Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Thursday, March 9, 2023

March 8, 2023
in Member Press Release

Thursday, March 9, 2023 – 58th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SR 48: Designating March 9, 2023, as Recovery Community Day
HCR 15: Requesting That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance send official correspondence to West Virginia’s federal delegations stating West Virginia veterans’ concerns and objections to the two TRICARE for Life (“TFL”) proposals
HCR 33: Lt. Col. Mitchell M. Mickel Memorial Bridge – (Com. amends. pending)
HCR 51: U. S. Army SFC Samuel Evans Miller Memorial Bridge
HCR 61: U.S. Army Sgt. John Edsel Edens Memorial Road – (Com. amends. pending)

THIRD READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2004: Prevent the use of payment card processing systems for surveillance of Second Amendment activity and discriminatory conduct – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2016: Relating to confidential childcare records – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2024: Budget Bill, making appropriations of public money out of the treasury in accordance with section fifty-one, article six of the Constitution – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2026: Authorizing municipalities with police or firefighter employees in PERS to elect to become participating employer in Municipal Police Officer and Firefighter Retirement System for a limited time – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2218: Distracted Driving Act – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2346: Declaring a shortage of qualified bus operators and allowing retired bus operators to accept employment
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2621: Relating generally to bail bondsman – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2814: To create a Hydrogen power task force
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2821: Relating to taxation of gambling and lottery winnings
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2865: To clarify that the PSC may enter an order requiring corrective measures up to and including an acquisition of a distressed or failing utility – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 2875: Clarifying that Circuit Court Judges have the ability/authority to waive the requirement that a party pass a home study performed by the DHHR – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2890: Modifying student discipline – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2900: Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 2955: Relating to the establishment and operation of regional water, wastewater and stormwater authorities
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3035: Relating generally to high-quality education programs and school operations – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3036: Increasing the number of districts and the limit on approved costs under the BUILD WV Act
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3077: Relating to making the use of the multi-state real time tracking system permanent
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3084: Relating to revising provisions related to public charter schools – (Com. amends. pending) – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3092: Relating to in-state food service permit reciprocity
Eng. HB 3156: Raising the compensation rates of panel attorneys – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3168: Ensuring investment in WV Tourism is competitive with other states and accessible long term
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3189: The PFAS Protection Act – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3191: Relating to certain facilities operated by the state government to obtain a license
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3224: Adding West Virginia Junior College to the list of eligible institutions that accept PROMISE scholarship recipients
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3271: Relating to increasing monitoring of special education classrooms
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3332: Creating judicial circuits and assigning the number of circuit judges in each circuit to be elected in the 2024 election – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) – (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3344: To pay certain moral obligations of the state
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3369: Creating a School Safety Unit within the Division of Protective Services
Eng. HB 3371: Relating to federal funds for land-grant institutions
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3398: Relating to the establishment of the West Virginia Memorial to Fallen Heroes of the Global War on Terrorism – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) – (With right to amend)
Eng. HB 3441: Revising the training requirements for members of the Higher Education Policy Commission, Council for Community and Technical College Education and the institutional governing boards
Eng. HB 3512: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Human Services
Eng. HB 3514: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Health – West Virginia Birth-to-Three Fund
Eng. HB 3516: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Health – West Virginia Safe Drinking Water Treatment
Eng. HB 3517: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Division of Human Services – Child Care and Development
Eng. HB 3555: Relating to student purchase and refunds of course material – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 3557: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Veterans’ Assistance
Eng. HB 3559: Relating to defining a newborn safety device – (Com. title amend. pending)

SECOND READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2005: Establishing the dual enrollment pilot program to be administered by the Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education in conjunction with the State Board of Education
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2007: Prohibiting certain medical practices – (Com. amends. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2436: Relating to the implementation of an acuity-based patient classification system – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2862: Relating generally to requirements for shareholder voting by the West Virginia Investment Management Board and the Board of Treasury Investments
Eng. HB 2904: Supplementing and amending appropriations to the Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2908: Supplementing and amending appropriations to the Department of Commerce, Division of Forestry
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2911: Supplementing and amending appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security, Division of Administrative Services
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 2914: Supplementing and amending appropriations to the Governor’s Office – Civil Contingent Fund
Eng. HB 2939: Relating to filing of lien by municipalities for collection of refuse fees – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. HB 2967: Expediting License Applications for active military members and veterans, and their spouses – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3040: Supplementing and amending appropriations to the Department of Administration, Office of the Secretary – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. HB 3065: Supplementing appropriations to the Department of Transportation, Division of Multimodal Transportation Facilities – Aeronautics Commission
Eng. HB 3067: Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Transportation, Division of Multimodal Transportation Facilities – Public Transit
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3074: Supplementing appropriations to the Department of Transportation, Division of Multimodal Transportation Facilities
Eng. HB 3108: Supplementing and amending appropriations to the Department of Transportation, Division of Multimodal Transportation Facilities: State Rail Authority
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3110: Relating to funding the Office of Oil and Gas in the Department of Environmental Protection – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3130: Creating the Coalfields Energy Research and Economic Development Authority
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3135: To modify the salaries of the Governor and Constitutional officers beginning January 1, 2025 – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3147: To create the Upper Ohio Valley Trail Network – (Com. amends. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3153: Relating to distribution of certain taxes and surcharges to benefit volunteer and part-volunteer fire departments and emergency medical services providers. – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 3166: To permit a hospital to hold a patient experiencing a psychiatric emergency for up to 72 hours – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 3203: Relating generally to West Virginia Real Estate License Act – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3270: To amend the deliberate intent statute to limit noneconomic damages to $500,000 – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3303: Clarifying and expanding the powers and duties of the director of the Coalfield Community Development Office – (Com. amends. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3306: Relating to the organizational structure of the Office of Drug Control Policy – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3313: Restraining county commissions from imposing rules and regulations on farmers beyond what is already prescribed through state statute – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3315: Relating generally to readiness enhancement and commission bonuses – (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3354: To authorize municipalities to combine operations with other municipalities and counties to provide governmental services – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 3360: Creating an office of the Inspector General within the Department of Homeland Security – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 3432: Relating to statutory construction – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 3439: To limit the civil liability of child placing agencies that obtain an insurance policy in an amount not less than $1 million per incident – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 3443: Relating to a development or improvement on land subject to review by the State Historic Preservation Office – (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. HB 3451: Updating the veteran preference ratings in state code for state employment – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending).
Eng. HB 3473: Creating a workgroup relating to Dig Once Policy – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3482: To create the Coal Fired Grid Stabilization and Security Act of 2023 – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 3509: Making a supplementary appropriation to Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions, Public Service Commission – Consumer Advocate Fund (original similar to SB709)
Eng. HB 3513: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Homeland Security, Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation – Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority
Eng. HB 3515: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Veterans’ Assistance, Veterans’ Facilities Support Fund
Eng. HB 3518: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Agriculture
Eng. HB 3524: Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Agriculture – West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Fund
Eng. HB 3526: Making a supplementary appropriation to Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions, Public Service Commission
Eng. HB 3552: Relating to per diem jail costs – (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. HB 3560: Relating to expanding the definitions of land and recreational purposes

FIRST READING

There are no bills on First Reading for Thursday, March 9, 2023.

Scheduled Committee Meetings

10:50 a.m.: Committee on Rules (219M)

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

Senate Resolutions to be Introduced on Thursday, March 9, 2023

SCR 24: Renaming Mount Olive Correctional Complex and Jail as Mike V. Coleman Maximum Security Complex (Clements, Blair Azinger, Barrett, Boley, Caputo, Chapman, Deeds, Grady, Hamilton, Hunt, Karnes, Maroney, Martin, Maynard, Nelson, Oliverio, Plymale, Queen, Roberts, Rucker, Smith, Stover, Stuart, Swope, Takubo, Tarr, Taylor, Trump, Weld, Woelfel, Woodrum)

Committee Action on Bills from Wednesday, March 8, 2023

9 a.m.: Military

HB 2967: Expediting License Applications for active military members and veterans, and their spouses
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HCR 15: Requesting That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance send official correspondence to West Virginia’s federal delegations stating West Virginia veterans’ concerns and objections to the two TRICARE for Life (“TFL”) proposals
Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

9:30 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure

HB 3473: Creating a workgroup relating to Dig Once Policy
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HCR 51: U. S. Army SFC Samuel Evans Miller Memorial Bridge
Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

HCR 33: Lt. Col. Mitchell M. Mickel Memorial Bridge
Resolution, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

10 a.m.: Government Organization

HCR 27: Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study all benefits of state employees to determine which benefits, if any, may be refused by an employee in exchange for a cash equivalent
Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

HB 3203: Relating generally to West Virginia Real Estate License Act
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 3443: Relating to a development or improvement on land subject to review by the State Historic Preservation Office
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 3451: Updating the veteran preference ratings in state code for state employment
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 3354: To authorize municipalities to combine operations with other municipalities and counties to provide governmental services
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 3552: Relating to per diem jail costs
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3482: To create the Coal Fired Grid Stabilization and Security Act of 2023
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

2 p.m.: Judiciary

HB 3560: Relating to expanding the definitions of land and recreational purposes
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 2621: Relating generally to bail bondsman
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 3059: Give PSC authority to fine Class I railroads for safety and operational violations
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 2862: Relating generally to requirements for shareholder voting by the West Virginia Investment Management Board and the Board of Treasury Investments
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 3018: Establishing that 18 is the age of consent and removing the ability of an underage person to obtaining a consent to marry through their parents, legal guardians, or by petition to the circuit court
Motion to report the bill to the full Senate rejected; bill not reported

HB 3190: Amending the definition of “minor”
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 2008: Requiring local entities to enforce immigration laws
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 2007: Prohibiting certain medical practices
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 3331: Relating generally to support staff in the family courts and magistrate courts of this state
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Finance

Com. Sub. for HB 3035: Relating generally to high-quality education programs and school operations
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 3303: Clarifying and expanding the powers and duties of the director of the Coalfield Community Development Office
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 3135: To modify the salaries of the Governor and Constitutional officers beginning January 1, 2025
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 3398: Relating to the establishment of the West Virginia Memorial to Fallen Heroes of the Global War on Terrorism
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 3156: Raising the compensation rates of panel attorneys
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 3369: Creating a School Safety Unit within the Division of Protective Services
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 3040: Supplementing and amending appropriations to the Department of Administration, Office of the Secretary
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 3332: Creating judicial circuits and assigning the number of circuit judges in each circuit to be elected in the 2024 election
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Wednesday, March 8, 2023 (356 – 245 Senate; 111 House)

Bills Pending in Senate Committee

Bills that Have Completed Legislation as of Wednesday, March 8, 2023 (149 – 58 Senate; 91 House)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Wednesday, March 8, 2023 (38 – 15 Senate; 23 House)

Became Law Without Governor’s Signature as of Wednesday, March 8, 2023 (1)

• SB 128: Clarifying authority of Governor and Legislature to proclaim and declare state of emergency and preparedness (Became Law Without Governor’s Signature, 03-04)

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