Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Friday, March 26, 2021
Friday, March 26, 2021 – 45th Day of Session
The Senate will convene at 10 a.m.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- SR 30: Memorializing life of Honorable Shirley Dean Love (Baldwin, Woodrum, Blair, Azinger, Beach, Boley, Caputo, Clements, Grady, Hamilton, Ihlenfeld, Jeffries, Karnes, Lindsay, Maroney, Martin, Maynard, Nelson, Phillips, Plymale, Roberts, Romano, Rucker, Smith, Stollings, Stover, Swope, Sypolt, Takubo, Tarr, Trump, Unger, Weld, Woelfel)
THIRD READING
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 474: Exempting DOH from Purchasing Division procedures
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 587: Making contract consummation with state more efficient (original similar to HB 3059)
- Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 673: Relating to venue for bringing civil action or arbitration proceedings under construction contracts
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2094: Relating to the juvenile restorative justice programs
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2382: Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to ambient air quality standards
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2896: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Human Services
- Eng. HB 2898: Making a supplementary appropriation to WorkForce West Virginia: Workforce Investment Act
- Eng. HB 2901: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Human Services
- Eng. HB 2903: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Homeland Security, West Virginia State Police
- Eng. HB 2940: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Education, State Board of Education: State Department of Education
- Eng. HB 2941: Supplementary appropriation decreasing an existing item and adding a new item of appropriation to the Department of Revenue, Insurance Commissioner
SECOND READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 419: Redefining “firearm” to match federal code
- Com. Sub. for SB 458: Relating to possession of firearms by individuals during state of emergency
- SB 488: Relating to distributing hotel occupancy tax to convention and visitor’s bureaus
- SB 521: Extending licensure renewal term of certain private investigators, security guards, and associated firms
- Com. Sub. for SB 534: Permitting Economic Development Authority to make working capital loans from revolving loan fund capitalized with federal grant funds
- Com. Sub. for SB 585: Requiring BOE create and provide course in family and consumer sciences in secondary schools
- SB 588: Requiring county boards of education and county superintendents to comply with instructions of State Board of Education
- Com. Sub. for SB 601: Relating generally to public employees grievance procedure
- Com. Sub. for SB 604: Requiring county commissions create districts for towing services
- SB 680: Allowing State Superintendent of Schools define classroom teachers certified in special education
- SB 710: Requiring impact statement in certain instances of school closing or consolidation
- Com. Sub. for SJR 11: Constitutional Officer Term Limit Amendment
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2260: Relating to procurement of child placing services
FIRST READING
- Com. Sub. for SB 401: Relating to WV Consumer Credit and Protection Act
- Com. Sub. for SB 603: Authorizing new market entrants to conduct remote sports wagering and remote interactive wagering
- Com. Sub. for SB 634: Requiring training of certain officers for persons with autism spectrum disorder
- Com. Sub. for SB 660: Providing for cooperation between law-enforcement agencies and military authorities
- Com. Sub. for SB 668: Creating Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
- SB 712: Relating to oversight fees for certain gas-producing wells
- SB 713: Relating generally to inmate good time
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2290: Initiating a State Employment First Policy to facilitate integrated employment of disabled persons – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
- Eng. HB 2897: Expiring funds to the balance of the Department of Commerce
- Eng. HB 2899: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Commerce
- Eng. HB 2920: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Health: Laboratory Services Fund
Scheduled Committee Meetings
(Additional committee meetings may be announced during Friday’s floor session.)
9 a.m.: Judiciary (208W)
- SB 485: Relating to use or presentation of firearm during commission of felony
- Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2495: Relating to the filing of asbestos and silica claims
- SB 674: Clarifying that unpaid restitution does not preclude person from obtaining driver’s license
- Com. Sub. for SB 530: Establishing causes for revocation, cancellation, or suspension of business registration certificate
2 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)
- SB 622: Increasing compensation for elected county officials
- SB 695: Providing procedures for decreasing or increasing corporate limits by annexation
- SB 642: Requiring legal advertisements by State Auditor be posted to central website
- SB 708: Establishing County Cleanup Committee within DNR
- Originating Bill1: Relating to public land access
3 p.m.: Finance (451M)
- Originating Bill: Supplementary appropriation to West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education
- Com. Sub. for SJR 9: Disabled Veterans’ Exemption from Ad Valorem Property Taxation Amendment
- Com. Sub. for SJR 10: Limiting the Terms of Members of the House of Delegates and Senate Amendment
- Originating Bill: Salaries of certain State Officers
- Com. Sub. for SJR 1: Protection of the Right to Bear Arms Amendment
- SJR 7: Motor Vehicle and Other Personal Property Tax Reduction Amendment
- Com. Sub. for SB 492: Establishing program for bonding to reclaim abandoned wind and solar generation facilities
** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **
Senate Resolutions to be Introduced Friday, March 26, 2021
- SCR 55: Supporting Atlantic Coast Pipeline (Karnes, Azinger, Boley, Clements, Grady, Hamilton, Jeffries, Lindsay, Maynard, Nelson, Phillips, Plymale, Roberts, Romano, Rucker, Smith, Stollings, Stover, Swope, Takubo, Trump, Weld, Woelfel, Woodrum)
Committee Action on Bills from Thursday, March 25, 2021
1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources
- Originating Bill 3: Relating to Physician Assistant Practice Act
- Originating bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
- Originating Bill 4: State Hope and Recovery Act
- Originating bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining
- Com. Sub. for SB 336: Relating to nonferrous metal sales and transportation to secondary recycler
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance
2 p.m.: Education
- HB 2852: Relating to distribution of the allowance for increased enrollment
- Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
- HB 2267: Establishing an optional bus operator in residence program for school districts
- Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
- SB 307: Relating generally to in-state tuition rates for certain persons
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance
2 p.m.: Government Organization
- Com. Sub. for SB 508: Relating to public records management and preservation fees
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
- Com. Sub. for SB 641: Allowing counties to use severance tax proceeds for litter cleanup programs
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
- Com. Sub. for SB 635: Requiring State Fire Commission propose rules for sprinkler protection in basements of certain buildings
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
- Com. Sub. for SB 543: Establishing Chuck Yeager Mountain State Medal of Excellence
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
- Com. Sub. for SB 360: Allowing poll workers to work half days
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
- Com. Sub. for SB 622: Increasing compensation for elected county officials
- Bill laid over to next meeting; amendment pending
- Com. Sub. for SB 695: Providing procedures for decreasing or increasing corporate limits by annexation
- Bill not taken up by committee
3 p.m.: Finance
- SB 424: Creating fixed income credit for low-income senior citizens
- Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
- Com. Sub. for HB 2499: Tax reduction for arms and ammo manufacturing
- Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
- Com. Sub. for HB 2026: Relating to the modernization of the collection of income taxes by adopting uniform provisions relating to the mobile workforce
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
3 p.m.: Judiciary
- Com. Sub. for SB 655: Eliminating sunset and legislative audit provisions for certain PSC rules
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
- Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 657: Relating to free expression on state institution of higher education campuses
- Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Thursday, March 25, 2021 (133 Senate; 30 House)
Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Thursday, March 25, 2021 (14 Senate, 1 House)
- SCR 4: Recognizing June 19 as Juneteenth Day (Adopted, 03-15)
- SCR 5: Urging Congress call Article V convention to impose fiscal restraints on federal government (House Judiciary)
- SCR 6: US Navy Seaman 2nd Class Wilbur ‘Webb’ Hahn and John W. Hahn Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
- SCR 8: Fire Chief Kenneth Junior Russell Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
- SCR 9: Haynie Family Veterans Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
- SCR 13: Urging Adjutant General to establish Honor Guard in each unit to perform military funeral honors (House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security)
- SCR 14: Creating WV Women’s Suffrage Memorial (House Rules)
- SCR 15: Extending certain leases between US Army Corps of Engineers and Nicholas County Airport Authority (Adopted, 03-16)
- SCR 16: USMC Corporal Roger Lee Boothe Memorial Road (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 20: Supporting and celebrating centennial anniversary of Jones Act (House Rules)
- SCR 23: USMC CPL Guy Maywood Edwards Memorial Bridge (House Technology and Infrastructure)
- SCR 53: Encouraging certain facilities improve palliative care programs (House Health and Human Resources)
- SCR 54: Urging Congress and President to protect Second Amendment of US Constitution (House Judiciary)
- SJR 4: Incorporation of Churches or Religious Denominations Amendment (House Judiciary)
HCR 9: Urging Congress to call a convention of states to limit terms of office of the US House of Representatives (Adopted, 03-22)
Bills Signed by the Governor as of Thursday, March 25, 2021 (21 – 14 Senate; 7 House)
- SB 12: Relating to local health department accountability (Signed, 03-16)
- SB 14: Providing for additional options for alternative certification for teachers (Signed, 03-10)
- SB 126: Authorizing Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules (Signed, 03-19)
- SB 216: Authorizing Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules (Signed, 03-16)
- SB 270: Providing for collection of tax by hotel marketplace facilitators (Signed, 03-18)
- SB 272: Relating to WV Employment Law Worker Classification Act (Signed, 03-19)
- SB 277: Creating COVID-19 Jobs Protection Act (Signed, 03-19)
- SB 296: Relating generally to repealing certain rules (Signed, 03-19)
- SB 338: Creating Fire Service Equipment and Training Fund (Signed, 03-19)
- SB 280: Relating to e-commerce modernization (Signed, 03-18)
- SB 345: Expanding alcohol test and lock program to include offenders with drug-related offense (Signed, 03-16)
- SB 358: Removing prohibition on ATMs located in area where racetrack video lottery machines are located (Signed, 03-16)
- SB 372: Providing greater discretion to WV Board of Medicine to approve graduate clinical training (Signed, 03-19)
- SB 459: Relating to return of member’s paid contributions to heirs after member’s death under certain circumstances (Signed, 03-16)
- HB 2001: Relating generally to creating the West Virginia Jumpstart Savings Program (Signed, 03-19)
- HB 2011: Eliminating any time requirements for part time personnel to work during a working year (Signed, 03-24)
- HB 2012: Relating to public charter schools (Signed, 03-12)
- HB 2019: Elevating Economic Development and Tourism Departments (Signed, 03-08)
- HB 2262: Relating to the controlled substance monitoring database (Signed, 03-10)
- HB 2358: Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income and certain other terms used in West Virginia Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
- HB 2359: Updating the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-24)
Bills that Became Law Without Governor’s Signature as of Thursday, March 25, 2021 (1)
- SB 11: Declaring work stoppage or strike by public employees to be unlawful (Became Law Without Signature, 03-16)
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