Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Tuesday, February 13, 2024

February 12, 2024
in Member Press Release

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 – 35th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SR 34: Recognizing William Schwertfeger, decorated combat veteran of US Army, on his 100th birthday
SR 35: Recognizing 152nd anniversary of Glenville State University

THIRD READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 577: Limiting landowner liability when land is used for certain purposes
Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 578: Clarifying offense of burglary
Eng. SB 605: Requiring electronic funds transfer of retirement contributions by participating employers
Eng. SB 606: Relating to Natural Resources Police Officers Retirement System
Eng. SB 607: Clarifying Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System surviving spouse benefits
Eng. SB 658: Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Administration, Public Defender Services
Eng. HB 5153: Relating to revising, updating and streamlining the requirements governing the West Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarship.

SECOND READING

Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for SB 321: Limiting municipalities’ authority to restrict purchase and storage of weapons and ammunition
Com. Sub. for SB 352: Modifying Unborn Child Protection Act
Com. Sub. for SB 370: Updating Public Employees Grievance Board procedure that certain decisions be appealed to Intermediate Court of Appeals
SB 530: Removing requirement for counties to draft and adopt zoning ordinances
Com. Sub. for SB 544: Raising threshold for bid requirement of municipal public works projects
SB 551: Modifying requirements related to levy of service fees
Com. Sub. for SB 608: Relating to Emergency Medical Services Retirement System
SB 609: Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act
SB 620: Establishing WV Mothers and Babies Pregnancy Support Program
Com. Sub. for SB 628: Declaring certain claims as moral obligations of the state
Com. Sub. for SB 629: Requiring builders to follow State Building Code when local inspection and enforcement not provided
Com. Sub. for SB 632: Relating to Dangerousness Assessment Advisory Board multi-disciplinary study group
Com. Sub. for SB 716: Relating to child support
Eng. HB 4976: Providing the contact information of the Inspector General on the agencies and boards websites of the executive departments
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5157: Relating to contingent increase of tax rate on certain eligible acute care hospitals

FIRST READING

There are no bills on First Reading for Tuesday, February13, 2024.

Scheduled Committee Meetings

10 a.m.: Government Organization (208W)

SB 610: Clarifying authority of Water Development Authority in certain circumstances
Com. Sub. for SB 631: Prohibiting municipalities from disconnecting water service for nonpayment of stormwater fees
SB 687: Clarifying Legislative Auditor’s scope of authority
SB 635: Modifying rules regarding liquidation of property
Com. Sub. for SB 722: Revising examination of records relating to limited video lottery

10 a.m.: Education (451M)

SB 292: Hunger-Free Campus Act
SB 515: Prohibiting public schools from requiring students to participate in sexual orientation instruction
HB 4832: Relating to state superintendent’s reports regarding the finances of school districts

1 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)

Eng. HB 4292: Providing for enhanced damages for non-payment of royalties due from oil, natural gas, or natural gas liquids production
Eng. HB 5006: Relating to the administration of the A. James Manchin Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan

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

SB 602: Cardiac Emergency Response Plan Act
SB 668: Increasing amount of certain controlled substances persons may purchase annually
SB 714: Transferring duties and licensing from Board of Osteopathic Medicine to Board of Medicine
HB 4756: Creating a state Alzheimer’s plan task force

2 p.m.: Workforce (208W)

Com. Sub. for SB 562: Expanding employment and training requirements necessary for SNAP benefits

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

Com. Sub. for SB 493: Relating to use of criminal records as disqualification from authorization to practice particular profession
SB 615: Limiting statutory and common law actions for certain electric generating facilities
SB 732: Requiring cooperation between law-enforcement agencies and military authorities

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

SB 395: Relating to valuation of industrial property and natural resources by Tax Commissioner
Com. Sub. for SB 444: Relating to health insurance coverage for certain emergency services
Com. Sub. for SB 669: Relating to county economic opportunity development districts
Com. Sub. for SB 512: Clarifying non-agricultural status of solar farms

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

Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, February 13, 2024

SB 760: Modifying length of service for certain employees to obtain credit for retirement (Nelson; Pensions then Finance)
SB 761: Providing greater access to unused buildings for public charter schools (Rucker; School Choice then Education)
SB 762: Updating requirements for issuance of occupational licenses or other authorization to practice (Barrett; Government Organization)
SB 763: Exempting certain records from public release (Weld; Military)
SB 764: Designating certain law-enforcement officers as special Natural Resources police officers (Woodrum, Trump; Agriculture and Natural Resources)
SB 765: Establishing and administering DNA identification system (Takubo; Judiciary)
SB 766: Relieving railroad companies of liability during parades (Taylor; Judiciary)
SB 767: Providing for retail franchise agreements governing law, and competition restrictions (Barrett; Judiciary)
SB 768: Providing exception for sharing of confidential child welfare records (Trump; Judiciary)
SB 769: Prohibiting certain medical exams on anesthetized patients (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
SB 770: Updating definitions and requirements for Industrial Hemp Development Act (Woodrum; Government Organization)
SB 771: Distributing funds to volunteer fire departments in counties with excess levy or fees (Woodrum; Finance)
SB 772: Codifying security policy of absentee ballots (Woodrum; Government Organization)
SB 773: Expanding powers of National Park Service law-enforcement officers (Woodrum; Judiciary)
SB 774: Mountain Bike Responsibility Act (Woodrum; Outdoor Recreation then Judiciary)
SR 36: Recognizing February 14, 2024, as Child Care Day (Tarr)
SR 37: Designating February 14, 2024, as National Organ Donor Day (Takubo)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Monday, February 12, 2024

1 p.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure

HB 5019: Relating to surrender and return of license not required for disqualifying or downgrading a driver’s license
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
Senate Concurrent Resolutions

SCR 21: US Army MSG James E. Jackson Jr. Memorial Road; SCR 23: US Navy LT Lewis Joseph D’Antoni Memorial Road; SCR 25: US Army SGT Wyatt K. Hinton Memorial Bridge
Resolutions reported to the full Senate with the recommendation they be adopted

Sub. for SCR 4: US Army 2LT Eston Kuhn Memorial Road; Com. Sub. for SCR 22: US Army and Marine Corps Major and Olympic Gold Medalist Cornelius Burdette Memorial Road; Com. Sub. for SCR 26: US Army PFC Clarence William (Buck) Holliday Memorial Road
Committee substitute for the Resolutions reported to the full Senate with the recommendation they be adopted

2 p.m.: Banking and Insurance

Com. Sub. for SB 375: Health Care Sharing Ministries Freedom to Share Act
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

SB 613: WV Residential Mortgage Lender, Broker and Servicer Act
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4837: Clarifying the duty of banks to retain and procure records
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

3 p.m.: Judiciary

Com. Sub. forSB 556: Relating to DNA data maintained for law-enforcement purposes
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for SB 622: Updating time period of voting inactivity for removal from voter registration
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for SB 623: Requiring DMV to provide images of certain individuals to Secretary of State for voter identification purposes
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for SB 624: Cancelling voter registration records for individuals no longer WV residents
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Monday, February 12, 2024 (106 – 99 Senate; 7 House)

Resolutions that Have Been Adopted by the Senate as of Monday, February 12, 2024 (16)

Bills that Have Completed Legislation as of Monday, February 12, 2024 (14 – 9 Senate; 5 House)

SB 31: Department of Human Services rule relating to collection and exchange of data related to overdoses (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 269: Excluding test strips from definition of drug paraphernalia (Signed, 02-02)
SB 300: Relating to organization of Office of Inspector General (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 318: Modifying process of when parental rights are terminated (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 428: Establishing appeals from administrative rulings are to be filed with Intermediate Court of Appeals (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)

SB 462: Updating definitions of certain terms used in Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-07)
SB 483: Amending Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-07)
SB 543: Relating to research and economic development agreements for state institutions of higher education (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
SB 547: Authorizing legislative rules for Higher Education Policy Commission (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 4026: Authorizing the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to state owned vehicles (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 4252: Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protective Orders Act (Signed, 02-07)
HB 4274: Renaming the Department of Health and Human Resources (Signed, 01-26)
HB 4801: Relating generally to the banking authority of the State Treasurer’s Office (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
HB 5332: Excepting persons previously commissioned as a notary public from requirement to have a high school diploma or its equivalent in order to be recommissioned as a notary public (Signed, 02-07)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Monday, February 12, 2024 (5 – 3 Senate; 2 House)

HCR 1: Raising a Joint Assembly to hear remarks of the Governor (Adopted, 01-10)
HCR 13: Commemorating the life of Marilyn Kay Parsons (Adopted, 01-11)
SCR 16: Urging US Congress enact reforms to federal permitting policies to accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure (Adopted, 01-24)
SCR 17: Reaffirming support of WV Legislature for State of Israel and Jewish people (Adopted, 01-24)
SCR 24: Recognizing First Responders Honor Board’s nominees for Medal of Valor (Adopted, 02-06)

Bills Signed by the Governor as of Monday, February 12, 2024 (6 – 3 Senate; 3 House)

SB 269: Excluding test strips from definition of drug paraphernalia (Signed, 02-02)

SB 462: Updating definitions of certain terms used in Personal Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-07)
SB 483: Amending Corporation Net Income Tax Act (Signed, 02-07)
HB 4252: Uniform Recognition and Enforcement of Canadian Domestic Violence Protective Orders Act (Signed, 02-07)
HB 4274: Renaming the Department of Health and Human Resources (Signed, 01-26)
HB 5332: Excepting persons previously commissioned as a notary public from requirement to have a high school diploma or its equivalent in order to be recommissioned as a notary public (Signed, 02-07)

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

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