Del. Cowles, Harshbarger, Kump, Householder, Ellington, Hill, Wilson, Butler, Steele, Jennings and Criss - Relating to nonpartisan election of justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals - Introduced 1/15/2019 - To Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 1/21/2019

2010. By Del. Kessinger, Ellington, Hill, Summers, Pack, Storch, Rowan, Sypolt, Harshbarger, Phillips and Capito - Relating to foster care - Introduced 1/17/2019 - To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then Health and Human Resources - To House Health and Human Resources 1/18/2019

*2028. By Del. Fast - Limiting supervision of laying of lines on state rights-of-way - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Government Organization - Amended - Passed House 1/17/2019 - Title amended - To Senate 1/18/2019 - To Government Organization

*2038. By Del. Howell and Pack - Relating to the procedure to determine if an occupation or profession should be regulated - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/17/2019 - To Senate 1/18/2019 - To Government Organization then Judiciary - To Government Organization 1/18/2019

*2095. By Del. Dean - Assessing the college- and career-readiness of 11th and 12th grade students - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Education - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 1/21/2019

*2128. By Del. Caputo - Allowing state employees to take paid leave to attend parent-teacher conference for their children - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Government Organization then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Passed House 1/17/2019 - To Senate 1/18/2019 - To Government Organization then Finance - To Government Organization 1/18/2019

*2183. By Del. Shott, Steele, Harshbarger and Wilson - Clarifying where a charge of DUI may be brought against an individual - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/17/2019 - To Senate 1/18/2019 - To Judiciary

2185. By Del. Westfall, Harshbarger, Byrd, Lovejoy, Capito, Zukoff, Fluharty, Pushkin, Fleischauer and Rohrbach - Relating to the removal of animals left unattended in motor vehicles - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Judiciary then Finance - 2nd reference dispensed - Amended - Passed House 1/18/2019 - Title amended

*2190. By Del. Shott, Fleischauer, Kelly, D., Wilson, Pushkin and Fluharty - Modifying bail requirements - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Judiciary - Amended - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 1/21/2019

*2193. By Del. Shott - Providing a specific escheat of US savings bonds - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 1/21/2019

*2307. By Del. Howell, Hanna, Hott, Steele, Linville, Pack, Phillips, Cadle, Worrell, Hill and Wilson - Relating to creating a provisional license for practicing barbering and cosmetology - Introduced 1/11/2019 - To Government Organization - Passed House 1/18/2019

2311. By Del. Howell - Exempting short-term license holders to submit information to the State Tax Commission once the term of the permit has expired - Introduced 1/11/2019 - To Government Organization - Amended - On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 1/21/2019

2324. By Del. Summers and Pushkin - Authorizing the acupuncture board to issue certificates to perform auricular acudetox therapy - Introduced 1/11/2019 - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization - To House Government Organization 1/18/2019

2347. By Del. Jennings and Rowan - Providing long-term care and substance abuse treatment - Introduced 1/11/2019 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - To House Finance 1/18/2019

*2362. By Del. Miller, Shott, Campbell, Lovejoy, Canestraro, Maynard, Hornbuckle, Summers and Robinson - Relating to procedures for voting an emergency absentee ballot by qualified voters - Introduced 1/14/2019 - To Judiciary - On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 1/21/2019

2405. By Del. Ellington, Summers, Pack, Atkinson, Hollen, Rohrbach, Pushkin, Walker and Fleischauer - Imposing a healthcare related provider tax on certain health care organizations - Introduced 1/15/2019 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance - To House Finance 1/18/2019

*2423. By Del. Foster, Higginbotham, Fast, Linville, Pack, Steele, Phillips, Kessinger, Porterfield, Fleischauer and Staggers - Prohibiting certain sex offenders from being in a supervisory position over children - Introduced 1/15/2019 - To Judiciary - On 1st reading, Special Calendar 1/21/2019

2489. By Del. Anderson, Higginbotham, Kelly, J., Miley, Cadle, Evans, Azinger, Harshbarger, Pethtel, Boggs and Nelson - Relating to the removal of the severance tax on oil and gas produced from low producing oil and natural gas wells - Introduced 1/17/2019 - To Energy then Finance - To House Finance 1/18/2019

BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED

Friday, January 18, 2019

2011. By Del. Summers, Howell, Waxman, Queen, Hamrick, Jennings, Sypolt, Phillips, Cadle, Worrell and Kump - Road Maintenance Program - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Government Organization

2012. By Del. Summers, Jeffries, D., Sypolt, Kelly, D., Toney, Hardy, Mandt, Maynard, Linville, Phillips and Criss - Establishing country roads accountability and transparency - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Government Organization

2510. By Del. Howell, Pack, Hott, Hamrick, Dean, Graves, Ellington, Linville, Higginbotham, Butler and Kessinger - Relating to special funds of boards of examination or registration - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Government Organization

2511. By Del. Robinson, Pack, Sypolt, Estep-Burton, Caputo, Paynter, Miller, Householder, Malcolm, Williams and Criss - Requiring members of the State Police to follow the towing services policy of the county (original similar to SB312) - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Political Subdivisions then Government Organization

2512. By Del. Howell, Pack, Hott, Hamrick, Dean, Graves, Ellington, Higginbotham, Linville, Butler and Kessinger - Authorizing the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue certain vital records in the custody of the State Registrar - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance

2513. By Del. Hansen, Fleischauer, Walker, Summers, Pyles, Williams, Pethtel, Zukoff, Thompson, R., Staggers and Doyle - Relating to campus police officers of state institutions of higher learning - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Education then Judiciary

2514. By Del. Howell, Pack, Hott, Hamrick, Dean, Graves, Ellington, Higginbotham, Linville, Butler and Kessinger - Permitting pawn brokers to disclose whether any specific property has been sold or pledged - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Government Organization

2515. By Del. Butler, Cadle, Wilson, Ellington, Shott, Howell, Hardy, Kump, Pack, Storch and Fast - Exempting the sale and installation of mobility enhancing equipment from the sales and use tax - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Health and Human Resources then Finance

2516. By Del. Linville, Howell, Higginbotham, Jennings, Butler, McGeehan, Steele, Worrell, Maynard, Waxman and Foster - Making it easier the renewal of driver license with the designation of “Veteran” and to provide a lifetime license for certain veterans - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance

2517. By Del. Canestraro, Pushkin and Williams - Permitting salary increases for full time official court reporters based upon years of service - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Finance

2518. By Del. Harshbarger, Paynter, Cooper, Hanna, Bibby, Atkinson, Sypolt, Kelly, D. and Mandt - Authorizing the tracking of wounded or injured deer or bear with leashed dogs - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

2519. By Del. Butler, Maynard, Cadle, Foster, Hanna, Espinosa, Higginbotham, McGeehan, Householder, Canestraro and Swartzmiller - The Campus Self Defense Act - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Judiciary

2520. By Del. Walker, Fleischauer, Hansen, Estep-Burton, Longstreth, Pyles, Angelucci, Worrell, Sypolt, Azinger and Summers - Relating to the Antihazing Law - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Education

2521. By Del. Harshbarger, Paynter, Cooper, Bibby, Kelly, D., Atkinson, Sypolt, Hanna and Mandt - Relating to permitting fur-bearer parts - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

2522. By Del. Harshbarger, Paynter, Sypolt, Cooper, Bibby, Atkinson, Hanna, Kelly, D. and Mandt - Authorizing minors with a graduated driver’s license to pump gasoline - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Judiciary

2523. By Del. Harshbarger, Paynter, Cooper, Hanna, Bibby, Kelly, D. and Mandt - Increasing the amount of time a taxpayer has to seek relief from a county commission from an erroneous assessment - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance

2524. By Del. Atkinson, Hill, Jeffries, D., Hollen, Fleischauer and Staggers - Permitting a pharmacist to convert prescriptions authorizing refills under certain circumstances - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Health and Human Resources

2525. By Del. Summers, Hill, Pack, Dean, Atkinson, Wilson, Worrell, Jeffries, D., Hollen, Butler and Rohrbach - Tobacco Cessation Therapy Access Act - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Health and Human Resources

2526. By Del. Summers and Steele - Creating an offense for public intoxication due to drug use - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Judiciary

2527. By Del. Steele, Pack, Harshbarger, Mandt, Jeffries, J., Graves, Howell, Wilson, Foster and Kessinger - Relating to forgery and other crimes concerning lottery tickets - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Judiciary

2528. By Del. Cooper, Anderson and Thompson, R. - Relating to employees of the Commissioner of Agriculture (original similar to SB324) - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Government Organization

2529. By Del. Swartzmiller, Diserio, Lavender-Bowe, McGeehan, Miley, Barrett, Miller, Azinger, Lovejoy, Storch and Caputo - Exempting social security benefits from state personal income tax (original similar to HB2402, SB303) - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Senior, Children, and Family Issues then Finance

2530. By Del. Ellington, Hanna, Hollen, Hornbuckle, Kelly, D., Kessinger, Mandt, Pushkin, Robinson, Rohrbach and Walker (Originating in House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse) - Creating a voluntary certification for recovery residences - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To House Health and Human Resources 1/18/2019

2531. By Del. Ellington, Hanna, Hollen, Hornbuckle, Kelly, D., Kessinger, Mandt, Robinson, Walker and Rohrbach (Originating in House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse) - Permitting trained nurses to provide mental health services in a medication-assisted treatment program - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To House Health and Human Resources 1/18/2019

ALL HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

1. By Del. McGeehan - Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Finance then Judiciary

2. By Del. Caputo - Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Finance then Judiciary

3. By Del. Bates - Term Limits for Senators and Delegates in the West Virginia Legislature - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Judiciary

4. By Del. Wilson and Rowan - Life Begins at Conception Amendment - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Judiciary

5. By Del. Wilson and Kump - Senators and Delegates Service Limit Amendment - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Judiciary

6. By Del. Bates - State Apportionment Commission - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Judiciary

7. By Del. Sponaugle - Volunteer Emergency Service Personnel Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/11/2019 - To Finance then Judiciary

8. By Del. Sponaugle - Right to Hunt and Fish in West Virginia Amendment - Introduced 1/11/2019 - To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary

9. By Del. Sponaugle and Rowan - Disabled Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/11/2019 - To Finance then Judiciary

10. By Del. Sponaugle - Veteran's Property Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/11/2019 - To Finance then Judiciary

11. By Del. Howell - Senior Citizen Homestead Valuation Amendment - Introduced 1/11/2019 - To Finance then Judiciary

12. By Del. Foster - Manufacturing Inventory and Equipment Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/14/2019 - To Finance

13. By Del. Caputo, Longstreth, Pyles, Angelucci, Boggs, Miller, Fluharty, Campbell, Sponaugle, Hartman and Miley - Veteran's Additional Property Tax Exemption Amendment (original similar to HJR10) - Introduced 1/15/2019 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance

14. By Del. Pack, Steele, Foster, Campbell, Jeffries, J., Phillips, Worrell, Mandt, Toney, Linville and Higginbotham - Urging Congress to call a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States and to limit the terms of office for Members of the United States House of Representatives and set a limit on number of terms for a Members of the United State Senate - Introduced 1/17/2019 - To Judiciary then Rules

15. By Del. Kump, Paynter, Wilson and McGeehan - Legislator Term Limit Amendment - Introduced 1/17/2019 - To Judiciary

16. By Del. Pack and Cooper - Senators and Delegate Service Limit Amendment (original similar to HJR5) - Introduced 1/17/2019 - To Judiciary

17. By Del. Householder, Anderson, Jennings, Waxman, Nelson , Steele, Jeffries, D., Foster, Criss, Wilson and Fast - Business Inventory, Machinery and Equipment Tax Exemption Amendment - Introduced 1/17/2019 - To Finance then Judiciary

ALL HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

1. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly - Introduced 1/9/2019 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/9/2019 - To Senate 1/9/2019 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/9/2019

2. By Del. Kelly, J., Anderson, Azinger, Cooper, Hollen, Criss, Shott, Ellington, Summers, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and McGeehan - Senator J. Frank Deem Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Rules

3. By Del. Pack, Steele, Foster, Campbell, Jeffries, J., Phillips, Worrell, Mandt, Toney, Linville and Higginbotham - Urging Congress to call a convention of states to limit terms of office for elected members of the United States Senate - Introduced 1/11/2019 - To Judiciary

4. By Del. Cooper, Rowan and Pack - Gold Star Families Highway - Introduced 1/15/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

5. By Del. Cooper, Pack and Paynter - U. S. Army T/5 Maurice V. Mann Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/15/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

6. By Del. Rowe, Robinson and Estep-Burton - U. S. Army PFC Earl Russell Cobb, SPC4 Carl Bradford Goodson, and SSGT George T. Saunders Jr. Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/16/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

7. By Del. Rowe, Robinson and Estep-Burton - Kidd Brothers Bridge - Introduced 1/16/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

8. By Del. Kump, Bibby, Wilson, Householder and Hardy - Requesting the Division of HIghways to update the previous preliminary engineering study on the extension of WV Rt 9 - Introduced 1/17/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

9. By Del. Caputo, Longstreth and Angelucci - Kingmont Veterans Bridge PVT Jarrett Springer, U. S. Army WWII, PFC Benjamin "Benny" Hamrick, USMC Vietnam - Introduced 1/17/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

10. By Del. Westfall, Jeffries, D., Hott, Azinger, Nelson, Atkinson, Graves, Mandt, Jennings and Criss - Resiliency Week - Introduced 1/17/2019 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Rules

11. By Del. Summers, Hamrick, Waxman, Queen, Miley, Sypolt and Jennings - U. S. Army Command Sergeant Major Timothy Allen Bolyard Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/17/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

12. By Del. Cooper, Cadle and Pack - Lee H. Johnson Bridge - Introduced 1/17/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

13. By Del. Howell, Cadle, Hanna, Hill, Hott, Linville, Pack, Phillips, Staggers, Steele, Wilson and Worrell - Chief Robert Edward Dorsey Memorial Highway - Introduced 1/17/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

14. By Del. Thompson, R., Lovejoy, Linville, Rohrbach, Maynard and Hicks - U. S. Army CPT Benjamin Ronk Memorial Bridge - Introduced 1/18/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Rules

ALL HOUSE RESOLUTIONS OFFERED

1. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Adopting Rules of the House of Delegates - Introduced 1/9/2019 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/9/2019

2. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Authorizing publication of the Legislative Manual and authorizing payment of travel and other expenses of the House - Introduced 1/9/2019 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/9/2019

3. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Authorizing printing and distribution of Acts of the Legislature and Journals of the House of Delegates - Introduced 1/9/2019 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/9/2019

4. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Authorizing the appointment of employees for this, the First Regular Session of the Eighty-fourth Legislature, two thousand nineteen - Introduced 1/9/2019 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/9/2019

5. By Del. Staggers, Evans, Kessinger, Hamrick, Brown, N., Angelucci, Atkinson, Azinger, Barrett, Bates, Boggs, Brown, S., Butler, Caputo, Diserio, Doyle, Ellington, Fast, Graves, Hanna, Hansen, Hartman, Hornbuckle, Howell, Jeffries, D., Jennings, Kelly, D., Kelly, J., Kump, Lavender-Bowe, Linville, Longstreth, Malcolm, Martin, C., McGeehan, Miley, Nelson, Pack, Pethtel, Phillips, Pushkin, Pyles, Rodighiero, Rowan, Rowe, Skaff, Sponaugle, Steele, Swartzmiller, Sypolt, Thompson, C., Toney, Walker, Waxman, Westfall, Wilson and Zukoff - Honoring U. S. Army SPC4 Carmel Harvey Jr., Medal of Honor recipient - Introduced 1/14/2019 - To Rules

6. By Del. Higginbotham, Kelly, J., Atkinson, Harshbarger, Maynard, Linville, Summers, Kessinger, Cowles, Jeffries, J. and Mandt - Recognizing the importance of West Virginia’s energy resources and critical energy infrastructure to support economic development and national security - Introduced 1/17/2019 - To Energy then Rules

HOUSE BILLS PASSED HOUSE AND COMMUNICATED TO SENATE

2164. By Del. Shott, Capito, Canestraro, Fleischauer and Wilson - Clarifying that appeals to the Supreme Court are a matter of right - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Judiciary - Passed House 1/16/2019 - To Senate 1/17/2019 - To Judiciary

2351. By Del. Ellington, Hill, Rohrbach, Rowan, Summers, Thompson, C., Walker, Staggers, Atkinson and Angelucci (Originating in House Health and Human Resources) - Relating to regulating prior authorizations - Introduced 1/11/2019 - Passed House 1/16/2019 - To Senate 1/17/2019 - To Health and Human Resources

ALL SENATE BILLS PASSED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE

10. By Sen. Blair, Boso and Swope - Relating to Second Chance Driver's License Program - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Finance - Passed Senate 1/16/2019 - To House 1/17/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Finance

24. By Sen. Blair, Baldwin, Takubo and Sypolt - Relating generally to local boards of health - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Finance - Passed Senate 1/16/2019 - To House 1/17/2019 - To Political Subdivisions then Finance

27. By Sen. Blair - Removing restrictions on where certain traditional lottery games may be played (original similar to HB2184) - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Finance - Passed Senate 1/16/2019 - To House 1/17/2019 - To Finance

28. By Sen. Blair, Boso and Clements - Removing hotel occupancy tax limit collects for medical care and emergency services - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Finance - Passed Senate 1/16/2019 - To House 1/17/2019 - To Finance

36. By Sen. Weld and Boso - Allowing adjustment of gross income for calculating personal income liability for certain retirees - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Finance - Passed Senate 1/16/2019 - Effective July 1, 2019 - To House 1/17/2019 - To Pensions and Retirement then Finance

*106. By Sen. Facemire - Alleviating double taxation on foreign income at state level - Introduced 1/9/2019 - To Finance - Com. sub. reported 1/11/2019 - Passed Senate 1/16/2019 - Effective July 1, 2019 - To House 1/17/2019 - To Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development then Finance

177. By Sen. Maynard - Fire Commission rule relating to State Building Code (original similar to HB2240) - Introduced 1/10/2019 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 1/16/2019 - Effective from passage - To House 1/17/2019 - To Judiciary

190. By Sen. Maynard - DOH rule relating to employment procedures (original similar to HB2245) - Introduced 1/10/2019 - To Judiciary - Amended - Passed Senate 1/16/2019 - Effective from passage - To House 1/17/2019 - To Technology and Infrastructure then Judiciary

272. By Sen. Carmichael (Mr. President), Trump, Woelfel, Palumbo and Tarr - Updating code relating to Commission on Special Investigations (original similar to HB2434, SB71) - Introduced 1/11/2019 - To Judiciary - Passed Senate 1/18/2019

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY SENATE AND COMMUNICATED TO HOUSE

1. By Sen. Carmichael (Mr. President), Takubo and Prezioso - Adopting joint rules of Senate and House of Delegates - Introduced 1/9/2019 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/9/2019 - To House 1/9/2019 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/9/2019

2. By Sen. Carmichael (Mr. President), Blair and Prezioso - Relating to payment of expenses of 84th Legislature - Introduced 1/9/2019 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/9/2019 - To House 1/9/2019 - Reference dispensed - Adopted by House 1/9/2019

11. By Sen. Clements, Roberts, Rucker, Palumbo, Jeffries, Woelfel, Plymale, Swope, Boso, Unger, Sypolt, Stollings, Romano, Beach, Blair, Baldwin, Smith, Cline, Prezioso, Lindsay and Hamilton - Urging Congress pass fully funded long-term surface transportation and infrastructure measures - Introduced 1/18/2019 - Committee reference dispensed - Adopted by Senate 1/18/2019

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES

1. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly - Adopted 1/9/2019

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY BOTH HOUSES

1. By Sen. Carmichael (Mr. President), Takubo and Prezioso - Adopting joint rules of Senate and House of Delegates - Adopted 1/9/2019

2. By Sen. Carmichael (Mr. President), Blair and Prezioso - Relating to payment of expenses of 84th Legislature - Adopted 1/9/2019

HOUSE BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR

SENATE BILLS VETOED BY GOVERNOR