Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Wednesday, March 9, 2022

March 9, 2022
in Member Press Release

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 – 57th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SCR 58: Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study common law cause of action for public nuisance
SCR 59: Respectfully urging executive branches of US government and State of WV to provide adequate staffing for governmental agencies involved in infrastructure projects
SCR 60: Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study outdoor advertising and propose updates to state’s outdoor advertising laws and regulations
SR 35: Congratulating Tug Valley High School Lady Panthers for winning 2021 Class A State Championship in Girls Basketball
SR 36: Recognizing Tug Valley Cheerleaders for winning 2021 Class A State Championship
SR 51: Designating month of February as National Cancer Prevention Month at Legislature

THIRD READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2096: Reinstating the film investment tax credit – (Com. amend. pending) – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4113: Public Health definitions and powers of secretary and commissioner
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4257: Require visitation immediately following a procedure in a health care facility – (Com. title amend. pending)
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. HB 4535: Repeal section relating to school attendance and satisfactory academic progress as conditions of licensing for privilege of operation of motor vehicle – (Amend. and title amend. pending) – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4567: Relating to business and occupation or privilege tax

SECOND READING

Eng. HB 2631: Provide for WVDNR officers to be able to work “off duty” – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4020: Relating to reorganizing the Department of Health and Human Resources – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4050: Defining terms related to livestock trespassing – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4296: To revise outdated provisions within Chapter 23 of the West Virginia Code, which pertains to workers’ compensation
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4311: Creating criminal penalties for illegal voting activity – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4329: To clarify the definition of an “interested person” for purposes of the West Virginia Small Estate Act
Eng. HB 4331: West Virginia’s Urban Mass Transportation Authority Act – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4441: Creating a Class M air rifle stamp – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4466: Relating to School Building Authority’s review of school bond applications – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4540: To update all retirement plans to comport with federal law
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4560: Relating generally to motor vehicle dealers, distributors, wholesalers and manufacturers – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4570: To allow veterinary telehealth in West Virginia with out of state providers
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4644: Prohibiting the restriction, regulation, use or administration of lawn care and pest care products
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4712: Require the prompt enrollment in payment plans for costs, fines, forfeitures, restitution, or penalties in circuit court and magistrate court – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4778: Permit banks to transact business with any one or more fiduciaries on multiple fiduciary accounts
Eng. Com. Sub. for 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 – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4842: Relating to obscene matter to minors – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)

FIRST READING

SB 731: Making supplementary appropriation to Department of Tourism, Tourism Workforce Development Fund (original similar to HB 4851)
SB 732: Making supplementary appropriation to Hospital Finance Authority, Hospital Finance Authority Fund (original similar to HB 4852)
SB 733: Supplementing and amending appropriation to Executive, Governor’s Office (original similar to HB 4850)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2733: Relating to the establishment of a Combat Action Badge and Combat Action Ribbon special registration plates – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2798: Relating to requiring the Health Department to mandate mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (MPS1) test for newborn babies, to be known as Embie’s Law
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2838: Authorize the ordering of restitution to the state for reimbursement of costs incurred for misuse of public funds, and to create the State Auditor’s Public Integrity and Fraud Fund for use of said funds
Eng. HB 3082: Stabilizing funding sources for the DEP Division of Air Quality
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3231: Public Utilities not required to pay interest on security deposits
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4008: Relating to Higher Education Policy Commission funding formula – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4021: Relating to the Medical Student Loan Program
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4059: Clarifying that new Department of Health and Human Resources’ Deputy Commissioners are exempt from civil service – (Com. amends. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4087: Allowing variance in state fire code for certain buildings used solely for emergency equipment storage
Eng. HB 4110: Relating to staffing levels at multi-county vocational centers
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4112: Provide consumers a choice for pharmacy services – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4285: Relating to real estate appraiser licensing board requirements – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4288: Relating to expanding the practice of auricular acudetox to professions approved by the acupuncturist board
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4336: Providing for the valuation of natural resources property
Eng. HB 4355: Relating to the disclosure by state institutions of higher education of certain information regarding textbooks and digital courseware and certain charges assessed for those items – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4389: Relating to repealing school innovation zones provisions superseded by Innovation in Education Act
Eng. HB 4419: Allowing candidate committees and campaign committees to make contributions to affiliated state party executive committees – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) (original similar to SB 665)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4488: Relating to coal mining and changing fees for permitting actions
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4492: Creating the Division of Multimodal Transportation – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. 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
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4497: Extending the regional jail per diem through July 1, 2023
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4559: Providing for legislative rulemaking relating to the disposition of unidentified and unclaimed remains in the possession of the Chief Medical Examiner
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4563: Provide for a license plate for auto mechanics – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4565: To exempt temporary employees and employees of the Higher Education Policy Commission from automatic enrollment into the state’s 457 (b) plan
Eng. HB 4566: Creating the Economic Enhancement Grant Fund
Eng. HB 4568: To allow phased rehabilitations of certified historic structures
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4608: To require the State Fire Commission to propose minimum standards for persons to be certified as probationary status volunteer firefighters
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4629: Relating to procedures for certain actions against the state – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB4634: Relating to occupational licensing or other authorization to practice
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4636: Clarifying when business and occupation taxes owed to a city or municipality are considered to be remitted on time – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4662: Relating to licensure of Head Start facilities in this state – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) (original similar to SB 661)
Eng. HB 4743: Relating to security and surveillance requirements of medical cannabis organization facilities
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4787: Creating the Highly Automated Motor Vehicle Act – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4826: Relating to e-sports – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4829: Modifying definitions of certain school cafeteria personnel
Eng. HB 4848: Relating to nonintoxicating beer, wine and liquor licenses – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9 a.m.: Judiciary (208W)

HB 4377: To update the involuntary commitment process
HB 4433: Providing that retirement benefits are not subject to execution
HB 4522: Relating to the expungement of criminal records
HB 4111: Relating to the prescriptive authority of advance practice registered nurses
HB 4353: Relating to On Cycle Elections – Voter Turnout Act

10 a.m.: Economic Development (451M)

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4001: Generally relating to broadband
Eng. HB 4827: Relating to the promotion and development of public-use vertiports

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

HB 4607: To remove opioid treatment programs from requiring a certificate of need
HB 4643: Exempting certain health services from certificate of need
HB 4660: Establishing the status of beds when an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities closes
HB 4627: To provide for no more than two licensed laboratories for medical cannabis testing in this state

2 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

Agenda TBA

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

HB 2300: Including Family Court Judges in the Judges’ Retirement System
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
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
Com. Sub. for HB 4688: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Retirement System Act
Com. Sub. for HB 4025: Providing exemption to severance tax for severing rare earth elements and other critical minerals
Com. Sub. for 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 4450: Removing the $0.50 fee charged and deposited in the Combined Voter Registration and Driver’s Licensing Fund for each driver’s license issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles
Com. Sub. for HB 4439: Creating a special revenue account known as the Military Authority Reimbursable Expenditure Fund
Com. Sub. for HB 4393: To increase the managed care tax if the managed care organization receives a rate increase
Com. Sub. for HB 4408: Relating to contracts for construction of recreational facilities in state parks and forests
Com. Sub. for HB 4502: Establishing the BUILD WV Act
HB 4307: Increase some benefits payable from Crime Victims Compensation Fund

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

Resolutions to be Introduced Wednesday, March 9, 2022

SR 52: Highlighting West Virginia’s once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to strengthen national security and energy independence and supply world energy markets (Phillips)
SR 53: Designating March 10, 2022, as World Kidney Day at Legislature (Takubo)
SR 54: Congratulating Fairmont Senior High School Polar Bears football team for winning 2021 Class AA state championship (Caputo, Beach, Clements and Maroney)
SR 55: Congratulating Bridgeport High School baseball team for winning 2021 Class AAA state championship (Romano)

Committee Action on Bills from Tuesday, March 8, 2022

9 a.m.: Judiciary

HB 4560: Relating generally to motor vehicle dealers, distributors, wholesalers and manufacturers
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Originating Resolution 3: Relating to studying the common law cause of action for public nuisance
Originating resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

HB 4629: Relating to procedures for certain actions against the state
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4511: To make numerous amendments to modernize and increase efficiencies in the administration of the West Virginia Unclaimed Property Act
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4668: Relating to air bag fraud
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4373: To exclude fentanyl test strips from the definition of drug paraphernalia
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4098: Relating to geothermal energy development
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

10 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure

HB 2733: Relating to the establishment of a Combat Action Badge and Combat Action Ribbon special registration plates
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

HB 4563: Provide for a license plate for auto mechanics
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

Originating Resolution 1: Respectfully urging the executive branches of the United States Government and the State of West Virginia to provide adequate staffing levels for all governmental agencies and departments involved in permitting road, bridge, water, wastewater, broadband, and other infrastructure projects
Originating resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

HCR 5: James “Big Jim” Shaffer Memorial Bridge; HCR 39: PFC Donald L. Stuckey Memorial Bridge; HCR 56: Roy Lee Shamblin Memorial Bridge; HCR 89: Hajash Brothers Memorial Bridge; HCR 90: U.S. Army PVT Robert (Bob) Mullins Sr. Memorial Bridge; HCR 95: Clemmer Brothers WWII Veterans Memorial Bridge; HCR 96: U. S. Air Force Captain Perry Thomas Rose Memorial Road
Resolutions reported to the full Senate with the recommendation they each be adopted

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

HB 2798: Relating to requiring the Health Department to mandate mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (MPS1) test for newborn babies, to be known as Embie’s Law
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4012: Prohibiting the showing of proof of a COVID-19 vaccination
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4059: Clarifying that new Department of Health and Human Resources’ Deputy Commissioners are exempt from civil service
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4112: Provide consumers a choice for pharmacy services
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4340: Relating to maximizing the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4351: Relating to the implementation of an acuity-based patient classification system
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

HB 4393: To increase the managed care tax if the managed care organization receives a rate increase
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

HB 4662: Relating to licensure of Head Start facilities in this state
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4743: Relating to security and surveillance requirements of medical cannabis organization facilities
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4005: Relating to fetal body parts
Bill reported to the full Senate without recommendation as to passage; second reference to Judiciary

1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2598: Modifying the inspection requirements and the definition of an above ground storage tank
Committee moved to table the bill

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4553: To clarify the application of zoning requirements to exempt wholesale generators
Committee took no action on the bill

2 p.m.: Education

HB 4021: Relating to the Medical Student Loan Program
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4355: Relating to the disclosure by state institutions of higher education of certain information regarding textbooks and digital courseware and certain charges assessed for those items
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4565: To exempt temporary employees and employees of the Higher Education Policy Commission from automatic enrollment into the states 457 (b) plan
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4110: Relating to staffing levels at multi-county vocational centers
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4389: Relating to repealing school innovation zones provisions superseded by Innovation in Education Act
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4829: Modifying definitions of certain school cafeteria personnel
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

2 p.m.: Government Organization

HB 4559: Providing for legislative rulemaking relating to the disposition of unidentified and unclaimed remains in the possession of the Chief Medical Examiner
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

HB 4492: Creating the Division of Multimodal Transportation
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4087: Allowing variance in state fire code for certain buildings used solely for emergency equipment storage
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4285: Relating to real estate appraiser licensing board requirements
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4634: Relating to occupational licensing or other authorization to practice
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 3036: Sunsetting the Board of Sanitarians
Motion to report bill to the full Senate failed; bill not reported

HB 4608: To require the State Fire Commission to propose minimum standards for persons to be certified as probationary status volunteer firefighters
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Finance

HB 3082: Stabilizing funding sources for the DEP Division of Air Quality
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 4336: Providing for the valuation of natural resources property
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 2838: Authorize the ordering of restitution to the state for reimbursement of costs incurred for misuse of public funds, and to create State Auditor’s Public Integrity and Fraud Fund for use of said funds
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 4497: Extending the regional jail per diem through July 1, 2023
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Tuesday, March 8, 2022 (297 – 231 Senate; 66 House)

Bills and Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Tuesday, March 8, 2022 (97 – 48 Senate; 49 House)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Tuesday, March 8, 2022 (27 – 14 Senate; 13 House)

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

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Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

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