Senate Judiciary Committee - Agenda

March 3, 2016, 3:00 p.m.

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

1. H.B. 2122 Making it illegal for first responders to photograph a corpse; Jonathon's Law. JJ/TWS

2. H.B. 4360 Increasing the criminal penalty for the unlawful practice of law. TWS

3. H.B. 4505 Allowing powerball winners to remain anonymous. TSK

4. H.B. 4739 Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act. TSK

5. H.B. 4417 Increasing wages protected from garnishment. TSK

6. H.B. 4735 Relating to the definition of health care provider, and clarifying that speech-language pathologists and audiologists are two separate providers. PS

7. H.B. 4618 Relating to limitations on use of a public official's name or likeness. DAG

8. H.B. 4001 Relating to candidates or candidate committees for legislative office disclosing contributions. JSG

9. H.B. 4009 Letting Our Counties Act Locally Act. JSG

10. H.B. 4605 Prohibiting contracting with a state agency unless business entity submits disclosure of interested parties. DAG

11. H.B. 2588 Relating to the filing of financial statements with the Secretary of State. JSG

12. H.B. 4520 Clarifying that certain hospitals have only one governing body whose meetings shall be open to the public. DAG

13. H.B. 4587 Relating to violations associated with absent voters’ ballots. JSG

14. H.B. 4725 Relating to providing the procedures for the filling of vacancies in the offices of justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals, circuit judge, family court judge or magistrate and making certain clarifications. JSG

15. H.B. 4558 Relating to victim notification and designation of additional individuals to receive notice of an offender's release. TWS

16. H.B. 4383 Making individuals responsible for the costs relating to the filing of excessive false complaints. TSK

17. H.B. 4448 Clarifying that communication by a lender or debt collector which is allowed under the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act, likewise does not violate the provisions of the West Virginia Computer Crime and Abuse Act. TSK

Other Business

Adjournment

Note: Agenda and order are tentative and subject to change.