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West Virginia Legislature

2nd Session of the 86th Legislature

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Wednesday, January 19, 2022 – 8th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  • SR 9: Designating January 19, 2022, as WV Tourism Day

THIRD READING

There are no bills on Third Reading for Wednesday, January 19, 2022.

SECOND READING

  • SB 244: Relating to appointment of judges to Intermediate Court of Appeals

FIRST READING

  • SB 253: Relating to voting precincts and redistricting

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9 a.m. WVU Economic Outlook (House Chamber)

1 p.m.: Economic Development (451M)

  • SB 4: Repealing ban on construction of nuclear power plants
  • SB 51: Relating to WV Film Industry Investment Act
  • SB 231: Relating generally to broadband connectivity

2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)

  • Presentations: Discussing potential legislation for 2022 Session
  • Consolidated Public Retirement Board – Teresa Miller, Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Director
  • Municipal Pensions Oversight Board – Blair Taylor, Exe. Director MPOB

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

  • 3 p.m. – Budget Presentation: West Virginia Public Service Commission
  • 3:30 p.m. – Budget Presentation: West Virginia PSC Consumer Advocate Division
  • 4 p.m. – Budget Presentation: West Virginia Lottery

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

  • Sub. for SB 334: Miscellaneous Rules Bundle
    • Includes: SB 334, Department of Agriculture rule relating to feeding of untreated garbage to swine; SB 335, Department of Agriculture rule relating to commercial feed; SB 336, Department of Agriculture rule relating to enrichment of flour and bread law regulations; SB 337, Department of Agriculture rule relating to fruits and vegetables certification of potatoes for seedling purposes; SB 338, Department of Agriculture rule relating to Fresh Food Act; SB 339, Department of Agriculture rule relating to auctioneers; SB 340, Department of Agriculture rule relating to hemp products; SB 341, Commissioner of Agriculture rule relating to livestock care standards; SB 342, Department of Agriculture rule relating to Rural Rehabilitation Program; SB 343, Department of Agriculture rule relating to Farm-to-Food Bank Tax Credit; SB 344, Department of Agriculture rule relating to farmers markets; SB 345, Department of Agriculture rule relating to seed certification; SB 346, Auditor rule relating to procedure for local levying bodies to apply for permission to extend time to meet as levying body; SB 347, Auditor rule relating to accountability requirements for state funds and grants; SB 348, Board Chiropractic Examiners rule relating to chiropractic telehealth practice; SB 349, Contractor Licensing Board rule relating to Contractor Licensing Act; SB 350, Board of Examiners in Counseling rule relating to licensing rule; SB 351, Board of Examiners in Counseling rule relating to licensed professional counselors fees rule; SB 352, Board of Examiners in Counseling rule relating to marriage and family therapist licensing rule; SB 353, Board of Examiners in Counseling rule relating to marriage and family therapist fees rule; SB 354, Dangerous Wild Animal Board rule relating to dangerous wild animal; SB 355, Board of Dentistry rule relating to WV Board of Dentistry; SB 356, Board of Dentistry rule relating to formation and approval of professional limited liability companies; SB 357, Board of Dentistry rule relating to formation and approval of dental corporation and dental practice ownership; SB 358, Board of Dentistry rule relating to continuing education requirements; SB 359, Board of Dentistry rule relating to administration of anesthesia by dentists; SB 360, Board of Dentistry rule relating to expanded duties of dental hygienists and dental assistants; SB 361, Board of Dentistry rule relating to teledentistry; SB 362, WV Board of Funeral Service Examiners rule relating to fee schedule; SB 363, Massage Therapy Board rule relating to general provisions; SB 364, Board of Medicine rule relating to licensing and disciplinary procedures: physicians, podiatric physicians, and surgeons; SB 365, Board of Medicine rule relating to licensure, practice requirements, disciplinary and complaint procedures, continuing education, and physician assistants; SB 366, Board of Medicine rule relating to dispensing of prescription drugs by practitioners; SB 367, Board of Medicine rule relating to continuing education for physicians and podiatric physicians; SB 368, Board of Medicine rule relating to practitioner requirements for accessing WV Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database; SB 369, Board of Medicine rule relating to establishment and regulation of limited license to practice medicine and surgery at certain state veterans nursing home facilities; SB 370, Board of Medicine rule relating to registration to practice during declared state of emergency; SB 371, Board of Medicine rule relating to telehealth and interstate telehealth registration for physicians, podiatric physicians, and physician assistants; SB 372, Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule relating to licensing procedures for osteopathic physicians; SB 373, Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule relating to osteopathic physician assistants; SB 374, Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule relating to practitioner requirements for controlled substances licensure and accessing WV Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database; SB 375, Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule relating to telehealth practice and interstate telehealth registration for osteopathic physicians and physician assistants; SB 376, Board of Pharmacy rule relating to licensure and practice of pharmacist care; SB 377, Board of Pharmacy rule relating to Controlled Substances Monitoring Program; SB 378, Board of Pharmacy rule relating to regulations governing pharmacists; SB 379, PSC rule relating to occupancy of customer-provided conduit; SB 380, Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board rule relating to requirements for licensure and certification; SB 381, Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board rule relating to renewal of licensure or certification; SB 382, Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board rule relating to renewal of appraisal management companies; SB 383, Board of Registered Professional Nurses rule relating to limited prescriptive authority for nurses in advanced practice; SB 384, Board of Registered Professional Nurses rule relating to telehealth practice; SB 385, Secretary of State rule relating to voter registration at DMV; SB 386, Secretary of State rule relating to voter registration list maintenance by Secretary of State; SB 387, Secretary of State rule relating to Combined Voter Registration and Driver Licensing Fund; SB 388, Secretary of State rule relating to use of digital signatures; SB 389, Secretary of State rule relating to regulation of political party headquarters finances; SB 390, Secretary of State rule relating to standards and guidelines for electronic notarization, remote online notarization, and remote ink notarization; SB 391, Secretary of State rule relating to real property electronic recording standards and regulations; SB 392, Board of Social Work Examiners rule relating to qualifications for profession of social work; SB 393, Social Work Examiners rule relating to continuing education for social workers and providers; SB 394, Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology rule relating to licensure of speech-pathology and audiology; SB 395, Treasurer rule relating to Substitute Checks, Exceptional Items Fund; SB 396, Treasurer rule relating to procedures for deposit of moneys with State Treasurer’s Office by state agencies; SB 397, Treasurer rule relating to selection of state depositories for disbursement accounts through competitive bidding; SB 398, Treasurer rule relating to selection of state depositories for receipt accounts; SB 399, Treasurer rule relating to procedures for processing payments from State Treasury; SB 400, Treasurer rule relating to reporting debt; SB 401, Treasurer rule relating to procedures for fees in collections by charge, credit, or debit card or by electronic payment; SB 402, Treasurer rule relating to procedures for providing services to political subdivisions

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

Senate Bills to be Introduced Wednesday, January 19, 2022

  • SB 426: Increasing rate of taxation on cigarettes and tobacco-related products (FN) (Takubo; Finance)
  • SB 427: Permitting WV Board of Medicine investigators to carry concealed weapon (Takubo; Judiciary)
  • SB 428: Relating generally to minimum wage (Geffert; Workforce then Finance)
  • SB 429: Increasing exclusion from state personal income tax for members of PERS (FN) (Sypolt; Finance)
  • SB 430: Modifying witness fee rate paid by state to match federal court system (Grady, Clements, Phillips, Roberts, Stover; Judiciary)
  • SB 431: Relating generally to Uniform Controlled Substances Act (Weld; Judiciary)
  • SB 432: Providing one-time bonus for Public Employees Retirement System and State Teachers Retirement System (FN) (Nelson, Clements; Finance)
  • SB 433: Relating to municipal fire departments (Nelson; Government Organization then Judiciary)
  • SB 434: Updating authority to airports for current operations (Nelson; Government Organization then Judiciary)
  • SB 435: Awarding service weapon to retiree from Division of Protective Services (Trump; Judiciary)
  • SB 436: Correcting code citation for authority of State Fire Marshal (Trump; Government Organization)
  • SB 437: Providing for early discharge of parolees (Trump; Judiciary)
  • SCR 13: US Army PFC Joseph Stanley McKinney Memorial Bridge (Stover, Grady, Maynard, Phillips, Roberts, Sypolt, Woodrum)
  • SCR 14: US Army SSGT Elson M Kuhn Memorial Bridge (Takubo)
  • SCR 15: US Army PVT Shirley E Bailey Memorial Bridge (Takubo)
  • SR 11: Recognizing contributions of aviation and aerospace in WV (Romano)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Tuesday, January 18, 2022

10 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure

  • Com. Sub. for SB 105: Returning refundable exemption for road construction contractors to State Road Fund
  • Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance
  • SCR 1: US Army PFC Billy Keith Ford Memorial Bridge
  • Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted
  • SCR 3: USMC CAPT Dempsey Stowers Memorial Bridge
  • Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted
  • Com. Sub. for SCR 5: US Marine Corps CPL James “Bud” Cox Memorial Bridge
  • Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted
  • SCR 6: Holden 22 Coal Miners Memorial Bridge
  • Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

  • SB 213: Establishing licensed professional counseling compact
  • Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • SB 214: Updating telepsychology compact
  • Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • Com. Sub. for SB 221: Establishing occupational therapy compact
  • Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining

  • Com. Sub. for SB 262: Relating generally to financial institutions engaged in boycotts of energy companies
  • Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

2 p.m.: Education

  • SB 60: Allowing BOE create and provide course in family and consumer sciences in secondary schools
  • Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • Com. Sub. for SB 229: Requiring impact statement in certain instances of school closing or consolidation
  • Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

2 p.m.: Government Organization

  • SB 44: Requiring State Fire Commission propose rules for sprinkler protection in basements of certain buildings
  • Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Tuesday, January 18, 2022 (18)

  • SB 8: Relating generally to state’s savings and investment programs (House Government Organization)
  • SB 9: Providing continued eligibility for developmental disability services to dependents of military members (House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security)
  • SB 10: Relating to WVU Rifle Team electronic application donation program (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
  • SB 22: Relating to exempting certain organizations from property taxation (House Education)
  • SB 40: Prohibiting insurance coverage from requiring prior authorization for tests to stage cancer (House Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 77: Allowing certain veterans park free at metered parking in any state municipality (House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security)
  • SB 91: Creating “Choose Life” special registration plate supporting adoption (House Technology and Infrastructure)
  • SB 98: Creating nonresident three-day fishing license (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
  • SB 99: Continuing authority to index license and stamp fees (Pending House introduction)
  • SB 121: Prohibiting person criminally responsible for another’s death to participate in burial arrangements (House Judiciary)
  • SB 129: Making it unlawful for public utility to prohibit customers from hiring contractors to construct, install, or maintain connections to public utility (House Technology and Infrastructure)
  • SB 135: Relating to acquisition and disposition of property by urban development authority (House Judiciary)
  • SB 136: Updating language regarding Fairmont State alumni license plates (House Technology and Infrastructure)
  • SB 141: Modifying requirement that racetrack participate in WV Thoroughbred Development Fund by certain date (House Finance)
  • SB 170: Providing WV veterans discounts on fees and charges at state parks (House Agriculture and Natural Resources)
  • SB 172: Increasing compensation of elected county officials (House Finance)
  • SB 191: Allowing poll workers to work full and half days (House Judiciary)
  • SB 228: Providing tuition and fee waivers at state higher education institutions for volunteers who have completed service in AmeriCorps programs in WV (House 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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