Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Friday, March 11, 2022

March 11, 2022
in Member Press Release

Friday, March 11, 2022 – 59th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

Special Order of Business

11 a.m. Saturday, March 12 – Consideration of Executive Nominees

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SCR 61: Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study how public libraries are funded and supported
SCR 62: Requesting Joint Legislative Oversight Commission on State Water Resources study and evaluate quality of water services in WV
SCR 63: Requesting Committee on Government Organization study potential economic benefits and regulatory challenges associated with certain outdoor recreational opportunities
SCR 64: Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study effectiveness of Local School Improvement Councils
SCR 65: Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study WV Consumer Credit and Protection Act
SR 52: Highlighting West Virginia’s once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to strengthen national security and energy independence and supply world energy markets
SR 55: Congratulating Bridgeport High School baseball team for winning 2021 Class AAA state championship
SR 56: Recognizing James Monroe High School Mavericks Youth Leadership Association students for their participation in Harvard University Model United Nations Conference
SR 57: Congratulating Point Pleasant High School Black Knights wrestling team for winning 2022 Class AA state championship

THIRD READING

Eng. SB 731: Making supplementary appropriation to Department of Tourism, Tourism Workforce Development Fund (original similar to HB 4851)
Eng. SB 732: Making supplementary appropriation to Hospital Finance Authority, Hospital Finance Authority Fund (original similar to HB 4852)
Eng. 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. 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. 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 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. 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) – (With right to amend)
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) – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4285: Relating to real estate appraiser licensing board requirements – (Com. 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) – (With right to amend).
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4373: To exclude fentanyl test strips from the definition of drug paraphernalia – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4389: Relating to repealing school innovation zones provisions superseded by Innovation in Education Act – (With right to amend)
Eng. HB 4419: Allowing candidate committees and campaign committees to make contributions to affiliated state party executive committees – (Com. 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
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 4511: To make numerous amendments to modernize and increase efficiencies in the administration of the West Virginia Unclaimed Property Act – (Com. 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. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4634: Relating to occupational licensing or other authorization to practice – (With right to amend)
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. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4662: Relating to licensure of Head Start facilities in this state – (Com. 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. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4826: Relating to e-sports
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) – (With right to amend)

SECOND READING

Eng. HB 2300: Including Family Court Judges in the Judges’ Retirement System – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2910: To modify the allowable number of magistrate judges per county – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 3073: Relating to the West Virginia Emergency School Food Act – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4001: Generally relating to broadband – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4002: Creating the Certified Sites and Development Readiness Program
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4012: Prohibiting the showing of proof of a COVID-19 vaccination – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4025: Providing exemption to severance tax for severing rare earth elements and other critical minerals
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4105: Relating to service employees with National Association for Pupil Transportation Certifications – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4111: Relating to the prescriptive authority of advance practice registered nurses – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4252: To reduce copay cap on insulin and devices – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4307: Increase some benefits payable from Crime Victims Compensation Fund – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4340: Relating to maximizing the opportunity to recover anatomical gifts for the purpose of transplantation, therapy, research, or education – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4344: Relating to foster care – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4353: Relating to On Cycle Elections: Voter Turnout Act – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4377: To update the involuntary commitment process – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4393: To increase the managed care tax if the managed care organization receives a rate increase
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4408: Relating to contracts for construction of recreational facilities in state parks and forests – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4439: Creating a special revenue account known as the Military Authority Reimbursable Expenditure Fund – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. 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
Eng. 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.
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4502: Establishing the BUILD WV Act – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4522: Relating to the expungement of criminal records – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4571: Modifying foundation allowance to account for transportation by electric powered buses – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4600: Making it a felony for a “Person in a Position of Trust” to assault, batter, or verbally abuse a child, or neglect to report abuse they witness – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4607: To remove opioid treatment programs from requiring a certificate of need – (Com. amend. pending)
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. HB 4627: To provide for no more than two licensed laboratories for medical cannabis testing in this state – (Com. amend. pending) (original similar to SB674)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4667: Prohibition on county, city, or municipality restrictions on advanced air mobility aircraft – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4668: Relating to air bag fraud – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4688: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Retirement System Act
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 – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4827: Relating to the promotion and development of public-use vertiports – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4845: Establishing the Katherine Johnson Academy – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. HB 4847: Relating to missing persons generally
Eng. HJR 104: Providing Term Limits for certain Constitutional Officers – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9:30 a.m.: Confirmations (208W)

Consideration of Senate Executive Message No. 2 – Nominations

10 a.m.: Judiciary (208W)

HB 4846: Relating to flying under the influence and other aviation offenses
HB 4642: Relating to pecuniary interests of county and district officers, teachers and school officials in contracts

2 p.m.: Joint Committee on Government and Finance (451M)

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

Resolutions to be Introduced Thursday, March 10, 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 Thursday, March 10, 2022

9 a.m.: Judiciary

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 2910: To modify the allowable number of magistrate judges per county
Bill, as amended, 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 4600: Making it a felony for a “Person in a Position of Trust” to assault, batter, or verbally abuse a child, or neglect to report abuse they witness
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4846: Relating to flying under the influence and other aviation offenses
Bill reported without recommendation; read first time, referred back to Judiciary

HB 4847: Relating to missing persons generally
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4667: Prohibition on county, city, or municipality restrictions on advanced air mobility aircraft
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

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

HB 4642: Relating to pecuniary interests of county and district officers, teachers and school officials in contracts
Bill reported without recommendation; read first time, referred back to Judiciary

Originating Concurrent Resolution 4: Relating to studying the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act
Originating resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

9:30 a.m.: Finance

Com. Sub. for HB 4001: Generally relating to broadband
Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 4344: Relating to foster care
Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

1 p.m.: Education

HB 4105: Relating to service employees with National Association for Pupil Transportation
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 3073: Relating to the West Virginia Emergency School Food Act
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Originating Concurrent Resolution: Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the effectiveness of Local School Improvement Councils
Originating resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

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

Originating Concurrent Resolution 2: Potential economic benefits of outdoor recreational opportunities on state-owned land
Originating resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted; second reference to Rules

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Thursday, March 10, 2022 (321 – 231 Senate; 90 House)

Bills and Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Thursday, March 10, 2022 (157 – 85 Senate; 72 House)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Thursday, March 10, 2022 (31 – 15 Senate; 18 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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