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West Virginia Legislature

1st Session of the 87th Legislature

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 – 57th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  • SCR 35: Requesting study on efficiency and accountability of county boards of education
  • SR 67: Designating March 6, 2024, as Suicide Prevention Awareness Day

THIRD READING

  • Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 644: Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Commerce, Division of Forestry, and Geological and Economic Survey
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 656: Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHHR, Division of Human Services
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 665: Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHHR, Division of Health
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4709: Relating to vocational and technical education programs
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4971: Relating to Critical Materials Manufacturing Tax
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4986: Relating to computer science and cybersecurity instruction for adult learners
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5013: Relating to Timber Management
  • Eng. HB 5014: Supplementing and amending appropriations to West Virginia University General Administration Fund
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5024: Relating to exempting non-grantor trusts administered in this state from the personal income tax
  • Eng. HB 5056: Relating to substitute service personnel positions
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5082: Exempt those with 25 years holding an insurance license from attaining additional CEUs
  • Eng. HB 5170: Increasing the size of matching grants for local economic development from $30,000 to $50,000.
  • Eng. HB 5213: To allow Gold Star spouses to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5223: To create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization Program
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5294: Revising state law regulating farm wineries – (Amend. and title amend. pending) – (With right to amend)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5617: Authorizing the Public Service Commission to promulgate rules for maintenance, flushing, flow testing, and marking of fire hydrants owned by water utilities
  • Eng. HB 5632: Relating generally to West Virginia Real Estate License Act
  • Eng. HB 5696: Relating to the upper Ohio Valley Trail Network
  • Eng. HB 5697: Relating to public charter schools code provisions

SECOND READING

  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4190: Relating to the establishment of an alert system for missing cognitively impaired persons – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. HB 4292: Providing for enhanced damages for non-payment of royalties due from oil, natural gas, or natural gas liquids production – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. HB 4305: Relating to granting in-state resident status to economic development participants – (Com. amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4552: To ensure party affiliation is consistent with candidate’s voter registration – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. HB 4721: Require Surveyors to offer to record surveys of property – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4812: Capping amount of moneys to third party vendors who collect business and occupation taxes on behalf of cities
  • Eng. HB 4822: Creating the Certified Sites and Development Readiness Program
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4829: Relating to employment of service personnel and removing the requirement for a high school diploma or general education development certificate. – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4851: To allow for public and private schools in West Virginia to employ security personnel – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4867: Require pornography websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4880: Relating to personal income tax social security exemption – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4882: Extending in-state tuition rates to all members and veterans of the National Guard, reserves, and armed forces as well as their spouses and dependents
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4919: Relating to the Promise Scholarship
  • Eng. HB 4945: Relating generally to the Hope Scholarship Program – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4956: Creating the Oral Health and Cancer Rights Act – (Com. amends. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4967: Relating to the administration of the Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Act to provide new liability protections for persons and companies who wish to purchase and redevelop former industrial properties. – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5127: Including Potomac State College in the definition of community and technical college education program for participation in the “Learn and Earn Program”
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5188: Relating to awards and benefits for duty related disability in the municipal police officers and firefighters retirement system – (Com. amends. pending)
  • Eng. HB 5257: Relating generally to allowing the Supreme Court of Appeals discretion to create uniform pay scales for all levels of judicial support staff. – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5338: Relating to Safe Harbor for Cybersecurity Programs – (Com. amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5405: Providing additional professional development and support to West Virginia educators through teacher and leader induction and professional growth – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5514: Enhancing training requirements for county boards of education members – (Com. amend. pending)
  • Eng. HB 5528: Relating to the renewable energy facilities program
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5544: Relating to requiring certain reporting from the Mountaineer Trail Network Authority each year
  • Eng. HB 5548: Relating to modifying requirements imposed on any owner, operator, or manager within a tourism development project – (Com. amend. pending)
  • Eng. HB 5594: Exempting the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, West Virginia University and Marshall University from contracts, agreements, or memorandums of understanding with spending units in state government with exceptions
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5604: Relating to procurement by state spending units
  • Eng. HJR 21: Amending the Constitution to prohibit persons not United States citizens from voting in any election held within this state – (Com. amend. pending)

FIRST READING

  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4753: Relating to providing health insurance coverage concerning biomarker testing – (Com. amends. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4975: Relating to establishing a foster parent information system – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5609: Relating to confidentiality of child care records and the Foster Care Ombudsman – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HJR 28: Protection from medically-assisted suicide or euthanasia in West Virginia Amendment – (Com. amend. pending)

Scheduled Committee Meetings

NOTE: Committee times and agendas are subject to change.

9 a.m.: Education (451M)

  • HB 4863: Patriotic Access to Students in Schools Act
  • HB 5553: To provide and change graduation requirements and change duties relating to academic content standards
  • HB 5252: Requiring certain minimum experience for the director or coordinator of services class title involving school transportation
  • HB 5158: Relating to making technical corrections to the special education code
  • HCR 24: To create a study resolution to examine the school aid formula
  • Originating Resolution: Study of How School Building Authority Funds are Distributed

10 a.m.: Judiciary (208W)

  • Strike and Insert for Com. Sub. for HB 5084: Require retailers to verify identification and age upon purchase of vape products
  • Strike and Insert for HB 4700: Banning certain persons from sport wagering activities
  • Strike and Insert for Com. Sub. for HB 4999: Creating exception to spousal privilege
  • Strike and Insert for Com. Sub. for HB 4786: Delivery Network Company (DNC) Insurance Model Act

1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)

  • HB 5018: To provide for oversight and authority governing community air monitoring programs

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

  • HB 4783: Relating to the practice of optometry
  • HB 5105: To eliminate the vaccine requirements for public virtual schools

2 p.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)

  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5287: Relating generally to traffic safety
  • Eng. HB 5437: Relating to time limits imposed on the Division of Highways to grant a highway entrance permit
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5583: Permitting the Commissioner of the Division of Highways to issue a special permit to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicles or nondivisible load exceeding the maximum specified
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5238: Mandating that all courts provide adjudication for juvenile offenders for traffic violations to the Division of Motor Vehicles

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

  • Agenda TBA

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

  • HB 5435: Establishing the registered apprenticeship to associate of applied science program to be administered by the Council for Community and Technical College Education

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

Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

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