State Senate

Friday, March 14, 2025 – 31st Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 10 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SR 28: Designating March 14, 2025, as West Virginia State University Day
• SR 29: Designating March 14, 2025, as WV American Academy of Pediatrics Child Health Advocacy Day
• SR 30: Recognizing 80th anniversary of Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
• SR 31: Designating March 14, 2025, as Suicide Prevention Awareness Day

THIRD READING

• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 592: Relating generally to aboveground storage tanks
• Eng. SB 712: Relating to retirement provisions of systems managed by CPRB (original similar to HB 3180)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 715: Relating to personally identifiable information of member, retirant, beneficiary, or alternate payee of retirement system (original similar to HB 3183)
• Eng. SB 716: Relating to failure to pay required contributions and interest payments for certain retirees who transfer between retirement systems (original similar to HB 3193)
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2042: Relating to allowing a guardian ad litem to request the appointment of a court appointed special advocate - (Com. title amend. pending)

SECOND READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 102: Modifying form of certain deeds
• Com. Sub. for SB 220: Authorizing child sexual abuse and sexual violence prevention program and in-service training in child sexual abuse prevention
• Com. Sub. for SB 449: Permitting compressed air and rimfire shooting teams in public schools
• Com. Sub. for SB 526: Creating Pharmacist Prescribing Authority Act
• Com. Sub. for SB 548: Creating Safety and Violence Education for Students Act

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 586: Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices
• Com. Sub. for SB 686: Relating to WV commercial feed law
• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2222: Relating to authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules

Scheduled Committee Meetings

There are no committee meetings scheduled for Friday, March 14, 2025.

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

Senate Bills to be Introduced Friday, March 14, 2025

• SB 755: Establishing WV Secondary School Athletic Trainer and Career Technical Education Program Act (Fuller, Deeds, Hamilton, Morris; Education then Finance)
• SB 756: Supplemental appropriation to DNR, Wildlife Resources [By Request of the Executive] (Smith, Woelfel; Finance)
• SB 757: Creating private cause of action for deprivation of right granted by state constitution or by state law (Garcia, Helton, Rose, Rucker, Taylor, Woelfel; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 758: Creating Vape and Smoke Shop Location and Operating Requirements Act (Taylor, Stuart; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 759: Relating to having no requirement for immunization (Chapman; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 760: Modifying rate of tax due on licensee's adjusted gross receipts (FN) (Chapman; Finance)
• SB 761: Creating Joel Archer Substance Abuse Intervention Act (Stuart; Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health then Judiciary)
• SCR 19: US Army ST4 Gregory Kent Stephens Memorial Bridge (Phillips, Stuart)
• SCR 20: Recognizing and commending NCSL on its 50th anniversary (Smith)
• SR 32: Designating March 17, 2025, as Domestic Violence Awareness Day (Weld)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Thursday, March 13, 2025

9:30 a.m.: Government Organization

• Com. Sub. for SB 538: Allowing certain entities to purchase qualifying tax-delinquent properties before they are offered at public auction
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 731: Repealing article creating Design Build Procurement Act
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 734: Repealing section creating A. James Manchin Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 736: Relating to publication of registered lobbyist information
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 738: Terminating Employee Suggestion Award Board
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

9:30 a.m.: Education

• Com. Sub. for SB 477: Requiring ambulance at middle school or high school football game
• Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 516: Providing extra state aid to school districts for students enrolled in extremely remote schools
• Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• SB 531: Defining assault and battery on sports officials
• Bill laid over to a future meeting

• SB 631: Relating to eligibility for WV Invests Grant Program
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

12:30 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining

• SCR 18: Recognizing intent to create WV Coal Renaissance Act
• Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 505: Ensuring Reliable and Affordable Electricity Act
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

1 p.m.: Economic Development

• SB 570: Requiring economic impact statements for certain legislative rules
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Government Organization

• Com. Sub. for SB 639: Creating WV Small Business Appreciation and Acknowledgement Act
• Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

• Com. Sub. for SB 83: Allowing Foster Care Ombudsman access to child protective records
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 594: Relating to right to try individualized treatments
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

• Com. Sub. for SB 719: Relating to age at which minor can consent to certain medical decisions and services
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• SB 598: Permitting judges to refer parents to prosecuting attorney for making certain false allegations in child custody proceedings
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 621: Authorizing digital court records
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 547: Creating Charter Schools Startup Fund
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 37: Allowing certain Teachers Retirement System members to exchange unused leave for monetary compensation
• Committee substitute for the committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 450: Establishing WV Guardian Program
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Subcommittee for HB 2129, Creating the Parents Bill of Rights

• Subcommittee will report recommended changes to the full Judiciary committee

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Thursday, March 13, 2025 (76 – 72 Senate; 4 House)

Senate Resolutions that Have Been Adopted by the Senate as of Thursday, March 13, 2025 (3)

• SCR 1: Adopting Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-08)
• SCR 2: Authorizing payment of joint expenses (Adopted, 01-08)
• SCR 4: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-12)

Action on House Resolutions in the Senate as of Thursday, March 13, 2025 (1)

• HCR 49: Resolution relating to use of industrial sites and the potential impacts on downstream facilities (Adopted, 03-03)

Bills that Have Completed Legislation as of Thursday, March 13, 2025 (8 – 5 Senate; 3 House)

• SB 358: Authorizing Department of Transportation to promulgate legislative rules (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 443: Authorizing Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board of Examiners to conduct criminal background checks for licensing (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 456: Defining "men" and "women" (Signed, 03-12)
• SB 462: Permitting Board of Occupational Therapy to require criminal history record checks (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 490: Prohibiting ranked-choice voting in elections in West Virginia (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 2024: Updating the meaning certain terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 2025: Updating terms in the Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 2053: Relating to including the United States Space Force in the definition armed forces (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Thursday, March 13, 2025 (8 – 3 Senate; 5 House)

• SCR 1: Adopting Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-08)
• SCR 2: Authorizing payment of joint expenses (Adopted, 01-08)
• SCR 4: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-12)
• HCR 1: Raising a Joint Assembly to open and publish election returns (Adopted, 01-08)
• HCR 2: Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor (Adopted, 01-08)
• HCR 3: Providing for an adjournment of the Legislature until February 12, 2025 (Adopted, 01-08)
• HCR 4: Raising a Joint Assembly to hear remarks of the Governor (Adopted, 01-12)
• HCR 49: Resolution relating to use of industrial sites and the potential impacts on downstream facilities (Adopted, 03-03)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Thursday, March 13, 2025 (3 – 1 Senate; 2 House)

• SB 456: Defining "men" and "women" (Signed, 03-12)
• HB 2024: Updating the meaning certain terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
• HB 2025: Updating terms in the Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on X 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:https://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents.