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West Virginia Legislature

2nd Session of the 86th Legislature

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Thursday, March 10, 2022

Thursday, March 10, 2022 – 58th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

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

THIRD 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) – (With right to amend)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4050: Defining terms related to livestock trespassing
  • 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 HB 4296: To revise outdated provisions within Chapter 23 of the West Virginia Code, which pertains to workers’ compensation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. 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. title amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4441: Creating a Class M air rifle stamp
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4466: Relating to School Building Authority’s review of school bond applications – (Com. title amend. pending)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4540: To update all retirement plans to comport with federal law – (With right to amend)
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4560: Relating generally to motor vehicle dealers, distributors, wholesalers and manufacturers – (Com. 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) – (With right to amend)
  • 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. title amend. pending)

SECOND 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 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. Com. Sub. for HB 4098: Relating to Geothermal Energy Development – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • 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 4373: To exclude fentanyl test strips from the definition of drug paraphernalia – (Com. amend. and title 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. HB 4433: Providing that retirement benefits are not subject to execution
  • 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 HB4497: Extending the regional jail per diem through July 1, 2023
  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4511: To make numerous amendments to modernize and increase efficiencies in the administration of the West Virginia Unclaimed Property Act – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
  • 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 HB 4634: 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 4340: Relating to maximizing the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education
  • HB 2910: To modify the allowable number of magistrate judges per county
  • HB 4012: Prohibiting the showing of proof of a COVID-19 vaccination

9 a.m.: Finance (451M)

  • Com. Sub. for HB 4001: Generally relating to broadband
  • HB 4344: Relating to foster care

10:45 a.m.: Senate Rules Committee (Senate President’s Conference Room)

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

Resolutions to be Introduced Wednesday, March 9, 2022

  • SCR 61: Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study how public libraries are funded and supported (Rucker)
  • SR 56: Recognizing James Monroe High School Mavericks Youth Leadership Association students for their participation in Harvard University Model United Nations Conference (Baldwin)
  • SR 57: Congratulating Point Pleasant High School Black Knights wrestling team for winning 2022 Class AA state championship (Grady)

Committee Action on Bills from Wednesday, March 9, 2022

9 a.m.: Judiciary

  • HB 4377: To update the involuntary commitment process
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • HB 4433: Providing that retirement benefits are not subject to execution
  • Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • HB 4522: Relating to the expungement of criminal records
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • HB 4111: Relating to the prescriptive authority of advance practice registered nurses
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • HB 4353: Relating to On Cycle Elections – Voter Turnout Act
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • HJR 104: Providing Term Limits for certain Constitutional Officers
  • Amendment reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

10 a.m.: Economic Development

  • Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4001: Generally relating to broadband
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance
  • Eng. HB 4827: Relating to the promotion and development of public-use vertiports
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

  • HB 4607: To remove opioid treatment programs from requiring a certificate of need
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • HB 4627: To provide for no more than two licensed laboratories for medical cannabis testing in this state
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • Originating Resolution 2: Requesting the Joint Legislative Oversight Commission on State Water Resources study and evaluate the quality of water services in West Virginia
  • Originating resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

3 p.m.: Finance

  • 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
  • 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
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • 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
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • Com. Sub. for HB 4688: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Retirement System Act
  • Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • Com. Sub. for HB 4025: Providing exemption to severance tax for severing rare earth elements and other critical minerals
  • Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • 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
  • Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • 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
  • Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • Com. Sub. for HB 4439: Creating a special revenue account known as the Military Authority Reimbursable Expenditure Fund
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • Com. Sub. for 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
  • Com. Sub. for HB 4408: Relating to contracts for construction of recreational facilities in state parks and forests
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • HB 4344: Relating to foster care
  • Bill laid over to Thursday meeting
  • HB 4252: To reduce copay cap on insulin and devices
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • HB 4571: Modifying foundation allowance to account for transportation by electric powered buses
  • Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • HB 4002: Creating the Certified Sites and Development Readiness Program
  • Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • HB 4845: Establishing the Katherine Johnson Academy
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • Com. Sub. for HB 4502: Establishing the BUILD WV Act
  • Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • HB 4307: Increase some benefits payable from Crime Victims Compensation Fund
  • Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Wednesday, March 9, 2022 (305 – 231 Senate; 74 House)

Bills and Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Wednesday, March 9, 2022 (122 – 60 Senate; 62 House)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Wednesday, March 9, 2022 (27 – 14 Senate; 13 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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