Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Tuesday, February 28, 2023

February 27, 2023
in Member Press Release

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 – 49th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Com. Sub. for SCR 10: US Army Air Corps PVT Albert J Sutphin Memorial Highway
Com. Sub. for SCR 13: Wyant Brothers Memorial Road
Com. Sub. for SCR 16: US Army 1SG James Arnold Browning Memorial Bridge
Com. Sub. for SCR 17: US Navy HT2 Phillip Joseph “PJ” Hainer Memorial Bridge
SR 37: Recognizing sister-state relationship between WV and Taiwan
SR 43: Designating February 27, 2023, as Rare Disease Awareness Day at Legislature
SR 44: Recognizing 151st anniversary of Glenville State University

THIRD READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 62: Establishing secondary location for racetrack video lottery terminals
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 422: Requiring public schools to publish curriculum online at beginning of each new school year – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 440: Authorizing DOH pay current obligations from State Road Fund
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 476: Exempting managed care contracts from purchasing requirements
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 541: Providing for election reforms
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 547: Increasing penalties for drug possession and updating list of offenses
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 572: Reforming cause of action for public nuisance
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 573: Relating to child support guidelines and Support Enforcement Commission
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 650: Allowing physician assistants to own practice
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 660: Establishing aggravated felony offense of reckless driving resulting in death
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 666: Placing cap on maximum penalty that may be imposed for first-degree robbery
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 681: Clarifying that juvenile competency determination process extends to status offenders
Eng. SB 732: Prohibiting insurer from imposing copayment for certain services
Eng. SB 734: Requiring adoption of cloud computing services by state agencies
Eng. SB 739: Relating to moratorium on carbon capture agreements – (With right to amend)
Eng. HB 2310: Provide the Division of Motor Vehicles authority to develop an “Antique Fleet” program so that multiple antique motor vehicles may utilize a single registration plate – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3308: Authorizing PSC consider and issue financing orders to certain utilities to permit the recovery of certain costs through securitization via consumer rate relief bonds

SECOND READING

Com. Sub. for SB 123: Creating enhanced penalties for fleeing officer
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 199: Requiring purchases of certain commodities and services from state use program partners
Com. Sub. for SB 220: Industrial Hemp Development Act
Com. Sub. for SB 468: Continuing Cabwaylingo State Forest Trail System
Com. Sub. for SB 540: Creating misdemeanor offense of willfully urinating or defecating in public
Com. Sub. for SB 546: Adding and removing certain compounds from controlled substance list
Com. Sub. for SB 552: Relating to abortion
Com. Sub. for SB 581: Amending provisions of 2023 Farm Bill
Com. Sub. for SB 593: Mandating cost of living salary adjustment policy for state employees
Com. Sub. for SB 633: Requiring prompt appearances for persons detained on capiases
Com. Sub. for SB 634: Increasing value at which municipal property must be sold through public auction
Com. Sub. for SB 647: Relating to substantiation of abuse and neglect allegations
SB 736: Establishing three-year nontraditional school week pilot project
SB 738: Equipment Right to Repair Act
SB 740: Relating to compensation and expense reimbursement for members of Legislature
Eng. HB 3218: Relating to requiring suicide prevention resources be printed on student identification cards

FIRST READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2638: Authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2640: Authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate legislative rules – (Com. amends. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2648: Authorizing certain agencies and boards of the DHHR to promulgate a legislative rule – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9 a.m.: Government Organization (208W)

HB 2762: Allowing variance in state fire code for certain buildings used solely for emergency equipment storage
HB 2899: Repealing two sections of code relating to gas utility rates
HB 3311: Relating to wine alcohol by volume as compared to beer
HB 2587: To reflect that County Sheriffs will be required to include a breakdown of the distribution of where a citizens taxes will be paid
HB 3215: Relating to land use
HB 3261: Relating to Social Workers Qualifications
HB 3210: Relating to the performance of installation of propane gas systems

9 a.m.: Education (451M)

HB 2597: Amending performance evaluations of professional personnel
HB 2607: Clarify that vehicles with a capacity larger than 10 passengers may be used to transport students provided that no more than 10 passengers may be transported at one time.
HB 3192: Abolishing the Center for Nursing and transferring its duties and authorities to the Higher Education Policy Commission
HB 3547: Increasing the number of personal leave days that county board of education employees may use
HB 3548: Relating to teacher duty-free lunch and daily planning periods
HCR 11: Relating to Higher Education Consortium for Emerging Energy Technologies

10:50 a.m.: Senate Committee on Rules (219M)

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

HB 2002: Relating to providing support for families
HB 2436: Relating to the implementation of an acuity-based patient classification system
HB 2538: Requiring usage of child welfare information technology systems
HB 2759: Relating to updating the health care provider tax
HB 2917: Relating to allowing retired state employees who meet the minimum qualifications necessary, to render post-retirement employment with the Department of Health and Human Resources
HB 3166: To permit a hospital to hold a patient experiencing a psychiatric emergency for up to 72 hours
HB 3199: Relating to removing the requirement that an ectopic pregnancy be reported
HB 3306: Relating to the organizational structure of the Office of Drug Control Policy

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

Strike and Insert for Com. Sub. for SB 470: Making adoption records accessible for medical purposes
Study Resolution: SB 92, Providing compensation to victims of abusive lawsuits
Study Resolution: SB 726, Preventing compensatory damage awards for outstanding medical expenses
Com. Sub. for HB 2605: Relating to Good Samaritan law

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

Com. Sub. for HB 2757: Relating to expanding institutional eligibility for the WV Invests Grant Program
HB 2839: Making a technical correction regarding an incorrect fund name and clarifying applicability to mine lands governed by SMCRA and the Abandoned Mine Lands Act
Com. Sub. for HB 3013: Relating to authorizing the Jefferson County Commission to levy a special district excise tax
HB 3391: Establishing filing deadlines for appeals of property tax valuations and issues involving property tax classification and taxability to the West Virginia Office of Tax Appeals

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

Senate Resolutions to be Introduced Tuesday, February 28, 2023

SCR 21: Requesting Joint Committee on Technology study feasibility of Digital Identification implementation to allow citizens to access state agency services with signal sign-on platform (Barrett, Woodrum, Queen)

Committee Action on Bills from Monday, February 27, 2023

9 a.m.: Outdoor Recreation

Com. Sub. for SB 468: Continuing Cabwaylingo State Forest Trail System
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

1 p.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2218: Distracted Driving Act
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Eng. HB 2310: Provide the Division of Motor Vehicles authority to develop an “Antique Fleet” program so that multiple antique motor vehicles may utilize a single registration plate
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for SCR 10: US Army Air Corps PVT Albert J. Sutphin Memorial Highway; Com. Sub. for SCR 13: Wyant Brothers Memorial Road; Com. Sub. for SCR 16: US Army 1SG James Arnold Browning Memorial Bridge; Com. Sub. for SCR 17: US Navy HT2 Phillip Joseph “PJ” Hainer Memorial Bridge
Committee substitutes reported to the full Senate with the recommendation they each be adopted

2 p.m.: Banking and Insurance

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2540: Travel Insurance Model Act
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

Eng. HB 2611: To remove certain territorial limitations on a banking institution’s ability to offer messenger services or mobile banking facilities
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Judiciary

Com. Sub. for HB 2638: Authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules – Includes 148 CSR 01, 148 CSR 06
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 2640: Authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate legislative rules – Includes 45 CSR 16, 45 CSR 30, 45 CSR 34, 45 CSR 40, 38 CSR 03, 33 CSR 10, 33 CSR 13, 60 CSR 11
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 2648: Authorizing certain agencies and boards of the DHHR to promulgate a legislative rule – Includes 64 CSR 26, 64 CSR 73, 64 CSR 84, 64 CSR 110, 64 CSR 112, 65 CSR 13, 65 CSR 34, 69 CSR 13, 69 CSR 19, 78 CSR 01, 78 CSR 03, 78 CSR 18, 78 CSR 19, 78 CSR 20, 78 CSR 21, 78 CSR 25, 78 CSR 28, 114A CSR 03
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Finance

Com. Sub. for SB 91: Relating to distribution of certain taxes and surcharges to benefit fire departments and emergency medical services providers
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 593: Mandating cost of living salary adjustment policy for state employees
Committee substitute for the committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for SB 589: Relating to nonpublic kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school education
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate without recommendation, and to be read a first time and referred back to Finance

Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 199: Requiring purchases of certain commodities and services from state use program partners
Committee substitute for the committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Monday, February 27, 2023 (244 – 214 Senate; 30 House)

Bills Pending in Committee

Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Monday, February 27, 2023 (8 – 6 Senate; 2 House)

SCR 3: Dr. Roland P. Sharp Memorial Road (House Technology and Infrastructure)
SCR 4: US Navy S1 Ira “Noon” Copley and Marie Copley Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
SCR 6: US Army SGT Vincent DiBacco Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
SCR 7: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-14)
SCR 8: US Army PV 2 Harold Richard Plumley Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
SCR 14: Supporting Medal of Valor nominees recommended by First Responders Honor Board (House Rules)
HCR 13: Make 2nd week of February of every year a week of recognition of the Boy Scouts of America (Adopted, 02-17)
HCR 29: Amending Joint Rule 13 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House that clarifies that when two or more bills amending the same statute are passed in the same session, the last passed controls (Adopted, 02-16)

Bills that Have Completed Legislation as of Monday, February 27, 2023 (37 – 14 Senate; 23 House)

SB 4: Creating Adopt-A-Trail volunteer programs for public land under DNR jurisdiction (Signed, 02-17)
SB 10: Campus Self-Defense Act (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 83: Authorizing tactical medical professionals to carry firearms (Signed, 02-09)
SB 89: Requiring hospitals to staff qualified personnel to perform sexual assault forensic exams (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 128: Clarifying authority of Governor and Legislature to proclaim and declare state of emergency and preparedness (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 132: Clarifying criminal offense of harassment (Signed, 02-06)
SB 143: Relating to Adopt-A-Stream Program (Signed, 02-06)
SB 161: Authorizing DNR to manage and dispose of property (Signed, 01-24)
SB 162: Authorizing director of DNR to lease state-owned pore spaces in certain areas for carbon sequestration (Signed, 01-24)
SB 207: Relating to state allocation of funding to regional councils (Signed, 02-09)
SB 231: Transferring administration of WV Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Matching Funds Program to Department of Economic Development (Signed, 02-06)
SB 239: Requiring Commissioner of Bureau for Behavioral Health to engage certain providers and leaders to study homeless demographic (Signed, 02-24)
SB 241: Relating to Patient Brokering Act (Signed, 02-17)
SB 275: Adding State Fire Marshals to statute included with law enforcement and first responders that receive information on school safety requirements (Signed, 02-24)
HB 2006: Relating to reorganizing the Department of Health and Human Resources (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 2018: Permitting the managed care case coordinator to attend the multidisciplinary team meeting (Signed, 02-13)
HB 2029: Repealing the creation of an all-payer claims database (Signed, 02-13)
HB 2062: Establish rules and regulations for e-bikes in West Virginia that more closely comport to federal law (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 2412: Declaring November 14 every year, a special Memorial Day in remembrance of the Marshall University airplane crash (Signed, 02-22)
HB 2506: Creating a title clearinghouse for non-resident businesses (Signed, 02-13)
HB 2530: Relating to the extension of the expiration of temporary registration plates from sixty days to ninety days (Signed, 02-15)
HB 2533: Relating to a permanent windshield placard to be valid for the duration of the applicant’s life (Signed, 02-15)
HB 2564: Repeal of administrative hearing procedures for DUI offenses (Signed, 02-14)
HB 2596: To modify when a nonresident student’s transfer may be denied (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 2602: Reestablishing certain specialized school service personnel classifications (Signed, 02-22)
HB 2776: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-14)
HB 2777: Updating federal taxable income and other terms in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-14)
HB 2800: All relating to authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education (Signed, 02-24)
HB 2835: Repeal outdated provisions of code relating to the West Virginia graduate college and Marshall University (Signed, 02-17)
HB 2845: Relating to removing expired provisions from the code (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)

HB 2882: Making a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Economic Development (Signed, 02-24)
HB 3055: To create a vocational math class for students interested in careers in the trades (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 3061: Relating to updating the authority of the Foster Care Ombudsman (Signed, 02-24)
HB 3122: Permitting certain types of rifles using an encapsulated propellant charge that loads from the breech (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 3164: To extend the termination date of the West Virginia Advisory Council on Rare Diseases due to a delay in beginning its duties (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 3272: Relating to the operation of private trust companies in West Virginia (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 3340: To revise the West Virginia Tax Increment Financing Act (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Monday, February 27, 2023 (3 – 1 Senate; 2 House)

SCR 7: Amending Joint Rules of Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 02-14)
HCR 13: Make 2nd week of February of every year a week of recognition of the Boy Scouts of America (Adopted, 02-17)
HCR 29: Amending Joint Rule 13 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House that clarifies that when two or more bills amending the same statute are passed in the same session, the last passed controls (Adopted, 02-16)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Monday, February 27, 2023 (25 – 11 Senate; 14 House)

SB 4: Creating Adopt-A-Trail volunteer programs for public land under DNR jurisdiction (Signed, 02-17)
SB 83: Authorizing tactical medical professionals to carry firearms (Signed, 02-09)
SB 132: Clarifying criminal offense of harassment (Signed, 02-06)
SB 143: Relating to Adopt-A-Stream Program (Signed, 02-06)
SB 161: Authorizing DNR to manage and dispose of property (Signed, 01-24)
SB 162: Authorizing director of DNR to lease state-owned pore spaces in certain areas for carbon sequestration (Signed, 01-24)
SB 207: Relating to state allocation of funding to regional councils (Signed, 02-09)
SB 231: Transferring administration of WV Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Matching Funds Program to Department of Economic Development (Signed, 02-06)
SB 239: Requiring Commissioner of Bureau for Behavioral Health to engage certain providers and leaders to study homeless demographic (Signed, 02-24)
SB 241: Relating to Patient Brokering Act (Signed, 02-17)
SB 275: Adding State Fire Marshals to statute included with law enforcement and first responders that receive information on school safety requirements (Signed, 02-24)
HB 2018: Permitting the managed care case coordinator to attend the multidisciplinary team meeting (Signed, 02-13)
HB 2029: Repealing the creation of an all-payer claims database (Signed, 02-13)
HB 2412: Declaring November 14 every year, a special Memorial Day in remembrance of the Marshall University airplane crash (Signed, 02-22)
HB 2506: Creating a title clearinghouse for non-resident businesses (Signed, 02-13)
HB 2530: Relating to the extension of the expiration of temporary registration plates from sixty days to ninety days (Signed, 02-15)
HB 2533: Relating to a permanent windshield placard to be valid for the duration of the applicant’s life (Signed, 02-15)
HB 2564: Repeal of administrative hearing procedures for DUI offenses (Signed, 02-14)
HB 2602: Reestablishing certain specialized school service personnel classifications (Signed, 02-22)
HB 2776: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-14)
HB 2777: Updating federal taxable income and other terms in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-14)
HB 2800: All relating to authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education (Signed, 02-24)
HB 2835: Repeal outdated provisions of code relating to the West Virginia graduate college and Marshall University (Signed, 02-17)
HB 2882: Making a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Economic Development (Signed, 02-24)
HB 3061: Relating to updating the authority of the Foster Care Ombudsman (Signed, 02-24)

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