Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Monday, March 7, 2022

March 7, 2022
in Member Press Release

Monday, March 7, 2022 – 55th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SCR 55: Respectfully urging current presidential administration to open federal lease sales onshore and offshore
SR 50: Designating March 7, 2022, as WV Library Day at Legislature

THIRD READING

Eng. HB 2817: Donated Drug Repository Program
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4065: Allowing the Division of Natural Resources to teach hunter’s safety courses in school – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4282: Relating to establishing next generation 911 services in this state
Eng. HB 4286: Relating to exempting persons employed as attorneys from the civil service system
Eng. HB 4291: Relating to authorizing legislative rules regarding higher education
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4324: To update collaborative pharmacy practice agreements – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4345: Relating to motor vehicle registration cards by establishing electronic or mobile registration cards
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4380: Relating to transportation of athletic teams – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4426: Repeal article 33-25G-1 et seq. creating provider sponsored networks.
Eng. HB 4462: Relating to Deferred Retirement Option Plan evaluations (original similar to SB 532)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4489: Require counties to post open positions on statewide job bank – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4517: Relating to the repealing requirements to display video ratings
Eng. HB 4535: Repeal section relating to school attendance and satisfactory academic progress as conditions of licensing for privilege of operation of motor vehicle – (Com. amends. and title amend. pending) – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4631: Establishing a bone marrow and peripheral blood stem donation awareness program
Eng. HB 4649: Transferring the operations of the West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program to the Bureau for Medical Services

SECOND READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2177: Permitting the issuance of a state issued identification card without a photo on the card under certain conditions – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3223: Prohibit state, county, and municipal governments from dedicating or naming any public structure for a public official who is holding office at the time
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4003: Relating generally to commercial benefit of substances removed from waters of the state by the treatment of mine drainage – (Com. amend. pending) (original similar to SB 458)
Eng. HB 4019: Relating to deadlines for public charter schools
Eng. Com. Sub. for 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 – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4242: Authorizing the Division of Labor to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Child Labor
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4295: To transfer the State Office of the National Flood Insurance Program from the Offices of the Insurance Commissioner to the Division of Emergency Management – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4406: To establish the West Virginia Military Hall of Fame – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4418: Relating to the Small Business Supplier Certification Assistance Program
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4420: To modify definitions of school bus operators
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4430: Relating to definitions of base salary and overtime for police and firemen pensions
Eng. 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. – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4479: Establishing the Coalfield Communities Grant Facilitation Commission – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4499: Relating to making the procurement process more efficient by modifying and updating outdated processes and requirements – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4562: Relating generally to the suspension and dismissal of school personnel by board and the appeals process – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4578: Relating to authorizing the Superintendent of the State Police to administer the Handle with Care program
Eng. Com. Sub. for 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 – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4596: Relating generally to additional persons qualifying for the provisions of the Law-Enforcement Officers Safety Act – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4604: Relating to abolishing the Workforce Development Initiative Program Advisory Council – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4647: Relating to the Board of Funeral Service Examiners – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4675: Relating to autonomous delivery vehicles
Eng. HB 4758: Relating to developing and maintaining a database to track reclamation liabilities in the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Special Reclamation Program
Eng. HB 4769: Eliminate the requirement to send recommended decisions by certified mail
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4785: Relating to judicial vacancies – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for 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

FIRST READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2096: Reinstating the film investment tax credit – (Com. amend. pending).
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4113: Public Health definitions and powers of secretary and commissioner – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4257: Require visitation immediately following a procedure in a health care facility – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4297: To facilitate the sharing of information between the Department of Health and Human Resources and the State Auditor’s office in order to investigate reports of financial abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult
Eng. HB 4396: Reducing federal adjusted gross income relating to tolls for travel on West Virginia toll roads paid electronically
Eng. HB 4410: Specifying allocation, apportionment and treatment of income of flow-through entities
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4451: Eliminating the requirement that otherwise qualified investment assets be located or installed at or within 2 miles of a preexisting manufacturing facility
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4461: Relating to the consolidation of all administrative fees collected by the agency into the existing “Tax Administration Services Fund”
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4484: Declaring certain claims against agencies of the state to be moral obligations of the state
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4567: Relating to business and occupation or privilege tax – (Com. amend. pending)

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9 a.m.: Judiciary (208W)

HB 4329: To clarify the definition of an “interested person” for purposes of the West Virginia Small Estate Act
HB 4787: Creating the Highly Automated Motor Vehicle Act
HB 4668: Relating to air bag fraud
HB 4826: Relating to e-sports
HB 4419: Allowing candidate committees and campaign committees to make contributions to affiliated state party executive committees
HB 4848: Relating to nonintoxicating beer, wine and liquor licenses

10 a.m.: Pensions (451M)

Eng. Com. Sub for HB 4540: To update all retirement plans to comport with federal law
Eng. Com. Sub for HB 4613: Relating to increasing the multiplier for use in determining accrued benefit in the West Virginia Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System
Eng. Com. Sub for HB 4614: Providing optional retirement service credit for unused accrued annual or sick leave days for municipal police and firefighters
Eng. Com. Sub for HB 4756: Relating to authorizing municipalities to create pension funding programs to reduce the unfunded liability of certain pension and relief funds

1 p.m.: Education (451M)

HB 4466: Relating to School Building Authority’s review of school bond applications
HB 4467: Requiring early childhood classroom assistant teacher in certain grade levels and enrollment levels in said grade levels
HB 4510: To provide that third-grade students be competent in reading and math before moving on to fourth grade
HB 4571: Modifying foundation allowance to account for transportation by electric powered buses
HB 4580: To authorize retired bus operators to work in areas of critical need
HB 4071: Mask and quarantine option for parents and faculty

1 p.m.: Government Organization (208W)

HB 4463: To increase the compensation members of the State Athletic Commission may receive for their attendance and participation in the commission’s public meetings
HB 4064: Allowing antique car license plates for cars over 10,000lbs
HB 2910: To modify the allowable number of magistrate judges per county
HB 4320: Relating to natural immunity or antibodies to any illness to be treated as equal or better to vaccine induced immunity

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

SB 731: Making supplementary appropriation to Department of Tourism, Tourism Workforce Development Fund
SB 732: Making supplementary appropriation to Hospital Finance Authority, Hospital Finance Authority Fund
SB 733: Supplementing and amending appropriation to Executive, Governor’s Office
Com. Sub. for HB 4488: Relating to coal mining and changing fees for permitting actions
Com. Sub. for HB 3231: Public Utilities not required to pay interest on security deposits
HB 4566: Creating the Economic Enhancement Grant Fund
HB 4568: To allow phased rehabilitations of certified historic structures
Com. Sub. for HB 4692: To revise the West Virginia Tax Increment Financing Act
Com. Sub. for HB 4252: To reduce copay cap on insulin and devices
HB 4496: Allowing interest and earnings on federal COVID-19 relief moneys to be retained in the funds or accounts where those moneys are invested

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

Agenda TBA

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

Committee Action on Bills from Friday, March 4, 2022

11 a.m.: Judiciary

HB 2300: Including Family Court Judges in the Judges’ Retirement System
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

HB 4296: To revise outdated provisions within Chapter 23 of the West Virginia Code, which pertains to workers’ compensation
Bill reported to full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4712: Require the prompt enrollment in payment plans for costs, fines, forfeitures, restitution, or penalties in circuit court and magistrate court
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4331: West Virginia’s Urban Mass Transportation Authority Act
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 2631: Provide for WVDNR officers to be able to work “off duty”
Bill reported to full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4778: Permit banks to transact business with any one or more fiduciaries on multiple fiduciary accounts
Bill reported to full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

1 p.m.: Agriculture and Rural Development

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4050: Defining terms related to livestock trespassing
Bill, as amended, reported to full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4441: Creating a Class M air rifle stamp
Bill, as amended, reported to full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4570: To allow veterinary telehealth in West Virginia with out of state providers
Bill reported to full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4644: Prohibiting the restriction, regulation, use or administration of lawn care and pest care products
Bill reported to full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

2 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

HB 4842: Relating to obscene matter to minors
Bill, as amended, reported to full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4779: Permit banks the discretion to choose whether to receive deposits from other banks, savings banks, or savings and loan associations when arranging for the re-deposits of county, municipal, and state funds
Bill reported to full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Originating Resolution 2: Relating to studying the effect of Kenney v. Liston, 233 W. Va. 620 (2014)
Originating resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

Resolutions Adopted by the Senate as of Saturday, March 5, 2022 (53 – 32 Senate; 21 House)

SCR 1: US Army PFC Billy Keith Ford Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
SCR 3: USMC CAPT Dempsey Stowers Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
SCR 4: US Army SP4 Warner Ray Osborne Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
SCR 5: US Marine Corps CPL James “Bud” Cox Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
SCR 6: Holden 22 Coal Miners Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 02-28)

SCR 9: Haynie Family Veterans Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
SCR 10: US Air Force TSGT Franklin A. Bradford Bridge (House Rules)
SCR 11: Dennis E. Davis Veterans Nursing Home (Adopted, 03-04)
SCR 13: US Army PFC Joseph Stanley McKinney Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-04)
SCR 14: US Army SSGT Elson M Kuhn Memorial Bridge (Pending House introduction)
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 19: US Army PVT Thomas D. Beckett, Sr., Memorial Bridge (Pending House introduction)
SCR 21: Putnam County Veterans Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 02-28)
SCR 22: US Army PFC Clifford O. Eckard Memorial Bridge (Pending House introduction)
SCR 23: USMC CPL Guy Maywood Edwards Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-04)
SCR 26: US Army TEC5 William “Bill” Thurman King Memorial Bridge (Pending House introduction)
SCR 27: US Army TSGT Harold William Schmidle Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 02-28)
SCR 28: US Army PVT Garland Lee Loudermilk Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
SCR 29: Nitro WW I Memorial Bridge (House Rules)
SCR 34: USMC SGTMAJ Herman H. Brawner Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 02-28)
SCR 36: USMC CPL Harry Edward Dean, Jr., Memorial Bridge (Pending House introduction)
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 48: US Army PFC Ronald Lee Berry Memorial Bridge (Pending House introduction)
SCR 49: Establishing Honor Guard in each National Guard unit (Pending House introduction)
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 (House Judiciary)
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, 03-03)
HCR 15: Thomas Brothers Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
HCR 16: World War II Veterans Toothman Brothers Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
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 (Adopted, 03-03)
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 34: U.S. Navy Seaman 1st Class Byrne Lee Singleton Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
HCR 37: U.S. Army Corporal Charles William “Bill” Knight Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
HCR 40: USMC Cpl Guy Maywood Edwards Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
HCR 45: U.S. Army SP4 Dennis Harvey Roberts Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
HCR 46: U.S. Navy Seaman Donald Homer Wheeler Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
HCR 47: U.S. Army CPL Billy Earl Duty Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
HCR 59: Warrant Officer James G. Bosley Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 02-25)

HCR 63: U.S. Army MSGT Donald Lewis Coen Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
HCR 65: U.S. Army Major Jesse A. Jennings Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
HCR 72: U.S. Army SP5 Dana V. Perkins Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
HCR 73: Halstead Brothers WWII Veterans Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
HCR 76: U. S. Navy BM1 Farris Burton Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)
HCR 79: A resolution to designate February 21st as the official start day to National FFA Week in West Virginia (Adopted, 02-22)
HCR 81: U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Milford Arnold Cunningham Memorial Bridge (Adopted, 03-03)

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Friday, March 4, 2022 (255 – 231 Senate; 24 House)

Bills and Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Friday, March 4, 2022 (44 – 22 Senate; 22 House)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Friday, March 4, 2022 (25 – 12 Senate; 13 House)

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