Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Wednesday, March 2, 2022

March 2, 2022
in Member Press Release

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 – 50th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 9 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SR 46: Designating March 2, 2022, as Disability Employment State Use Program Day

THIRD READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 29: Providing fee for processing of criminal bonds
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 205: Expanding PEIA Finance Board membership
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 266: Adding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon (original similar to HB 4086)
Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 434: Updating authority to airports for current operations – (With right to amend) (original similar to HB 4592)
Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 468: Creating Unborn Child with Down Syndrome Protection and Education Act – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 498: Creating Anti-Racism Act of 2022 – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 518: Allowing nurses licensed in another state to practice in WV (original similar to HB 4495)
Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 530: Encouraging public-private partnerships in transportation (original similar to HB 4531)
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 552: Relating to tax sale process: (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) – (With right to amend) (original similar to HB 4524)
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 574: Relating to WV PEIA
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 606: Relating to WV Medical Practice Act
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 632: Making Office of Emergency Medical Services independent office within Executive Branch – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 645: Regulating private schools for students with disabilities
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 648: Relating to Cable Television Systems Act
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB649: Requiring communication providers providing service or obtaining WV area codes to register with PSC
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 653: Relating to public higher education governance – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 655: Authorizing tactical medical professional to carry firearm with specific training requirements
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 659: Relating to nonintoxicating beer, wine, and liquor licenses and requirements
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 668: Clarifying eligibility for probation and parole conditions for sex offenses
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 671: Modernizing regulation of car-sharing services in WV – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. SB 680: Adding Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation employees to Survivor Benefits Act – (With right to amend)
Eng. SB 687: Relating to meetings among county boards of education
Eng. SB 703: Relating to controlled substances schedule
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 704: Allowing parents, grandparents, and guardians to inspect instructional materials in classroom
Eng. SB 711: Establishing alternative educational opportunities for elective course credit
Eng. SB 726: Relating to pre-trial diversion agreements and deferred prosecution agreements
Eng. SB 728: Requiring registered sex offenders pay annual fee – (With right to amend)
Eng. SB 729: Relating to funding for infrastructure and economic development projects in WV
Eng. SB 730: Divesting state-managed funds from companies engaged with Russia or Russian energy
Eng. HB 4773: Adoption of the FCC customer service and technical standards and requiring certain cable operators to operate an in-state customer call center

FIRST READING

Com. Sub. for SB 250: Budget Bill

Scheduled Committee Meetings

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

HB 4418: Relating to the Small Business Supplier Certification Assistance Program
HB 4479: Establishing the Coalfield Communities Grant Facilitation Commission
HB 4667: Prohibition on county, city, or municipality restrictions on advanced air mobility aircraft
HB 4675: Relating to autonomous delivery vehicles
HB 4797: To create an EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan for West Virginia that describes how our state intends to use its share of NEVI Formula Program funds

2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4430: Relating to definitions of base salary and overtime for police and firemen pensions
Eng. HB 4433: Providing that retirement benefits are not subject to execution
Eng. HB 4462: Relating to Deferred Retirement option Plan evaluations

2 p.m. Agriculture and Rural Development (208W)

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4644: Prohibiting the restriction, regulation, use or administration of lawn care and pest care products

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

HB 4578: Relating to authorizing the Superintendent of the State Police to administer the Handle with Care program
HB 4141: Authorizing the Governor’s Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Corrections to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Law Enforcement Training and Certification Standards
Includes: 149 CSR 02, Law Enforcement Training and Certification Standards; 87 CSR 01, Fire Code; 87 CSR 04, State Building Code; 87 CSR 10, Volunteer Fire Department Equipment and Training Grant Funding Disbursement; 87 CSR 11, Specialized Membership; 87 CSR 12, Junior Firefighters; 87 CSR 13, Certification of Fire Chiefs; 87 CSR 14, Use of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) for Fire Training Program Purposes; 103 CSR 04, Regulation of Fireworks and Related Explosive Materials; 81 CSR 03, Career Progression

HB 4596: Relating generally to additional persons qualifying for the provisions of the Law-Enforcement Officers Safety Act
HB 2177: Permitting the issuance of a state issued identification card without a photo on the card under certain conditions
HB 4583: Clarifying the definition of incapacity so that incarceration in the penal system or detention outside of the United States may not be inferred as resulting in a lack of capacity to execute a power of attorney
HB 4522: Relating to the expungement of criminal records
HB 4438: Applying current requirements for certain voting systems to be independent and non-networked to all voting systems that seek certification in West Virginia
HB 4785: Relating to judicial vacancies
Com. Sub. for HB 4242: Authorizing the Division of Labor to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Child Labor
Includes: 42 CSR 09, Child Labor Rule; 56 CSR 03, Rule Governing the Safety of Those Employed in and Around Surface Mines in West Virginia; 56 CSR 11, Rule Governing First-Aid Training of Shaft and Slope Employees; 56 CSR 19, Substance Abuse Screening, Standards, and Procedures; 58 CSR 23, Revocation of Hunting and Fishing Licenses; 58 CSR 27, Special Motorboating Regulations; 58 CSR 38, Public Shooting Range; 58 CSR 49, General Hunting; 58 CSR 63, Commercial Sale of Wildlife; 58 CSR 67, Lifetime Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Licenses

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

Senate Resolutions to be Introduced Wednesday, March 2, 2022

SR 47: Memorializing life of Honorable Joseph Michael Minard (Romano, Martin, Blair, Azinger, Baldwin, Beach, Boley, Brown, Caputo, Clements, Geffert, Grady, Hamilton, Jeffries, Karnes, Lindsay, Maroney, Maynard, Nelson, Phillips, Plymale, Roberts, Rucker, Smith, Stollings, Stover, Swope, Sypolt, Takubo, Tarr, Trump, Weld, Woelfel, Woodrum)

Committee Action on Bills from Tuesday, March 1, 2022

10 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure

Com. Sub. for HB 4345: Relating to motor vehicle registration cards by establishing electronic or mobile registration cards
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SCR 2: John B. Short Memorial Bridge; SCR 4: US Army SP4 Warner Ray Osborne Memorial Bridge; SCR 7: James “Big Jim” Shaffer Memorial Bridge; SCR 8: US Army SGT Charles L. Toppings Memorial Road; SCR 10: US Air Force TSGT Franklin A. Bradford Bridge; SCR 12: Raymond Jarrell, Jr., Memorial Road; SCR 14: US Army SSGT Elson M Kuhn Memorial Bridge; SCR 16: William Gregory “Greg” White, P.E., Memorial Bridge; SCR 18: US Army SSGT Fred E. Duty Memorial Highway; SCR 19: US Army PVT Thomas D. Beckett, Sr., Memorial Bridge; SCR 20: US Air Force LT COL Robert J. Hill Memorial Road; SCR 22: US Army PFC Clifford O. Eckard Memorial Bridge; SCR 24: USMC CPL Roger Lee Boothe Memorial Road; SCR 25: Firefighter Marvin Layton Hughes Memorial Bridge; SCR 26: US Army TEC5 William “Bill” Thurman King Memorial Bridge; SCR 30: McClintic Family Bridge; SCR 31: US Navy HM3 Roy Elmer “Doody” Moon Bridge; SCR 32: Curtis “Pap” and Millie “Mammie” Asbury Memorial Bridge; SCR 33: US Army SGT Lewis M. “Mike” Totten Memorial Road; SCR 35: Ira “Noon” Copley and Marie Copley Memorial Bridge; SCR 36: USMC CPL Harry Edward Dean, Jr., Memorial Bridge; SCR 39: Walker Brothers’ Veteran Memorial Bridge; SCR 40: Frye Brothers’ Memorial Bridge; SCR 41: Henry Preston Hickman Memorial Bridge; SCR 42: USMC SSGT Herbert “Herbie” D. Barnes Veteran Memorial Bridge; SCR 43: US Navy S1 Paul McCue Bridge; SCR 47: Fire Chief Lee Thomas Memorial Bridge; SCR 48: US Army PFC Ronald Lee Berry Memorial Bridge; SCR 50: US Army CPL John William (J.W.) Cruse Jr. Memorial Bridge; SCR 51: Deputy Kenneth “Kenny” Ward Love, Sheriff Elvin Eugene “Pete” Wedge, and Jailer Ernest Ray “Ernie” Hesson Memorial Bridge; HCR 1: Alex Perdue Memorial Bridge; HCR 4: John B. Short Memorial Bridge; HCR 6: Elmer Galford Memorial Road; HCR 7: Daniel Edward Kolhton “Red” Haney Memorial Bridge; HCR 8:S. Army Private Elmo Davis Memorial Road HCR 9: U.S. Army SSG James C. Vickers Silver Star Highway; HCR 10: Lance CPL Leonard Joe Zelaski Memorial Bridge; HCR 13: The Doctor Enrique Aguilar Memorial Bridge; HCR 14: Colonel Ronald John ”Ron“ Chiccehitto Memorial Road HCR 15: Thomas Brothers Memorial Bridge; HCR 16: World War II Veterans Toothman Brothers Memorial Bridge HCR 17: Daniel Okey Cunningham Memorial Bridge; HCR 23: Requesting the Division of Highways to place at least 10 additional signs along highways entering West Virginia honoring fallen veterans and Gold Star Families HCR 25: SP5 Terry Lee McClanahan Memorial Bridge; HCR 26: Charleston Police Officer Cassie Johnson: Fallen Heroes Memorial Bridge; HCR 34: U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Byrne Lee Singleton Memorial Bridge; HCR 35: David Allen Drake, Sr. Memorial Bridge; HCR 36: John Calvin “J.C.” Baker Memorial Bridge; HCR 37: U.S. Army Corporal Charles William “Bill” Knight Memorial Bridge; HCR 38: “Dale Shaheen and George H. Hooker Memorial Bridge”; HCR 40: USMC Cpl Guy Maywood Edwards Memorial Bridge; HCR 45: U.S. Army SP4 Dennis Harvey Roberts Memorial Bridge; HCR 46: U.S. Navy Seaman Donald Homer Wheeler Memorial Bridge; HCR 47: U.S. Army CPL Billy Earl Duty Memorial Bridge; HCR 48: WVSP Sergeant John S. Syner Memorial Road; HCR 49: Charles M. “Charlie” Biggs Memorial Highway; HCR 50: John Ellison Road; HCR 52: U.S. Army SGT Roy E. Givens Memorial Road; HCR 54: Mayor George Karos Bridge; HCR 60: Fire Chief Lee Thomas Bridge; HCR 61: Timothy Wayne Farley Memorial Bridge; HCR 62: Raymond Jarrell, Jr., Memorial Road; HCR 63: U.S. Army MSGT Donald Lewis Coen Memorial Bridge; HCR 64: Robin W. Ames Memorial Road; HCR 65: U.S. Army Major Jesse A. Jennings Memorial Bridge; HCR 70: Calvin H. Shifflett Memorial Bridge; HCR 71: White Angel Falls waterfall; HCR 72: U.S. Army SP5 Dana V. Perkins Memorial Bridge; HCR 73: Halstead Brothers WWII Veterans Memorial Bridge; HCR 74: Judge Les Fury Memorial Bridge; HCR 75: Pastor Glenn F. Lough Memorial Bridge; HCR 76: U. S. Navy BM1 Farris Burton Memorial Bridge; HCR 81: U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Milford Arnold Cunningham Memorial Bridge; HCR 82: Alleen Ledson Memorial Bridge; HCR 83: U.S. Army SGT Charles L. Toppings Memorial Road; HCR 84: U. S. Navy, Water Tender 3rd Class, V-6, Lewis Glenn Mills Memorial Boulevard; HCR 85: McClintic Family Bridge; HCR 87: Joseph Allen Wyatt, Fire Chief of Cowen VFD Memorial Intersection; HCR 88: Lewis Joseph D’Antoni Memorial Road
All Senate and House resolutions reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that they each be adopted

10 a.m.: Military

Eng. HB 4406: To establish the West Virginia Military Hall of Fame
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Government Organization

SCR 49: Establishing Honor Guard in each National Guard unit
Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it be adopted

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

HB 2817: Donated Drug Repository Program
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4631: Establishing a bone marrow and peripheral blood stem donation awareness program
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4288: Relating to expanding the practice of auricular acudetox to professions approved by the acupuncturist board
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Government Organization

HB 4426: Repeal article 33-25G-1 et seq. creating provider sponsored networks
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4649: Transferring the operations of the West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program to the Bureau for Medical Services
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4324: To update collaborative pharmacy practice agreements
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
HB 4252: To reduce copay cap on insulin and devices
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

2 p.m.: Education

HB 4065: Allowing the Division of Natural Resources to teach hunter’s safety courses in school
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4380: Relating to transportation of athletic teams
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4535: Repeal section relating to school attendance and satisfactory academic progress as conditions of licensing for privilege of operation of motor vehicle
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4291: Relating to authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4489: Require counties to post open positions on statewide job bank
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

2 p.m.: Government Organization

HB 4286: Relating to exempting persons employed as attorneys from the civil service system
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4517: Relating to the repealing requirements to display video ratings
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4282: Relating to establishing next generation 911 services in this state
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Finance

SB 715: Decreasing and increasing existing items of appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 716: Supplemental appropriation to DOE, WV BOE, Strategic Staff Development
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 717: Supplemental appropriation to Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions, Board of Medicine, Medical Licensing Board
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 718: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Administration, Travel Management, Aviation Fund
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 719: Supplemental appropriation to DHS, Fire Commission, Fire Marshal Fees
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 720: Supplementing and amending appropriations to Executive, Governor’s Office, Civil Contingent Fund
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 722: Expiring funds to DEP, Division of Environmental Protection, Reclamation of Abandoned and Dilapidated Property Program Fund
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 723: Making supplementary appropriation to Department of Agriculture, WV Spay Neuter Assistance Fund
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 724: Making supplementary appropriation to DHS, Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 725: Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHS, WV State Police
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Judiciary

Com. Sub. for SB 552: Relating to tax sale process
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Tuesday, March 1, 2022 (28 – 23 Senate; 5 House)

SCR 1: US Army PFC Billy Keith Ford Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
SCR 3: USMC CAPT Dempsey Stowers Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
SCR 5: US Marine Corps CPL James “Bud” Cox Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
SCR 6: Holden 22 Coal Miners Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 02-28)

SCR 9: Haynie Family Veterans Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
SCR 11: Dennis E. Davis Veterans Nursing Home (House Rules)
SCR 13: US Army PFC Joseph Stanley McKinney Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
SCR 15: US Army PVT Shirley E. Bailey Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 02-28)

SCR 17: US Air Force SSGT Logan A. Young Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 02-28)
SCR 21: Putnam County Veterans Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 02-28)
SCR 23: USMC CPL Guy Maywood Edwards Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
SCR 27: US Army TSGT Harold William Schmidle Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 02-28)
SCR 28: US Army PVT Garland Lee Loudermilk Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
SCR 29: Nitro WW I Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
SCR 34: USMC SGTMAJ Herman H. Brawner Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 02-28)
SCR 37: Harrison County Veterans Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
SCR 38: Cox Brothers’ Veteran Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
SCR 44: Clarifying 1972 Equal Rights Amendment (House Rules)
SCR 45: US Army CPL John D. Doyle, Sr. Memorial Road (House Rules)
SCR 46: Supporting North Central WV aviation and aerospace industries (Adopted, 02-28)
SCR 52: Requesting study on establishing accredited school of veterinary medicine in WV (House Rules)
SCR 53: Requesting Office of Miners’ Health, Safety, and Training study need for health, safety, and training division in energy producing facilities (House Energy and Manufacturing)
SCR 54: Requesting study of tolling statute of limitations on civil actions for Consumer Credit and Protection Act (Pending House introduction)
HJR 102: Clarifying that the policy-making and rule-making authority of the State Board of Education is subject to legislative review, approval, amendment, or rejection (Adopted by Senate; pending House concurrence)
HCR 27: Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor (Adopted, 01-27)
HCR 28: Cpt. Billy Jake Smith Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 02-24)
HCR 30: U.S. Army Pvt. Dallis H. Johnson WWII Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 02-25)
HCR 59: Warrant Officer James G. Bosley Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 02-25)
HCR 79: A resolution to designate February 21st as the official start day to National FFA Week in West Virginia (Adopted, 02-22)

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Tuesday, March 1, 2022 (215 – 192 Senate; 23 House)

Bills and Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Tuesday, March 1, 2022 (34 – 15 Senate; 19 House)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Tuesday, March 1, 2022 (21 – 12 Senate; 9 House)

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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