Member's Press Release

Release Date: 03/30/2017
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 590-4678

Senate

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Thursday, March 30, 2017

Thursday, March 30, 2017 – 51st Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

RESOLUTIONS

SR 62: Designating March 30, 2017, as Marshall University Day

SR 63: Congratulating Wyoming East High School golf team for winning 2016 Class AA state championship

SR 64: Congratulating Herbert High School boys' basketball team for outstanding athletic achievement

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SCR 49: Erecting signs in Kanawha County declaring Home of Ralph Maddox 1980 NHPA Hall of Fame

THIRD READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2459: Relating to regulation of health care and the certificate of need process

SECOND READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2679: Relating to the possession of firearms in parks and park facilities (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2721: Removing the cost limitation on projects completed by the Division of Highways

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2722: Eliminating the financial limitations on utilizing the design-build program for highway construction

Eng. HB 3106: Relating to increasing the number of limited video lottery terminals

FIRST READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2329: Prohibiting the production, manufacture or possession of fentanyl (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)

Eng. HB 2878: Increasing amount of authorized Federal Grant Anticipation Notes for which Division of Highways may apply

Scheduled Committee Meetings

8:30: Banking and Insurance (451M)

HB 2471: Relating to insurance coverage for breast cancer screening

9 a.m.: Judiciary (208W)

HB 2509: Relating to the practice of telemedicine

HB 2219: Authorizing miscellaneous boards and agencies to promulgate legislative rules

HB 2526: Classifying additional drugs to Schedules I, II, IV and V of controlled substances

HB 2303: Increasing criminal penalties for littering

HB 2404: Barring persons who are convicted of certain criminal offenses from acquiring property from their victims

HB 2364: Prohibiting electioneering within or near early voting locations during early voting periods

HB 3030: Relating to appeals as a matter of right in the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

HB 2546: Allowing replacement costs of employer provided property to be deducted from an employee’s final paycheck if the property is not returned

HB 2479: Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act

9:30 a.m.: Finance (451M)

Committee Substitute for House Bill 2475: Authorizing the Tax Commissioner to collect tax, interest and penalties due and owing from payments to vendors and contractors from the Auditor and other state, county, district or municipal officers and agents

Committee Substitute for House Bill 2555: Relating to tax credits for apprenticeship training in construction trades

House Bill 2856: Declaring public policy and legislative intent for improving the marketing, quality and frequency of passenger rail service of the Cardinal Passenger Train

Committee Substitute for House Bill 2586: Relating to required minimum distribution of retirement benefits of plans administered by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board

Committee Substitute for House Bill 2709: Authorizing the City of South Charleston to levy a special district excise tax

1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)

Agenda TBA

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)

HB 2522: Nurse licensure compact

HB 2724: Relating to creating a pilot program under the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs

HB 2002: Relating to parental notification of abortions performed on unemancipated minors

HB 2518: Creating a legislative rule to permit a pharmacist or pharmacy intern to administer certain immunizations

HB 2653: Extending the Multi State Real-Time Tracking System

HB 2739: Relating to supplemental Medicaid provider reimbursement

HB 2519: Medicaid program compact

HB 2119: Repealing West Virginia Health Benefit Exchange Act

HB 2188: Extending the length of time for the special Community-Based Pilot Demonstration Project to Improve Outcomes for At-Risk Youth

2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)

HB 2796: Relating to the West Virginia National Guard entering into contracts and subcontracts for specialized technical services

HB 2767: Authorizing the Secretary of State to transmit electronic versions of undeliverable mail to the circuit clerks

HB 2427: Requiring agencies listed in the online state phone directory to update certain employee information

HB 2446: Relating to the requirement that all executive branch agencies maintain a website that contains specific information

HB 2676: Transferring the Security office under the Division of Culture and History to the Division of Protective Services

HB 2939: Relating to the sale of items in the State Police Academy post exchange to the public

HB 2208: Authorizing counties and municipalities to establish a joint airport hazard comprehensive plan

HB 2949: Exempting specified Division of Natural Resources’ contracts for some replacement, repair or design for repairs to facilities from review and approval requirements

HB 2948: Establishing timelines for taking final action on certain permits

2 p.m. Education (451M)

Agenda TBA

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

HB 2675: Relating to primary elections and nominating procedures

HB 2683: Relating to West Virginia Insurance Guaranty Association Act

HB 2619: Risk Management and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment Act

HB 2731: Clarifying civil actions heard in circuit court

HB 2319: Relating to candidates or candidate committees for legislative office disclosing contributions

HB 2373: Authorizing school bus drivers trained in administration of epinephrine auto-injectors to administer auto-injectors

HB 2726: Authorizing home incarceration officers to arrest participants for violating the terms and conditions of his or her supervision with or without a court order

HB 2083: Increasing the felony criminal penalties for exposing children to methamphetamine manufacturing

HB 2585: Creating felony crime of conducting financial transactions involving proceeds of criminal activity

HB 2367: Establishing a criminal offense of organized retail crime

HB 2548: Relating to the use of outside speakers by persons licensed to manufacture, sell, possess for sale, transport or distribute nonintoxicating beer

3 p.m. Finance (451M)

• Agenda TBA

Committee Action on Bills from Wednesday, March 29, 2017

8:30 a.m.: Transportation & Infrastructure

Senate Concurrent Resolutions

SCR 13: US Army CPL James Russell Carter Memorial Road

SCR 24: US Army PFC Joe Messe, Sr., Memorial Bridge

SCR 31: US Navy BT2 Mark Edward Hutchison Memorial Bridge

SCR 32: US Army SGT Denver E. Short Memorial Road

SCR 39: US Army PFC Kelva H. Justice Memorial Road

SCR 41: US Army PV2 Mandvial S. "Bunker" Bias Memorial Bridge

SCR 43: Eugene Lee "Gene" Burner Memorial Bridge