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West Virginia Legislature

JOURNAL

of the

HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Eightieth Legislature

First Regular Session



Charleston, Wednesday, January 12, 2011




This being the day fixed by Section 18, Article VI of the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, for the annual assembly of the Legislature, the Members-elect of the House of Delegates met in their Chamber in the Capitol Building in the City of Charleston and, at 12 o'clock meridian, were called to order by the Clerk of the last House of Delegates, the Honorable Gregory M. Gray.
The Clerk announced that the Honorable John Overington, a Delegate-elect from the 55th Delegate District, was the oldest member in point of continuous service and, in accordance with Section 18, Article VI of the Constitution, would preside over the organization of the House of Delegates until a Speaker was chosen and shall have taken his seat.
Delegate-elect Overington then assumed the Chair.
Prayer was offered by Delegate Moore, the Delegate-elect from the 23th Delegate District.
The House of Delegates was then led in recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance by the Delegate Marshall, a Delegate-elect from the 44th Delegate District.
A communication from the Honorable Natalie Tennant, Secretary of State, was received and laid before the House, containing the official returns of the election held on the 2nd of November, 2010, covering the 100 seats in the House of Delegates, which returns were accompanied by certificates for those appearing to have been elected by the voters of the 58 Delegate Districts.
DELEGATES ELECTED

The names of those whose credentials showed they were regularly elected members of the House of Delegates of the Eightieth Legislature in accordance with the laws of West Virginia were as follows:

First District
Ronnie D. Jones
Randy Swartzmiller
Second District
Timothy R. Ennis
Roy Givens
Third District
Ryan J. Ferns
Erikka L. Storch
Fourth District
Michael T. Ferro
Scott G. Varner
Fifth District
Dave Pethtel
Sixth District
Wm. Roger Romine

Seventh District
Lynwood Ireland
Eighth District
Everette W. Anderson, Jr.
Ninth District
Larry W. Border
Tenth District
Tom Azinger
John N. Ellem

Daniel Poling
Eleventh District
Bob Ashley
Twelfth District
Mitch Carmichael


Thirteenth District
Dale Martin
Brady Paxton
Fourteenth District
Troy Andes
Brian C. Savilla
Fifteenth District
Kevin J. Craig
Carol Miller
Jim Morgan
Sixteenth District
Doug Reynolds
Kelli Sobonya
Dale Stephens
Seventeenth District
Don Perdue
Richard Thompson
Eighteenth District
Larry W. Barker
Nineteenth District
Greg Butcher
Rupert W. Phillips, Jr.
Ralph Rodighiero
Josh Stowers
Twentieth District
K. Steven Kominar

Twenty-first District
Harry Keith White
Twenty-second District
Daniel J. Hall
Linda Goode Phillips
Twenty-third District
Clif Moore
Twenty-fourth District
Gary M. Gearheart
Twenty-fifth District
Joe C. Ellington,
John R. Frazier
Twenty-sixth District
Gerald Crosier
Twenty-seventh District
Virginia Mahan
Ricky Moye
John D. O'Neal, IV
Richard R. Snuffer
Linda Sumner
Twenty-eighth District
Thomas W. Campbell
Ray Canterbury
Twenty-ninth District
David G. Perry
John Pino

Margaret Anne Staggers
Thirtieth District
Bonnie Brown
Nancy Peoples Guthrie
Barbara Hatfield
Mark Hunt
Eric Nelson
Doug Skaff, Jr.
Danny Wells
Thirty-first District
Meshea Poore
Thirty-second District
Tim Armstead
Patrick Lane
Ron Walters
Thirty-third District
David Walker
Thirty-fourth District
Brent Boggs
Thirty-fifth District
Harold Sigler
Thirty-sixth District
Joe Talbott
Thirty-seventh District
Denise L. Campbell
William G. Hartman

Thirty-eighth District
Margaret Donaldson Smith
Thirty-ninth District
Bill Hamilton
Fortieth District
Mary M. Poling
Forty-first District
Samuel J. Cann
Ron Fragale
Richard J. Iaquinta
Tim Miley
Forty-second District
Mike Manypenny
Forty-third District
Michael Caputo
Linda Longstreth
Tim Manchin
Forty-fourth District
Anthony Barill
Barbara Evans Fleischauer
Charlene J. Marshall
Amanda Pasdon
Forty-fifth District
Larry A. Williams
Forty-sixth District
Stanley E. Shaver

Forty-seventh District
Harold K. Michael
Forty-eighth District
Allen V. Evans
Forty-ninth District
Gary G. Howell
Fiftieth District
Ruth Rowan
Fifty-first District

Daryl E. Cowles
Fifty-second District
Larry D. Kump

Fifty-third District
Jonathan Miller
Fifty-fourth District
Walter E. Duke
Fifty-fifth District
John Overington
Fifty-sixth District
Eric L. Householder
Fifty-seventh District
John Doyle
Fifth-eighth District
Tiffany Lawrence
In the absence of objection, the returns of the election of Delegates as presented by the Secretary of State were accepted and filed with the Clerk of the House.
The Clerk then called the roll (Quorum Call), and the following answered to their names:

Anderson
Andes
Armstead
Ashley
Azinger
Barill
Barker
Boggs
Border
Brown
Butcher
D. Campbell
T. Campbell
Cann
Canterbury
Caputo
Carmichael
Cowles
Craig
Crosier
Doyle
Duke
Ellem
Ellington
Ennis
Evans
Ferns
Fleischauer
Fragale
Frazier
Gearheart
Givens
Guthrie
Hall
Hamilton
Hartman
Hatfield
Householder
Howell
Hunt
Iaquinta
Ireland
Jones
Kominar
Kump
Lane
Lawrence
Longstreth
Mahan
Manchin
Manypenny
Marshall
Martin
Michael
Miley
C. Miller
J. Miller
Moore
Morgan
Moye
Nelson
O'Neal
Overington
Pasdon
Paxton
Perdue
Perry
Pethtel
L. Phillips
R. Phillips
Pino
D. Poling
M. Poling
Poore
Reynolds
Rodighiero
Romine
Rowan
Savilla
Shaver
Sigler
Skaff
Smith
Snuffer
Sobonya
Staggers
Stephens
Storch
Stowers
Sumner
Swartzmiller
Talbott
Thompson
Varner
Walker
Walters
Wells
White
Williams
The Clerk twice called the names of the following, who were the recorded as absent - 1, as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Ferro
The roll call disclosing that 99 Delegates-elect had answered to their names, the Presiding Officer declared the presence of a quorum.
All the Delegates-elect present then qualified by taking and subscribing to the several oaths of office as prescribed by Section 16, Article VI of the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, which oaths of office were administered by the Honorable Menis Ketchum, Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
ELECTION OF SPEAKER

The Presiding Officer announced that the next order of business was the election of a Speaker of the House of Delegates for the Eightieth Legislature and stated that nominations were now in order.
MAJORITY NOMINATION

Delegate Miley, a Delegate from the 41st Delegate District, nominated the Honorable Richard Thompson from the 17th Delegate District, as follows:
Delegate Miley: Mr. Speaker, and fellow delegates of the people's house.
Each of us has the good fortune of being here today as members of this House of Delegates by virtue of our election as representatives of the people.
The genius of representative Democracy is that our power as legislators is derived directly from the consent of the Governed as described and defined in our state constitution. Article 6 Section 24 of the West Virginia Constitution mandates that "The Senate shall choose, from its own body, a President; and the House of Delegates, from its own body a Speaker."
Therefore, one of our first responsibilities as elected representatives of the people is to come together - as we do now - to begin the process of organizing ourselves in an elective body. And that is why I feel so honored and privileged to play a role in the constitutional process for which we are gathered today.
I stand before you today to place into nomination? for the constitutional office of Speaker of the House? the name of our friend, our colleague and our leader for the past four years, Richard Thompson.
Sir Antony Jay once said, "The only real training for leadership - is leadership." If that is the case - then I can think of no one better trained, equipped and prepared to lead us through this 80th Legislature than Rick Thompson. Rick has ably and honorably led us through difficult times - not with an iron fist - but with a quiet dignity that respects, encourages and celebrates the respective and diverse talents of everyone so honored to be a member of this body.
Indeed, as he has said on more than one occasion - the House of Delegates is not Rick Thompson's House... it is first, foremost, and always the people's house!
As Speaker of the House, Rick has but one rule? and I'm sure the returning members have heard him say it many, many times. The first rule of service in the House of Delegates is "Don't get excited." And why is that? Does that mean we should not act passionately as driven by our convictions and our ideals? Absolutely not.
It simply recognizes the reality that as leaders conducting the important business of the people we cannot allow our hearts to over-rule our heads. We must act intelligently, methodically and logically to solve the problems that are faced by our communities and our state.
Rick is uniquely suited for role of Speaker of the House because he believes in leadership from the bottom up rather than from the top down.
I can tell you that as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Speaker Thompson affords the committee members and me wide latitude in deciding what bills to place on the agenda. In fact, there are many instances when I wish he would tell me what bills he does, or does not, want on the agenda - it would certainly take the pressure off me. But he doesn't operate that way. Instead, the first thing he usually asks me when I solicit his advice or his input, is "what is the sense of your members?"
I strongly believe that style of leadership is what is called for in a legislative body such as ours. It encourages debate, it stimulates discussion and it promotes the input of all our members. Because of that, I believe, we are producing a better, more balanced, legislative product than ever before.
It is for that reason, among many others, that I am proud and honored to put the name of Richard Thompson before you for nomination as Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
The nomination was seconded by Delegate L. Phillips of the 22nd Delegate District, with the following remarks:
Delegate L. Phillips. Delegates, I would like to second the nomination for Honorable Richard Thompson as Speaker of the House of Delegates for the next two years. But let me tell you why I feel we should re-elect Rick as Speaker. Or what I will do is tell you what he is NOT!
Number 1: Rick is NOT an authoritarian.
He listens to us - all of us. He often doesn't agree, but he listens. Rick does what is the good of this Chamber and for our great state. The Speaker considers our ideas and our issues.
Rick is a leader than makes time for each member. His open-door policy is vital in handling all of us. That we know we are welcome into that inner office is essential. As freshman delegates two years, most of our class was unschooled in procedures, inexperience in the ways of the House of Delegates. Knowing that we could go to the Speaker's office and be heard help put us at ease. And he encouraged our class- individually and as a whole. I feel he encourages each Delegate setting here and will continue to do so.
Number 2. Rick isn't a "Grumpy Old Man". He has a congenial attitude that carries over into this Chamber. He has an uncanny ability to know when the business of this House is too serious or there is too much tension - and his sense of humor comes out. This wit takes the edge off a very tense issue or a very serious debate. The stress is relieved and the Chamber returns to the business at hand - but a major confrontation has been diverted due to Rick's wit.
Yet, the Speaker will take care of the business of this Chamber. He is serious, very business- like and he takes no nonsense from any of us. He is continually going about the affairs of this Chamber - very sincerely - and that is what we need.
And lastly, number 3. Rick is not new to this House or to this position.
He is experienced in serving as a Delegate and as Speaker. And we need that experience now. This is a questionable time in our state in which we need the Speaker's guidance. This will be a tough session coming up- possibilities of changes in our great state and in our government. We need a knowledgeable and qualified leader. One that is skilled at speaking up for this House of Delegates. One that will demand this House is heard.
We are often a House divided. And we need someone capable of coordinating both sides of the aisle to work together.
Frankly, Rick has done all this in the past and we need to rely on that experience again.
In closing, Rick listens, he welcomes all to his office, he takes our issues and concerns very seriously.
Rick is a sincere, open individual who has the well-being of this very important legislative process at heart.
Now more than any other time, we need Rick's experience and his skill to guide this House into 2011 and 2012.

The nomination was then seconded by Delegate Swartzmiller of the 1st Delegate District, with the following remarks:
Delegate Swartzmiller. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change and the Realist adjusts his sails."
However, for today's nomination I have taken the liberty to make some changes to this famous quote.
The Senate complains, the Governor expects nothing to change and Rick Thompson makes the adjustments to move the state forward. And that's why I proudly stand before you today to nominate our friend Richard Thompson as our Speaker of the WV House of Delegates.
I have known Rick for over ten years, and I have witnessed what he has accomplished as our Speaker as well as what he accomplished before he was Speaker.
Many newer members may not realize it, but there haven't always been barrels up on Kanawha Blvd. to protect the members in the parking areas. Those barrels are there because Rick Thompson stood up and gave a floor speech on how someone was going to get killed on the Blvd. If something wasn't done. The next day the barrels went up and have been there ever since. Before that you had to have more moves than John Doyle trying to get back to his desk to vote just to get in your car! Rick stood up and said what everyone knew, the difference is, he did something about it.
I ran a bill for three years to give the members and opportunity to vote on a local referendum bill to allow table game legislation in four counties in the state. I could never get a vote. When Rick became Speaker he told me, I won't work the bill, I won't tell you that you will have the votes, but I will make sure that the members have an opportunity to vote it up or down.
That's how Rick Thompson is, fair, honest and sincere.
Rick understands fiscal responsibilities, he has been willing to take on and address the debt in this state.
Under Rick's leadership, we have taken on difficult and complex environmental issues.
Rick listened when members asked to have live streaming audio of floor sessions and committee meetings last session. Now citizens across the state have another avenue to follow the Legislature.
Confidence has been defined as going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking the tartar sauce. Rick understands confidence, actually he instills confidence. How many times over the years have we seen Rick jump into that rowboat, go downstairs to the Governor's office and see him come back with a smile all of us knowing he was victorious.
In college, I was asked at the beginning of a semester to define ladyship and to provide the professor with the answer at the end of the semester. At the end of the semester the following was my answer. "Leadership is the willingness to learn what you don't know; the unselfishness to share what you do know, and the vision to combine them, too create the future.
That was my answer at the end of a college semester, here is what I have learned after ten years in the Legislature. One of the toughest things to do is to be a leader of leaders. Each and every one of us has been sent here by our respective constituents to be their voice. We have been sent here as the leaders of our communities.
As Speaker of the House of Delegates, the Speaker has a responsibility to lead the House members, to provide direction, provide answers and guidance. Rick has taken a path of leadership that is the true definition of leadership. Time and time again, Rick has taken the power of Speaker and has given that power away. Rick understands a true leader will work to empower others and as the people around him become stronger, we as a team become more productive.
We have all, at one time or another, heard Rick ask, "What do you think? What would you do? What if we would put a committee together to work on that? Rick knows that there is too much talent in this group to waste it. He isn't concerned with who gets the credit; he wants to accomplish the goal. He wants to cross the finish line together. That's what real leadership is about, that's what being a Speaker is about and that's why we need to re-elect our friend, our leader, Richard Thompson to a third term as Speaker of the WV House of Delegates.
MINORITY NOMINATION

Delegate Sobonya, a Delegate from the 16th Delegate District, then nominated the Honorable Tim Armstead, a Delegate from the 32nd Delegate District, as follows:
Delegate Sobonya: I am extremely honored and pleased to nominate the Honorable Delegate Time Armstead as the Speaker of the House for the 80th West Virginia Legislature!
I have been honored to serve with Time Armstead for eight years in the House of Delegates. However, I first met Tim when he began his service in the Legislature in 1998 when I served as a volunteer lobbyist for West Virginians for Life. I learned very quickly what an honorable man Time is. He is steadfast, considerate, thoughtful, and intelligent and unwavering in his principles. He is a staunch defender of the Constitution.
Delegate Tim Armstead has given most of his young adult life to public service. He worked for two Governors. First, for Governor Arch Moore and then for Governor Cecil Underwood. He is a successful attorney, dedicated lawmaker, devoted husband and father and faithful Christian.
In Tim's four years as minority leader, he has used his level-headed approach to help make a difference in the lives of West Virginians.
Under his leadership, he encouraged House members to consider the long-term effect that every piece of legislation would have on the citizens we represent.
He has fought hard for stronger ethics laws and to strengthen our laws to protect children from sexual offenders through his efforts on Logan's Law.
Delegate Armstead believes in limited government and is a wonderful steward of taxpayer dollars.
What I most admire about Tim Armstead is that he believes you shouldn't surrender your faith at the Capitol steps just because you are an elected official. He has held firm in upholding the Christian principles we hold so dear. He has taken a strong stand against gambling expansion, led a parliamentary effort to have a vote on debating the marriage amendment, and has been a staunch defender of the unborn.
As the House Minority Leader, Delegate Armstead has successfully led the Republicans members who are from various walks of life, from various geographical areas, with various professional backgrounds, and with carious personalities. For four years, he had the daunting task of leading the minority members of the West Virginia House of Delegates as Minority Leader, With our varying personalities, this quite frankly has been much like someone trying to shepherd cats.
As John C. Maxwell once said, "A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."
Please join me in supporting my friend and colleague, the Honorable Tim Armstead, for House Speaker for the West Virginia House of Delegates!
The nomination was seconded by Delegate Ellem of the 10th Delegate District, with the following remarks:
Delegate Ellem: Ladies and gentlemen, it is my privilege to second the nomination for Speaker of the House of my friend and colleague, the Honorable Tim Armstead.
I have had the privilege to serve for ten years now in the House with Tim and can witness firsthand his sincere commitment, not only to this Body, but to the State of West Virginia.
Delegate Armstead is not someone who is flamboyant or extravagant in his approach. He is not someone who is hardheaded or anything like that, instead is a true student of the process, employing logic and thoughtfulness as his primary means in all those issues Delegate Sobonya brought up, very complicated, contentious, often extremely detailed issues that Tim took on headfirst and led us through.
I would have to say that Tim believes and practices in that old adage that you should never say with a few words, what you can say with many words. Fortunately, in Tim's case, those words are always well chosen and we are all for the better.
Therefore, I second the nomination of my friend and colleague, Tim Armstead, for Speaker of the House.
The nomination was then seconded by Delegate Andes of the 14th Delegate District, with the following remarks:
Delegate Andes: Today, I rise to second the nomination of Tim Armstead for Speaker of the House of Delegates. I first came to know Tim over ten years ago when I was a high school senior and Tim - then a young Delegate himself - took an interest in a political club I started at my school. I admired Tim then for the same reasons that I admire him today. He is a strong leader who cares deeply about our State of West Virginia.
Just as Tim holds a deep, abiding faith in God and family; he has deep faith in the legislative process and respects the Constitution as our guide.
Each year, I watch as Tim puts partisan politics and political ambition aside at the start of every legislative session to do what is right for the people of his district and West Virginia.
He is the true definition of a statesman, always fighting passionately for West Virginia's future instead of his own. If I've learned anything in my short time in this body, it's that there are those who talk about the important issues that confront us as West Virginians, and there are those who put their words into action.
Whether he's standing on this floor to protect West Virginia jobs, the unborn, or the sanctity of marriage, Tim Armstead is a man of action.
Today, our state faces unprecedented challenges. Too many of our state's citizens are unemployed. Too many of our state's children are left behind by failing schools. And too many of our state's businesses are facing an uncertain future because of Washington's war on coal.
These times call for bold, decisive leadership. These times call for a leader who is not afraid to rise to the challenge. One who knows that with leadership comes responsibility. Tim Armstead is that leader. He understands these challenges because he truly listens to the people he represents, the people who give him the privilege of serving them in Charleston.
As our Republican leader for the past four years, Tim has fought to build a West Virginia we can all be proud of. And He is exactly the strong, steady conservative leader this body needs if our state is to succeed.
Tim is unique in that he has the real-world experience, the knowledge, and the resolve to lead West Virginia forward. And it is my honor and privilege to second the nomination of the gentleman from the 32nd for Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates.

* * * * * * * * *

There being no further nominations, on motion of Delegate Miley, the Presiding Officer declared nominations closed.
The Clerk then called the roll (Roll No. 1), the result of which was as follows:
Delegates voting for Delegate Richard Thompson - 64, as follows:
Armstead Fragale Marshall Poore
Barill Frazier Martin Reynolds
Barker Givens Michael Rodighiero
Boggs Guthrie Miley Shaver
Brown Hall Moore Skaff
Butcher Hartman Morgan Smith
D. Campbell Hatfield Moye Staggers
T. Campbell Hunt Paxton Stephens
Cann Iaquinta Perdue Stowers
Caputo Jones Perry Swartzmiller
Craig Kominar Pethtel Talbott
Crosier Lawrence L. Phillips Varner
Doyle Longstreth R. Phillips Walker
Ennis Mahan Pino Wells
Ferns Manchin D. Poling White
Fleischauer Manypenny M. Poling Williams

Delegates voting for Delegate Armstead - 35, as follows:
Anderson Ellem Lane Savilla
Andes Ellington C. Miller Sigler
Ashley Evans J. Miller Snuffer
Azinger Gearheart Nelson Sobonya
Border Hamilton O'Neal Storch
Canterbury Householder Overington Sumner
Carmichael Howell Pasdon Thompson
Cowles Ireland Romine Walters
Duke Kump Rowan  

The Clerk twice called the name of the following, who was then recorded as absent - .
1, as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Ferro.
The Presiding Officer stated that the total number of votes cast was 99, of which the Honorable Richard Thompson of the 17th District received 64, and the Honorable Tim Armstead of the 32nd District received 35, and declared that the Honorable Richard Thompson, having received the majority of the votes cast, was duly elected Speaker of the House of Delegates. (Applause, the members rising)
Whereupon,
The Presiding Officer appointed Delegates Miley, L. Phillips, Swartzmiller and Armstead, as a committee to escort the Speaker-elect to the Chair.
The committee then escorted the Speaker-elect to the Clerk's Desk, where he took and subscribed to the several oaths of office, which oaths of office were administered by the Honorable Menis Ketchum.
Delegate Armstead delivered the following remarks prior to presenting the Speaker to the House:
Delegate Armstead. My fellow members of the House, I want to say to you and the Speaker, we have had a lot of discussion about this being a historic session and I think we know a lot of the reasons why that is being discussed and I think that those are weighty issues in terms of the succession of our governor and succession in the Senate and I want to point to you Mr. Speaker that we are ready to work together to make this a historic session in other way and certainly those are issues that we need to address.
We know that we have a lot of people in West Virginia looking to us to address the challenges that they face. We have a lot of people who are looking for jobs that may not have been in the last few years. We have a lot of our fellow West Virginians trusting us and who have trusted us, to be their representatives here and to solve these problems.
I would love, and I think that I share this with our Speaker, the desire that when we leave here that we would be seen as having a historic session. Not because of who the Governor was, not because of succession issues, but because we dreamed greater, we worked harder, and we accomplished more than any of the sessions before us. That is our goal, and as we strive toward that goal, Mr. Speaker, I want to pledge to you, on behalf of your colleagues across the aisle, and I think on behalf of all our colleagues here in the House, that we will have days, obviously, when we agree on things and we will probably see that take place later today in a very important issue. Then there will be days when, because of philosophy and differences of opinion, and because of what we pledged to the people who sent us here, we may have some firey debate in discussions on the floor of this House, and that, in both cases, we will be doing the work that we were sent here to do. And, I know the work that you believe we should do as our Speaker. In all those cases I want to pledge to you that you will always have the respect and admiration in this House from both sides of the aisle and you have our prayers and our pledge to work together for West Virginia.


Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, was then presented to the House of Delegates by Delegate Armstead, Minority Leader of the House. (Applause, the members rising)
The Speaker then addressed the House as follows:
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson. Before I begin I'd like to take a moment to remember Delegate Sam Argento and Delegate Mike Porter who both passed away during this past year.
I know how much all of us will miss Delegate Argento and Delegate Porter. To say they were honorable men and exemplary representatives does not go far enough in honoring their memory or the legacy of service. It is a privilege to have known them and to have worked with them. Please joint me in a brief moment of silence as we remember our departed colleagues.
First and foremost - to my lovely and wonderful wife Beth - you are my partner, my inspiration, my helpmate, my best friend and the love of my life.
Your love, support, patience and - at times - good humor - make my service in public life possible. Without you, I would not be here. Without you, I could not be here.

Thank you, my darling wife, for everything you do for me and for our family. I love you from the bottom of my heart.
To Delegates Miley, Swartzmiller and Linda Phillips. Thank you for your kind and generous thoughts in support of my nomination as Speaker.
I'm flattered and honored beyond my ability to put into words what your expressions of support mean to me. To Minority Leader Armstead and my Republican colleagues. Thank you for your dedicated service and your spirited work on behalf of your ideals and your platform. When we can find common ground - let us work together for the betterment of West Virginia. And when we can't - let is strive to never be disagreeable in our disagreements.
To all of my fellow delegates, with whom I share the honor of serving in the people's house, let me just say that - aside from being a father to my children and a husband to my wife - life has accorded me no greater honor than to serve as Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Like each of you, I love the institution of this House. No matter what I may go on to do in life, I cannot imagine a greater privilege than serving in this honorable house as your Speaker.
People who have not served in the House can't fully appreciated the bond of common experiences and challenges that we share by virtue of our membership in this body. I treasure that bond - and that honor - just as I'm sure all of you do.
By virtue of our election, each of us is accorded an awesome responsibility. Watching each of you struggle and work to do your best under the weight of that responsibility has been a rare and a unique privilege.
People who have not served in elective office sometimes miss that side of things. They see the honors and accolades that we are accorded - but they miss the anguish and the agony we go through as we struggle with the decisions we're called upon to make.
Those red and green buttons on the desks in front of you sometimes seem like the most daunting of instruments don't they?
It's difficult enough to make decisions about our own lives sometimes? but when we're called upon to make decisions that affect the lives of our friends, families and neighbors? it can almost be overwhelming.
That's a special experience and a special bond those who have not served here can't fully appreciate.
As your Speaker these past four years I've tried - as much as possible - to accord you the freedom to wrestle with those decisions unimpeded by undue influence or interference from the Speaker's office.
I've endeavored to govern our House - as Delegate Miley alluded to earlier - not with an iron fist - but with profound respect for the trust placed in each of you by the people through your election to the House.
Your support for me to continue in the constitutional role of Speaker is all the more meaningful this year given the special circumstances the next legislative session will bring.
You and I are living in an historic moment for West Virginia. We are entering into unchartered waters as the ship of state struggles against buffeting tides and uncertain currents.
No legislature in the history of our state has been asked to perform its duties while the power of the Senate President and the power of the chief executive resided in the same person.
What we do during this session of the legislature will be studied and written about for years to come - not just in West Virginia - but throughout the country.
The votes we cast and the decisions we make have the potential to be scrutinized, parsed, examined, picked apart and challenged like at no other time in our history.
Those of you who were here four years ago may remember that in my remarks to you at that time I challenged this body to "work to be a House of Statesmen and Stateswomen - more concerned with the next generation than the next election."
There has not been a single instance that I can recall where you did not live up to that challenge? and I know you will continue to live up to it as we face these uncharted waters together. History will judge us on how we comport ourselves to face the unique and difficult test that lies before us. As I think about these unparalleled circumstances that we now face, I recall a speech given by John F. Kennedy in 1959 while he was running for President, in which he said:
"The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognize the opportunity."
Let us use the crisis we now face as the opportunity to show posterity, and the present generation, that we were strong enough, courageous enough, and smart enough to successfully - and honorably - navigate this treacherous course. "So," you may be asking yourself - "What does the Speaker expect of me as we enter into these uncharted seas?"
The first thing is? don't get excited.
All kinds of motives and rationales will be applied to what we do because of our political party, our political allegiances, and - in some cases - our political aspirations.
None of that takes away from the fact that we have a job to do. And our job is not to do what's right for Rick Thompson, or what's right for the Democratic Party or the Republican Party, or even what's right for any particular political alliance. Our job is to do what's right for West Virginia.
Each of us, when we are sworn in as delegates, takes an Oath of Office in which we utter the following words:
"I do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, and faithfully discharge the duties of Delegate according to the best of my ability."
That is what I expect of you. No more. No less. It's also what I expect of myself. If each of us does our duty? and if each of us lives up to our oath to support the constitution? we'll get through this together? and? I might add? we'll be doing what's right for West Virginia. And isn't that's why we ran for office in the first place?
The last year saw the passing of a legend with the death of our beloved U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd. As we struggle with the challenges that lay before us - I can think of no more fitting tribute to his legacy than we renew our commitment to the constitutions of our state and our nation.
These are our founding documents. The constitution is our charter. If we live up to what is called for in the constitution we will be doing our duty to ourselves and to the next generation.
In closing - let me thank you once again for the great honor you've bestowed upon me through your trust and support. I will work my hardest to always be worthy of that trust and support.
Finally, let me take this opportunity to thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your friendship and for your honorable and dedicated service to the people of West Virginia in our beloved House of Delegates.
May God bless you, your families? and the Great state of West Virginia!
At the conclusion of his remarks, the Speaker assumed the Chair and was presented the gavel by the Clerk. (Applause, the members rising in ovation)
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ELECTION OF CLERK

The next order of business being the election of the Clerk, the Speaker declared that nominations were now in order.
Delegate Brown, a Delegate from the 30th Delegate District, nominated the Honorable Gregory M. Gray, of the County of Kanawha as follows:
Delegate Brown. Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to place in nomination Gregory M. Gray as our Clerk of the House of Delegates.
Mr. Gray has been our Clerk since 1996 and he was reelected January, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009. He is currently our 21st Clerk of the House of Delegates.
On a personal note, I have known Mr. Gray since I was first elected to the House. He was appointed Parliamentarian for the House of Delegates in 1978, and he continues to hold that position today.
I hope that the new members avail themselves of the pleasure of working with Mr. Gray and realize his wisdom and knowledge, as I have over the years. He has helped immensely and those of you who have been here for a long time know that he is the ultimate authority on House Rules and parliamentary procedure. He has been called to many committee meetings to settle a parliamentary issue and I am so blessed to have had his help and knowledge over the years. He has become my good friend and he takes his job very seriously, but he has a sense of humor as well. I hope all of you will also see that side of his personality.
Mr. Gray is from Fayette County and is the grandson of a former member of the House of Delegates, Charles Reese Summerfield, who was elected from Fayette County in 1932. He was educated in the public schools of Fayette County and he subsequently attended the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio, and graduated from the Sorbonne in Paris, France, where he received the Diplôme de Français. His post-degree studies were at Ohio State University.
On a personal note, I once had a delegation of French-speaking people here, showing them around the Capitol. I was so pleased to take them into Mr. Gray's office, where he spoke with them in fluent French. They were so appreciative of that, and as a result, their visit to the Capitol and to the House Chamber was so much more meaningful.
His professional experience has included serving as a parliamentary advisor to the Parliaments of the African Nations of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad and Senegal. He has assisted the Clerks and Presiding Officers in those Parliaments to reorganize and restructure the parliamentary systems and rules in each of those nations. He has proven himself beyond belief, really. He was elected as the National President of the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries, and I think for that, we, as a Body, should feel very proud. He represents us well, and he has performed his duties to the ultimate satisfaction of the House.
What you might not know about him is that he is also the Principal Organist at the Basilica Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Charleston. I am so honored to place the name of Gregory M. Gray in nomination as the Clerk of the House of Delegates.
The nomination was seconded by Delegate Stowers of the 19th Delegate District, with the following remarks:
Delegate Stowers. My Fellow Delegates, two short years ago, the freshman class of the 79th Legislature was sworn into the West Virginia House of Delegates. We were comprised of eleven individuals who had never served in this body and five others who had previous legislative experience. Now, just like most of you who came before us, and now the freshman class of the 80th Legislature, we had quite of few questions regarding our new found roles as legislators.
Well, we quickly became aware of two facts: 1. Most of those questions would have to be answered the old-fashioned way, through experience. 2. For everything else?go to Greg. From the very first day of orientation, through the duration of our first session we knew that if we had any questions with regard to the functioning of this body, Greg Gray had the answer.
As we continued our service we also discovered that the roles of the House Clerk are not only numerous, but vitally important to the operation of the WV House of Delegates; and therefore, our democracy. However, one role stood out for me that Greg Gray has played for nearly 33 years. And that is as Parliamentarian of the House.
In many ways, this role is one of a legislative referee if you will. The Parliamentarian knows the rulebook inside and out and makes calls not based on bias, but simply on the basis of fair application of the rules. As we all know, legislative proceedings are quite different than athletic events. Parliamentarians aren't about making everybody play fair. They're about providing a level playing field. And I simply do not know of any other individual who is more qualified to fill that role or the role of House Clerk than Greg Gray.
So it's with that, that I say it is my distinct honor and privilege to second the name of Greg Gray into nomination for Clerk of the WV House of Delegates.
On motion of Delegate Brown, nominations were closed and the Honorable Gregory M. Gray, of the County of Kanawha, was elected Clerk of the House by acclamation.
Mr. Gray then qualified by taking and subscribing to the oath of office as prescribed for the Clerk, which oath of office was administered by the Honorable Menis Ketchum. (Applause, the members rising)
ELECTION OF SERGEANT AT ARMS

The next order of business being the election of Sergeant at Arms, the Speaker declared that nominations were now in order.
Delegate Givens, a Delegate from the 2nd Delegate District, nominated the Honorable Oce W. Smith, of the County of Marion as follows:
Delegate Givens. I am proud to be able to nominate my very good friend to the Office of Sergeant at Arms, Mr. Oce Smith. Oce is not only involved in the field of politics, but a variety of other activities. He is a graduate of Barrackville High School and later graduated from Fairmont State University with an A. B. Degree in Education, and also did his post graduate work at WVU on Political Science.
Oce was the first head page of the House of Delegates, and also worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Matthew Neely and Jennings Randolph.
As I said he was active in other areas. He began his career as a sports writer and acted in a repertory company in summer stock in the Poconos with some academy award winners, He has given up everything except his legislative work and his newspaper and writing profession along with still maintaining a busy speaking and lecturing schedule.
He helped found the "National Legislative and Security Association" and is now the only living founder still in office. He is the longest serving legislative officer in West Virginia and perhaps in the U.S. He has been Sergeant at Arms since 1967.

He has been named a distinguished West Virginian by two Governors and has been awarded "The Order of the 35th Star", the highest honor which can be awarded by the State of West Virginia. He has been involved with the families of almost all of the major political candidate of West Virginia and traveled much with the Kennedy's in 1960.
It has been said that Oce Smith knows more people, or is known by more, beside the Governor and U. S. Senators than anyone else in the State. He has been called "Dean of the Legislature", WVU spokesman in the Legislature, and "Historian in residence" for politics in West Virginia. One biographer wrote "What a fascinating career", and Oce said it has been one Hell of a ride.
I am proud to nominate my friend Oce Smith to the Office of Sergeant at Arms.
The nomination was seconded by Delegate Staggers of the 29th Delegate District, with the following remarks:
Delegate Staggers. It is my great honor to second the nomination of Oce Smith for Sergeant at Arms.
He has walked with the great legends of our State: Senators Neely and Kilgore, the Kennedy's, Senator Byrd. He is first basis with all the political families, Manchin, Moore, Mollohan, Staggers.
When I was a freshman, I was lost on the senate side and the halls were filled with protestors. He gave me his arm and escorted me, with great dignity, back to my House of Delegates home through the mob, untouched.
His body tries to slow him down; his mind will not let it. Some beautiful day in the far future, he will take a step and find himself in the presence of Saint Peter where he will join the Heavenly Sergeants at Arms. Pray we may keep him for a long, long time.
I have a present for him. I give him back the gift he has given us. I give him all of our hearts. We love you, Oce!

On motion of Delegate Givens, nominations were closed and the Honorable Oce. W. Smith, of the County of Marion, was elected Sergeant at Arms by acclamation.
Mr. Smith then qualified by taking and subscribing to the oath of office as prescribed for the Sergeant at Arms, which oath of office was administered by the Honorable Menis Ketchum. (Applause, the members rising)
ELECTION OF DOORKEEPER

The next order of business being the election of Doorkeeper, the Speaker declared that nominations were now in order.
Delegate Barker, the Delegate from the 18th District, nominated the Honorable John Roberts, of the County of Berkeley as follows:
Delegate Barker. Thank you Mr. Chairman and thank you ladies and gentlemen of this esteemed body for giving me the opportunity to nominate a gentleman for Doorkeeper that I first met six years ago. I liked him then. I like him even more today. And more importantly to me, I can now call him my friend. It is my wish and desire to nominate John A. Roberts to another term as the House of Delegates' Doorkeeper. But first, let me tell you a little about him. John Roberts is well educated, having attended Strayer Business College, George Washington University, Maryland University and American University.
John has been an upstanding servant in some government capacity for over forty years. John has served as Page, Doorman, administrative assistant to the Clerk, Acting Clerk and editor of the Daily Digest for the United States House of Representatives. John was elected as the House of Delegates fifty-first Doorkeeper back in 1996 and has served this body admirably ever since. In my years as a member of the House of Delegates, I have been given the privilege to get to know John quite well, and as I have said before, I now have the opportunity to call him my friend.
I respect this man for all that he does for the House of Delegates and also for what he stands for. John carries his position here in the House with dignity and respects everyone who enters those Chamber doors.
From my first day here, I admired his friendliness and thoughtfulness for every Delegate. And Secondly, his meticulous attention to detail. Anytime we have a caucus or any special meeting in the Chamber, I can see the concern in his eyes, and I have watched him worry that every detail may not have been done exactly as it should be. I am not saying John is perfect, but I am saying he is close. If everything is not perfect, it is not because John Roberts hasn't tried his best.
John has always made sure that any guest that I have had was seated exactly where I wished, if at all possible, as he does for each and every member of this body.
In closing, I'd like to say to John, "I'd like to be the sort of friend to you as you have been to me, I'd like to help you as you have always helped me, I'd like to meas as much to you, my friend, as you have meant to me."

So, Mr. Speaker and my fellow Delegates, it is an honor and a privilege to nominate John A. Roberts to another term as our Doorkeeper here in the House of Delegates.

The nomination was seconded by Delegate Smith of the 38th Delegate District, with the following remarks:
Delegate Smith. I am delighted to second the nomination of Mr. John Roberts to serve as doorkeeper for the 80 th session of the West V irginia House of Delegates.
John Roberts, a man of many talents, comes to us today with a forty-three year background in government employment in Washington D.C. and in Charleston. The son and grandson of two judges, Mr. Roberts began his career in government at the tender age of twelve when he served for three months as a page in the United States Congress. The young John Roberts met many famous people at that time. Among them was the famous First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Homesickness sent the twelve-year-old John Roberts back to his family, but he returned at the age of sixteen to other political jobs in Washington.
Mr. Roberts worked for Congress in various capacities, first serving as doorman in the lobby of Speaker Rayburn's office. Shortly after leaving that position, Mr. Roberts had a chance meeting with Speaker Rayburn in an elevator as they both were on their way to a Democrat dinner in Indianapolis. During the conversation on that elevator Speaker Rayburn asked Mr. Roberts to return to Capitol Hill. Mr. Roberts returned to the U.S. House of Representatives, first working as a doorman in the lobby of the Speaker's office where his primary duty was working with the press. There Mr. Roberts met a young and beautiful Jacqueline Kennedy, who was a reporter at that time.
Mr. Roberts later served as the Editor of the House Daily Digest, which was a part of the Congressional Record. He also served as Acting Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. While working at our nation's capitol, Mr. Roberts met four presidents of the United States, including Lyndon Johnson, Gerald Ford, George Bush and Richard Nixon.
A monumental event in American history occurred during that time. Mr. Roberts was present at the U.S. House of Representatives when five members of Congress were shot and wounded on the floor of the House Chamber. Mr. Roberts was directly in the line of fire and personally witnessed the intruders shooting automatic pistols from the gallery onto the floor of the House of Representatives.
After working in Congress, Mr. Roberts spent eleven years working as an editor/writer for the National Archives, followed by employment for the federal register as a legal publications specialist on the Code of Federal Regulations. After that illustrious career, Mr. Roberts retired from federal employment and made his way to West Virginia. One fateful moment when he was working in Berkeley County on a campaign for Speaker Clyde See, he was offered employment by Mr. See at the West Virginia House of Delegates, and Mr. Roberts has been with us ever since. This makes his twenty-seventh year working at the West Virginia House of Delegates.
I have had the pleasure of Mr. Roberts' friendship since I served as the assistant state treasurer under Treasurer Larrie Bailey. Mr. Roberts and the treasurer had a close personal friendship and Mr. Roberts was often in our office. I found Mr. Roberts then, as I do now, to be a man of honor, a man of highest integrity and intelligence. I also noticed then a perpetual twinkle in his eyes, and he has that twinkle today.
Mr. Roberts has told me that he has loved his work with the government, but that he loves the work here in Charleston even more than he loved working in Washington, D. C. He told me, as we all well know, that we are a family here in the House of Delegates, and that he loves his work with the delegates because we are all so nice.
We would say that it is his personality and kindness that perpetuates those friendships and close relations that we all feel here. He has earned our respect and admiration.
And so, it is a great honor for me to second the nomination of our dear friend Mr. John Roberts to serve as the doorkeeper for the West Virginia House of Delegates for the 80th session of the Legislature.

On motion of Delegate Barker, nominations were closed and the Honorable John A. Roberts, of the County of Berkeley, was elected Doorkeeper by acclamation.
Mr. Roberts then qualified by taking and subscribing to the oath of office as prescribed for Doorkeeper, which oath of office was administered by the Honorable Menis Ketchum. (Applause, the members rising)
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Messages from the Executive

State of West Virginia

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

Charleston, WV

November 12, 2011


The Honorable Natalie E. Tennant
West Virginia Secretary of State
1900 Kanawha Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 25305
Dear Madame Secretary:
As a matter of formal procedure, I submit my bittersweet resignation as West Virginia's 34th Governor, effective at noon on Monday, November 15, 2010. I must take this action in order to serve the remainder of the unexpired term of the state beloved and legendary U. S. Senator Robert C. Byrd.
It has been my greatest honor to serve the people of West Virginia; in doing so we have made great strides as a state during these past six years. We have paid down our debt and have put our financial house in order, while not cutting jobs or services. West Virginia has been nationally recognized for our solid financial management. Today, despite the global economic downturn, our little state emits a beacon based on the concepts of having fiscal responsibility, caring for our citizens and planning for our future.
What is good for West Virginia is good for our country. We have the coal and natural gas that provide the energy that not only keeps the lights on but also helps run the nation. We have the people that keep this nation moving. Our work force is among the most productive in the nation. Our state government tops the charts in fiscal responsibility.
Washington can and must learn from what we have done in West Virginia. It was the challenges that face our country at this time that influenced my decision to seek election to the U. S. Senate seat. Our fight for West Virginia's issues must be taken to the White House, and we must work to bring our nation back together.
As West Virginia's newest Senator, I pledge to always put West Virginia and her people first. I will always remember where I come from, the small coal mining town of Farmington, W.Va., and that West Virginias are a tough, compassionate people who can shake your hand, look into your eyes and touch your heart.
I truly thank the people of West Virginia for the extraordinary opportunity to serve as governor of this great state and now to represent them as U. S. Senator. I will hold my experiences over the past six years very close to my heart and my fellow West Virginians will always be on my mind as I follow in the formidable footsteps of Senator Robert C. Byrd - committed to doing what is best for our country and state first.
With deepest respect,
Joe Manchin, III,
Governor.
Resolutions Introduced

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, offered the following resolution, which was read by the Clerk: H. R. 1 - "Adopting Rules of the House of Delegates."
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the Rules of the House of Delegates in effect at the expiration of the 79th Legislature are hereby adopted and shall govern the proceedings of the regular sessions of the 80th Legislature and any extraordinary sessions thereof insofar as applicable, subject to amendment as provided by Rule 133, except that Rule 78 be amended to read as follows:
"Composition of Committees.
78. The Committee on Rules shall consist of not less than seven nor more than eighteen twenty members, which number shall include the Speaker, Majority Leader and Minority Leader; the Committee on Interstate Cooperation of seven members; and all other standing committees shall consist of not less than fifteen nor more than twenty-five members, except that the number of members of the Committee on Pensions and Retirement shall be appointed in accordance with Joint Rule 29 or in such number as may be determined by the Speaker."
At the respective requests of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, reference of the resolution (H. R. 1) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration and adopted.
[Clerk's Note: The rules will be printed in their entirety as part of the record of proceedings on a subsequent day.]
On motion of Delegate Boggs, the Speaker was authorized to appoint a committee of three to notify the Senate that the House of Delegates had assembled in the First Regular Session of the Eightieth Legislature as provided by Section 18, Article VI of the Constitution of the State, with a quorum present, had organized by the election of Richard Thompson, 17th Delegate District, as Speaker; Gregory M. Gray, of the County of Kanawha, as Clerk; Oce W. Smith, Jr., of the County of Marion, as Sergeant at Arms; and John A. Roberts, of the County of Berkeley, as Doorkeeper, and was ready to proceed to the business of the session.
Whereupon,
The Speaker appointed as members of such committee:
Delegates Manypenny, Jones and Householder.
At the request of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, the applicable provisions of House Rule 136, relating to privileges of the floor, were suspended by the remainder of the day to extend privileges of the floor to invited guests and families of members.
Messages from the Senate

A message from the Senate, by
Senators Beach, Wills and Nohe, announced that the Senate had assembled for the Second Regular Session of the 80th Legislature, with a quorum present, and was ready to proceed to the business of the session.
Subsequently,
Delegate Manypenny, from the Committee to notify the Senate that the House of Delegates had assembled and was ready to proceed to the business of the session, reported the performance of that duty.
Delegate Poore, from the Committee to inform His Excellency, the Governor, that the Legislature had assembled for the Second Regular Session of the 80th Legislature, reported that the Committee had completed its assigned task.
On motion of Delegate Boggs, the Speaker was authorized to appoint a committee of three on the part of the House of Delegates, to join with a similar committee of the Senate, to inform His Excellency, the Governor, that the Legislature had assembled for the First Regular Session of the Eightieth Legislature as provided by Section 18, Article VI of the Constitution of the State, with a quorum of each house present, had organized by the election of officers of the respective houses, and was ready to enter upon the business of the session.
Whereupon,
The Speaker appointed as members of such committee:
Delegates Poore, Ferns and Storch.
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, offered the following resolution, which was read by the Clerk as follows:
H. R. 2 - "Authorizing the publication of a Legislative Manual, providing for a mailing list for House Journal, authorizing other mailings upon request, and authorizing payment of travel and other expenses of the House."
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
I. That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is hereby authorized to compile and have printed without delay a Legislative Manual containing the rules of the Senate and of the House of Delegates and such matter and material as he may deem to by useful and convenient to the members of the Legislature. The Clerk of the House of Delegates shall cooperate with the Clerk of the Senate in compiling said manual and include therein such material with reference to the Senate as said Clerk of the Senate may prepare so as to obviate the necessity of the Senate publishing a manual.
II. That during the sessions of the 80th Legislature, the Clerk of the House of Delegates is hereby authorized to have mailed from the House document room copies of the daily Journal of the House of Delegates to lists of persons to be furnished to the Clerk by the members of the House of Delegates, such lists not to exceed five names from each Delegate; and the expenses of such mailing, including postage, shall be paid by the Auditor out of the contingent fund of the House of Delegates upon proper requisitions of the Clerk. All such mail shall bear the stamp of the Clerk of the House of Delegates, and the Clerk shall designate such persons as to deliver such mail to the Central Mailing Office and notify the postmaster of such designation, and said office shall not accept such mail from any person or persons other than those so designated by the Clerk.
The Clerk is hereby further authorized to mail copies of Journals, bills and other documents printed by the House of Delegates to persons requesting the same.
III. That in accordance with article two-a, chapter four of the code, the Clerk of the House of Delegates is hereby authorized to draw his requisitions upon the Auditor for travel expenses of members of the House of Delegates for such number of miles traveled as shall by certified to him by the various members, for payment of per diem and mileage of elected officers and such members of the House as authorized by the Speaker, and for other authorized expenses during the 80th Legislature."
At the respective requests of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, reference of the resolution (H. R. 2) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration and adopted.
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, offered the following resolution, which was read by the Clerk:
H. R. 3 - "Authorizing printing and distribution of Acts of the Legislature and Journals of the House of Delegates."
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That under authority of section thirteen, article one, chapter four of the Code of West Virginia, the Clerk of the House of Delegates is hereby authorized to have printed not to exceed 500 copies of the Acts of the 2011 regular session of the Legislature, bound in buckram, and to include therein the Acts of any extraordinary session which may not have been printed.
The Clerk of the House shall provide copies of said Acts for distribution as provided by section six, article eight, chapter fifty-one of the code insofar as such distribution is practicable.
The Clerk of the House of Delegates is also authorized to publish not to exceed 250 copies of the Journal of the House of Delegates for the first regular session of the 80th Legislature and to include therein the unpublished Journals of any extraordinary sessions. In addition, there shall be printed twelve official copies of any Journal published, properly bound and designated. A copy of the Journal and five copies of said Acts shall be furnished to each member of the Legislature, upon request of each such member. The Clerk shall retain sufficient copies of the buckram bound Acts to supply legislative offices and the remaining copies shall be retained by the Clerk, for sale by his department.
For the work required in indexing, printing and distributing said Acts and in the publication of said Journal of the House of Delegates and for completing other work of the session, the Speaker is hereby authorized to appoint such persons as he may deem necessary to perform technical, clerical, stenographic, custodial and other services required by the House of Delegates.
The Speaker shall certify a list of persons entitled to compensation under authority of this resolution to the Clerk of the House of Delegates, and the Clerk shall draw his requisition in favor of such persons at per diems or at monthly salaries, which shall be paid from the Per Diem of Officers and Employees Fund or the Contingent Fund of the House of Delegates.
At the respective requests of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, reference of the resolution (H. R. 3) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration and adopted.
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, offered the following resolution, which was read by the Clerk as follows:
H. R. 4 - "Authorizing the Committee on Rules to arrange a Special Calendar and providing for making public the vote on certain questions in connection with the preparation thereof."
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That beginning on Thursday, February 10, 2010, and for the remainder of this regular session of the Legislature, the Committee on Rules is hereby authorized to arrange a Special Calendar as provided by House Rule 70. Daily after the eighth order of business shall have been passed, the Special Calendar shall be called, and until this calendar is disposed of each day, no item of business on the regular House Calendar shall be considered or take precedence over any item of business on the Special Calendar, except by a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting.
No bill or resolution shall be placed upon the Special Calendar except by the Committee on Rules. In making up the Calendar, the Committee on Rules may hear any Delegate or other person in behalf of any resolution or bill he may desire placed upon such calendar and the committee shall give due consideration to the merits of bills and resolutions pending in the House of Delegates, and take cognizance of measures which affect the public interest generally; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the committee shall cause to be kept a record of all roll call votes on all questions pertaining to preparation of the Special Calendar and removing the same therefrom. This record of votes shall show those voting in the affirmative or those voting in the negative, whichever shall be the smaller number, and those absent and not voting. These vote records shall be prepared and following the adjournment of each meeting made available to House members and to the public.
At the respective requests of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, reference of the resolution (H. R. 4) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration and adopted.
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, offered the following resolution, which was read by the Clerk as follows:
H. R. 5 - "Authorizing the appointment of employees for this, the First Regular Session of the Eightieth Legislature, two thousand eleven".
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the Speaker of the House of Delegates be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint employees to perform technical, clerical, stenographic, custodial and other services for this session of the Legislature to receive the per diems and salaries as herein provided, as follows:
(1) For per diem employees, the following rates:
One Receptionist to the Speaker and Stenographer to the Speaker Pro Tempore at one hundred forty dollars per diem;
One Receptionist/Stenographer to the Majority Leader's Office at one hundred ten dollars per diem;
One Legislative Assistant to the Majority Leader's Office at seventy-five dollars per diem;
One Receptionist to the Committee on the Judiciary at seventy dollars per diem;
One Receptionist to the Committee on the Judiciary at sixty dollars per diem;
Three Clerks to the Committee on the Judiciary at sixty dollars each per diem;
One Attorney to the Committee on the Judiciary at two hundred twenty-five dollars per diem;
One Attorney to the Committee on the Judiciary at one hundred seventy-five dollars per diem;
One Attorney to the Committee on Finance at three hundred twenty dollars per diem;
One Paralegal/Committee Clerk to the Committee on Finance at one hundred twenty dollars per diem;
One Paralegal to the Committee on Finance at ninety-five dollars per diem;
One Assistant Clerk to the Committee on Finance at one hundred dollars per diem;
One Committee Assistant to the Committee on Finance at seventy dollars per diem;
One Committee Clerk to the Committee on Education at one hundred twenty-five dollars per diem;
One Committee Clerk to the Committee on Education at sixty-five dollars per diem;
One Committee Clerk to the Committee on Education at sixty dollars per diem;
One Administrative Assistant to the Committee on Government Organization at one hundred eighteen dollars per diem;
One Committee Clerk to the Committee on Government Organization at seventy-five dollars per diem;
One Analyst to the Committee on Health and Human Resources at one hundred fifteen dollars per diem;
One Attorney to the Minor Committees at one hundred eighty-five dollars per diem;
One Attorney to the Minor Committees at one hundred sixty-five dollars per diem;
One Legislative Analyst to the Minor Committees at seventy dollars per diem;
One Legislative Assistant to the Minor Committees at seventy-five dollars per diem;
One Legislative Assistant to the Minor Committees at seventy dollars per diem;
One Legislative Assistant to the Minor Committees at sixty dollars per diem;
One secretary to the Minor Committees at sixty-five dollars per diem;
One secretary to the Minor Committees at fifty-five dollars per diem;
One Per Diem Staff Supervisor to Minor Committees at one hundred three dollars per diem;
One Messenger at sixty-seven dollars per diem;
One Messenger at sixty-five dollars per diem;
One Supervisor to the Journal Room at one hundred ten dollars per diem;
One Clerk to the Journal Room at sixty-eight dollars per diem;
Three Clerks to the Journal Room at sixty-seven dollars each per diem;
Two Clerks to the Journal Room at sixty dollars each per diem;
One Clerk to the Journal Room at fifty-five dollars per diem;
One Doorkeeper at one hundred seventy dollars per diem;
One Assistant Doorkeeper at seventy-three dollars each per diem;
One Assistant Doorkeeper at sixty-eight dollars per diem;
One Assistant Doorkeeper at sixty-six dollars per diem;
One Assistant Doorkeeper at sixty-three dollars per diem;
One Assistant Doorkeeper at sixty dollars per diem;
Two Assistant Doorkeepers at fifty-five dollars per diem;
One Sergeant-At-Arms at one hundred seventy-two dollars per diem;
One Assistant Sergeant-At-Arms at eighty dollars per diem;
One Assistant Sergeant-At-Arms at seventy-one dollars per diem;
One Assistant Sergeant-At-Arms at sixty dollars per diem;
One Assistant Sergeant-At-Arms at fifty-five dollars per diem;
One Secretary to the Doorkeeper and Sergeant-At-Arms at seventy-three dollars per diem;
One Head Page at seventy-five dollars per diem;
One Assistant Head Page at sixty dollars per diem;
One Maintenance Staff at sixty-five dollars per diem;
Two Maintenance Staff at fifty-five dollars each per diem;
One Attorney to the Minority Leader at one hundred eighty-five dollars per diem;
One Attorney to the Minority Leader at one hundred sixty-five dollars per diem;
One Stenographer to the Minority Leader at seventy dollars per diem;
Two Stenographers to the Minority Leader at sixty-five dollars each per diem;
Two Stenographer to the Minority Leader at sixty dollars per diem;
One Messenger to the Minority Leader at fifty-five dollars per diem;
One Documents Clerk to the Clerk's Office at one hundred sixty dollars per diem;
One Receptionist to the Clerk's Office at one hundred thirty-eight dollars per diem;
One Mail Assistant to the Clerk's Office at sixty dollars per diem.
(2) For salaried full-time employees, the following employees at the following rates, in addition to and exclusive of any experience increment or pay in lieu of an experience increment as may be payable under Section 2, Article 5, Chapter 5 of the Code of West Virginia of 1931, as amended:
One Chief Clerk/Parliamentarian at seven thousand five hundred thirty-two dollars and sixty cents per month;
One Assistant Clerk at four thousand four hundred ninety dollars and ninety-two cents per month;
One Assistant Clerk at four thousand two hundred seventy-three dollars and six cents per month;
One Document Clerk at two thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars and sixteen cents per month;
One Journal Clerk at two thousand five hundred seventy-five dollars per month;
One Secretary at two thousand six hundred seventeen dollars and ninety-two cents per month;
One Technical Assistant at four thousand seven hundred ninety-six dollars and twenty-two cents per month;
One Technical Assistant at three thousand seven hundred sixty-two dollars and forty-six cents per month;
One Fiscal Officer at five thousand thirty-five dollars and thirty cents per month;
One Assistant Fiscal Officer at three thousand three hundred fifty-seven dollars and eighteen cents per month;
One Purchasing Agent at three thousand two hundred forty-six dollars and forty-eight cents per month;
One Mail Clerk at two thousand seven hundred fifty-four dollars and forty-six cents per month;
One Executive Assistant to the Speaker at three thousand eight hundred twenty dollars and twenty-six cents per month;
One Counsel to the Speaker at seven thousand four hundred twenty-four dollars and sixty cents per month;
One Communications Director to the House at five thousand nine hundred ninety-one dollars and twelve cents per month;
One Assistant to the Majority Leader at four thousand seventy-two dollars and ten cents per month;
One Assistant to the Majority Whip Office at three thousand one hundred ninety-seven dollars and fifty-eight cents per month;
One Maintenance Staff at two thousand eight hundred three dollars and forty-two cents per month;
One Maintenance Staff at two thousand five hundred nineteen dollars and thirty-two cents per month;
One Maintenance Staff at two thousand three hundred fifty-two dollars and sixty-four cents per month;
One Maintenance Staff at one thousand eight hundred seventy-seven dollars and thirty cents per month;
One Chief Counsel to the Committee on the Judiciary at seven thousand six hundred twenty- three dollars and seventy-two cents per month;
One Staff Council to the Committee on the Judiciary at six thousand forty-six dollars and twenty-six cents per month;
One Analyst to the Committee on the Judiciary at three thousand six hundred fifty-two dollars and twenty cents per month;
One Administrative Assistant to the Committee on the Judiciary at three thousand six hundred five dollars per month;
One Chief Counsel to the Committee on Education at seven thousand two hundred sixteen dollars and eight cents per month;
One Policy Analyst to the Committee on Education at six thousand five hundred forty-four dollars and sixty-four cents per month;
One Legislative Assistant to the Committee on Education at three thousand one hundred seventy-five dollars and fifty-two cents per month;
One Analyst to the Committee on Education at two thousand eight hundred thirty-eight dollars per month;
One Chief Counsel to the Committee on Finance at seven thousand eight hundred seventeen dollars and fifty-six cents per month;
One Staff Counsel to the Committee on Finance at five thousand one hundred fifty dollars per month;
One Policy Analyst to the Committee on Finance at five thousand six hundred sixty dollars and sixty-four cents per month;
One Budget Analyst to the Committee on Finance at three thousand five hundred forty-three dollars and eighty cents per month;
One Committee Clerk to the Committee on Finance at three thousand eight hundred twenty- four dollars per month;
One Administrative Assistant to the Committee on Finance at two thousand nine hundred ninety-nine dollars and eighty-two cents per month;
One Chief Counsel to the Committee on Government Organization at seven thousand one hundred and sixty-three dollars and seventy cents per month;
One Staff Council to the Committee on Government Organization at five thousand five hundred ninety-nine dollars and ninety-two cents per month;
One Analyst to the Committee on Government Organization at three thousand seventy-seven dollars and sixty-two cents per month;
One Chief Counsel to the Committee on Health and Human Resources at seven thousand three hundred forty-six dollars and ninety-two cents per month;
One Analyst to the Committee on Health and Human Resources at three thousand three hundred fourteen dollars and sixteen cents per month;
One Administrative Assistant to the Committee on Health and Human Resources at two thousand four hundred forty-five dollars per month;
One staff supervisor to the Minor Committees at four thousand seventy-two dollars and ten cents per month;
One Staff Attorney to the Minor Committees at six thousand seven hundred thirty-two dollars and ninety-two cents per month;
One Analyst to the Minor Committees at two thousand five hundred seventy-five dollars per month;
One Analyst to the Minor Committees at two thousand five hundred forty-one dollars and sixty-seven cents per month;
One Legislative Assistant to the Minor Committees at three thousand one hundred sixty-six dollars and forty-eight cents per month;
One Legislative Assistant to the Minor Committees at two thousand nine hundred eighteen dollars and thirty-six cents per month;
One Executive Assistant to the Minority Leader at five thousand four hundred ninety-five dollars and twenty-eight cents per month;
One Assistant to the Minority Leader at two thousand seven hundred three dollars and seventy-six cents per month;
The Speaker is authorized to appoint or assign additional or present employees and to determine the rate of compensation therefor as he may deem necessary to expedite the work of the House of Delegates; and be it
Further Resolved, That, in accordance with Chapter 4, Article 2A of the code, the Clerk of the House is hereby authorized to draw his requisitions upon the Auditor for travel expenses and compensation of members of the House of Delegates; and, be it
Further Resolved, That all appointments made under authority of the foregoing provisions of this resolution shall be certified to the Auditor and Treasurer by the Clerk of the House, and the Clerk of the House of Delegates is hereby authorized to draw his requisitions upon the Auditor in favor of the persons so appointed and the Auditor shall honor and pay such requisitions when presented and charge same to the "per diem of officers and employees" fund or "contingent" fund of the House of Delegates. The Clerk shall draw his requisitions in favor of employees for consecutive days or months from the date of their employment at the per diem or salary herein set out until such time as their services shall cease. The Speaker may remove any employee and appoint another in his or her place, and he shall require each of said employees to perform such duties as shall be assigned him or her, and he is hereby given authority to dispense with the services of any employee or employees for any such time or number of days as their services shall not be needed during the session, and they shall not be paid for such time, nor shall other persons be appointed into their places for any such time as they may be suspended when not needed; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Speaker is hereby authorized to assign employees to such positions and duties as he may deem proper to secure the most efficient and expeditious work during the Session of the Legislature; and be it
Further Resolved, That no person appointed under authority of this resolution and receiving pay hereunder shall concurrently receive compensation from any other department or agency of state government and no person who availed himself or herself of early retirement under the provisions of Senate Bill 10, First Extraordinary Session, 1988, may be appointed under the provisions of this resolution. Notwithstanding designation of positions or duties herein prescribed, any employee may be assigned additional duties by the person by whom appointed, and may be assigned to such positions and duties, as may be deemed proper to serve the most efficient and expeditious work; and, be it
Further Resolved, That following the session, the Speaker, with approval of the Rules Committee, is authorized until superceded by subsequent House Resolution, to remove or appoint any employee of the House, and establish such duties and compensation as is deemed appropriate for each employee; and, be it
Further Resolved, That any and all provisions of House Rule 9 in conflict with this resolution are hereby suspended.
At the respective requests of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, reference of the resolution (H. R. 5) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration and adopted.
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, offered the following resolution, which was read by the Clerk as follows:
H. C. R. 1 - "Extending an invitation to the President of the Senate, as Acting Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor."
Whereas, The President of the Senate, as Acting Governor, advises that he will be pleased to address a Joint Assembly of the House of Delegates and Senate at the convenience of the two houses; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the President of the Senate, as Acting Governor, be hereby invited to address a Joint Assembly of the Legislature at 7:00 o'clock postmeridian this day; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Speaker of the House and the Acting President of the Senate appoint three members of each of their respective houses of the Legislature as a Committee to wait upon the President of the Senate, as Acting Governor, and escort him into the Hall of the House of Delegates at the time herein appointed for hearing the address.
At the respective requests of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, reference of the resolution (H. C. R. 1) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration and adopted.
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, then appointed such a committee of three on the part of the House of Delegate, to join with a similar committee of the Senate, to inform His Excellency, the Governor, that the Legislature had assembled for the First Regular Session of the Eightieth Legislature as provided by Section 18, Article VI of the Constitution of the State, with a quorum of each house present, had organized by the election of officers of the respective houses, and was ready to enter upon the business of the session.
Whereupon,
The Speaker appointed as members of such committee:
Delegates Poore, Ferns and Storch.
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.
Resolutions I introduced

On motion for leave, Joint Resolutions were introduced, read by their titles and referred as follows:
By Delegate Andes:
H. J. R. 1 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section 22, article VI thereof, relating to the length of a legislative session; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary.
By Delegate T. Campbell:
H. J. R. 2 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section twenty-two, article VI thereof, relating to requiring the Legislature to adopt a biennial budget and alternating the length of legislative sessions every other year from sixty-day sessions to thirty-day sessions; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Armstead, Rowan, Overington and Azinger:
H. J. R. 3 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section six, article three thereof, relating to use of electronic surveillance in a person's home by the government without a warrant; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth:
H. J. R. 4 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section 1b, article X thereof, relating to homestead exemption increase; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Caputo, D. Poling, Longstreth and Manchin:
H. J. R. 5 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section one-b, article X thereof, relating to homestead exemption for totally disabled veterans; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary .
By Delegate Doyle:
H. J. R. 6 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending article IX thereof, by adding thereto a new section, designated section fourteen, relating to county commission elections; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Doyle:
H. J. R. 7 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section fourteen, article VII thereof, relating to creating a veto session of the Legislature to consider bills vetoed by the Governor; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Ennis, Hamilton, Romine, Azinger and White:
H. J. R. 8 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section three, article VI thereof, relating to increasing the terms of members of the House of Delegates from two years to four years; increasing the terms of members of the State Senate from four to six years; numbering and designating the proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of the proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Longstreth:
H. J. R. 9 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section one-b, article X thereof, relating to homestead exemption increase; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Moye:
H. J. R. 10 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending sections one and four, article seven thereof, relating to designating the Commissioner of Insurance to be a Constitutionally elected officer, and limiting a person elected as Commissioner of Insurance to two terms; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Rodighiero, Butcher and D. Poling:
H. J. R. 11 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section one-b, article X thereof, relating to increasing the general homestead exemption from the first $20,000 of the value of a qualified homestead to not exceeding the first $30,000 of the value of a qualified homestead; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then Finance.
By Delegates Sumner and Sobonya:
H. J. R. 12 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, article VI thereof, by adding thereto a new section, designated section fifty-seven, relating to clarifying that nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Armstead, Andes, Duke, Ireland, C. Miller, J. Miller, Romine, Rowan and Sumner:

H. J. R. 13 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section one-b, article ten thereof, relating to homestead exemption increase; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then Finance.
By Delegates Hamilton, Ireland, Romine, Andes, Rowan, Sobonya and Duke:
H. J. R. 14 - "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending article III thereof, by adding thereto a new section, designated section twenty-three, relating to defining what constitutes a valid and recognized marriage in this state; numbering and designating such proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment"; to the Committee on Constitutional Revision then the Judiciary.
Bills Introduced

On motion for leave, a bill was introduced, as follows:
By Delegates Boggs and Anderson:
H. B. 2001 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §62-12-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to powers and duties of the board of parole; providing that inmates serving life sentences shall be considered for parole only once every three years"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
At the respective requests of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill (H. B. 2001) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
Delegate Boggs moved that the constitutional rule requiring the bill to be fully and distinctly read on three different days be dispensed with.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 2), and there were--yeas 97, nays 1, absent and not voting 2, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
Nays: Doyle.
Absent and Not Voting: Ferro and Michael.
So, four fifths of the members present having voted in the affirmative, the constitutional rule was dispensed with.
The bill was then read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Having been engrossed, the bill was then read a third time and put upon its passage.
The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 3), and there were--yeas 98, nays none, absent and not voting 2, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Ferro and Michael.
So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (H. B. 2001) passed.
Delegate Boggs moved that the bill take effect from its passage.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 4), and there were--yeas 98, nays none, absent and not voting 2, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Ferro and Michael.
So, two thirds of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (H. B. 2001) 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.
On motions for leave, bills were introduced, read by their titles, and severally referred as follows:
By Delegates Iaquinta, Miley and T. Campbell:

H. B. 2002 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-8-1b, relating to the denial of course credits for unexcused absences in school"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegates Doyle, T. Campbell, Duke and Manchin:

H. B. 2003 - "A Bill to repeal §18B-10-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §5-6-4a of said code; to amend and reenact §5G-1-2 of said code; to amend and reenact §12-3-5 and §12-3-8 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-1-3 and §18B-1-6 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-1B-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-2A-3 and §18B-2A- 4 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-4-5, §18B-4-5a, §18B-4-6 and §18B-4-7 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-5-4, §18B-5-7 and §18B-5-9 of said code; and to amend and reenact §18B-10-1, §18B-10-6 and §18B-10-6a of said code, all relating to providing more flexibility and freedom to all publicly funded state institutions of higher education for running their respective colleges and universities"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Perry, Moore and Evans:

H. B. 2004 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17A-3-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Division of Motor Vehicles to create and issue special registration plates bearing the inscription 'In God We Trust'"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegates Doyle and T. Campbell:

H. B. 2005 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18B-2A-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to extending the provisions of the Higher Education Flexibility Act to include certain institutions of higher education"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegates Staggers, Moye, Shaver, Perry, Martin, Smith, Moore and Michael:

H. B. 2006 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §23-4-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing a rebuttable presumption that a volunteer firefighter has developed a pulmonary disease or sustained a cardiovascular injury for workers' compensation benefits provided certain conditions of employment have been met; eliminating the rebuttable presumption that cardiovascular disease is a compensable injury for firefighters; and changes the six- month time frame for certain firefighter injuries to six weeks"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Canterbury and T. Campbell:

H. B. 2007 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-1-16, relating to authorizing counties to create urban growth boundaries; definition; and providing for implementation of zoning within these boundaries"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Doyle and T. Campbell:

H. B. 2008 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-27-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the professions and occupations; exempting from licensing requirements of the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists persons who only perform the duty of hair washing for a licensed barber or cosmetologist, but requiring a student license to be known as an apprentice license for those persons"; to the Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Hatfield, Craig, Guthrie, Marshall, Kominar and Poore:

H. B. 2009 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-21-12j; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-24-25, all relating to the creation of a tax incentive to dental practitioners to perform dental services at no cost to indigent patients; providing a decreasing modification reducing federal gross income; providing a decreasing modification reducing federal taxable income; defining terms; providing amount of decreasing modifications; and requiring a schedule to be filed with a tax return to receive the decreasing modifications"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.
By Delegates Miley, Barker, Moore, Ferro and Ellem:

H. B. 2010 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §62-16-1, §62-16-2, §62-16-3, §62-16-4, §62-16-5, §62-16-6, §62- 16-7, §62-16-8, §62-16-9, §62-16-10, §62-16-11, §62-16-12, §62-16-13, §62-16-14, §62-16-15 and §62-16-16, all relating to the enactment of the Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act; limitations on the scope of the act; identification, collection and publication of collateral consequences by the Attorney General; pretrial notice of collateral consequences; notice of collateral consequences at sentencing and upon release; authorization to impose a collateral sanction or disqualification; effect of out-of-state convictions; effect of pardoned or vacated convictions; petitions for relief from collateral consequences; certificates of restoration of rights; exemptions from orders or certificates; issuance of orders or certificates; reliance on order or certificate as evidence of due care; victim's rights; and uniformity of application and construction of article"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Guthrie, T. Campbell and Moore:

H. B. 2011 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §14-2A-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §33-6-31 of said code, all relating to use of the Crime Victims Fund to fill-in a portion of the property damage deductible for victims of the negligence of an uninsured driver; and reduction of the deductible"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Hamilton and Staggers:

H. B. 2013 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §24-6-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requirements for enhanced emergency telephone systems and county emergency dispatch centers"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Perry and Staggers:

H. B. 2014 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-3-7a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the practice of radiologic assistants and radiologic practitioner assistants who are regulated by the Board of Medicine"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Government Organization.
By Delegates Mahan, Fleischauer, Overington and D. Poling:

H. B. 2015 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §19-20-26, relating to protecting dogs by creating regulations for commercial dog breeding operations"; to the Committee on Agriculture then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Doyle, Overington, T. Campbell and Michael:

H. B. 2016 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §3-1-2b, relating to elections; and providing general rules for all county and municipal referendum votes"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Marshall and Fleischauer:

H. B. 2017 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §24A-2-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §24A-3-1 of said code, all relating to the Public Service Commission; common carriers by motor vehicles; contract carriers by motor vehicles; modifying the commission's role in controlling certain services for solid waste collections and taxi service in Class I and Class II cities; and authorizing Class I and Class II cities to enact ordinances governing additional standards pertaining to their particular service areas and direct the issuing of permits and develop oversight requirements to solid waste collection operators and licensing of taxi company operators"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Marshall, Fragale, Frazier, Manypenny and Williams:

H. B. 2018 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §18B-2D-1, §18B-2D-2, §18B-2D-3 and §18B-2D-4, all relating to the Higher Education Merit Screening Advisory Committee, legislative findings; creation of the Higher Education Merit Screening Advisory Committee; purpose, composition and terms of the committee; meetings and quorum; compensation and expenses; powers and duties of the committee"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegates Perdue, Morgan and Staggers:

H. B. 2019 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §16-29G-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the representation on the Health Information Network Board"; to the Committee on Government Organization.
By Delegates Skaff, Hamilton and Hall:

H. B. 2020 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §11-13BB-1, §11-13BB-2, §11-13BB-3, §11-13BB-4, §11-13BB-5, §11-13BB-6, §11-13BB-7, §11-13BB-8, §11-13BB-9, §11-13BB-10, §11-13BB-11, §11-13BB-12, §11-13BB-13 and §11-13BB-14; to amend and reenact §22A-1-4 of said code; and to amend and reenact §22A-11-3 of said code, all relating to providing a tax credit for purchase of innovative mine safety technology; specifying short title; specifying legislative findings and purpose; specifying definitions; specifying requirements for list of approved innovative mine safety technology; specifying amount of tax credit allowed; specifying criteria for qualified investment; specifying forfeiture of unused tax credits; specifying treatment for transfer of certified eligible safety property to successors; setting forth requirements for identification of investment credit property; prescribing treatment for failure to keep records of certified eligible safety property; specifying tax credit review and accountability requirements; specifying requirement for disclosure of tax credits; authorizing issuance of rules; amending the duties of the Director of the West Virginia Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; and amending the duties of the Mine Safety Technology Task Force"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Finance.
By Delegates Staggers and Fleischauer:

H. B. 2021 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §16-5O-2, §16-5O-3 and §16-5O-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to permitting unlicensed personnel to administer medications in certain circumstances; defining terms; and exemptions from licensure"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Moore, Fleischauer, Shaver, Perdue, Guthrie, Hatfield and T. Campbell:

H. B. 2022 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §9-4A-2a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to capping the Medical Services Trust Fund and redirecting excess funding to critical health care programs"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Barker, Martin, Brown and Lawrence:

H. B. 2023 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-48, relating to county boards of education; requiring that transportation to and from school be provided for each child that needs or desires transportation; requiring that each board establish and observe strict transportation schedules for its bussing students; and requiring that new routes scheduled limit the periods of travel"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Manypenny, Brown and Staggers:

H. B. 2024 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §22-29-1, §22-29-2, §22-29-3, §22-29-4, §22-29-5 and §22-29-6, all relating to the adoption of green building standards for the construction or renovation of public buildings over five thousand square feet in size"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegates Fleischauer and Manypenny:

H. B. 2025 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §24-2G-1, §24-2G-2, §24-2G-3, §24-2G-4, §24-2G-5, §24-2G-6, §24-2G-7, §24-2G-8 and §24-2G-9, all relating to energy efficiency for electric and gas utilities and their customers; defining terms; establishing required energy efficiency programs and plans; setting forth time tables; establishing targets and goals; identifying certain metering and grid technologies; providing for revenue sharing; establishing penalties; and providing for $600,000 in special license fees for implementation purposes"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegate Manypenny:

H. B. 2026 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §22-3-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting any permits authorizing the construction, enlargement or modification of any coal mine waste piles; prohibiting any new permits for disposal of coal mine waste by injecting it into underground mines; and to require a study of existing coal mine waste piles"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Manypenny, Frazier and Fleischauer:

H. B. 2027 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §8A-12-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring county commissions to adopt and implement county farmland protection programs"; to the Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Rodighiero and Staggers:

H. B. 2028 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §31-20-31 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing the Executive Director of the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority to establish a work program only for qualified inmates sentenced to a regional jail facility and not awaiting transfer to a state correctional facility; and specifying minimum requirements for the program"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo, Fleischauer, Marshall and Martin:

H. B. 2029 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-5-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the amount of annual and incremental salary increases for eligible employees from $60 to $100"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegates Doyle, Fleischauer and Marshall:

H. B. 2030 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-13A-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to a severance tax imposed on surface mining activities; proceeds dedicated to surface mine reclamation fund"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Finance.
By Delegates Frazier, Stowers and Shaver:

H. B. 2031 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-48, relating to the reporting of assaults, batteries and other incidents on school property, during school hours or during school activities to local juvenile authority"; to the Committee on Education then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Staggers, Moye and Manypenny:

H. B. 2032 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §27-7-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to notice to persons with schizophrenic reality disorder of benefits of designating a durable medical power of attorney"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Azinger, Evans and D. Poling:

H. B. 2033 - "A Bill to repeal §18-7A-38 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to repealing the one hundred forty day limitation that a retired school teacher may teach in public schools"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegates Ellem and D. Poling:

H. B. 2034 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §29-3B-11, relating to the adoption of the 2008 National Electric Code; providing for adoption of updates of the code every three years; and requiring the State Fire Marshal to notify the public of adopted changes in that code"; to the Committee on Government Organization.
By Delegates Rodighiero, J. Miller, D. Poling and Moye:

H. B. 2035 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-2L-1, relating to public health; and prohibiting state funding of abortions"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Rodighiero, Moye, Miller, J. and D. Poling:

H. B. 2036 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §60A-10-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Uniform Control Substances Act; the Methamphetamine Laboratory Eradication Act; and increasing the felony criminal penalties for exposing children to methamphetamine manufacturing"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Rowan:

H. B. 2037 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-10-33, relating to requiring physicians to take steps designed to save the life of a child delivered alive during an abortion procedure; and prescribing criminal penalties for violations of the section"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Butcher and Stowers:

H. B. 2038 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §46A-6-107 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the prohibition of disclaimers of certain warranties and remedies with respect to certain consumer transactions; and providing certain exceptions with respect to the sale of used motor vehicles by licensed used and new motor vehicle dealers"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Wells and Iaquinta:

H. B. 2039 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5A-7-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to confidential records"; to the Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Doyle:

H. B. 2040 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §50-1-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the number of magistrates in Jefferson County by one"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates T. Campbell, Paxton and Williams:

H. B. 2041 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-3-3a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to reimbursement of teachers for courses completed toward certification renewal and additional endorsement; removing division between these areas of funds appropriated for reimbursements; and limiting the number of courses for which certain reimbursement may be paid per certain period, year and lifetime"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Ennis, Swartzmiller, Shaver and Williams:

H. B. 2042 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §20-2-42n and §20-2-42p of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to allowing unused Class RG and RRG deer stamps to be used to hunt and take antlerless deer during the appropriate season"; to the Committee on Natural Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Rodighiero and Barker:

H. B. 2043 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the reduction of state income taxes for certain state and federal retirees by increasing the exemption on retirement income in calculating the federal gross income for state personal income tax purposes"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegates Armstead, Anderson and Craig:

H. B. 2044 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §4-10-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §61-13-1, §61-13-2, §61-13-3 and §61-13-4, all relating to the Performance Review Act; crimes and their punishment; the creation of a Sentencing Commission, providing for the appointment, terms and qualifications of members; establishing objectives for the commission; and setting forth certain powers and duties of the commission"; to the Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Doyle, Brown, Fleischauer, Marshall, Michael and Moore:

H. B. 2045 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-11-2, §5-11-3, §5-11-4, §5-11-8, §5-11-9 and §5-11-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §5-11A-3, §5- 11A-5, §5-11A-6 and §5-11A-7 of said code, all relating to unlawful discriminatory practices; prohibiting discrimination based upon age and sexual orientation; and defining sexual orientation"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Marshall, Hatfield, Miley and Moore:

H. B. 2046 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-15-9i of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §17A-3-4a, all relating to special equipment installed in a motor vehicle for the use of a person with physical disabilities; and excluding the equipment from the sales and use tax and its value when determining the value of the vehicle for imposition of the tax on the privilege of effecting the certification of the title of the vehicle"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegates Butcher, Stowers, Barker and Moore:

H. B. 2047 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §29-22-9b, relating to establishing a lottery scratch-off game for the benefit of West Virginia firefighters; creating a fund; and providing for legislative rule and expenditures from the fund"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Sobonya, Sumner, Moore and Rowan:

H. B. 2048 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §28-5-27 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to eliminating good time for persons convicted of sex crimes involving minor children"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Ellem, Poling, D. and Moore:

H. B. 2049 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-11-5b, relating to prohibiting the use of a person's credit history in insurance transactions"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Overington, Cowles, Miller, J. and Andes:

H. B. 2050 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §21-11B-1, §21-11B-2, §21-11B-3, §21-11B-4, §21-11B-5, §21-11B-6, §21-11B-7 and §21-11B-8, all relating to the right to work and making it a criminal offense and actionable in court to impose an obligation on a person, as a condition of employment, to affiliate with a labor organization and pay dues and other fees; providing penalties; and providing relief"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Frazier, Shaver, Givens and Moore:

H. B. 2051 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §50-1-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to electing magistrates by division"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Marshall, Moore, Mahan, Guthrie, Kominar and Moye:

H. B. 2052 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18C-3-1a, relating to providing a loan forgiveness program for nurses, social workers, dentists and hygienists"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Marshall, Manypenny, Martin and Lawrence:

H. B. 2053 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-7-12a, relating to providing paid childbirth leave for higher education personnel"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Shaver, Duke and Butcher:

H. B. 2054 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5A-1A-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the maximum cash award the Employee Suggestion Award Board may make; requiring the board to report to the Legislature every five years regarding effect of inflation; and allowing the Governor to make a secondary award for suggestions if the suggestion is implemented in one or more additional state agencies"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegate Hamilton:

H. B. 2055 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §17-19-13a, relating to prohibiting charitable organizations from soliciting contributions on public highways; and prescribing criminal penalties for violations"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Guthrie:

H. B. 2056 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §5B-2H-1, §5B-2H-2, §5B-2H-3, §5B-2H-4, §5B-2H-5, §5B-2H-6 and §5B-2H-7; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-24-11c, all relating to creating the West Virginia Renewable Energy Act; providing an investment cost recovery incentive for customer-generated electricity from renewable energy systems; making exceptions; providing for tax credits electric light and power companies that purchase customer-generated electricity; establishing time limits for the incentives and credits; providing that customers who generate electricity from renewable sources may sell electricity to electric light and power companies; requiring reports be made to the Legislature; and making legislative findings and defining terms"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Finance.
By Delegate Fragale:

H. B. 2057 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §60-6-1 and §60-6-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to allowing owners of warehouses which are customs bonded warehouses or such other warehouses which are approved by the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner to store and transport into, out of and within the state alcoholic liquors, wine, beer or nonintoxicating beer not held or intended for retail or use within the state"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Fragale:

H. B. 2058 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §47-20-32, relating to allowing nonprofit organizations to hold up to two charitable Texas hold'em tournaments per year"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Givens:

H. B. 2059 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-4-22, relating to requiring insurers to notify insureds of all rate increases before they take effect"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Fragale:

H. B. 2060 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-2-15, relating to requiring all schools to post and make available to the public the schedules of teachers and staff; and providing a penalty for not having the schedules available by the second week of the school year"; to the Committee on Education then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Fleischauer:

H. B. 2061 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §6B-3-1 and §6B-3-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to requiring the reporting and publication of all compensation, including contingent compensation, paid to lobbyists for all lobbying activities; and providing a definition of 'contingent compensation'"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Fleischauer:

H. B. 2062 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17C-15-49 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to making the offense of failure to wear safety belts a primary offense"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Ferro:

H. B. 2063 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-7d, relating to education; and requiring elementary students to have access to a certified library media specialist, art specialist, music specialist and physical education specialist at least twice a week"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Evans:

H. B. 2064 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-42-9, relating to requiring a woman, prior to an abortion, to have a pregnancy test administered at the facility where the abortion is to be performed; providing that the pregnancy test results must be confirmed prior to the abortion; and providing for the revocation of the license of a physician for violations"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Ennis:

H. B. 2065 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §23-4-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to setting forth disability benefits for employees that receive a foreseeable injury in an inherently dangerous function required by their employer but outside scope of employment"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Ellem:

H. B. 2066 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §16-29-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to excluding indigent persons from receiving health care records free of charge when the indigent person is represented by an organization or an attorney that is charging a fee for such representation"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Ellem:

H. B. 2067 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §48-8-104a, relating to providing that adultery is a bar to alimony in a divorce proceeding"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Ellem:

H. B. 2068 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §62-1C-17c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to conditions of bond for defendants in cases of crimes between family or household members generally; and setting forth certain specific statutory conditions in lieu of allowing the issuing authority to set conditions of bail"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Craig:

H. B. 2069 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §22A-1-1 and §22A-1-31 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §22A- 12-1, §22A-12-2, §22A-12-3, §22A-12-4, §22A-12-5, §22A-12-6, §22A-12-7, §22A-12-8, §22A-12- 9, §22A-12-10, §22A-12-11, §22A-12-12, §22A-12-13 and §22A-12-14; and to amend and reenact §23-4-2 of said code, all relating generally to the creation and implementation of drug-free workplaces in coal mines; requiring Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training to ensure drug-free workplaces in the mining industry; adopting procedures for the suspension or revocation of miners' certification upon proof of confirmed positive drug tests; requiring breach of duty hearings to be held within twenty days; establishing process and conditions for reissuance of miners' certification; authorizing Director of Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training to require all operators to adopt drug-free workplaces programs at coal mines; assessment of fee for costs; requiring employers to pay for cost of drug tests for employees; providing for definitions; requiring all companies providing safety-sensitive services to mine operators to have drug-free workplace program for certain employees; providing immunity from wrongful discharge lawsuits for employers who implement program; implementing process for drug testing and appellate procedure; permitting the Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training to require drug and alcohol test in serious mine accidents of certain persons; requiring alcohol and drug tests on all mine fatalities; requiring applicants for additional certifications to be certified drug free; ensuring substance abuse training; requiring minimum level of alcohol and substance abuse training and proof of being drug and alcohol free for certification; requiring proof of drug and alcohol free for applicants as apprenticeship miner or miner certification; requiring Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training to provide drug testing program for apprentices; providing for cost reimbursement or acceptance of results of certain other drug tests; providing for confidentiality of drug test results and exemption from the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act; allowing for release by consent or compulsion by court order; establishing relevancy to legal claim asserted by applicant; prohibiting use of results in criminal proceedings against applicant; requiring substance abuse awareness training for emergency medical services personnel in mines; providing for severability; and modifying rights of certain employees to receive indemnity benefits and common law right to sue where accident proximately caused by employee's intoxication"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Craig:

H. B. 2070 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-2-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to required courses of instruction in the public schools; including the subject of physics as a required course for graduation; and providing misdemeanor penalties"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2071 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-2-25 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the West Virginia secondary school activities commission; and requiring rules to provide for use of neck braces by football players"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Marshall:

H. B. 2072 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §9-7-2 and §9-7-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §9-7A-1, §9- 7A-2, §9-7A-3, §9-7A-4, §9-7A-5, §9-7A-6 and §9-7A-7, all relating to civil actions based upon false or fraudulent claims against the medical programs of the Department of Health and Human Resources; providing definitions; defining acts which create a basis for civil liability; creating a civil penalty for those acts; allowing for reduced damages under certain circumstances; creating a cause of action on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Resources by a private citizen; providing procedure for actions filed by private citizens; providing compensation of private citizens bringing valid actions on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Resources; barring certain actions by private citizens; creating a private cause of action for employer retaliation against a private citizen; specifying limitations on actions, retroactivity of this legislation, burden of proof; and adopting the legislative history behind the federal False Claims Act §§31 U.S.C. 3729-3733"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Overington:

H. B. 2073 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-2L-1 and §16-2L-2, all relating to 'Report of Induced Abortions Act'; and requiring reports of abortions to the Department of Health and Human Resources"; to the Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Moye:

H. B. 2074 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-29-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting a retired law-enforcement officer to be employed by a county board of education as a resource prevention officer in public schools"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate Morgan:

H. B. 2075 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §8-13-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to acquisition of a municipal business license"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegates J. Miller:

H. B. 2076 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-27-5a, relating to the creation of an apprenticeship program for barbers; and directing the board of Barbers and Cosmetologists to propose rules for the program"; to the Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Iaquinta:

H. B. 2077 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §46A-6G-6, relating to providing a criminal penalty for transmitting bulk electronic mail messages which are unsolicited"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Hall:

H. B. 2078 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the compensation of members of county boards of education"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Marshall and Martin:

H. B. 2079 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §29-3-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Fire Prevention and Control Act; providing that all fire alarm systems, including all components, shall be electronically supervised; and providing an exception for existing lodging and rooming houses as defined by the State Fire Code"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Perdue and Hatfield:

H. B. 2080 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-1E-6, relating to the Healthy West Virginia Program; initiating the Healthy Lifestyles Restaurant Calorie Posting Program; and providing for legislative rule-making authority"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Government Organization.
By Delegates Manypenny, Perdue and Kominar:

H. B. 2081 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-5-21; and amending and reenacting §9-9-3 of said code, all relating to permitting the state to opt out of a federal statute that would otherwise not allow a state resident who has been convicted of a felony involving a controlled substance from receiving certain benefits provided by the Social Security Act and the Food Stamp Act"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Ellem:

H. B. 2082 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-1C-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to changing the time for periodic valuations and assessments of real and personal property; and providing for a ten percent cap on any increase in one year"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2083 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-16-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to crediting deceased teachers' surviving spouses with accumulated sick leave for purposes of extending insurance coverage; and, providing that if the spouse or other dependents are not covered by public employees' insurance, the spouse or other dependents receive the monetary value of the accumulated sick leave"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegates Overington, Duke and J. Miller:

H. B. 2084 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §44A-3-4a, relating to permitting a county sheriff when acting as a conservator to retain five percent of the protected person's estate, up to $250 per year, for administrative expenses"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo and Martin:

H. B. 2085 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §8-15B-1, §8-15B-2, §8-15B-3, §8-15B-4 and §8-15B-5, all relating to meeting and conference rights for members of fire departments employed by political subdivisions; providing for the right of self-organization; allowing designation of an exclusive representative agent; imposing a duty to meet and confer with employees; allowing deduction of employee organization dues and assessments; providing for compulsory arbitration of disputes; listing prohibited acts; allowing hearing before Civil Service Commission; providing judicial review; specifying powers and duties of the Civil Service Commission; and allowing injunctive relief"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Fragale and Marshall:

H. B. 2086 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-21-12j, relating to personal income tax; and providing for a modification to federal adjusted gross income for expenses incurred by organ donors"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegates Walters, Iaquinta, Crosier and Azinger:

H. B. 2087 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §9A-5-1, §9A-5-2, §9A-5-3, §9A-5-4, §9A-5-5 and §9A-5-6, all relating to creation of a Traumatic Brain Injury Services Commission; stating legislative findings; creating commission and members; stating purpose and duties of members of commission; stating how funded and requiring reporting; and providing effective date of article"; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo and Paxton:

H. B. 2088 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-18a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing for increased compensation for aides and paraprofessionals with large numbers of pupils in kindergarten and grades one through six"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Fragale and Iaquinta:

H. B. 2089 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §3-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting any person convicted of any felony from voting in an election of state and local officials"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Cowles:

H. B. 2090 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto two new sections, designated §33-42-9 and §33-42-10, all relating to the care of aborted fetuses; requiring medical facilities that provide abortions to administer anesthesia to an unborn fetus when aborted if it is older than seven weeks; requiring all available medical means to be used to preserve the life of a fetus if it is alive when aborted; and providing criminal penalties for violations"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Cowles:

H. B. 2091 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §7-14-13 and §7-14-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to prohibiting a chief deputy sheriff from engaging in certain political activities; prohibiting the solicitation of funds within a sheriff's office; prohibiting using his or her official authority for political purposes; and prohibiting him or her from coercing anyone to contribute anything of value for political purposes"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Cowles:

H. B. 2092 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §21-5A-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to wages for construction of public improvements, changing the definition of 'construction' to only include projects that have a total cost of more than $200,000"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Government Organization.
By Delegate Cowles:

H. B. 2093 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §7-2-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the minimum number of magisterial districts in a county from three to four"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Cowles:

H. B. 2094 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §21-5A-12, relating to exempting construction performed on behalf of county or municipal governments from the prevailing wage laws for those construction projects under $200,000"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegates C. Miller:

H. B. 2095 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §8-13-24, relating to requiring that any new or increased municipal taxes or fees must have a defined purpose; providing that the tax cannot last for more than two years but can be renewed; providing that revenue generated must be spent in accordance with the defined purpose; and providing that surpluses must be defined or returned to the people"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Guthrie:

H. B. 2096 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §5B-2H-1, §5B-2H-2, §5B-2H-3, §5B-2H-4, §5B-2H-5, §5B-2H-6 and §5B-2H-7; to amend and reenact §8-13-6 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §11-6L-1, §11-6L-2 and §11-6L-3; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-21-12j, all relating to arts, entertainment and enterprise districts, definitions; scope; application by political subdivisions to designate an arts, entertainment and enterprise district; designation by the Secretary of Commerce of an arts, entertainment and enterprise district; expansion; tax status; rules to be promulgated by the Secretary of Commerce; exemption from admission or amusement tax; property tax credit allowed for buildings located within an arts, entertainment and enterprise district; and allowing an additional modification reducing federal adjusted gross income for any income derived within an arts, entertainment and enterprise district by a qualifying residing artist"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Doyle:

H. B. 2097 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-16-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting the sale of nonintoxicating beer within three hundred feet from a church that consents to the sale"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Duke:

H. B. 2098 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §33-42-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the definition of 'born' and providing that when any body part of an unborn child is outside the mother's womb, the child is born and is considered a citizen of the state with the same rights and privileges under the law as any other citizen"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Wells:

H. B. 2099 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-4-1 and §18A-4-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the minimum salaries of teachers based on years experience and level of education"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Cann, Fragale, Iaquinta and Miley:

H. B. 2100 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18C-7-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to including Salem International University as an eligible institution and modifying provisions regarding the higher education institutions that are eligible to continue to receive PROMISE scholarship funds"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Hamilton, Duke and Sumner:

H. B. 2101 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-16-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing for the continuance of medical coverage for the spouse of a deceased retired employee for any period previously purchased with accumulated leave"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegate Williams:

H. B. 2102 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §25-1-11d of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing a $2,008 salary increase for each employee of the Division of Corrections"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegates Fragale and Iaquinta:

H. B. 2103 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §6-5-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to public office and prohibiting a person convicted of any felony from holding any public office"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Iaquinta, Barker, Fragale and Azinger:

H. B. 2104 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-16C-9a, relating to providing unused, unexpired nonnarcotic drugs to free health care clinics in the state from deceased nursing home patients or residents with the consent of the family of the decedent"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Ireland and Romine:

H. B. 2105 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-2L-1, relating to providing that neither the state nor any county may reimburse any person or entity for transporting any person to schedule, arrange or procure an abortion"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Walters and Azinger:

H. B. 2106 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-30-2 and §18-30-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the West Virginia College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program Act; and allowing a tax deduction for all prepaid tuition contracts or college savings plans regardless of whether they are administered by the board of the college prepaid tuition and savings program"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Evans, Romine, Azinger and Rowan:

H. B. 2107 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to excluding interest income on obligations of the United States and its possessions, to the extent such interest is inclusive in gross income for federal income tax purposes, when applying the $8,000 income exclusion available to persons age sixty-five or older and to persons who are permanently and totally disabled; and making the change to tax years beginning after December 31, 2011"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegates Fragale, Iaquinta and Miley:

H. B. 2108 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-9a, relating to requiring that the state school board ensure that no class size for grades seven through twelve in public schools shall be greater than twenty-five students to every one teacher"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Ennis:

H. B. 2109 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §60-7-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the creation of an affirmative defense for certain civil and criminal actions arising from the sale of alcoholic liquors, wine and nonintoxicating beer by licensed private clubs to persons less than the age of twenty-one whose age is verified by use of scanner technology"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Romine and Ellem:

H. B. 2110 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17B-2-3a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, related to the issuance of driver's licenses"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Shaver and Williams:

H. B. 2111 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-15-3a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the dedication of a portion of the receipts from the food tax to the Commissioner of Highways to be distributed equally to each district of the Division of Highways for the maintenance of secondary roads"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegates Duke, J. Miller, Romine and Ireland:

H. B. 2112 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-9A-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to reforming the school aid formula by reducing from ninety-eight percent to an amount equal to fifty percent of growth in each county's local share as compared to five years' earlier amount of the regular levy deducted from county boards of education for general current expense purposes"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Craig and Morgan:

H. B. 2113 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-7A-26v, relating to providing a cost-of-living provision for certain persons retired under the Teachers Retirement System"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo and Martin:

H. B. 2114 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §21-5C-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to maximum hours of work; and providing that an employee has the right to decline to work more than forty hours in any one workweek"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Doyle and Overington:

H. B. 2115 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-5-7, relating to salary increases for state employees based upon residential housing costs in a county"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegate Ennis:

H. B. 2116 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-3-9a, relating to reducing staff development programs for school personnel from eighteen hours to twelve hours; and requiring that the six hour reduction in staff development be used as an additional preparation day"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate Perry:

H. B. 2117 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17A-10-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to exempting nonprofit organizations from paying an annual motor vehicle registration fee"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegate Perry:

H. B. 2118 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-4 and §18-5-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to county boards of education generally; providing for disclosure of personal and pecuniary interests and recusal from voting; prohibiting individual board members from acting on behalf of the board in an individual capacity unless authorized by statute; and penalty for violations"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2119 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-3-5a, relating to the prevention and control of communicable and other infectious diseases; and creating the 'West Virginia Elimination of Mercury in Vaccines Act' requiring the elimination of mercury in vaccines"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2120 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §21-5C-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to minimum wage and maximum hours standards for employers"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Finance.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2121 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-16-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Act; and providing state health care services for all active and inactive duty military personnel"; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance.
By Delegate Hunt:

H. B. 2122 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §33-6-33 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to insurance; determining the value of a motor vehicle in a claim; requiring the use of the most recent version of a nationally accepted 'official used car guide' for setting the value of a motor vehicle in a claim; and requiring the Insurance Commissioner to identify and make available to the public the most recent nationally accepted 'official used car guide'"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Hunt:

H. B. 2123 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-5-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to professions and occupations; pharmacists; and requiring the Board of Pharmacy to adopt guidelines to permit pharmacists to prescribe medications"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Government Organization.
By Delegate Hunt:

H. B. 2124 - "A Bill to amend of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §30-2A-1, §30-2A-2, §30-2A-3, §30-2A-4 and §30-2A-5, all relating to establishing the 'Certified Legal Assistant Act'; defining terms; establishing minimum qualifications; setting forth responsibilities of the lawyer and the certified legal assistant; and providing rule-making authority to the Supreme Court of Appeals in conjunction with the West Virginia State Bar"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Hunt:

H. B. 2125 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §35-5-9, relating to requiring every internment or grave to identify the decedents' identity"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Paxton:

H. B. 2126 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-8-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §18-28-3 of said code, all relating to exempting children receiving an exemption from compulsory school attendance in favor of church school from the standardized testing requirement"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate Paxton:

H. B. 2127 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-4-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to substitute teacher pay generally and providing for the full day rate if the teacher had ten instruction days in the same school year"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Paxton:

H. B. 2128 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-4-8 and §18A-4-8b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to itinerant status for school service personnel; and information to be included in a notice of job vacancy"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate Paxton:

H. B. 2129 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §61-2-10b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing a mandatory sentence of fifteen years for any person who maliciously shoots a police officer on duty; and providing a mandatory sentence of ten years for any person who unlawfully, but not maliciously, shoots a police officer on duty"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Paxton:

H. B. 2130 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-2-5b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §18A-4-4 of said code, all relating to providing a salary supplement for providers of Medicaid eligible services in the public schools and the financing thereof"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Paxton:

H. B. 2131 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-1-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-2-9a, all relating to setting standards for assignment of high school athletic directors"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate Perry:

H. B. 2132 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §9-5-18 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to funeral expenses for indigent persons; and authorizing cremation"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegate Canterbury:

H. B. 2133 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §47-11A-12b, relating to making it an unfair trade practice to refuse to refill a propane gas tank; and providing that the penalties of the Unfair Trade Practices article apply"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates C. Miller:

H. B. 2134 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-7d, relating to requiring all high schools to teach fetal development; and providing that nothing contained in this section can be construed as approving of abortion"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Manypenny, Marshall, Guthrie, Moore, Martin, Fleischauer and Talbott:

H. B. 2135 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-6D-1, §11-6D-2, §11-6D-3, §11-6D-4, §11- 6D-5, §11-6D-6 and §11-6D-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to a tax incentive for plug-in electric drive motor vehicles; defining terms; specifying initial availability of the credit and duration of the credit; providing eligibility for the credit; providing calculation of the amount of the credit; and updating language to apply only to plug-in electric drive motor vehicles"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegates Doyle, Brown and Moore:

H. B. 2136 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §11-18-1, §11-18-2 and §11-18-3, all relating to imposing an excise tax on grocery stores, drug stores and convenience stores equal to $.05 for each plastic shopping bag given to customers"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegates Boggs, Perry, Moore, Miley, Kominar, Azinger and Evans:

H. B. 2137 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-16-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring the Public Employees Insurance Agency and its contractors, under certain circumstances, to advertise that they are seeking bids prior to accepting bids for contracts"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Guthrie, Moore and Hatfield:

H. B. 2138 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §21A-6-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to unemployment compensation generally and providing for the payment of unemployment compensation when a person misses work due to domestic violence"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Williams and Shaver:

H. B. 2139 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5-9c; and to amend and reenact §18-9D-3 and §18-9D-15 of said code, all relating to allowing a county board of education to enter into lease-purchase agreements and allowing the School Building Authority to provide one-time grants to a county board of education for the purpose of entering into lease-purchase agreements for the construction of school facilities"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Sumner:

H. B. 2140 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §29-22A-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to establishing an additional annual license fee of $1,000 for the privilege of holding a license to operate video lottery terminals at race tracks; and to provide that the moneys collected are paid to the State Teachers Retirement System Benefit Fund"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Duke and Overington:

H. B. 2141 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11A-1-4a, relating to collection of county fire service fees and special emergency ambulance service fees"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then Finance.
By Delegates Hatfield and Perdue:

H. B. 2142 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto seven new sections, designated §16-5C-21, §16-5C-22, §16-5C-23, §16-5C-24, §16-5C-25, §16-5C-26 and §16-5C-27, all relating to nursing homes; requiring adequate staffing, specifying certain staff to resident ratios; providing enforcement provisions; including civil penalties; requiring a study committee; providing enhanced training requirements for nurse aides; and providing a grant program for projects aimed at reducing employee turnover in nursing homes"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.
By Delegates Doyle and Overington:

H. B. 2143 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-4-8j, relating to salary increases for school service employees based upon residential housing costs"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo, Talbott and Hatfield:

H. B. 2144 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-22-3, relating to requiring contractors awarded state public works construction projects to meet time restrictions for the completion of a public works construction project; defining 'public works construction contract'; providing a monetary penalty for failure to complete a public works construction project on the agreed-upon completion date; providing exceptions in which extensions may be granted; providing limitations upon an increase in contract price, or extension of time to complete a project, in the event of change orders; and directing the Secretary of the Department of Administration to propose legislative rules designed to implement the law"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Government Organization.
By Delegate Doyle:

H. B. 2145 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §23-2-1 and §23-2-1a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §29-22A-10 of said code, all relating to providing Workers' Compensation coverage for certain employees who perform duties attendant to racing activities"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Longstreth, Fragale, Iaquinta and Martin:

H. B. 2146 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §9A-4-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to including persons who served honorably in the National Guard and Reserves or who were discharged because of a service connected disability in the definition of eligible veteran for certain state training and employment preference benefits"; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Sumner, Duke, Shaver and Romine:

H. B. 2147 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-4-10d of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to use of personal leave days by surviving spouse of a deceased employee of a school board in certain circumstances"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Miller, J. and Cowles:

H. B. 2148 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to personal income tax; tax credits for scholarship donations"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo, Azinger, Talbott, Poling, D. and Williams:

H. B. 2149 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §20-7-1a and §20-7-1c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to providing an increase in compensation for conservation officers"; to the Committee on Natural Resources then Finance.
By Delegates Shaver and Williams:

H. B. 2150 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17A-1-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §17A-3-4 and §17A-3-7 of said code; to amend and reenact §17A-3A-2 and §17A-3A-3 of said code; to amend and reenact §17A-4-3 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §17A-10-1a, all relating to registration and operation of mini trucks"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Caputo and Mahan:

H. B. 2151 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §22A-1-40, relating to notice of hazardous chemical substances and lead exposure to employees of mine operators; requiring Director of Miners' Health, Safety and Training to adopt a list of hazardous substances by rule and to compile safety information regarding hazardous substances; and providing a criminal penalty for violation"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Iaquinta and Talbott:

H. B. 2152 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §60A-4-401a, relating to establishing threshold quantities of certain controlled substances to trigger prima facie evidence of intent to deliver if possessed by an individual"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Iaquinta, Talbott, Martin, Fragale and Miley:

H. B. 2153 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §22-15A-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection to remediate any waste tire pile consisting of twenty-five tires or more"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo, Martin, Perry, Paxton and Sumner:

H. B. 2154 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-2-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §18A-4-8 and §18A-4-8a of said code, all relating to establishing the school service personnel class title and pay grade for the positions of Administrative Assistant and Legal Secretary"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo and Martin:

H. B. 2155 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §29-9-1, §29-9-2, §29-9-3, §29-9-4, §29-9-5, §29-9-6, §29-9-7, §29-9-8, §29-9-9, §29-9-10, §29-9-11, §29-9-12, §29-9-13, §29-9-14, §29-9-15, §29-9-16, §29-9-17, §29-9-18, §29-9-19, §29-9-20, §29-9-21, §29-9-22, §29-9-23, §29-9-24, §29-9-25, §29-9-26, §29-9- 27 and §29-9-28, all relating to the Public Employment Relations Act; stating legislative policy and purpose; defining certain terms; establishing a West Virginia Public Employment Relations Board; providing for the composition of the board, the terms of its members, and the qualifications of the members; providing for the terms of the original appointees and the method of filling vacancies; limiting eligibility of board members for reappointment; requiring an oath of office and establishing a method of removal of board members; establishing procedural rules for meetings and requiring a quorum; providing for the payment of per diem and expenses for attendance by board members; providing for the organization of the board, the powers and duties of the board, the employment of staff and the location of offices; granting authority to the board to promulgate rules; defining employee and employer rights; providing for the election of exclusive representatives by public employees; establishing criteria for determining the appropriateness of an employer unit for purposes of collective bargaining; establishing procedures for representation elections and decertification of certified representatives; establishing the scope of bargaining subjects as to which agreement may be reached; providing for written agreements; providing that all written agreements involving costs are subject to appropriations by the appropriate legislative or governing body; limiting the duration of agreements to three years; providing for mediation and arbitration to resolve impasses in bargaining; prohibiting strikes by public employees; providing remedies for prohibited strikes; defining prohibited practices; establishing a method of payroll deductions, fair share fee payments and protections for fee payors; requiring financial reports, public records and lists of employee organizations and exclusive representatives; and setting forth when the article shall take precedence and when it shall be inoperative"; to the Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Duke:

H. B. 2156 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-7A-14c, relating to allowing a public school employee or retiree who was forced to miss work as a result of a pregnancy to purchase up to one year of service credit in the Teachers Retirement System"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegates Cann, Fragale, Kominar, Perry and Iaquinta:

H. B. 2157 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-2F-1a; and to amend and reenact §16-2F-2, §16-2F-3, §16-2F- 4, §16-2F-5, §16-2F-6, §16-2F-8 and §16-2F-9 of said code, all relating to parental notification requirements for abortions performed on unemancipated minors; providing that the circuit and family court have concurrent jurisdiction over the provisions of the article; defining terms; providing for a waiver; requiring notice to minors of a right to petition the court; allowing for appeal by the unemancipated minor to circuit court if matter is initially heard in family court; reporting requirements; providing remedies; specifying when notice is not required; providing penalties; and providing a severability clause"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Perry:

H. B. 2158 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §61-8B-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the penalties for sexual intercourse or sexual intrusion on incarcerated persons to not less than ten nor more than twenty-five years or fined not more than $10,000"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Doyle and Mahan:

H. B. 2159 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §57-3-10, relating to prohibiting members of the news media from being compelled to give testimony in any civil, criminal or grand jury proceedings; and providing exceptions"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Doyle and Hatfield:

H. B. 2160 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §24-2-1k, relating to the Public Service Commission; and authorizing incentives for energy conversation by electric utilities through installation of voltage regulation devices"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Moore, Guthrie, Lawrence and Marshall:

H. B. 2161 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §5-26-1 and §5-26-2, all relating to the creation of the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs; establishing the powers and duties of the office; providing for an executive director, staff and office; requiring annual reports to the Governor and the Joint Committee on Government and Finance; and creating a Minority Affairs Fund"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegates Perdue and Hatfield:

H. B. 2162 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §33-25G-1, §33-25G-2, §33-25G-3, §33-25G-4, §33-25G-5, §33- 25G-6, §33-25G-7, §33-25G-8, §33-25G-9, §33-25G-10, §33-25G-11, §33-25G-12, §33-25G-13 and §33-25G-14, all relating to pharmacy benefit managers; requiring licensure, providing requirements for license application; defining terms; requiring certain disclosures; establishing fees; requiring retention of records; providing for annual statement; authorizing access to records; establishing special revenue account; requiring certain information be maintained as confidential; establishing criminal and civil penalties for violations; authorizing proposal of rules; requiring annual report to the Legislature and Governor; and setting effective date"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.
By Delegates J. Miller, Cowles, Overington and Duke:

H. B. 2163 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §24-3-11, relating to creating a mandatory grace period for the payment of water and sewer bills"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegates M. Poling, Duke and Paxton:

H. B. 2164 - "A Bill to repeal §11-1C-5b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to repeal §18-9A-2a of said code; and to amend and reenact §18-9A-2 and §18-9A-11 of said code, all relating to public school support computation of local share; removing provisions for using assumed assessed values for the purpose of computation; removing provisions for increasing counties' local share responsibility for funding basic foundation education formula when property assessments are not at least fifty-four percent of market value as indicated by assessment ratio study; revising definitions; and making legislative findings with respect to the effect of under assessed property values on school funding and the obligations of assessors and Tax Commissioner"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Cowles, Miller, J. and Overington:

H. B. 2165 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5A-3-10d, relating to prohibiting project labor agreements on state-funded construction contracts"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegate Doyle:

H. B. 2166 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §8A-1-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §8A-7-7 and §8A-7-13 of said code, all relating to land use planning; zoning; process to replace a noneuclidean zoning ordinance; and providing that the term 'zoning ordinance' means either 'euclidean zoning ordinance' or 'noneuclidean zoning ordinance'"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Fleischauer and Marshall:

H. B. 2167 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-9A-5a; and to amend and reenact §18A-4-15 of said code, all relating to the hiring of substitute service personnel by county school boards who can be used on a daily basis but do not count against the yearly state aid fund"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Azinger and Crosier:

H. B. 2168 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §8-22-25 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting a retired police officer to be hired as a chief of police and continue to receive retirement benefits"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegate Doyle:

H. B. 2169 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §60-6A-1 and §60-6A-2, all relating to requiring that bartenders be licensed by the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Skaff and Hall:

H. B. 2170 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §22-1-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring all final actions by the Department of Environmental Protection regarding coal mine permits to be completed within six months after the applicant provides all information required for a final decision to be made on the application for a coal mining permit"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Doyle:

H. B. 2171 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §60-6-26, relating to granting the authority to counties and municipalities to curtail the serving of alcoholic beverages by licensed clubs as early as one A.M.; and providing an exception for those clubs that also hold video lottery licenses"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Skaff and Hall:

H. B. 2172 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §22-1-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Department of Environmental Protection; and requiring the supervisory officers of the offices within the Department of Environmental Protection to monitor litigation challenging state statutes affecting the production of natural resources in West Virginia"; to the Committee on Natural Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Longstreth, Guthrie and Mahan:

H. B. 2173 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-40-7, §30-40-11, §30-40-12 and §30-40-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-40-29, all relating to requiring applicants for, and holders of, licenses under the West Virginia Real Estate License Act to successfully pass criminal history record checks; granting the West Virginia Real Estate Commission with the authority to perform the criminal history record checks; requiring the applicants and licensees to cover the costs of performing the criminal history record checks; and providing rule-making authority"; to the Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Miller, J. and Cowles:

H. B. 2174 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-3-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to powers and duties of the state Board of Medicine; and interpretation of medical practice guidelines"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Talbott and Crosier:

H. B. 2175 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §20-2-30a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing, under limited circumstances, a child under the age of fifteen years to hunt or take antlerless deer without first obtaining a certificate of training"; to the Committee on Natural Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Sumner and Frazier:

H. B. 2176 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17-16A-18 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to terminating tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike before 2020"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegates Rodighiero, Stowers and Butcher:

H. B. 2177 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-16-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to freezing employee premiums at the current level until July 1, 2014"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegates Manypenny and Guthrie:

H. B. 2178 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §19-2H-1, §19-2H-2, §19-2H-3, §19-2H-4, §19-2H-5 and §19-2H- 6, all relating to creating the 'Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act'; making legislative findings; setting forth labeling requirements regarding the sale of foods containing genetically engineered materials and foods produced with genetically engineered materials; providing exceptions; requiring testing; providing civil penalties; providing for civil suits by the Commissioner of Agriculture and suits by citizens; defining terms; and providing rule-making authority"; to the Committee on Agriculture then Finance.
By Delegate Manypenny:

H. B. 2179 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §19-2H-1, §19-2H-2 and 19-2H-3, all relating to creating the 'Genetically Engineered Organism Liability Act'; making legislative findings; creating liability for injuries arising from the release of genetically engineered organisms into the environment; liability is nonwaivable; and defines a term"; to the Committee on Agriculture then Finance.
By Delegates Manypenny and Guthrie:

H. B. 2180 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §19-2H-1, §19-2H-2, §19-2H-3, §19-2H-4, §19-2H-5, §19-2H-6, §19-2H-7, §19-2H-8, §19-2H-9, §19-2H-10, §19-2H-11, §19-2H-12 and §19-2H-13, all relating to creating the 'Genetically Engineered Crop and Animal Farmer Protection Act'; making legislative findings; setting forth information requirements regarding the sale of genetically engineered seeds; plants and animals; identifying certain contractual provisions to be against public policy; preventing noncompetitive practices involving technology fees; establishing measures to be taken to avoid cross pollination of genetically engineered plants and seeds; requiring genetically engineered seeds to be so labeled; prohibiting loan discrimination, providing for civil and citizen suits; defining terms; and providing rule-making authority"; to the Committee on Agriculture then Finance.
By Delegate Manypenny:

H. B. 2181 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §62-11B-4, §62-11B-5, §62-11B-6 §62-11B-7 and §62-11B-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to requiring an automatic home confinement sentence for nonviolent misdemeanors, except in those cases where the state can prove the offender is unfit for home confinement; providing that any crime with a minimum sentence greater than six months is not eligible for home incarceration to serve as the entirety of the sentence; requiring the offender of any crime involving alcohol, controlled substances or drugs, or committed under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs be required to attend weekly substance abuse meetings; further requiring either full-time employment, thirty-six hours a week or more, or twenty hours weekly of community service for each week the offender is on home confinement; providing certain instances where home incarceration is not available; and allowing a county commission to use moneys from the special fund to finance community corrections programs"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Manypenny:

H. B. 2182 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §62-11C-4 and §62-11C-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to mandatory funding of community corrections programs; mandating that the crimes of shoplifting and petit larceny be to community corrections programs; and mandating that the crime of possession of marijuana, first offense, may be sentenced to a community corrections program"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2183 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-16B-6e, relating to qualifying children of state employees or any other person employed in West Virginia, whose annual income is $25,000 a year or less, for the West Virginia Children's Health Insurance Program"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2184 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §31-20-27 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to salary increase for Regional Jail Authority employees of $5,000 paid over a three-year period"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2185 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-16-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to defining the term Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plan in the Public Employees Insurance Act"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2186 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-16-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Act; and authorizing insurance to married workers without children at reduced rates"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then Finance.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2187 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-16-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-16-27, all relating to including volunteer firefighters within the Public Employees Insurance Act and requiring the county commissions to pay either three-fourths or the full amount of premiums"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2188 - "A Bill to repeal §61-3-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto four new sections, designated §61-2-31, §61-2-32, §61-2-33 and §61-2-34; and to amend and reenact §61-3-12 of said code, all relating to providing criminal offenses of home invasion in the first, second, third and fourth degrees, with prescribed penalties, and otherwise modifying the present law of burglary"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2189 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-16-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Finance Board pursuant to the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Act not to increase the types and levels of cost to applicable current and retired employees during the 2011 and 2012 plan years"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then Finance.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2190 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto two new sections, designated §61-6-26 and §61-6-27, all relating to making it a criminal offense to disturb the peace; providing criminal penalties"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2191 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-6b, relating to allowing parents or the school to serve sweets during the holidays if the school receives parental or guardian consent"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Education.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2192 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-3-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring the assessor of each county to, within three months of a deed filing in the county clerk's office of each county, prepare a new property tax ticket and cause such tax ticket to be mailed from the county sheriff's office"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2193 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-5-7; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10-22k; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-7A- 26v, all relating to providing cost-of- living adjustments for certain current and former public employees generally; providing a $1,000 cost of living adjustment to be paid in full by June 30, 2011; providing for selection of payment date by State Auditor; requiring payment of the cost-of- living adjustments upon authorization; providing for transfer and expenditure of funding appropriated to State Budget Office to spending units and county boards of education for payment of the cost-of-living adjustments; defining terms; providing for $1,000 cost-of-living adjustment to certain retirees of the Public Employees Retirement System and the State Teachers Retirement System by June 30, 2011; and providing for the pro rata distribution of the cost-of-living adjustment to certain beneficiaries"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2194 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §29-6-13, relating to establishing seniority rights for public employees; defining when seniority begins; setting standards for accumulation of seniority; requiring notice of job postings; requiring registers or certified lists of eligible applicants; allowing senior employees the first right of refusal for extra duty, overtime and promotions; and determining seniority in case of absence"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Romine:

H. B. 2195 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-4-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increased salary increments paid to principals and assistant principals"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Romine:

H. B. 2196 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-42-9, relating to prohibiting the performance of any abortion when the woman seeking it is doing so solely on account of the gender of the fetus; prescribing a criminal penalty for violations of the section"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Rowan:

H. B. 2197 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-4-7a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing guidance counselors to compete equally for all guidance counselor positions regardless of whether the position is posted for the elementary grade levels or the secondary grade levels"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate Shaver:

H. B. 2198 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-19-3b, relating to prohibiting the use of the body of an unborn fetus for medical experimentation or scientific investigation except as necessary to diagnose a disease or condition suspected to exist in the mother's or fetus's body; and prescribing criminal penalties for violation of the section"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Shaver:

H. B. 2199 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §20-2B-7a, relating to creating a lifetime hunting license for nonresidents who are sixty-five years or older and who own real property in the state; and providing rule-making authority"; to the Committee on Natural Resources then Finance.
By Delegate Sobonya:

H. B. 2200 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17A-3-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to motorcycle registration renewal; and exempting motorcycles from the requirement of annual registration"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegate Staggers:

H. B. 2201 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §22A-7A-1, §22A-7A-2, §22A-7A-3, §22A-7A-4, §22A-7A-5, §22A-7A-6, §22A-7A-7, §22A-7A-8 and §22A-7A-9, all relating to drug and alcohol free mines; providing credit for workers compensation premiums to mines that have a drug and alcohol free program; requiring proof of drug and alcohol free status for miner certification; providing an approved testing system; denial of certification; secondary testing; confidentiality of test results; providing certain legislative findings; requiring proof of alcohol and drug free status of certain miners; and including additional drug and alcohol abuse training for certain miners; mine inspectors drug and alcohol training; establishment of statewide database of miners failing to provide proof of drug and alcohol free status; making certain actions by persons listed on the database or failing a drug and alcohol test a second time a misdemeanor offense and providing criminal penalties; and making deliberate evasion of the database by a coal operator a misdemeanor and, providing a criminal penalty"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Sumner:

H. B. 2202 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §24-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Public Service Commission; providing for removal and election of commissioners; and setting terms of office for elected commissioners"; to the Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Sumner:

H. B. 2203 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §2-2-1a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to special memorial days; and adding a special memorial day to celebrate the victory of democracy in the Cold War"; to the Committee on Government Organization.
By Delegate Sumner:

H. B. 2204 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §48-13-805, relating to requirements for self-employed persons to participate in the Bureau of Child Support Enforcement's Pay Connexion program"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Talbott:

H. B. 2205 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17D-2A-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to affixing the certificate of insurance to motor vehicle windshields; new procedures for insurance decals; and criminal penalties"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Talbott:

H. B. 2206 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-6-31h, relating to automobile insurance policies; and prohibiting discrimination in rates on the basis of claims filed under the uninsured or under insured motorist coverage in which the insured is determined not to be at fault"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Talbott:

H. B. 2207 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17C-4-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to crash report forms; and providing that a completed crash report form is conclusive upon the issue as to causation unless a court of competent jurisdiction rules otherwise"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Talbott:

H. B. 2208 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §6-9-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to reducing the cost of services provided by the chief inspector to be charged to a Class IV municipality and specifying the charge is for cost of the service"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then Finance.
By Delegate Walters:

H. B. 2209 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §23-5-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to improving claimants' access to workers' compensation adjusters by requiring that all workers' compensation adjusters employed by a private insurance carrier shall be located within the geographic borders of West Virginia"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Walters:

H. B. 2210 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §11-13BB-1, §11-13BB-2, §11-13BB-3, §11-13BB-4 and §11- 13BB-5, all relating to the 'Small Business Development Incentive Program for Internal Growth Act'; providing a short title; declaring legislative findings; providing definitions of certain terms; providing exemptions from certain business-related taxes required by the state; and requiring the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue to propose legislative rules to implement the purposes and provisions of the article"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Finance.
By Delegate Walters:

H. B. 2211 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing that county boards of education may, in cooperation with local public or regional transit authorities study the feasibility of entering into cooperative agreements to transport students to and from school; and setting certain requirements for the proposed cooperative agreements"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Walters:

H. B. 2212 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the allowance of mortgage or deed of trust interest paid on a personal residence as a deduction for personal income tax purposes"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegate Walters:

H. B. 2213 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-2L-1, §16-2L-2, §16-2L-3, §16-2L-4 and §16-2L-5, all relating to abortions generally and requiring notice of an abortion to be provided to the father of the unborn child"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Walters:

H. B. 2214 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §33-15F-1, §33-15F-2, §33-15F-3 and §33-15F-4, all relating to the 'Mandated Benefits Review Act'; and requiring the Insurance Commissioner to review and report to the Legislature in an actuarially-based fashion the financial and other related impacts of any proposed legislation to mandate medical or health-related benefits"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Government Organization.
By Delegate Walters:

H. B. 2215 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-21-12j, relating to exempting students attending state colleges or universities in undergraduate programs and graduates of undergraduate programs of state institutions of higher learning for the first two tax years postgraduation from the payment of state income tax; providing that students attending state institutions and enrolled in undergraduate programs and undergraduate graduates of state institutions for the first two years after graduating shall pay seventy-five percent of any state income tax that they otherwise would owe to the particular institution or other corporate creditor from which the student or graduate obtained student loans to attend the state institution of higher learning"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Walters:

H. B. 2216 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §16-2B-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting family planning centers in West Virginia that receive state funding from discussing abortion or abortion referrals"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Walters:

H. B. 2217 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-45 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing county boards of education with low density student populations to operate their schools on a four-day school week"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate Walters:

H. B. 2218 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to calculation of West Virginia adjusted gross income for personal income tax purposes; subtracting social security benefits from federal adjusted gross income to the extent included in federal gross income for federal income tax purposes"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegate Walters:

H. B. 2219 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §4-9-1, §4-9-2 and §4-9-3, all relating to creation of the Verifiable Science Act; and providing for access by the public to any purported scientific data or other information used as the basis for proposed legislative rules or statutory enactments"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegate Walters:

H. B. 2220 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to consolidating purchasing by county boards of education through the regional education service agency serving their areas"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Wells:

H. B. 2221 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-39, relating to providing nonsupervisory employees of the West Virginia State Board of Education with the same protections against summary dismissal as are applicable to employees of county boards of education through continuing contracts and dismissal for cause"; to the Committee on Education then the Judiciary.
By Delegate White:

H. B. 2222 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §3-4A-1, §3-4A-2, §3-4A-11a, §3-4A-15, §3-4A-17, §3-4A-19, §3-4A-26 and §3-4A-27 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to electronic voting systems; prohibiting the use of touch screen voting machines"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Williams:

H. B. 2223 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §25-1-11d of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing that correctional officers may retire with full benefits after twenty years of actual and honorable service"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegate Williams:

H. B. 2224 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §61-3-39g of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating crimes against property; worthless checks; and providing for notification to persons from out-of-state who issue worthless checks in this state and who fail to pay the check and applicable fine or fail to appear in court, after being duly served with a summons upon a misdemeanor complaint, that a notice of their failure will be sent to the Division of Motor Vehicles to be dealt with according to existing law"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Williams:

H. B. 2225 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §61-3-39g of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing that when a person from another state writes a worthless check in this state which results in a summons to appear in magistrate court but then fails to appear shall have his or her privilege to drive in this state revoked; and providing that the Division of Motor Vehicles provide a copy of the revocation to the state wherein the person holds a driver's license"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Williams:

H. B. 2226 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §15-12-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring the Division of Motor Vehicles to notify the West Virginia State Police when a registered sex offender purchases, trades or registers a motor vehicle"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegates M. Poling:

H. B. 2227 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §16-5C-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §16-5D-3 of said code, all relating to nursing homes and assisted living residences; requiring background checks on applicants for residence in nursing homes and assisted living residences; and providing for special arrangements for applicants who are sex offenders or certain convicted felons"; to the Committee on Senior Citizen Issues then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Doyle:

H. B. 2228 - "A Bill to repeal §7-1-3nn of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §7-1-3mm of said code, all relating to permitting county commissions to establish a program for transfer of development rights without the requirement of a county election"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Doyle:

H. B. 2229 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-7-16, relating to limiting the purchase of handguns to two guns per month; exempting law enforcement, correctional facilities and private security companies from the limitation; providing criminal penalties; and exempting antique firearms from the limitation"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Doyle:

H. B. 2230 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §29-1-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting the demolition of a historic structure prior to a review of and the issuance of a permit for the undertaking by the Commissioner of the Division of Culture and History"; to the Committee on Government Organization.
By Delegate Doyle:

H. B. 2231 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-20-3a, relating to expanding the definition of capital improvements and services which may be funded with county impact fees to include libraries, library services and affordable housing for individuals or families with low or moderate income"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then Finance.
By Delegate Doyle:

H. B. 2232 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §8A-7-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to planning and zoning; removing exemption from certain provisions for mining and manufacturing activities and uses"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Finance.
By Delegate Doyle:

H. B. 2233 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §14-2-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing that actions in which the state is a party be brought in the county which is affected or related to the controversy"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Doyle:

H. B. 2234 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §48-23-503 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to domestic relations; adoptions; and providing a procedure for disclosure of birth parents to an adoptee, when the parties are not registered in the voluntary adoption registry"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Duke:

H. B. 2235 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-6B-8, relating to county commissions providing an election to allow resident homeowners, sixty-five years old or older, to defer the payment of property tax increases to their residential property during their lifetimes"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Hunt:

H. B. 2236 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-15-3c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, to amend and reenact §17A-3-4 of said code, all relating to exempting antique cars from taxation and fees"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegate Cowles:

H. B. 2237 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be adding thereto a new article, designated §49-10-1, §49-10-2, §49-10-3, §49-10-4, §49-10-5, §49-10-6, §49- 10-7 and §49-10-8, all relating to creating the position of child advocate to protect children; legislative findings; definitions; powers and duties of a child advocate; discrimination and retaliation for reporting; and Child Advocacy Committee"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Azinger and D. Poling:

H. B. 2238 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17-24A-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to towing companies notifying the Division of Motor Vehicles of abandoned vehicles that have been towed and levying a penalty against the owner of the abandoned vehicle if the fees for towing are not paid in full"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Iaquinta, Fragale and Givens:

H. B. 2239 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §61-8D-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the minimum prison sentence from two years to five years without the possibility of parole for a parent, guardian or custodian who abuses a child that results serious bodily injury"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Border and Perdue:

H. B. 2240 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §60A-2-210 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to adding Tramadol to Schedule IV of the West Virginia Uniform Controlled Substances Act"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Moore:

H. B. 2241 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §31A-4A-1, §31A-4A-2, §31A-4A-3 and §31A- 4A-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the conversion of any bank, thrift or credit union organized under the laws of the United States or any other state to a West Virginia state-chartered bank, and expanding the law to allow charter types to use the conversion statute"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Butcher:

H. B. 2242 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17C-15-23 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to lighting equipment; and permitting running lamps on motorcycles, motor- driven cycles and mopeds"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegates J. Miller, Overington and Cowles:

H. B. 2243 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §56-6-14a, relating to disclosure by a judicial officer of campaign contributions"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Overington, Duke and J. Miller:

H. B. 2244 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §16-13A-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to changing the board members of public service districts terms from six years to three years"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Givens, Ennis, Frazier, Iaquinta, Azinger and Ferro:

H. B. 2245 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-21-12j, relating to the personal income tax; specifying that federal civil service system retirement income derived from military retirement system pensions that have been converted to federal civil service system pensions is treated as military retirement income for purposes of the modifications to federal adjusted gross income set forth in article twenty-one, chapter eleven of this code"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegates Duke and J. Miller:

H. B. 2246 - "A Bill to repeal §47-19-1, §47-19-2, §47-19-3, §47-19-4, §47-19-5, §47-19-6, §47-19-7 and §47-19-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to repealing the article which allows a business to acquire a license to sell drug paraphernalia and eliminating a conflict within the code"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Overington and J. Miller:

H. B. 2247 - "A Bill to amend and reenact chapter 83, Acts of the Legislature, regular session, 1970, relating to changing the Martinsburg Public Library to the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library; to create a library board with the power to operate the said public library; and to provide a stable method of financing the operation of the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Miley, Iaquinta and Fragale:

H. B. 2248 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §15-10-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs and special agents within the Office of Inspector General to carry firearms while performing their duties"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Canterbury, Azinger and Evans:

H. B. 2249 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2A-10, relating to prohibiting the use of calculators for teaching purposes in grades K through eight"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegates J. Miller:

H. B. 2250 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §8-29-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring regional airport authority board members to include persons of area expertise"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Miley and Manchin:

H. B. 2251 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §50-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing salaries of magistrates who serve populations of eight thousand four hundred or more to sixty percent of the salary of circuit court judges"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Miller, J. and Overington:

H. B. 2252 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §55-7D-2 and §55-7D-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §55-7D-3a, all relating to limiting liability for persons donating and charitable organizations accepting certain food and grocery items"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Cann:

H. B. 2253 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-4-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing additional state minimum salary for certain teachers"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate T. Campbell:

H. B. 2254 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5B-2-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing excess funds in the Courtesy Patrol Fund to be transferred back to the Tourism Promotion Fund"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegate T. Campbell:

H. B. 2255 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §17C-4-7a, relating to motor vehicle accident reports; and requiring access to certain basic information without cost by persons involved in motor vehicle accidents"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegate T. Campbell:

H. B. 2256 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-20-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to approval of a student with health impairments for homebound services and their rights as homebound students"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate T. Campbell:

H. B. 2257 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-4-8d of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing and encouraging county boards of education to share services of central office administrative personnel and to obtain these services from regional education service agencies"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate T. Campbell:

H. B. 2258 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-13A-2 and §11-13A-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-27-38, all relating to eliminating the severance tax and the health care provider tax on behavior health providers"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2259 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §21A-6A-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to granting the Governor authority to grant an extension for unemployment compensation benefits when special circumstances exist"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2260 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5A-1-12; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §46A-6F-401a, all relating to requiring certain vendors to use only persons authorized to work in the United States; establishing a customer's right to customer sales or customer service call center information; and providing criminal penalties"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2261 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §21A-1A-27 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §21A-6-10 and §21A-6-11 of said code, all relating to changing the amount a person can earn while receiving unemployment compensation benefits, without it changing the benefits received, from $60 a week to forty percent of the person's weekly benefit rate"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2262 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing a reduction in the adjusted gross income of a taxpayer for contributions to the maintenance and improvement of state, county and municipal parks"; to the Committee on Natural Resources then Finance.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2263 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §22A-1-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the office of Miners' Health Safety and Training; requiring the employment of diesel inspectors"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Government Organization.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2264 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §21-5-19, relating to requiring employers to pay nurses at their regular rate of pay for all the time they are on-call on the employer's premises"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2265 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §21-1A-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to making the use of permanent replacements for striking workers an unfair labor practice by employers who have employee stock ownership plans"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2266 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-5h, relating to requiring the state Board of Education to promulgate rules implementing a tornado safety awareness plan in public schools"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2267 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §22A-2-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring the superintendent or owner-operator of the mine to sign the fire boss record book each day along with the mine foreman"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2268 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §20-5-20, relating to providing a ten percent discount to West Virginia residents for lodging, camping and other recreational activities at state parks and forests"; to the Committee on Natural Resources then Finance.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2269 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §33-2-21 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to giving the Insurance Commissioner the power to regulate and penalize self- insured employers"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then Government Organization.
By Delegate Cann:

H. B. 2270 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-3-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting increases in the assessed value of real property located in counties where a maximum excess levy is in effect, the property has not changed in tax classification, and the increased value is more than two percent over the assessed value of the same property for the previous year"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Cann:

H. B. 2271 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §11-13H-1 and §11-13H-2, all relating to providing a business and occupation tax credit to electric power generators for use of coal mined in West Virginia by 'small mining operations'"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Finance.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2272 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §15-2-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing compensation of membership of the West Virginia State Police"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2273 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §22A-10-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring paramedics to be on site at coal mines"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Azinger:

H. B. 2274 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to personal income tax; providing tax exemption to veterans and their spouses locating in West Virginia following the veterans' separation from service"; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance.
By Delegate Azinger:

H. B. 2275 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-5B-18, relating to requiring abortion facilities to have certain written policies and procedures"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Azinger:

H. B. 2276 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-1C-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing for a three percent cap on any increase in one year for periodic valuations and assessments of real property that is the primary residence of an individual"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Azinger:

H. B. 2277 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-6-14a, relating to the requirements for designated handicapped accessible rooms in motels and hotels; requiring tubs and showers in every hotel or motel room that has been designated or held out to be handicapped accessible to include grab bars on all walls of the tub or shower, consistent with applicable design standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Boggs:

H. B. 2278 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5A-8-20 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the creation of preservation duplicates of state records and destruction of the original records; and authorizing the use of additional medium for use in archiving the records"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Border:

H. B. 2279 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §16-2F-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring that abortion providers notify the parents of a minor seeking an abortion forty-eight hours before performing the procedure"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Boggs:

H. B. 2280 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18C-7-8, relating to redemption or repayment of PROMISE scholarship funds when a student drops or withdraws from classes; Higher Education Policy Commission rule-making authority; and emergency situations exempted"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate Border:

H. B. 2281 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §33-42-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to establishing the felony crime of partial birth infanticide; criminal penalty; definitions; and providing exceptions"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Border:

H. B. 2282 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §15-2-24 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to fees charged by the Criminal Identification Bureau of the West Virginia State Police for providing certain information to volunteer fire departments"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegate Border:

H. B. 2283 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10-15c, relating to public employees receiving credit toward their West Virginia public employee retirement benefits for service in the Peace Corps"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegate Border:

H. B. 2284 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17A-3-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the issuance of special license plates for pharmacists; and assessing a special initial application fee and a special annual fee for the license plate"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegate Armstead:

H. B. 2285 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-2-5h, relating to directing the State Board of Education to determine what principal and teacher reports are unnecessary; and requiring the state board to identify to the Legislature these reports with recommendations on how to alleviate the administrative burden of these reports on principals and teachers"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate Armstead:

H. B. 2286 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17A-3-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing discounted motor vehicle registration fees for members of volunteer fire departments"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegate Armstead:

H. B. 2287 - "A Bill to repeal §55-7-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto three new sections, designated §55-7-13a, §55-7-13b and §55-7-13c, all relating to comparative fault, abolishing joint liability, providing that damages be allocated to any defendant held liable in direct proportion to that defendant's percentage of fault, and providing for method of assessing fault of the parties"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Armstead:

H. B. 2288 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-24-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to decreasing the corporate income tax rate beginning in the year 2012 by eliminating the higher tax rate should the combined balance in the Revenue Fund Shortfall Reserve Fund and the Revenue Fund Shortfall Reserve Fund - Part B not equal or exceed ten percent of the General Revenue Fund"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegate Ashley:

H. B. 2289 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-2L-1, §16-2L-2, §16-2L-3, §16-2L-4 and §16-2L-5, all relating to creating the Abortion Complication Reporting Act; requiring physicians to file regular reports with the Department of Health and Human Resources regarding patients who require medical treatment as a result of an abortion; and providing criminal penalties for violation"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Boggs:

H. B. 2290 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §48-1A-101, §48-1A-201, §48-1A-301, §48-1A-401, §48-1A-501, §48-1A-601, §48-1A-701, §48-1A-801, §48-1A-901 and §48-1A-1001, all relating to the uniform premarital agreement act; defining terms; setting forth requirements and content of agreement; providing for the effect, amendment, revocation and enforcement of such agreements; establishing statute of limitations, application and construction of article; and setting forth short title"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Barker:

H. B. 2291 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §61-3-54 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to amending the crime of identity theft to provide that it is a felony if a person commits the crime with the intent to commit any other crime"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Azinger:

H. B. 2292 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-5-21, relating to requiring the Department of Health and Human Resources to annually review and adjust rates it pays to care providers"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.
By Delegate Azinger:

H. B. 2293 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §39-1-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting the publication of the consideration paid for the sale of real estate or the amount of any lien on the real property subject to the sale"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Azinger:

H. B. 2294 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §11-18-1, §11-18-2, §11-18-3, §11-18-4, §11-18-5, §11-18-6, §11- 18-7, §11-18-8, §11-18-9 and §11-18-10, all relating to imposing an excise tax on the sale or rental of obscene materials"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegate Azinger:

H. B. 2295 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-2L-1, relating to requiring any abortion be performed in a hospital or only by a physician with admitting privileges to a hospital; providing, if not performed in a hospital, anesthesia must be given by a licensed anesthesiologist or licensed certified nurse anesthetist; requiring certain reporting requirements of abortion or reproductive health centers and for license suspension for failure to report; and, providing a basis for professional disciplinary action, injunctive relief, damages and penalties for violations"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Azinger:

H. B. 2296 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing income deduction for tax purposes for gifts to West Virginia charities"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegate Andes:

H. B. 2297 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §6B-3-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring lobbyists to disclose compensation agreements for each registered employer"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Andes:

H. B. 2298 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §3-13-1, relating to prohibiting any member of the Legislature from fund-raising during any session"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Andes:

H. B. 2299 - "A Bill to repeal §62-12-12, §62-12-12a, §62-12-13, §62-12-13a, §62-12-14a, §62-12-15, §62-12-17, §62-12-18, §62-12-19, §62-12-21, §62-12-23, §62-12-24 and §62-12-25 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §62-12-14, relating to eliminating parole for persons incarcerated in state correctional facilities"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Andes:

H. B. 2300 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §3-4-10 and §3-4-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §3-4A-11a and §3-4A-27 of said code; and to amend and reenact §3-6-2, §3-6-3, §3-6-5 and §3-6-6 of said code, all relating to abolishing the one- vote straight ticket voting in all general and special elections within West Virginia"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Andes:

H. B. 2301 - "A Bill to repeal §16-2D-1, §16-2D-2, §16-2D-3, §16-2D-4, §16-2D-4a, §16- 2D-4b, §16-2D-5, §16-2D-5a, §16-2D-6, §16-2D-7, §16-2D-7a, §16-2D-8, §16-2D-9, §16-2D-10, §16-2D-11, §16-2D-12, §16-2D-13, §16-2D-14 and §16-2D-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to repeal §16-29A-20; to repeal §16-42-6 of said code; to repeal §49-7-30 of said code; to amend and reenact §9-5-19 of said code; to amend and reenact §16-1-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §16-29B-1, §16-29B-8, §16-29B-11 and §16-29B-19a of said code; to amend and reenact §16-29I-6 of said code; and to amend and reenact §33-15B-5 of said code, all relating to elimination of the requirement that health facilities receive a certificate of need before opening"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Andes:

H. B. 2302 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-2E-3a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing an annual $5,000 bonus to teachers of advanced placement math and science classes"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Andes:

H. B. 2303 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §1-2-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the apportionment of the membership of the House of Delegates; and adding a fifty-ninth delegate district consisting of portions of Mason and Putnam counties"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Marshall:

H. B. 2304 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-18a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §18A-4-8 and §18A-4-8a, all relating to the employment and compensation of school service personnel generally; all relating to the employment and compensation of school service personnel by creating two new job titles for bus drivers; establishing the pay grades of those two new job titles; providing for additional payment to classroom aides in prekindergarten or kindergarten classes for any pupils over the twenty maximum pupil-teacher ratio; and establishing a pupil-teacher ratio of twenty to one in all prekindergarten classes"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Manypenny:

H. B. 2305 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §8-12-18 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to municipal corporations; sale, lease or disposition of municipal property; and providing misdemeanor criminal penalty for failing to comply with law regarding sales, including automatic removal from office"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Manchin:

H. B. 2306 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §33-2-17 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing the director to participate in the review and consideration of any rate filing made pursuant to chapter thirty-three"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then Government Organization.
By Delegate Manchin:

H. B. 2307 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §23-5-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to workers' compensation claimant attorney fees"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Iaquinta:

H. B. 2308 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §61-3C-3 and §61-3C-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto four new sections, designated §61-3C-4a, §61-3C-4b, §61-3C-4c and §61-3C-4d, all relating to protecting computer owners and users from computer spyware; making it unlawful for persons to transmit computer software for the purpose of modifying settings, collecting personal information by deceptive means or preventing efforts to protect a computer to access a computer; making it unlawful to transmit software to control in such a way as to cause damage or opening multiple pop-up windows; making it unlawful to transmit software for the purpose of modifying settings that protect personal information; making it unlawful to transmit software for the purpose of blocking efforts to block or disable computer software; making it unlawful to induce the installation by misrepresentations or deception; exceptions; and authorizing the Attorney General to enforce this act"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Iaquinta:

H. B. 2309 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §17C-11B-1, §17C-11B-2, §17C-11B-3, §17C-11B-4, §17C-11B-5 and §17C-11B-6, all relating to requiring the use of helmets by skateboarders"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Iaquinta:

H. B. 2310 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-5S-12, relating to establishing a program for reprogramming cellular telephones and distributing to seniors without cellular phones for emergency calls"; to the Committee on Senior Citizen Issues then Finance.
By Delegate Hatfield:

H. B. 2311 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-2-31, relating to creating the criminal offense of injury to a pregnant woman that results in miscarriage or stillbirth; specifying penalties for such offense; providing for escalating levels of punishment that are proportionate to the degree of violence involved and for when the offense involves criminal acts of domestic violence; defining terms; providing an exception; and providing that certain additional prosecutions and convictions are not barred"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Iaquinta:

H. B. 2312 - "A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated balance in the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to the Division of Veterans' Affairs, account no. fund 8728, fiscal year 2010, organization 0618, all supplementing, amending the appropriation for fiscal year ending June 30, 2011"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegate Hamilton:

H. B. 2313 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §61-6-17 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to crimes against the peace; defining 'acts of violence' on school property; and making false reports of those acts of violence felonies"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Hamilton:

H. B. 2314 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §49-5-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to adding child abuse and neglect which results in serious bodily injury to the list of crimes for which a juvenile may be charged as an adult"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Hall:

H. B. 2315 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §61-3C-14a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to obscene, anonymous, harassing and threatening communications by computer; criminal penalties; and providing a felony criminal penalty for third and subsequent offenses"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Guthrie:

H. B. 2316 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §17-4-36a, relating to state road, rail and waterway systems; and providing that bicycle, pedestrian and transit ways be given full consideration in the planning, development and redevelopment of state roads, railways and waterways"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegate Fragale:

H. B. 2317 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-4-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to daily planning period for certain employees"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2318 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §22A-2-40 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring that permanent and temporary battery charging stations in mines be ventilated directly to the return on a separate split of air"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2319 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §33-20-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to insurance generally; and prohibiting the use of a credit score in casualty insurance rate filings"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Caputo:

H. B. 2320 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to exempting from state personal income tax obligations all monetary benefits derived from Division of Natural Resources conservation officers' retirement"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegate J. Miller:

H. B. 2321 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-4-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to giving teachers credit toward the pay scale for completing an accredited seminary"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates J. Miller:

H. B. 2322 - "A Bill to amend of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §48-5B-1, §48-5B-2, §48-5B-3, §48-5B-4, §48-5B-5, §48-5B-6 and §48-5B-7, all relating to creating and issuing certificates recognizing the termination of marriage"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates J. Miller:

H. B. 2323 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §18-9G-1, §18-9G-2, §18-9G-3, §18-9G-4, §18-9G-5, §18-9G- 6, §18-9G-7 and §18-9G-8, all relating to creating a tax credit program for individuals paying qualified educational expenses and for those individuals or corporations making donations to organizations granting scholarships for qualified educational expenses; defining terms; setting forth requirements"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates J. Miller:

H. B. 2324 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §18-31-1, §18-31-2, §18-31-3, §18-31-4, §18-31-5, §18-31-6, §18-31-7, §18-31-8 and §18-31-9, all relating to creating the Special Needs Scholarship Program, with said program to be administered by the West Virginia State Board of Education"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates J. Miller:

H. B. 2325 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §48-13-201 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating guidelines for child support awards; the use of both parents' income in determining child support, calculation of adjusted gross income; and results of calculations that preclude the payment of child support"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates J. Miller:

H. B. 2326 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-2I-11, relating to reporting requirements for physicians and the Department of Health and Human Resources when it is suspected that a woman has suffered injury or death due to an induced abortion; contents of the reports; duties of the department; and providing criminal penalties"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Miley:

H. B. 2327 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17A-3-23 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to issue a limited number of Class A licenses to county prosecutors for vehicles to be used by investigators in the county prosecutor's offices for undercover purposes"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Miley:

H. B. 2328 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §17C-4-17, relating to traffic accidents involving a motor carrier regulated by the Public Service Commission"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Michael:

H. B. 2329 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-4-2a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to reimbursing teachers for recertification fees"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegate Michael:

H. B. 2330 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-18-1, §30-18-3, §30-18-4, §30-18-5, §30-18- 6, §30-18-7, §30-18-8, §30-18-9, §30-18-10, §30-18-11 and §30-18-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said article by adding thereto three new sections, designated §30- 18-4a, §30-18-7a and §30-18-14, all relating to the licensing of private investigators and security guards; registration of private investigative and security guard employees; exemption for federal and federally trained officers; prohibited acts; penalties for late registration; and fees and charges for services of the Secretary of State"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Michael:

H. B. 2331 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-10-17 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to mental hygiene commissioners eligibility for membership in the Public Employees Retirement System"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegate Michael:

H. B. 2332 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18C-3-1a, relating to providing a loan forgiveness program for nurses"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegate Michael:

H. B. 2333 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-7A-17 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing the purchase of service credit in the state Teachers' Retirement System for temporary employment under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA); and specifying the cost of the service credit purchased"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegate Michael:

H. B. 2334 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-3-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to teacher certification; and allowing teachers who graduated from colleges and universities that are not accredited by associations recognized in West Virginia, to obtain a teaching certificate based on their certification in another state of at least ten years"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegate Michael:

H. B. 2335 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §61-7-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to dangerous weapons generally and allowing Mental Hygiene Commissioners to carry concealed weapons"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Michael:

H. B. 2336 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §55-7-19a, relating to actions for injuries; providing limited immunity from civil damages for persons who volunteer their services to public health departments; and providing that the limitation of liability does not apply to intentional tortious conduct or acts or omissions constituting gross negligence"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Michael:

H. B. 2337 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to West Virginia personal income tax; creating an exemption for social security benefits"; to the Committee on Senior Citizen Issues then Finance.
By Delegate Marshall:

H. B. 2338 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-18a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §18A-4-8, §18A-4-8a and §18A-4-8b of said code, all relating to the employment and compensation of school service personnel; increasing the service personnel pay scales; upgrading the pay grades of certain aides, bus operators, cooks and custodians; creating two new job titles - 'bus operator II' and 'bus operator III'; clarifying seniority in more than one employment classification; providing additional payment to classroom aides in prekindergarten or kindergarten classes for any pupils over the twenty maximum pupil-teacher ratio; and establishing a pupil teacher ratio of twenty to one in all prekindergarten classes"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo, D. Poling, Swartzmiller, Mahan, Manchin, Hamilton, Longstreth, Guthrie and Fleischauer:

H. B. 2339 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §60-2-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing that enforcement officers employed by the office of West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner be included in the classified service under the Civil Service System"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo and Longstreth:

H. B. 2340 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17A-6-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to issuance of renewal license certificate to motor vehicle dealers; and when renewal may be issued to dealers who sell less than eighteen vehicles in a year"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, Barker, Longstreth and D. Poling:

H. B. 2341 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §8-15B-1, §8-15B-2, §8-15B-3, §8-15B-4 and §8-15B-5, all relating to meeting and conference rights for members of police or fire departments employed by political subdivisions; providing for the right of these members to self-organization; allowing designation of an exclusive representative agent; imposing a duty to meet and confer with employees; allowing deduction of employee organization dues and assessments; providing for compulsory arbitration of disputes; listing prohibited acts; allowing hearing before Civil Service Commission; providing judicial review; specifying powers and duties of the Civil Service Commission; and allowing injunctive relief"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Kominar, Iaquinta, Barker, Longstreth, Marshall, Manypenny and Manchin:

H. B. 2342 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §8-22-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing that municipal employees may receive up to two years of retirement service credit for military service prior to, or during, their municipal employment"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegates Manypenny, Marshall, Fleischauer and Martin:

H. B. 2343 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17-2A-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the powers and duties of the West Virginia Commissioner of Highways; and authorizing the commissioner to use recycled materials in construction or maintenance of roads and highways"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo and Longstreth:

H. B. 2344 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §21A-6-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing the receipt of an annuity, pension or other retirement pay as a disqualification for unemployment compensation benefits"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Manchin, Longstreth and D. Poling:

H. B. 2345 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-16-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to replacing a citizen member with a municipal or county representative on the Public Employees Insurance Agency Finance Board"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then Government Organization.
By Delegates Miley, Brown, Ferro and Moore:

H. B. 2346 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §61-7-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to clarifying that an individual is prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition when a protective order is issued and served; and authorizing the enforcement of firearms prohibition after the emergency protective order is issued"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Iaquinta, Crosier, Skaff, Lawrence, Fragale, Marshall, Rowan, Border and Talbott:

H. B. 2347 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §48-27-505 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the time period of a protective order in domestic violence cases to one year"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Perdue, Marshall, Frazier, Williams and Manypenny:

H. B. 2348 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-14-12, relating to requiring the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute to develop a plan regarding neurodegenerative diseases; specifying specific components that the plan should address; and specifying the date by which the plan should be presented to the Legislature"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Education.
By Delegates Moore, Manypenny, Iaquinta, Manchin and Hatfield:

H. B. 2349 - "A Bill to repeal §18-10K-1, §18-10K-2, §18-10K-3, §18-10K-4, §18-10K-5, and §18-10K-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §7-14E-2 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-43-1, §16-43-2 and §16-43-3; and to amend and reenact §50-3-2b of said code; and to amend and reenact §59-1-11a of said code, all relating to the creation of programs for the treatment of traumatic brain injury; creating a special revenue fund; assessing fees for specified activities; directing those fees to the fund; authorizing the state Medicaid agency to apply for a home and community based waiver to serve eligible individuals; and authorizing the Bureau of Behavioral Health and Health Facilities to create and administer a state program for eligible individuals"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo and Longstreth:

H. B. 2350 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §16-5E-2 and §16-5E-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to providing that a legally unlicensed personal care home may house up to four unrelated residents if there is at least one full-time employee working at the home"; to the Committee on Senior Citizen Issues then Health and Human Resources.
By Delegates Caputo and Longstreth:

H. B. 2351 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §16-5-21 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing for the issuance of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth by the State Registrar to parents of a stillborn who request the record to be prepared"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo, Longstreth and Manchin:

H. B. 2352 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-6D-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to extending the alternative-fuel motor vehicles tax credit for ten years and making the credit retroactive from the expiration date of the initial credit"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegates Caputo and Fragale:

H. B. 2353 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing the State Superintendent of Schools to designate a certain geographical area as a 'School Choice Zone'"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo and Longstreth:

H. B. 2354 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17C-6-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing local authorities the authority to lower the speed limit on streets and highways where school buses travel"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Caputo, Longstreth, Barker, Fragale and Iaquinta:

H. B. 2355 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §29-6-29, relating to allowing state employees to take paid leave to attend parent-teacher conferences for their children"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo, Fragale, Manchin, Longstreth, Paxton and Rowan:

H. B. 2356 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-20 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to county boards of education; school libraries; requiring each school to have a certified library media specialist; and requiring the board to develop professional standards for the certified library media specialist"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates C. Miller:

H. B. 2357 - "A Bill to amend and reenact 17A-3-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to motor vehicle registration generally; providing for the issuance of a special 'Family of an Officer Killed in the Line of Duty' license plate and assessing a special initial application fee and a special annual fee therefor"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2358 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-10-18 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing public employees with fifteen or more years' service who were subject to reduction in force layoffs to pay back retirement benefits they cashed out of the Public Employees Retirement System"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo and Stephens:

H. B. 2359 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10-22k; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-7A-26v, all relating to increasing benefits of retired state personnel and retired teachers by five percent a year for the next three consecutive years"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegates Caputo, Manchin and Longstreth:

H. B. 2360 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11A-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing quarterly payment of real and personal property taxes"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Rodighiero:

H. B. 2361 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17D-2A-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to motor vehicle insurance; deer caused damage"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Boggs, Perdue, Ashley and Barker:

H. B. 2362 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §61-2-29 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing criminal penalties for financial exploitation of an elderly person or incapacitated adult"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Moye:

H. B. 2363 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-10-25 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Public Employees Retirement System; and preventing reduction of disability pensions at age sixty-five"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegates Moye, Barker, Stephens and Perry:

H. B. 2364 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to reducing state income tax liability for certain retired public employees; increasing the amount of retirement income received from certain state and federal retirement systems that is excluded from the calculation of income subject to state personal income taxes; and establishing an effective date for the increased exclusion"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegates Ennis, Swartzmiller, Manypenny, Moye and Michael:

H. B. 2365 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-3-2a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing the provision which allows a professional educator to take a coaching position from a current coach who is not a professional educator"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegates Stowers, Butcher, L. Phillips, Hall and Barker:

H. B. 2366 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-13A-5a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to dedicating five percent of coal severance tax to the county of origin and providing permissible uses for the moneys"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegates Cowles, Overington, Duke, Anderson, Andes, Evans, Romine, Ellem and Sumner:

H. B. 2367 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §1-2-2c, relating to the redistricting of the House of Delegates into one hundred single member districts after the 2010 census"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegate Morgan:

H. B. 2368 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-27-6 and §30-27-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the practice of beauty care; requiring the board to establish a barber's apprentice program; and permitting the board to license an applicant from another jurisdiction who has completed an apprenticeship program"; to the Committee on Government Organization.
By Delegates Poling, M. and Paxton:

H. B. 2369 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §9-2-6a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to an increase in human resource budgets for program areas; developing caseload standards for the Department of Health and Human Resources program areas; requiring the proposal of rules for legislative approval by the secretary on or before June 30, 2011; providing for periodic review of caseload standards; requiring caseload standards committees to comply with open meeting laws; clarifying that employee representatives may serve an advisory role to a caseload standards committee; establishing maximum staffing caseloads; providing that caseload standards be adopted using recognized standards for each program area; providing that caseload standards may be used to justify budget requests; and making stylistic corrections"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Government Organization.
By Delegates Morgan, Manypenny, Martin and Swartzmiller:

H. B. 2370 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §16-1-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §30-3-5 of said code; to amend and reenact §30-16-4 of said code; and to amend and reenact §30-17-4 of said code, all relating to removing the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health from professional licensure boards"; to the Committee on Government Organization.
By Delegate Paxton:

H. B. 2371 - "A Bill to repeal §21-3A-10, §21-3A-11, §21-3A-12, §21-3A-18 and §21-3A-19 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931 as amended; to amend and reenact §5B-1-2 of said code; and to amend and reenact §21-3A-2, §21-3A-5, §21-3A-6, §21-3A-7 and §21-3A-8 of said code, all relating to the West Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Act; repealing the West Virginia OSHA Commission; transferring the rule-making authority and duties of the commission to the Commissioner of Labor; adding definitions; clarifying employer and employee duties; requiring the promulgation of legislative rules by date certain; requiring education programs; authorizing emergency rules by date certain; requiring reporting; adopting federal standards by a date certain; authorizing inspections; requiring inspection reports; specifying penalty for noncompliance; and providing appeals"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegate Hatfield:

H. B. 2372 - "A Bill to repeal §21-3A-10, §21-3A-11, §21-3A-12, §21-3A-18 and §21-3A-19 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931 as amended; to amend and reenact §5B-1-2 of said code; and to amend and reenact §21-3A-2, §21-3A-5, §21-3A-6, §21-3A-7 and §21-3A-8 of said code, all relating to the West Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Act; repealing the West Virginia OSHA Commission; transferring the rule-making authority and duties of the commission to the Commissioner of Labor; adding definitions; clarifying employer and employee duties; requiring the promulgation of legislative rules by date certain; requiring education programs; authorizing emergency rules by date certain; requiring reporting; adopting federal standards by a date certain; authorizing inspections; requiring inspection reports; specifying penalty for noncompliance; and providing appeals"; to the Committee on Agriculture then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Iaquinta, Martin, Talbott and Wells:

H. B. 2373 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §46A-6-102 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §47-10-6a of said code, all relating to prohibiting fractional pricing in the retail sale of gasoline and defining such pricing as an unfair or deceptive practice"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Manchin, Longstreth and Caputo:

H. B. 2374 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §16-29B-17 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to common standards for hospitals' charity care programs; bad debt collection programs; and requiring hospitals to provide free charity care to uninsured citizens below one hundred percent of the poverty level and lowered rates to those citizens between one hundred and three hundred percent above poverty level"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.
By Delegates Iaquinta and Caputo:

H. B. 2375 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §33-30-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the amount of mine subsidence insurance reinsured by the Board of Risk Management"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then Finance.
By Delegates Marshall, Hatfield, Moore, Perry and Wells:

H. B. 2376 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10-22k; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-7A-26v, all relating to the Public Employees Retirement System and the Teachers Retirement System; and providing a one-time supplement for annuitants and survivor beneficiaries after being retired five consecutive years"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegates Paxton and Caputo:

H. B. 2377 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-1-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-2-9a, all relating to setting standards for assignment of high school athletic directors"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Talbott, Caputo and Guthrie:

H. B. 2378 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §3-1D-1, relating to the agreement among states to elect the president by national popular vote"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Duke, Overington and Rowan:

H. B. 2379 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §46A-6-107 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to disclaimers of warranties with respect to goods which are the subject of or are intended to become the subject of a consumer transaction; prohibition against exclusion, modification or limitation of any warranty or remedy; waiver of warranty on used motor vehicle as to a particular defect or malfunction which dealer has disclosed; conditions permitting 'as is' sale of used motor vehicle; conspicuous disclosure of 'as is' sale; 'as is' sale does not waive express warranties made by dealer; and requiring dealer to conform to federal regulations"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Paxton, Caputo and Moye:

H. B. 2380 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-4-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to school service personnel; and increasing the pay grade of cafeteria managers"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Rodighiero, Moore, Barker, Staggers, Poling, D. and Caputo:

H. B. 2381 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §16-1-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting the establishment of methadone treatment programs and clinics in this state, except for programs and clinics operated by comprehensive community mental health centers"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Swartzmiller, Manypenny and Shaver:

H. B. 2382 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-5-30, relating to requiring witnesses of violent acts or emergency situations to report the incident to law-enforcement authorities"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Staggers, Shaver, Moye, Hamilton, Caputo, Fleischauer and Rowan:

H. B. 2383 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-1C-1, §16-1C-2, §16-1C-3, §16-1C-4, §16-1C-5 and §16-1C-6, all relating to establishing the 'Emergency Credentialing for Health Care Providers Act'; requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources to establish a registry of emergency health care providers; authorizing the secretary to designate all or a part of a health care facility or other location as an emergency health care center; authorizing the secretary to direct health care providers during an emergency; requiring emergency health care providers to comply with emergency plans and credentialing plans; providing that emergency health care providers and other health care providers who volunteer to perform emergency health care services without compensation are agents of the state for the purpose of any claims arising out of those services; and legislative rules to implement provisions of this article"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Hunt, Moore and Wells:

H. B. 2384 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-2-13, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources providing matching funds up to $2,000, dollar for dollar each calendar year, to any funds donated by the parents of a minor into a trust account created after the minor has been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, with the money from the trust to be disbursed to help pay expenses for the care of the minor and otherwise be exempt for state income tax purposes"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegates Manchin, Caputo and Longstreth:

H. B. 2385 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §35-5-9, relating to creating a board and fund to be used to maintain cemeteries that have been abandoned"; to the Committee on Government Organization then Finance.
By Delegates Manchin and Longstreth:

H. B. 2386 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-2-11a, relating to the approval of local board of health rules concerning tobacco use in public or private places by its appointing authority or authorities"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Longstreth and Caputo:

H. B. 2387 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-1-3pp, relating to requiring county commissions to hold one monthly meeting in the evening"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegate Fragale:

H. B. 2388 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §60-3A-18 and §60-3A-25 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §60-7-12 of said code, all relating to allowing the legal sale of liquor and wine on Sunday to be the same hours as prescribed for the sale of beer on Sunday"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates D. Poling, Hamilton and Caputo:

H. B. 2389 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-7-13, relating to higher education; overtime and holiday pay for classified employees; and providing for additional payment for weekend and holiday work"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Caputo, Marshall, Hatfield, Guthrie, Frazier and Stowers:

H. B. 2390 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §21-3-22, relating to providing that all employees have the right to review and copy the contents of their personnel file"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Staggers, Moore, Moye, Caputo, Rowan and Michael:

H. B. 2391 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-10-33, relating to making it a misdemeanor to make more than three calls to 911 for nonemergency health concerns"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Miley, Brown, Caputo, Hatfield, Longstreth, Marshall and Morgan:

H. B. 2392 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-16-7f; that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-15-22; that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-16-18; and that said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-16D-17, all relating to prohibiting gender discrimination in health care insurance plans"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Doyle, T. Campbell, Wells, Manchin, Longstreth, Michael and Overington:

H. B. 2393 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §3-8-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to elections; and providing that parties advocating passage or defeat of a public question by referendum vote are subject to reporting requirements of article eight, chapter three of said code"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Caputo, Miley and Manchin:

H. B. 2394 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-5-9; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-1-12, all relating to the protection of the academic speech of professional educators"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegates D. Poling, Caputo, Ellem, Longstreth, Skaff, Poore and Guthrie:

H. B. 2395 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11A-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to clarifying an exception that allow sheriffs, with the consent of the county commission, to collect property taxes in more than two installments"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Miley, Brown, Caputo, Longstreth and D. Poling:

H. B. 2396 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §23-5-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring review and approval of final settlements of Workers' Compensation awards"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Miley, Brown, Moore, Wells, Ferro, Longstreth and Ellem:

H. B. 2397 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17B-3-3a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §50-3-2a of said code, all relating to changes in the time frame that a court notifies the Division of Motor Vehicles when a resident or nonresident person defaults on payment or fails to appear in response to motor vehicle violations"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Manypenny, Guthrie, Brown, D. Walker, Skaff, Rowan, Caputo and Mahan:

H. B. 2398 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §19-14-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing moneys from an additional commercial feed distributor fee assessed to commercial feed distributors to fund a statewide spay and neuter program; and creating the Spay Neuter Assistance Fund"; to the Committee on Agriculture then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Hatfield, Guthrie, Poore, Wells, Brown, Skaff and Moore:

H. B. 2399 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §9-10-1, §9-10-2, §9-10-3 and §9-10-4, all relating to creating a commission to develop a pilot program to help at-risk youth in West Virginia; creation of commission; composition of the commission; powers and duties of the commission; outcome recommendations for pilot program; goals of the pilot program; and operation of the pilot program"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegates Hunt, Miley, Moore, Wells, Skaff, Poore, Hatfield and Guthrie:

H. B. 2400 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-2-12, relating to granting licensed real estate appraisers access to commercial or residential review documents"; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Hatfield, Moore and Wells:

H. B. 2401 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §22-29-1, §22-29-2, §22-29-3 and §22-29-4, all relating to the phasing in of requirements for electric providers to add renewable energy systems to help protect and sustain the environment; providing definitions; requiring the establishment of portfolio standards for each provider and promulgation of enforcement rules by the Public Service Commission; and providing a severability clause"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Caputo, Miley, Marshall, Poore, Wells and Talbott:

H. B. 2402 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §29B-1-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to redefining the term 'public record' as it is used in the Freedom of Information Act"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Manchin, Caputo, Fleischauer, Iaquinta, Longstreth, Mahan, Manypenny, Marshall and Perdue:

H. B. 2403 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §22-6-42, relating to establishing requirements for use of water resources at Marcellus gas well operations"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Talbott, Fragale and Wells:

H. B. 2404 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §22-5-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §22-5A-1, §22-5A-2 and §22-5A-3, all relating to air pollution control; strengthening of vehicle emission standards; and creating the 'Low Emission Vehicle Act'"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Manchin, Frazier, Moore, Brown, Caputo, Ferro and Wells:

H. B. 2405 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §31D-1-150 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto two new sections, designated §31D-7-740 and §31D-7-741; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §31D-8-834; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §31D-16-1621; all relating to corporate political accountability; definitions; requiring annual authorization and approval by a majority of shareholders for corporations spending an aggregate of $10,000 or more for political activities; providing for director liability for spending without proper authorization; and disclosure of corporate political activities to shareholders and the public"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Miley, Caputo, Fragale, Iaquinta, Longstreth and Marshall:

H. B. 2406 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §44-10-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §48-9-205, §48-9-206 and §48-9-402 of said code, all relating to the designation of a primary guardian for a minor child; modifying the minor's right to nominate a guardian; increasing the age of nomination from fourteen to sixteen; providing for the consideration of minor's preference in parenting plan; expanding the period of consideration regarding the parents' comparative caretaking and other parenting responsibilities"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates D. Poling, Evans, Ellem, Skaff, Rowan and Wells:

H. B. 2407 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-1C-5c, relating to the method of establishing the value of antique motor vehicles for purposes of ad valorem property taxes"; to the Committee on Roads and Transportation then Finance.
By Delegate Perdue:
H. B. 2408 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §27-1B-1, §27-1B-2, §27-1B-3, §27-1B-4, §27-1B-5 and §27-1B-6, all relating to treatment for drug and alcohol addiction; setting forth certain legislative findings; providing a procedure for extended involuntary treatment programs; setting forth certain rights of persons subject to involuntary treatment; requiring certain findings; limiting persons who may petition for involuntary commitment; requiring guaranteed payment; providing for a court hearing; and requiring certain reports to be filed with the Governor and the Legislature"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary"; Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
By Delegates Ireland, Hamilton, Romine, Miller, C. and Longstreth:

H. B. 2409 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §2-1-3, relating to making English the official language of West Virginia"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Sumner, Duke, Sobonya and Schoen:

H. B. 2410 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §4-13-1, relating to prohibiting the naming for certain persons of a publicly funded building, road, structure or project which receives any operating or construction moneys from state sources or state taxpayers; and assessing personal liability for violations"; to the Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Shaver, Varner, Swartzmiller and Beach:

H. B. 2411 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §48-5-510 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §48-7-101; and to amend and reenact §48-8-103 and §48-8-105, all relating to excluding disability income received by a veteran from the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs for service related injuries from any calculation used to determine spousal support"; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Perry, Shaver, Moore, Klempa, Smith, Lawrence, Ennis, Pethtel and Stowers:

H. B. 2412 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10-22k; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-7A-26v, all relating to providing a one-time bonus payable in July of every year starting in 2011 for retired public school teachers and state retirees"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegates Sobonya, Sumner, Moore and C. Miller:

H. B. 2413 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §24-6A-1, §24-6A-2, §24-6A-3 and §24-6A-4, all relating to creating the 'Telephone Record Confidentiality Act'; providing definitions; prohibiting telephone records from being obtained, sold or received without consent; and providing criminal penalties"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Armstead, Schadler and C. Miller:

H. B. 2414 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-2-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to required courses of school instruction generally; instituting a 'Celebrate Freedom Week'; and requiring in-depth study of the Declaration of Independence and other founding American historical documents including the Bill of Rights; and misdemeanor criminal penalty"; to the Committee on Education.
By Delegates Sobonya, Sumner, Duke, Stephens, Morgan, Longstreth and C. Miller:

H. B. 2415 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §20-5-18 and §20-5-19 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to discounts at state parks for elderly and disabled persons; and providing that the fifty percent reduction for state park campground rental fees for elderly and disabled persons is applicable throughout the year"; to the Committee on Natural Resources then Finance.
By Delegates Ennis, Swartzmiller, Pethtel, Hatfield, Ashley and Border:

H. B. 2416 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-15-4k; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-16-3v; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-25A- 8j, all relating to requiring accident and sickness insurance providers and health maintenance organizations to cover the treatment for Lyme Disease"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Shaver, Mahan, Varner, Pethtel, , Perry, Martin, Williams and Talbott:

H. B. 2417 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §3-5-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §3-6-4a of said code, all relating to elections; requiring write-in candidates for public office to pay a filing fee for the office sought; and providing for distribution of the fee in the same manner as other candidates"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Rowan, Sobonya, Romine and Andes:

H. B. 2418 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §15-12-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §62-11D-3 of said code, all relating to sex offenders; prohibiting sexual offenders from residing in certain areas and subjecting persons convicted of sexual crimes against a minor to global positional system monitoring for the duration of their life"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates J. Miller, Cowles, Blair, Andes and Sobonya:

H. B. 2419 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-44-15, relating to creating the 'Health Care Freedom Act'; and enabling insurers authorized to sale insurance coverage in selected states to engage in the business of insurance in West Virginia"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Ellem, Hamilton, D. Poling, Anderson, Varner, Talbott and :

H. B. 2420 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §20-2-54 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to license for privately owned commercial shooting preserves; and providing that the amount of required acreage for bird hunting preserves may be one hundred acres"; to the Committee on Natural Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates J. Miller, Sobonya and C. Miller:

H. B. 2421 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §4-1-24, relating to requiring a seventy-two hour waiting period before the Legislature votes on the state budget for final passage and a twenty-four hour waiting period before a proposed budget amendment is voted upon"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Moore, Kominar, Craig, Varner, Campbell and Andes:

H. B. 2422 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §5B-2H-1, §5B-2H-2, §5B-2H-3, §5B-2H-4, §5B-2H-5, §5B-2H-6, §5B-2H-7, §5B-2H-8, §5B-2H-9, §5B-2H-10 and §5B-2H-11, all relating to the Creative Communities Development Pilot Program; pronouncing legislative finding and intent; creating the Creative Communities Development Fund; establishing the Creative Communities Development Board; providing requirements for applications for the use of matching funds from the Creative Communities Development Fund; providing for review of applications by the West Virginia Development Office; establishing that the Creative Communities Development Board shall have the authority to approve matching grants from Creative Communities Development Fund; establishing matching requirements from applicants; establishing eligible expenditures; defining parameters of agreement between West Virginia Development Office and a community for use of grant funds; providing for a review and audit of expenditures by West Virginia Development Office; and providing for review of Creative Communities Development Pilot Program"; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Finance.
By Delegates Boggs, Campbell, Caputo, , Manchin, Pethtel, Phillips, Williams and Border:

H. B. 2423 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §5-10E-1, §5-10E-2, §5-10E-3, §5-10E-4, §5-10E-5, §5-10E-6, §5- 10E-7, §5-10E-8, §5-10E-9, §5-10E-10, §5-10E-11 and §5-10E-12; and to amend and reenact §36-8- 13 of said code, all relating to establishing the West Virginia Voluntary Employee Retirement Accounts Program in the office of the State Treasurer; establishing findings; defining terms; creating program as a body corporate; providing for liberal construction; requiring compliance with federal and state law; providing for plan administration; authorizing Treasurer to propose rules; establishing participation; requiring all federal approvals be received before operations begin; creating trust; prohibiting assignment, except for qualified domestic relations orders; authorizing investments; specifying that the corpus, assets and earnings of trust do not constitute public funds; deferring compensation from federal, state and municipal income taxes; authorizing collection of fees from accounts; creating administration account; requiring that any funds appropriated by the Legislature be reimbursed; specifying the state and the Treasurer are not liable for losses; specifying certain information is confidential; requiring payroll information be provided to the Treasurer; and providing for the transfer of money from the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund for start-up of the program"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegates J. Miller, Sumner, Cowles, Andes and C. Miller:

H. B. 2424 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-21-12j, relating to state personal income tax credit for persons paying for qualified medical expense or health insurance for themselves, spouse or dependent"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then Finance.
By Delegates Ferro, Fleischauer, Hall, Varner, Beach, Stowers, Pethtel, Klempa and Lawrence:

H. B. 2425 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-1-20 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring reports to the Governor from state agencies to be made available electronically via the Internet"; to the Committee on Government Organization.
By Delegates Givens, Swartzmiller, Talbott and Pethtel:

H. B. 2426 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing individuals to utilize any portion of their federal civil service retirement pension based on credit for their military service to reduce their federal adjusted gross income for West Virginia personal income tax purposes, as well as allowing an individual to obtain this modification if the claimant can provide to the State Tax Commissioner a screen print or short form letter from the United States Office of Personnel Management, or its successor, with information pertaining to applicable particular credit for their military service towards their federal civil service retirement pension"; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance.
By Delegates Williams, Morgan, Ennis, Moye, Stephens, Miller, C. and Rowan:

H. B. 2427 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §16-5C-12 and §16-5C-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to nursing homes; administrative appeals; complaint hearing procedures; establishing an independent disputes resolution process for nursing homes; clarifying the informal and formal review process; and clarifying the judicial review process"; to the Committee on Senior Citizen Issues then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Fleischauer, Schadler, Azinger, Brown, Hamilton, Sobonya and Hatfield:

H. B. 2428 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §17C-5B-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring a preliminary breath analysis for the purpose of determining the blood alcohol content of a surviving driver"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Cowles, Duke, Overington, Blair, C. Miller, Sobonya and J. Miller:

H. B. 2429 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-22-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to eliminating the state excise tax on the privilege of transferring real property; imposing a new county excise tax for transferring real property; and providing that the tax may be used by a county for it's own purposes and for jail fees incurred by that county"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Andes, Cowles and C. Miller:

H. B. 2430 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-27-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to abolishing the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists"; to the Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Cowles, , C. Miller, Stowers, Mahan, Hatfield and Hall:

H. B. 2431 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §49-2D-4a, relating to the Home-Based Family Preservation Act; and requiring a child to be placed with a relative, where possible, when removed from the home of a parent"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Cowles, , Stowers, J. Miller, C. Miller, Phillips, Lawrence, Mahan, Hatfield and Hall:

H. B. 2432 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §49-2-12a, relating to establishing a bill of rights for children in foster care"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Cowles, C. Miller, , Stowers, Mahan, Hatfield, Hall and Sobonya:

H. B. 2433 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §49-7-26 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to duties of prosecuting attorneys"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Cowles, C. Miller, , Stowers, Mahan, Hatfield and Hall:

H. B. 2434 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §49-2-12b, relating to establishing a bill of rights for foster parents"; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates C. Miller, Sobonya, Sumner, Shott, Rowan, Duke, Phillips, Crosier, Shaver, Perry and Stowers:

H. B. 2435 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-9D-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing the School Building Authority to designate money for the building of playgrounds"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
By Delegates Cann, Smith, Paxton, Kominar, Hall, C. Miller, Perry, Skaff, Rowan and Craig:

H. B. 2436 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §5-10-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting the period of service by veterans of the conflicts in Granada, El Salvador, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Panama Canal to be allowed as military service credit for persons who are eligible for public employees retirement benefits"; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
At 1:54 p.m., on motion of Delegate Boggs, the House of Delegates recessed until 6:50 p.m., and reconvened at that time.
Delegate Ferro, having been absent for a portion of today's earlier proceedings, was in attendance at the evening session.
Delegate Ferro had previously qualified by taking and subscribing to the oath of office, which oath was administered in the afternoon by the Speaker.
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Evening Session

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Messages from the Senate

A message from the Senate, by

The Clerk of the Senate, announced the adoption by the Senate, without amendment, of a concurrent resolution of the House of Delegates as follows:
H. C. R. 1, Extending an invitation to the President of the Senate, as Acting Governor, to deliver and address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor.
Joint Assembly

The Speaker recognized the Doorkeeper, who announced the members of the Board of Public Works, who were escorted to the places reserved for them.
The Doorkeeper next announced the Honorable Margaret Workman, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Associate Justices, who entered the Hall of the House of Delegates and took the seats reserved for them.
The Doorkeeper then announced the Honorable Jeff Kessler, the Acting President and members of the Senate, who entered the Hall of the House of Delegates.
The Speaker invited the Acting President to be seated to his right and the other members to be seated in the places reserved for them in the Well of the House.
The Doorkeeper then announced the special committee to wait upon the Honorable Earl Ray
Tomblin, Acting Governor, and escort him into the Chamber.
The Speaker then recognized Delegate Poore, who announced pursuant to the invitation of the Legislature, the President of the Senate, as Acting Governor, was present for the purpose of addressing the Joint Assembly.
The committee escorted the President to the Clerk's Desk. (Applause, the members and guests rising in ovation)
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Address by the President of the Senate, as Acting Governor

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Senate President, as Acting Governor. Mr. Acting President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Board of Public Works, Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals, Members of the State School Board of Education, Members of the Legislature, Distinguished Guests, and My Fellow West Virginians.
It is my honor to join you here tonight during these historic times and in this historic setting. Although we may find ourselves in unique circumstances at this juncture, one principle remains constant - we all have an obligation to do the work of the people of our Great State. We must set aside our personal and political agendas and put West Virginia first. We have challenges to meet, opportunities to create, and a future with great potential.
Join me in making this Legislative Session one to remember for the positive things we achieved, and how we all came together for the betterment of our State.
In that spirit, tonight I reaffirm my commitment to you that, as long as I am called upon to act as Governor, I will do all that I can to work with you to improve our State.
I come to you tonight to provide, not only an update on the State of our State and a Budget recommendation for the next fiscal year -- but also a bold vision for the future of West Virginia.
West Virginia is poised for success. The building blocks are in place for unprecedented prosperity and job growth. It is our responsibility to follow through and make government an agent for change that unleashes the private sectors ability to create jobs.
I have spent my entire public life trying to knock down barriers while building bridges between business and labor to create jobs. I firmly believe it is not the objective of government to create jobs, but rather to create the economic environment where the private sector is encouraged, attracted, and uses local talent.
As Governor, I will make jobs my number one priority. I will go anywhere, do anything, and spend every waking moment focused on expanding the number of jobs for the people of our State.
Now, we should have no illusions; there are structural, political, and economic impediments to West Virginia reaching its full potential. That is why I come before you, to ask for your help. It is my hope that we can agree on these three priorities as we move forward.
1) Our top priority must be to continue to improve our business climate to attract, retain, and create good paying private sector jobs.
2) We must improve and reform our entire educational system to better prepare our citizens for the jobs of tomorrow.
3) We must reinvent, simplify and make government more efficient and responsible to the people and businesses of our state. (Applause)
I am happy to report we have made progress in all three of these areas - but there is much more to be done.
2010 BUDGET SUMMARY
The past three years have been difficult for our citizens, our State, and our country. The hardships that resulted from the destructive and deep world-wide recession are real and the effects long lasting.
But make no mistake - the choices we have made during the past several years have allowed us to weather this economic storm better than most states.
Together we made the tough decisions, tightened our belt and we are the better for it. I am proud to present to you today a General Revenue Fund budget that is balanced. (Applause)
Not only is it balanced - but the budget I submit to you today contains no tax increases. (Applause) It raises no fees.
It furloughs no teachers or state employees. (Applause)
This budget neither cuts nor creates entitlement programs.
It does not rely on any Rainy Day Funds.
And, the budget I submit to you today, does not rely on any one-time stimulus funding from the Federal Government as a backfill to state operations. (Applause)
While we in West Virginia's government have worked hard to balance our state budget, I know that our citizens have struggled to make ends meet. We have hard working families who are struggling to pay the bills. We have seniors who have seen their cost of living rise and struggle to have adequate food. In short, our citizens have suffered. And I think we need to do what we can as a Government to help.
Therefore, I will submit legislation to you that will call for a one-third reduction in our sales tax on food from 3 cents to 2 cents. (Applause) Several years ago - in a responsible manner - we moved toward removing this regressive, unfair tax. And while we do not have the capability to remove it all at this time - I believe we can make this fiscally responsible reduction. It is this type of broad tax relief that will help our working families, our seniors, and all those trying to make ends meet. Every little bit counts.
Our citizens have sacrificed and it's time to give something back. With this proposed tax cut we will have cut the food tax by two thirds and it is my intention to eliminate the entire food tax over the next few years. (Applause)
West Virginia has seen great improvements over the past 25 years. However, the simple fact remains that our future is far from certain, and the battle for a better West Virginia is far from over. I believe our best days are yet to come. But a positive outcome is not guaranteed. When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who make it happen, those who let it happen, and those who wonder what happened. (Applause)
Let us use the lessons of our past to lay the foundation for making our dreams for a prosperous West Virginia a reality.
Now is the time for us to make it happen.
JOBS JOBS, JOBS
I am so proud of the fact that the world is finally starting to understand that West Virginia is a great place to do business. (Applause) We have a stable government, a talented workforce, and a business climate that continues to improve on multiple fronts. It has taken a lot of hard work, but we are finally starting to right our economic ship.
Indeed, the efforts we have made to improve West Virginia's business climate are making a difference. When we reformed our workers' compensation system in the 1990s and privatized it in 2006, we always believed that we could improve the system. We focused on helping employees to get back on the job quicker and making sure that employers paid premiums in a timely manner. Our system is much more efficient than it has ever been.
I am pleased to report that, in November of 2010, workers comp rates dropped by another 2.7%. Premiums are down an incredible 43.7%. And, we are paying down the long term debt that existed in the old workers' compensation program. (Applause)
Because of these improvements - and other successes - businesses continue to stay, continue to expand, and continue to locate here in West Virginia.
During 2010, we saw increased investment -- and jobs created all over the State, from companies such as Caiman Energy in Marshall and Wetzel Counties, Brookfield Renewable Power in Glenn Ferris, Cleveland Cliffs in Logan County, and Armstrong World Industries, in Jackson County. Collectively, these companies created new jobs and invested approximately one billion dollars in West Virginia over the past year. (Applause)
Last - and certainly not least, I am proud that Macy's Inc. has decided to come to West Virginia. (Applause) Two years ago, Macy's began a nationwide search, beginning with approximately 160 sites for its new on-line fulfillment center. Through all of its due diligence, it came down to New York and West Virginia. At the end of the day, because of the low costs of doing business here, the great location, and the availability of a world-class workforce - Macy's decided to come to our State and invest over $150 million dollars. This investment will bring a new, state of the art 1.3 million square foot fulfillment center that will mean 900 full-time, 300 part-time and an additional 700 seasonal jobs to Berkeley County. (Applause)
And, I am pleased to note that executives from Macy's have joined us here tonight. Please join me in welcoming Peter Longo, President of Macy's Logistics, and Frank Julian, Vice President of Macy's. (Applause)
I want to thank them and countless other businesses for believing in West Virginia.
I believe that the key to economic growth begins with an appropriate, business-oriented focus by our State Government. As one of my colleagues recently stated: "Government cannot be a substitute for citizenship. It can never replace the power of the individual, the power of individual creativity, the power of - choices responsibly and courageously made."
I will go even further.
Nothing is more important than the sense of self-fulfillment and pride that comes with running a business or enjoying the fruits of a good paying job with good benefits.
In everything I do as Governor, I will create a renewed focus on putting the Government in a position that creates a favorable environment for the private sector to do what it does best - creating good paying job opportunities for the people of our State.
To that end, I am submitting a number of reform proposals aimed at focusing our State on job creation and economic development.
I believe there are steps we can take to make West Virginia more attractive to businesses that want to expand in or come to our State. For example, we lack, a sales tax credit to assist distribution and fulfillment businesses with some up-front costs for expanding or locating in West Virginia. I will, therefore, submit legislation to you to provide additional enhancements to recruit these businesses to our State.
I also believe we need to overhaul our tax increment financing program. This program allows local communities to use future gains in taxes to finance current economic development projects. Tax increment financing has great potential, and I believe we can make better use of this program. I will submit legislation that will refine and refocus our efforts at creating these economic, job- creating districts.
Moreover, our Department of Commerce has made great strides in recent years, with an award winning marketing department, and huge successes in recruiting new businesses to West Virginia.
But I believe we can still do more. And, we will!!
I have challenged the Department of Commerce to take a closer look at their operations and make sure that they are properly structured to recruit and keep businesses here. I will personally involve myself in these discussions and intend to have specific recommendations in the coming months.
As many of you know, unemployment compensation programs around the Country have been in a financial crisis. Since the current recession began, 32 states have borrowed more than $40 billion dollars from the federal government. Moreover, 35 states have already increased the rate of business taxes this year to help alleviate the problem.
The good news is that West Virginia has not had to take any of these measures. (Applause) And to make sure that we do not have to do so in the future, I am proposing legislation that would allow the Unemployment Compensation Fund to borrow up to $20 million from our Rainy Day Funds. (Applause) This will give employers an added assurance that they will not be subject to tax increases during this time and let employees know that the State is serious about making sure that their benefits will be there while our economy recovers. (Applause)
USE OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES
As we move to diversify and expand our economy, we cannot forget one of the cornerstones of our State - the production of our natural resources. The appropriate use of natural resources can serve as a strong foundation for West Virginia's economic future.
We all know that coal keeps the lights on. But we cannot forget - or let others ignore - that it is vital to the economic and national security of our country to utilize West Virginia's natural resources. (Applause)
According to recent studies, coal means 63,000 jobs to West Virginia and over twenty-five billion dollars to our State's economy.
And it's not just about West Virginia. Our Country relies on coal for almost half - HALF - of all its electric generation. Coal-fired electricity costs 1/3 that of other forms of generation. In these tough economic times, we should be looking for more ways to use coal, not less. (Applause) It is hard to understand why some people want to turn their back on and vilify such an important resource that has such potential - and a proven track record - for our Country.
Do not misunderstand my message - the fact that coal has such a positive impact for West Virginia and our country does not mean that we should turn a blind eye to safety or environmental concerns. I firmly believe that we can mine coal in an environmentally safe manner. And, I firmly believe that we will develop ways to burn coal in a carbon-friendly manner.
But what we cannot stand for is a mentality that ignores the realities of the world we live in. While the rest of the world moves toward industrialization and the use of coal-fired generation, our own federal government seems focused on bringing a crushing halt to one of the cheapest, most reliable forms of energy we have ever known. And if we turn our back on coal while other nations use it, all we are doing is continuing to give other nations additional economic advantages over America.
(Applause)
When we put West Virginia First - We put America First!!!
That is why I intend to aggressively pursue our State's lawsuit against the EPA. We should be working together to solve our nation's energy problems - not taking dogmatic approaches that turn a blind eye to any form of reasonable regulation. West Virginians want to play a part in solving our nation's energy problems, and all we are asking for is a meaningful seat at the table.
If the goal is to reduce carbon emissions and search for energy sources for the future - then we should take a more sensible approach to achieving that end.
America put a man on the moon.
We invented the semi-conductor and started the internet.
And, I believe that we can find ways to make coal a more carbon friendly resource.

When we unlock that door - it will lead to a more energy independent America. One where we are no longer beholden to the Middle East but by using natural resources that lie right beneath us in the United States, we will forge our own future. (Applause)
Advancements in carbon friendly technologies have already begun in earnest. At American Electric Power's Mountaineer Plant in Mason County, an aggressive program is in development to capture and store underground the CO2 equivalent of a 200 Mega Watt power plant. This is the only power plant in the world where CO2 is being captured and stored on site.
As a state, we must continue to encourage and assist the development of solutions that keep coal relevant in today's world. That is why I have added an additional $200,000 to the Division of Energy's budget. We will use the additional moneys to enhance our efforts and finding ways to keep West Virginia as an energy leader.
And as we look for ways to use coal in a more environmentally friendly manner, we must also keep a vigilant eye on making sure that our mines are safe. We have had too many disasters - places like Sago, Aracoma, and Upper Big Branch should be known for their coal production, and not for their disasters. Right now, investigators are working hard to determine the cause of the horrific tragedy that struck the Upper Big Branch mine.
When we determine the causes that contributed to that accident, we will do all that is necessary to make sure it never happens again. (Applause)
If it means changing the way our Office of Mine, Health, Safety, and Training is structured, we will change it!
If it means changes in regulations, we will change them!
We will not rest until we know that we have done all that we can to keep our miners safe, each and every shift!
West Virginia's economic future lies not only in its continued use of coal as a resource. Lying just a mile below the surface of much of our state is a rock formation called the Marcellus Shale. This formation is rich in natural gas and new technology and techniques have made access possible for the oil and gas industry.
The development of the Marcellus Shale formation for natural gas production is an economic development opportunity for the State, and we need to embrace it! (Applause) Billions of dollars of private capital have already been invested in this activity and with it has come many jobs.
For example, today Dominion announced its intention to build a natural gas processing facility in Natrium, West Virginia. This project will allow for significant development opportunities in West Virginia. And it is not only about the production of natural gas. The development of the Marcellus Shale has the potential to restart the manufacturing industry in West Virginia. It is an opportunity that we simply cannot let go by. (Applause)
EDUCATION
And while we must do all we can to foster the creation of good paying jobs, it all goes for naught if we do not have a world-class, educated workforce to fill those jobs.
As I discuss education, I must begin by thanking my closest confidant, my best friend, my partner, my wife, a true education leader for West Virginia. Thank you Joanne for everything you have done for me and for Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. (Applause)
We have worked so hard over the years to create a consistent, comprehensive system of education. Now, our community and technical colleges have the independence to focus on teaching the skills needed for our workforce. Again - providing West Virginians with the skills needed, not only to compete - but to succeed in today's economy.
We are also very lucky to have with us tonight Drema McNeal, the 2011 Teacher of the Year. Drema teaches language arts at Park Middle School in Raleigh County and is known for her belief that teachers must learn to help students on a personal level. Drema is also an author - her first book - Kyle's Colorful Life won four national awards, and she has just recently published Jake Learns All Eight Parts of Speech.
Drema exemplifies the commitment of educators who put children first. Drema, please stand and be recognized. (Applause, the members rising in ovation)
I also want to thank Blue Cross Blue Shield and Toyota for their sponsorship of the Teacher of the Year award. Tonight we have representatives from both Blue Cross Blue Shield and Toyota. As we all know, Toyota has been a huge success story in our State. Recently Toyota has welcomed a new president to its West Virginia operations. Please give a warm welcome tonight to Yoji Suzuki, the new President of Toyota-WV and Cathy McAlister of Blue Cross Blue Shield for their support. (Applause) Last year, West Virginia embarked on yet another effort to reform our primary and secondary education system.
We need, on so many fronts, to improve our education system. We need to refocus our emphasis on creating an environment where our children learn the skills necessary to be productive citizens so they can compete in our global economy. Simply put, a good education today means a better job tomorrow.
And as we move forward, we must remember that it will not take breaking the bank to improve our system of education. Instead we must break the mold.
We must make sure that we are using our resources efficiently and appropriately.

We must decrease our dropout rate in high school and in college.
We must find ways to eliminate the high level of teacher vacancies we have in certain areas of the State.
And, we need to focus on developing the vocational skills from the middle school level up. When we build or improve our schools we need to design classrooms that will foster the development of 21st century skills.
I will submit legislation to accomplish these goals.
I know that our teachers deserve a higher salary. That is one of the reasons why I supported our efforts in 2005 to fill in all of the steps in the teacher salary scale in statute. When we filled in those steps, we ensured that every teacher in West Virginia gets an approximate 1.5% pay raise every single year. This year will be the same, and the budget I submitted to you tonight contains funding for those increases.
And although I would like to do more, the fact is at this moment we cannot afford additional pay raises that will add to the State budget forever. Our economy is too fragile, and our long-term budget too constrained.
Instead, we need to start thinking about pay the same way that the private sector does. In the private sector, businesses often have programs for one-time additional compensation.
Accordingly, tonight I am proposing a one-time, $800 across-the-board enhancement for our teachers. This recognizes the hard work that our teachers put into our system while at the same time does not add to our base budget. Frankly, it should be more and we all need to continue to strive for a day when our teachers are paid at a rate equivalent to the most important role they play in our children's lives. (Applause)
And while on this subject, our state employees and school service personnel have stepped to the plate and worked hard during these tough economic times. I will therefore be proposing a similar one-time salary enhancement for these employees as well. (Applause)
HEALTH CARE
And just as we need an educated workforce, we must also work to improve our health care system. I know that we can make a difference. And I am proud that the State has previously stepped up to the plate to improve the health care environment in our state.
During the last decade we faced a medical malpractice crisis.
Doctors were leaving.
Insurers were refusing to do business here in West Virginia.
So we acted. I was proud to lead the fight to create the West Virginia Physicians Mutual.
Look at where we are today. Malpractice premiums in 2005 were approximately $117,000 per year for coverage for OB-GYNs. Today, that same coverage is cut almost in half. Doctors now believe that West Virginia is a great, stable place to do business. And we need to keep them here.
We succeeded then, and I know we can come together now to improve our health care system.
Regardless of the debate over the federal health care bill, we need to continue to improve our health care system, and I know that all of our state agencies are working on that goal. One focal point of my administration will be to find ways to foster the creation of health insurance for our working uninsured.
I am proud to report that, through WV Connect, we have been able to provide access to health care for 10,000 working, uninsured West Virginians and their spouses. (Applause) This pilot program, over the next five years, will reduce emergency room visits and avoidable hospitalizations, resulting in a healthier workforce. This is just one example of steps we are taking to improve the delivery of health care in our state.
And, we must also make sure that we provide tools that will assist our senior citizens. I am pleased to announce that I have recommended an appropriation of $200,000 for our Bureau of Senior Services to use in conjunction with the AARP to continue the West Virginia Help line (Applause) -- a toll-free number designed to help seniors in need of federal and state programs that can help them and can keep them in their homes. So far, this program has helped attract in excess of $7 million dollars in federal funds for our seniors.
MODERN GOVERNMENT
And as we focus on jobs, education, and healthcare, we cannot forget that we have a duty to run an efficient, trustworthy, ethical, and fiscally responsible government.
Indeed, I believe that being a good steward of the people's money is one of the most basic and fundamental components of public service. And the easiest way to lose the confidence of our citizens is to violate this fundamental trust.
In all of my years in the Senate, I am most proud of the fact that we always kept a watchful and cautious eye over the State's finances. In acting as Governor, I pledge to continue to do so.

It is important to note that the responsible work of the past is paying off. We can now see the tangible results from our good financial management.
Consider, if you will, the improvements made to our pension funds. In 1992, when I was Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, our retirement systems were on life support. For too long the State had failed to fund our pension programs - and many of the programs were unsustainable. So we took action. We modified our pension systems and over the past 6 years, we have shored them up.
What does that mean for us today? I have some very good news to report. In this year's budget, the amount of money we need to put into our pension programs has decreased over last year.
Let me say that again - this year, because of our hard work and good investment returns, we will need to put less into our pension systems than we did previously the members rising in ovation- an $8 million dollar savings thanks to smart fiscal management!
Our fiscal responsibility has paid other dividends. For the second year in a row, the State has seen its credit rating increase. Moody's elevated the State's credit rating to Aa1, one notch below its highest rating. They cited the State's continued fiscal discipline, strong financial performance, and continued progress in addressing long-term liabilities. This has real, tangible benefits to every West Virginia taxpayer.
The folks in this room and many others deserve accolades for their work to save taxpayer money and to make it easier for us to build a better future for WV. We must continue to maintain fiscal responsibility.
ALLEN TACKETT
Finally, let me thank a true West Virginia patriot. General Allen Tackett has served as Adjunct General in West Virginia since 1995. General Tackett is the longest serving Adjunct General in the nation. He commands more than 6,000 of our citizen soldiers. He and all the West Virginia National Guard deserve our respect and gratitude for their sacrifice to our country and our State. (Applause, the members rising in ovation) Please join me in thanking you, Allen Tackett, for your service.
And while thinking of our military, one cannot help but think of our veterans and all they have done for West Virginia. We have recently made significant strides to improving care for our Veterans, with our new Veterans Nursing Facility. And, we were finally able to secure a cemetery to honor our departed veterans, right here in West Virginia. I have requested an additional $300,000 dollars in funding to make sure that the final resting place for our veterans is properly cared for and managed. (Applause)
The fact remains, however, that our veterans need a more prominent place in our Government. I am therefore pleased to announce that I am submitting legislation creating a new department - the Department of Veterans' Affairs. (Applause) For the first time, Veterans Affairs will have an official place in the Governor's Cabinet.
I would be remiss in speaking of our people if I did not recognize the brave West Virginians we have lost this past year.
We need to remember those we have lost protecting our country.
We need to remember those we lost at the Upper Big Branch mining disaster.
And we need to remember a gentleman who dedicated his entire public life to serving our people, our beloved Senator Robert C. Byrd. (Applause)
In their own way, each of these individuals sacrificed to make West Virginia a better place. And we are so grateful for their service and commitment to their families, to their friends, and to West Virginia.
CONCLUSION
The past twelve months have been a year of significant transition in West Virginia. One of the great things about our democracy is that we are a society governed by the rule of law, not by the rule of men. The people who represent us may change, but our system of governance continues. During these turbulent economic times, our citizens deserve stability, and to be assured that their representatives are focused on fulfilling their missions as public servants.
I hope you will join me in focusing on improving the lives of all West Virginians. If we do so - and remember to put West Virginia First - I know that we can have great success during this Legislative session.
Let's get to work, and remember the message of Teddy Roosevelt:
As President Roosevelt said, we have too much to do to sit on the sidelines. We need to step out of the gray twilight into the bright sunshine so that we can all see the dawn of a new day.
I believe that the dawning of a new era has begun in West Virginia. Join me in daring mighty things and winning glorious triumphs for West Virginia. Making it a place where opportunity abounds and jobs are plentiful. Making it a place where our children will stay and flourish. And making it a place where the American Dream is achievable every single day!
Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the Great State of West Virginia.
(Applause, the members rising in ovation)
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At the conclusion of the address, His Excellency, the Governor, accompanied by the Committee of Escort, retired from the Hall of the House of Delegates.
The Doorkeeper escorted the invited guests from the Chamber.
The members of the Senate retired to their Chamber, and the Speaker declared the Joint Assembly dissolved.
The Speaker then called the House of Delegates to order and laid the following communication from His Excellency, the Governor, before the House:
State of West Virginia

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

Charleston, WV

January 12, 2011

Executive Message No. 1
2011 Regular Session
Whereupon,
In compliance with Subdivision (4), Subsection (B), Section 51, Article VI of the Constitution, the Speaker introduced the following bill, which was read by its title and referred to the Committee on Finance:
By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, and Delegate Armstead:
[By Request of the Executive]:
H. B. 2012 - "A Bill making appropriations of public money out of the Treasury in accordance with Section 51, Article VI of the Constitution."
Accompanying the Budget Bill was a document showing estimates of revenue, expenditures, etc., as required by Section 51, Article VI of the Constitution.
Miscellaneous Business

The House was apprised of the birth on today of Braxton Thomas Ferro, grandson of Delegate Ferro, and extended its heartfelt best wishes on this joyous occasion.
At 7:55 p.m., on motion of Delegate Boggs, the House of Delegates adjourned until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 13, 2011.
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