The House reconvened today at 11 a.m. and introduced a bill concerning autism spectrum disorders. House Bill 4410 would require health insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders. The bill sets forth the types of coverage required and requires medical services to be provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. Fourteen other bills were introduced during the brief session.
The House also advanced five bills to third reading. The bills advanced included House Bill 2773 which would increase the monetary penalties for selling tobacco products to minors, and House Bill 4128, which relates to insurance companies deemed to be in hazardous financial conditions.
The following committees will meet today:
Judiciary- 1 p.m. 410M
Government Organization- 1:30 p.m. 215E
Education- 2 p.m. 434M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Agriculture- 8:30 a.m. 215E
Natural Resources- 9:15 a.m. 215E
Pensions and Retirement- 10 a.m. 460M
Banking and Insurance- 10 a.m. 215E
Constitutional Revisions- 2 p.m. 410M
Senior Citizen Issues- 3 p.m. 215E
Health and Human Resources- 4:30 p.m. 215E
The House will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The Senate reconvened this morning, introducing seven bills and advancing four bills to third reading. Bills introduced included Senate Bill 515 which would prohibit certain firearm purchases. Senate Bill 516 would create public shooting ranges permits. Also introduced today was Senate Bill 518 would create the Governor's Commission to Seize Future of Energy for America. Highlighting the Session was the advancement of four bills to third reading. Senate Bill 380, Senate Bill 405, Senate Bill 420 and Senate Bill 499 will be up for vote tomorrow. Additionally, Senate Bill 350 was advanced to second reading. If passed, this bill would re-categorize recycled energy as renewable energy resource.
The following committees will meet today:
Education-2 p.m. 451M
Banking-2 p.m. 208W
Judiciary-3 p.m. 208W
Finance-3 p.m. 451M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Energy-10 a.m. 208W
Government Organization-2 p.m. 208W
The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The House reconvened today at 11 a.m. and passed House Bill 4140, also known as the Physical Therapy Bill. The purpose of the bill would be to update the law governing the practice of physical therapy. Two additional bills were passed. House Bill 2663 would expand the power of municipal parking authority officers and House Bill 4166 would allow persons over the age of 35 who are already employed by a fire department to transfer without committing a violation.
Five bills were advanced to second reading. Bills advanced include House Bill 2773, which would increase the monetary penalities for selling tobacco products to minors, and House Bill 4247, which would provide counties the discretion to accompany an electronic poll book with a printed poll book.
The House also introduced 19 bills; the House has introduced a total of 1,110 bills this Session.
The following committees will meet today:
Health and Human Resources- 4 p.m. 215E
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Judiciary- 9 a.m. House Judiciary
Government Organization- 1:30 p.m. 215E
The House will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The Senate reconvened this morning at 11 a.m. Members introduced 11 bills and adopted nine resolutions. Highlighting the Session was the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 381. This bill regulates the ability of Division of Banking employees to obtain certain loans. One bill was presented for second reading and will be scheduled for a vote tomorrow. Senate Bill 405 would authorize Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to promulgate legislative rule relating to oil and gas wells and other wells.
Additionally, three bills were presented for first reading. Senate Bill 380 would expand animal fighting prohibitions. Senate Bill 420 would deny certain retired troopers from carrying handguns and Senate Bill 499 seeks to change the names of certain community and technical colleges.
Members also adopted Senate Resolution 19 which congratulates Erica Jade Goldsmith on being named Miss West Virginia for 2010.
The following committees will meet today:
Natural Resources-1 p.m. 208W
Pensions-2 p.m. 451M
Judiciary-2:30 p.m. 208W
Finance-3 p.m. 451M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Economic Development-9 a.m. 451M
Government Organization-10 a.m. 208W
Transportation-10 a.m. 451M
Banking-2 p.m. 208W
The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
During the Session members introduced 19 bills, presented seven resolutions and one resolution was adopted. Bills introduced included Senate Bill 484 which would limit landowners' civil liability for certain hunting injuries. Also, Senate Bill 495 would require magistrates possess bachelor's or associate degree.
Additionally, Senate Bill 405 was presented for first reading. If passed, this bill would authorize DEP to promulgate legislative rule relating to oil and gas wells and other wells.
Members adopted Senate Resolution 16 which recognizes the contributions of the WV Women Ordinance Workers.
The following committees will meet on Monday:
Pensions-2 p.m. 208W
Judiciary-3 p.m. 208W
The Senate will reconvene on Monday at 11 a.m.
The House reconvened today at 11 a.m. and adopted two resolutions honoring women. House Resolution 16 was adopted, declaring February 5th, "National Wear Red Day", in awareness of women's heart disease. Members of the House participated, donning red attire for today's Session.
Also honored were West Virginia women who were part of the Women's Ordinance Workers during World War II. House Resolution 17 was adopted and several "Rosie the Riveters" ladies were present.
In addition, House Bill 4140 and House Bill 4166 were advanced to third reading.
The following committees will meet on Monday:
Health and Human Resources- 4 p.m. 213E
The House will reconvene Monday at 11 a.m.
Lawmakers from both the House and Senate adopted resolutions declaring today Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Law enforcement officers from around the state were honored today at the State Capitol. In addition to law enforcement officials, families of fallen officers were also in attendance. A ceremony was also held in the Capitol rotunda.
Captain Bryan Davis, a Prevention Resource Officer from the Ritchie County Sheriff's office, said that he has experienced losing someone close to him in the line of duty and that it is important to honor the families of those fallen officers.
"It means a lot. I have been affected by someone who was killed in the line of duty. Its nice that other families who are affected the same can come here and be honored," he said.
The House reconvened today at 11 a.m. and passed three bills. The House suspended the constitutional rule requiring a bill be read on three separate days in order to pass House Bill 4309, which would authorize the town of Moorefield, the Hardy County Commission and Hardy County's largest corporate user of public wastewater facilities to construct and maintain a state of the art regional wastewater treatment plant.
One additional bill was passed. House Bill 2503 would require licensed tattoo artists to inform patrons, prior to performing the tattoo procedure, of the potential problems that a tattoo may cause in relation to the reading of magnetic resonance imaging.
The following committees will meet today:
Judiciary- 1 p.m. 410M
Government Organization- 1:30 p.m. 215E
Education- 2 p.m. House Education
Education Subcommittee- 4 p.m. House Education
The House will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The Senate reconvened this morning introducing 16 bills, adopting 6 resolutions and presenting one bill for first reading. Bills introduced today included, Senate Bill 473 which would authorize conservation officers to conduct boat safety checks. Senate Bill 476 which would create the West Virginia Innovation and Development Act. Also introduced today, was Senate Bill 468 which would permit certain retirees employment without an annuity payment decrease.
Senate Bill 381 was presented for first reading. If passed, this bill would regulate the ability of the Division of Banking employees to obtain certain loans.
Members of the Senate also adopted 6 resolutions including Senate Resolution 15 designating today as Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Members presented the resolution to numerous law enforcement officials from around the state. Also presented with the resolution were the wife and parents of the late Jerry Jones. A Charleston Police Officer, Jones only 27, was tragically killed in the line of duty last fall.
The following committees will meet today:
Health & Human Resources-1 p.m. 451M
Education-2 p.m. 451M
Judiciary-3 p.m. 208W
Finance-3 p.m. 451M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Economic Development-9 a.m. 208W
Military-10 a.m. 208W
The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The Senate met briefly to continue with the introduction of bills. Thirteen bills were introduced, including Senate Bill 455, which would require that people arrested for felonies submit DNA samples, and Senate Bill 459, which would require Senate confirmation of certain board and commission appointees. The Senate heard reports in regards to previously introduced bills now in committees for consideration. Two resolutions were also adopted, including Senate Resolution 13, which declared February 3, 2010 as "Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Day" and Senate Resolution 14, which designated February 3, 2010 as "Social Work Day."
The following committees will meet today:
Government Organization-2 p.m.-208W
Finance-3 p.m.-451M
Judiciary-3 p.m.-208W
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Economic Development-10:30 a.m.-President's Conference Room
Education-2 p.m.-451M
Finance-3 p.m.-451M
Judiciary-3 p.m.-208W
The Senate will reconvene 11 a.m. tomorrow.
The House reconvened today at 11 a.m. and passed three bills. House Bill 4171 relates to assessments that take place when a convicted criminal is up for parole. These criminals are currently subjected to various assessments concerning the nature of the original crime, behavior during incarceration and psycho-analysis. This bill would encourage the use of criminogenic risk and needs assessments; these psychological assessments can be used to predict if the criminal may commit an unlawful act again and can be used to assess the needs of the criminal if parole is granted.
The additional bills passed included House Bill 4133, which would clarify the requirements to practice marriage and family therapy, and House Bill 4142, which would update the practice of environmental health science and the State Board of Sanitarians.
Also, the House advanced two bills to third reading, House Bill 2503 and House Bill 2663.
Additionally, the House adopted House Resolution 13 declaring Wednesday, February 3, 2010 as "Professional Social Work Day." Several Delegates introduced guests from Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Awareness groups who had booths set up in the capitol rotunda.
The following committees will meet today:
Energy, Industry and Labor- 1 p.m. 460M
Constitutional Revision- 2 p.m. House Chamber
Roads and Transportation- 2 p.m. 215E
Health and Human Resources- 4 p.m. 215E
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Finance Subcommittee- 9 a.m. 460M
The House will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
With a unanimous vote, the House passed House Bill 2612 after reconvening today at 11 a.m. This bill would increase penalities for failing to report child abuse; penalities would include 30 days jail time, $1000 fine or a combination of the two. Also passed was House Bill 2561, which would provide applicants for a farm use exemption certificates not to be required to appear before any assessor for renewal.
Three bills were advanced to third reading, including House Bill 4133 which would clarify the requirements to practice marriage and family therapy. Two bills were advance to second reading, including House Bill 2503 which would require licensed tattoo artists to inform patrons, prior to performing the tattoo procedure, of the potential problems that the tattoo may cause in relation to magnetic resonance imaging studies.
The House also introduced 42 bills. Introduced bills included House Bill 4264, which would require manually counting ballots in five percent of the relevant precincts in contested elections, and House Bill 4271 which relates to spped restrictions.
The following committees will meet today:
Judiciary- 1 p.m. 410
Government Organization- 1:30 p.m. 215E
Joint Education- 2 p.m. House Chamber
Joint Judiciary- 4 p.m. House Chamber
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Agriculture- 8:30 a.m. 215E
Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security- 9 a.m. 460
Natural Resources- 9:15 a.m. 215E
Banking and Insurance- 10 a.m. 215E
Pension and Retirement- 10 a.m. 460
Political Subdivisions- 1 p.m. 215E
Roads and Transportation- 2 p.m. 215E
Senior Citizen Issues- 3 p.m. 215E
Health and Human Resources- 4 p.m. 215E
The House will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The Senate reconvened to unanimously pass three bills, including Senate Bill 215, which would add the assault of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service employees to existing laws for malicious assault, Senate Bill 339, which would correct invalid code reference related to voter registration list and Senate Bill 388, which would specify the number of members on municipal planning commissions. In addition to passing three bills, the Senate introduced 19 bills, including Senate Bill 433, which would increase the compulsory school attendance age. Students from Kanawha Presbyterian Preschool led the Senate in the Pledge of Allegiance and sang "You're a Grand Old Flag."
With the adoption of Senate Resolution 12, the Senate established February 2, 2010 as Crime Victims Day.
The following committees will meet today:
Health and Human Resources-1 p.m.-451M
Banking and Insurance-2 p.m.-208W
Joint Education-2 p.m.-House Chamber
Finance-3 p.m.-451M
Judiciary-3:15 p.m.-208W
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Pensions-10 a.m.-451M
Energy, Industry and Mining-10 a.m.-208W
Government Organization-2 p.m.-208W
Finance-3 p.m.-451M
Judiciary-3 p.m.-208W
The Senate will reconvene 11 a.m. tomorrow.
The House reconvened today at 11 a.m. and passed House Bill 4018, which would make it illegal to possess salvia divinorum when it is intended for human consumption. Salvia divinorum is a leafy plant that is being used as a hallucinogenic drug. For this reason, possession would result in a fine, up to six months jail time, or a combination of the two. Two additional bills were passed. House Bill 2485, would allow pharmacy interns to vend pseudoephedrine and other chemical prescursors of methamphetamine. Pharmacy interns are defined as those who have graduated from pharmacy school, but are working with a licensed pharmacist while they are not yet licensed. House Bill 4139 relates to professional licensing boards.
The House also advanced two bills, House Bill 2561 and House Bill 2612, on to third reading. House Bill 4133, House Bill 4142 and House Bill 4171 were advanced to second reading.
The following committees will meet today:
Finance Subcommittee- 1 p.m. 460
Finance- 1:45 p.m. 460
Joint Judiciary- 3 p.m. House Chamber
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Finance - 9 a.m. - 460M
Finance - 1 p.m. - 460M
Government Organization - 1:30 p.m. - 215E
Constitutional Revision - Public hearing - 2 p.m. - House Chamber - concerning House Joint Resolution 101 and a proposed committee substitute submitted by the Governor
Federal Stimulus Utilization- 3 p.m. - 460
The House will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The Senate reconvened to adopt two resolutions, including Senate Resolution 11 , which designated February 1, 2010 as "Women's Day." Three bills advanced to third reading, including Senate Bill 215, which would add the assault of volunteer firefighters and emergency service employees to existing laws for malicious assault, Senate Bill 339, which would correct invalid code reference related to voter registration list, and Senate Bill 388, which would specify the number of members on municipal planning commissions.
The Senate also introduced 29 bills, including Senate Bill 423, which would provide dentists tax incentive for free dental care.
The following committees will meet today:
Natural Resources-1 p.m.-208W
Agriculture-2 p.m.-208W
Joint Judiciary-3 p.m.-House Chamber
Finance-3 p.m.-451M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Economic Development-9 a.m.-451M
Government Organization-10 a.m.-208W
Transportation and Infrastructure-10 a.m.-451M
Banking and Insurance-2 p.m.-208W
The Senate will reconvene 11 a.m. tomorrow.
The Senate reconvened to introduce 14 bills, including Senate Bill 394, which would authorize the Department of Motor Vehicles to use certain programs to identify uninsured vehicles, and Senate Bill 398, which would prohibit the landfill disposal of certain electronic devices. Senate Bill 215, Senate Bill 339 and Senate Bill 388 all advanced to second reading.
The Senate also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, which would name bridge number 10473 in Mingo County the "Matoma C. Sansom Memorial Bridge."
The following committees will meet on Monday:
Natural Resources-1 p.m.-208W
Agriculture-2 p.m.-208W
Pensions-2 p.m.-451M
Judiciary-3 p.m.-House Chamber
The Senate will reconvene 11 a.m. Monday.
The House reconvened today, passed one bill, introduced 26 bills and presented a citation. The House suspended the constitutional rule that states a bill has to be read on three separate days to pass House Bill 4039 from the House Local Calendar. This bill would increase the number of people who can be appointed to the Marshall County Park and Recreation Board.
Bills introduced included House Bill 4237, which relates to the West Virginia State Police Career Progression System, House Bill 4243, which would require the licensure of pharmacy benefit managers and establish the related regulatory requirements, and House Bill 4246, which would create a tax credit for new or converted qualified plug-in electric cars.
The House presented a citation to Alverta Wiggins, in honor of her life achievements. She raised 10 children as a single mom and went to school to become a nurse. She has 22 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. All of her children and grandchildren have a post-secondary education.
The following committees will meet Monday:
Finance-1 p.m. 460M
Finance, Budget Hearing-1:45 p.m 460M
Health and Human Resources-4 p.m. 215E
The House will reconvene Monday at 11 a.m.
Today marked the 7th annual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol. Young research talent from across the state filled the rotunda - showcasing posters on research in areas from heart disease and post traumatic stress disorder, to rocket flight and political science. More than 100 college and university students from 13 West Virginia institutions were selected to present their discoveries and speak with legislators about their findings.An awards ceremony at the Culture Center was held in conjunction with Undergraduate Research Day, recognizing nearly $3 million in recent, competitively-funded state and federal grants to colleges and universities to advance scientific research across West Virginia. Among the awards presented were the first two grants supported by interest earned on the Research Trust Fund - or “Bucks for Brains” - as outlined by the Legislature in 2008 through the passage of Senate Bill 287.
The House reconvened today and introduced 16 bills and adopted two resolutions. The introduced bills included House Bill 4207, which would make it illegal to send obscene, anonymous, harassing and threatening digital communication, House Bill 4211, which would provide funding for programs geared toward students with limited English skills, and House Bill 4222, which would exempt antique motor vehicles from personal property taxes.
The House also adopted House Resolution 9, which recognizes the public service of the AARP.
The item sparking the most conversation was Senate Concurrent Resolution 9. After being adopted by the Senate yesterday, it was adopted by the House with a vote of 82-7, with 11 members absent or not voting.
The following committees will meet today:
Finance, Budget Hearing-1 p.m. 460M
Judiciary-1 p.m. 410M
Government Organization-1:30 p.m. 215E
Education-2 p.m. 434M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Finance-9 a.m. 464M
Education-9:30 a.m 434M
Government Organization-10 a.m. 215E
Roads and Transportation-2 p.m. 215E
The House will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The Senate honored the USS West Virginia through the adoption of Senate Resolution 9. Stationed in Kings Bay, Georgia, the USS West Virginia was commissioned in 1989 and is home to more than 300 crew members and officers. Crew representatives were present during session to receive the resolution. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 8, which established January 28, 2010 as West Virginia Press Association Day.
In addition, four concurrent resolutions were adopted and 21 bills were introduced, including Senate Bill 380, which would prohibit the use of animals for fighting purposes and Senate Bill 384, which would create a Uniform Power of Attorney Act.
The following committees will meet today:
Health and Human Resources-1 p.m.-451M
Education-2 p.m.-451M
Judiciary-3 p.m.-208W
Finance-3 p.m.-451M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Economic Development-9 a.m.-451M
Military-10 a.m.-208W
The Senate will reconvene 11 a.m. tomorrow.
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