State Senate

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SCR 9: US Merchant Marine Joseph Ward Teter Memorial Bridge
• SCR 10: Urging WV congressional delegation support legislation authorizing county governments to sell FEMA property
• SCR 11: US Marine Corps PFC Noel Harper Fields Memorial Bridge
• SCR 12: US Army PVT Raymond Lee Perkins Memorial Bridge
• SCR 13: US Navy S1 Paul McCue Bridge
• SCR 14: US Army PFC William Gorman Memorial Bridge
• SCR 15: Chief Edward "Eddie" Keesecker Memorial Bridge
• SCR 16: Urging US Congress enact reforms to federal permitting policies to accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure
• SR 5: Designating January 15, 2024, as Child Advocacy Day at Legislature

THIRD READING

• Eng. SB 164: Relating generally to trespassing

SECOND READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 2: Authorizing DEP to promulgate rules

FIRST READING

There are no bills on First Reading for Monday, January 15, 2024.

Scheduled Committee Meetings

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 219: Relating to Uniform Controlled Substances Act
• Com. Sub. for SB 60: DOT Bundle

• SB 60: DMV rule relating to motor vehicle titling
• SB 61: DMV rule relating to dealer licensing
• SB 62: DMV rule relating to handicapped parking permits
• SB 63: DOH rule relating to construction and reconstruction of state roads
• SB 64: DOH rule relating to traffic and safety rules
• SB 65: Multimodal Transportation Faculties rule relating to valuation of used rolling stock and equipment

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Budget Hearing: Office of the West Virginia Attorney General – Patrick J. Morrisey, West Virginia Attorney General
• Budget Hearing: West Virginia State Auditor's Office – John B. McCuskey, West Virginia State Auditor
• Budget Hearing: West Virginia Secretary of State – Mac Warner, West Virginia Secretary of State

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Monday, January 15, 2024

• SB 444: Health insurance coverage for certain emergency services (Deeds, Smith, Stover, Stuart; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 445: Reducing certification periods and renewal fees for EMS personnel (Deeds, Grady, Rucker, Smith, Stover, Stuart; Government Organization)
• SB 446: Increase WV Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System accrued benefit for certain members (Deeds, Smith, Stover, Stuart; Pensions then Finance)
• SB 447: Directing Commissioner of Natural Resources to establish hyperlink on agency websites to allow applicants for hunting or fishing licenses connection with optional firearms safety classes (Trump; Agriculture and Natural Resources)
• SB 448: Requiring age-appropriate instruction on the Holocaust (Oliverio; Education)
• SB 449: Limiting use of fireworks in municipalities and residential areas (Hamilton, Deeds; Judiciary)
• SB 450: Requiring photo ID on EBT cards (Phillips, Hunt, Jeffries, Nelson, Queen, Smith, Stuart, Swope, Takubo, Tarr, Taylor, Trump, Weld; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 451: Requiring mandatory training for prosecutors provided by WV Prosecuting Attorneys Institute (FN) (Phillips, Hunt, Jeffries, Nelson, Queen, Rucker, Smith, Stuart, Swope, Takubo, Taylor, Trump; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 452: Designating certain water and wastewater facilities as emergency project (Tarr, Jeffries; Economic Development)
• SB 453: Requiring pricing and payment transparency from pharmacy benefits managers contracting with PEIA (Tarr; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 454: Clarifying banks duty to retain and procure records (Nelson; Banking and Insurance)
• SB 455: Relating generally to banking authority of State Treasurer’s Office (Nelson; Banking and Insurance)
• SCR 17: Reaffirming support of WV Legislature for State of Israel and Jewish people (Woodrum, Blair, Azinger, Barrett, Boley, Chapman, Clements, Deeds, Grady, Hamilton, Hunt, Jeffries, Karnes, Martin, Maynard, Nelson, Oliverio, Phillips, Plymale, Queen, Roberts, Rucker, Smith, Stover, Stuart, Swope, Takubo, Tarr, Taylor, Trump, Weld)
• SR 6: Honoring life of Edith Levy, Holocaust survivor (Woodrum)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Friday, January 12, 2024 (31)

• SB 142: Clarifying deadline to file annual report for companies authorized to do business in WV (Pending House introduction)
• SB 143: Creating WV Guardian Program (Pending House introduction)
• SB 144: Requiring each county board to ensure that its meetings are open to public through in-person attendance and broadcast live on its website (Pending House introduction)
• SB 146: Creating adult education taskforce (Pending House introduction)
• SB 147: Adding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon (Pending House introduction)
• SB 148: Establishing auto-renewal program for wildlife licenses (Pending House introduction)
• SB 149: Relating to municipalities required to be represented on county authority boards (Pending House introduction)
• SB 150: Clarifying when magistrate vacancies shall be filled (Pending House introduction)
• SB 151: Clarifying terms and offense of human smuggling (Pending House introduction)
• SB 154: Increasing penalties for drug possession and updating list of offenses (Pending House introduction)
• SB 155: Creating Violent Crime Prevention Act (Pending House introduction)
• SB 156: Requiring certain documents that contain wage records be considered confidential (Pending House introduction)
• SB 157: Requiring one-year residency within district or county to fill vacancy in Legislature (Pending House introduction)
• SB 158: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (Pending House introduction)
• SB 159: Prohibiting persons convicted of certain crimes against minors from holding positions on boards of education (Pending House introduction)
• SB 160: Updating language and increasing penalties for indecent exposure (Pending House introduction)
• SB 162: Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program (Pending House introduction)
• SB 163: Establishing aggravated felony offense of reckless driving resulting in death (Pending House introduction)
• SB 165: Creating pilot program for recovery residences in Cabell County (Pending House introduction)
• SB 166: Updating contested elections procedures (Pending House introduction)
• SB 168: Granting municipal fire marshal authority to assist law-enforcement officer (Pending House introduction)
• SB 169: Allowing physician assistants to own practice (Pending House introduction)
• SB 170: Relating to compensable diseases of certain firefighters covered by workers' compensation (Pending House introduction)
• SB 171: Prohibiting county commissions from adopting authorization that exceeds state law regarding agriculture operations (Pending House introduction)
• SB 172: Revising requirements of local school improvement councils (Pending House introduction)
• SB 173: Modifying certain guidelines for motor vehicle dealers, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers (Pending House introduction)
• SB 175: Updating offenses of extortion and attempted extortion (Pending House introduction)
• SB 176: Relating to permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund (Pending House introduction)
• SB 177: Protecting consumers against automatic renewals without consent (Pending House introduction)
• SB 178: Relating to dental health care service plans (Pending House introduction)
• SB 179: Requiring sheriff to serve child abuse and neglect petitions (Pending House introduction)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Friday, January 12, 2024 (2)

• HCR 1: Raising a Joint Assembly to hear remarks of the Governor (Adopted, 01-10)
• HCR 13: Commemorating the life of Marilyn Kay Parsons (Adopted, 01-11)

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here:http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents.