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West Virginia Legislature

1st Session of the 87th Legislature

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Tuesday, January 16, 2024

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

  • SCR 17: Reaffirming support of WV Legislature for State of Israel and Jewish people
  • SR 6: Honoring life of Edith Levy, Holocaust survivor

THIRD READING

  • Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 2: Authorizing DEP to promulgate rules – (With right to amend)

SECOND READING

There are no bills on Second Reading for Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

FIRST READING

There are no bills on First Reading for Tuesday, January 16, 2024.

Scheduled Committee Meetings

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

  • Com. Sub. for SB 217: Authorizing state and subdivisions to negotiate price for construction when all bids received exceed maximum budget
  • SB 240: Increasing fees charged by sheriff
  • SB 264: Reducing rates for legal advertising
  • SB 438: Modifying roster requirements of authorizing entities

10 a.m.: Education (451M)

  • SB 280: Allowing teachers in public schools to teach intelligent design
  • SB 152: Displaying official US motto in public schools
  • SB 253: Establishing minimum student enrollment for school aid formula

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

  • SB 208: Establishing tax credit for certain physicians who locate to practice in WV
  • SB 228: Requiring medically necessary care and treatment to address congenital anomalies associated with cleft lip and cleft palate
  • SB 293: Creating the Glucagon for Schools Act
  • SB 300: Relating to the organization of the Office of the Inspector General

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

  • Com. Sub. for SB 269: Excluding test strips from definition of drug paraphernalia
  • Com. Sub. for SB 17: Department of Health and Human Services
  • Includes SB 17, Department of Health rule relating to public water systems operators; SB 18, Department of Health rule relating to wastewater systems and operators; SB 19, Department of Health rule relating to behavioral health centers’ licensure; SB 20, Department of Health rule relating to hospital licensure; SB 21, Department of Health rule relating to assisted living residences; SB 22, Department of Health rule relating to cross-connection control and backflow prevention; SB 23, Department of Health rule relating to fees for permits; SB 24, Department of Health rule relating to fees for services; SB 25, Department of Health rule relating to medical examiner requirements for postmortem inquiries; SB 26, Department of Health rule relating to newborn screening system; SB 27, Department of Health rule relating to distribution of funds from Emergency Medical Services Salary Enhancement Fund; SB 28, Department of Health rule relating to WV Clearance for Access: registry and employment screening; SB 29, DHHR rule relating to cooperative agreement approval and compliance; SB 30, DHHR rule relating to certificate of need; SB 31, Department of Human Services rule relating to collection and exchange of data related to overdoses; SB 32, DHHR rule relating to chronic pain management clinic licensure; SB 33, DHHR rule relating to medication-assisted treatment and office-based medication-assisted treatment; SB 34, Department of Human Services rule relating to procedure to contest substantiation of child abuse or neglect; SB 35; Family Protection Services Board rule relating to domestic violence program licensure standards

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

  • Budget Presentation: West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office
  • Budget Presentation: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
  • Budget Presentation: West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

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

Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, January 16, 2024

  • SB 456: Prohibiting camping in public places (Tarr; Judiciary)
  • SB 457: Prohibition of Unfair Real Estate Service Agreements Act (Takubo, Caputo, Deeds, Hamilton, Hunt, Rucker, Stover, Taylor, Woodrum; Government Organization then Judiciary)
  • SB 458: Relating to personal income tax Social Security exemption (Blair, Woelfel; Finance) [By Request of the Executive]
  • SB 459: Increasing senior citizen property tax credit and expanding eligibility requirements (Blair, Woelfel; Finance) [By Request of the Executive]
  • SB 460: Providing for child and dependent care credit against personal income tax (FN) (Blair, Woelfel; Finance) [By Request of the Executive]
  • SB 461: Relating to county economic opportunity development districts (Swope, Weld; Economic Development)
  • SB 462: Updating definitions of certain terms used in Personal Income Tax Act (Blair, Woelfel; Finance) [By Request of the Executive]
  • SB 463: Reorganizing Board of Banking and Financial Institutions, Division of Financial Institutions, and Lending and Credit Rate Board (Nelson; Banking and Insurance then Government Organization)
  • SB 464: Establishing residency requirements for candidates seeking nomination and election to US Congress (Smith, Chapman, Grady, Phillips, Takubo, Tarr, Taylor, Weld; Judiciary)
  • SB 465: Prohibiting schools from starting earlier than 7:45 am (Oliverio, Azinger, Caputo, Chapman, Clements, Deeds, Hamilton, Hunt, Jeffries, Plymale, Stuart, Swope, Taylor, Woelfel; Education)
  • SB 466: Requiring development of safety while accessing technology education program (FN) (Clements, Barrett, Deeds, Grady, Hamilton, Hunt, Oliverio, Phillips, Stuart; Education then Finance)
  • SB 467: Licensing sale of charitable raffles and boards to benefit volunteer fire departments (Stuart, Chapman, Clements, Deeds, Hunt, Phillips, Rucker, Smith, Stover, Swope, Tarr, Taylor, Woodrum; Government Organization)
  • SB 468: Requiring course in public schools on human development (Rucker, Azinger, Deeds, Grady, Hunt, Martin, Smith, Stover, Stuart, Taylor; Education)
  • SB 469: Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (IB) (Oliverio, Trump; Judiciary)
  • SB 470: Uniform Special Deposits Act (IB) (Oliverio, Trump; Banking and Insurance then Judiciary)
  • SB 471: Maintaining DNA data for law-enforcement purposes (Rucker; Judiciary)
  • SB 472: Requiring hotels and public lodging establishments to provide human trafficking awareness training for employees (Chapman; Government Organization then Judiciary)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Monday, January 15, 2024

3 p.m.: Judiciary

  • SB 219: Relating to Uniform Controlled Substances Act
  • Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass
  • Com. Sub. for SB 60: DOT Bundle – Includes SB 60: DMV rule relating to motor vehicle titling; SB 61: DMV rule relating to dealer licensing; SB 62: DMV rule relating to handicapped parking permits; SB 63: DOH rule relating to construction and reconstruction of state roads; SB 64: DOH rule relating to traffic and safety rules; SB 65: Multimodal Transportation Faculties rule relating to valuation of used rolling stock and equipment
  • Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Monday, January 15, 2024 (32)

  • SB 142: Clarifying deadline to file annual report for companies authorized to do business in WV (House Government Organization)
  • SB 143: Creating WV Guardian Program (House Education)
  • SB 144: Requiring each county board to ensure that its meetings are open to public through in-person attendance and broadcast live on its website (House Judiciary)
  • SB 146: Creating adult education taskforce (House Education)
  • SB 147: Adding definition of “ammunition” for purposes of obtaining state license to carry concealed deadly weapon (House Judiciary)
  • SB 148: Establishing auto-renewal program for wildlife licenses (House Government Organization)
  • SB 149: Relating to municipalities required to be represented on county authority boards (House Political Subdivisions)
  • SB 150: Clarifying when magistrate vacancies shall be filled (House Judiciary)
  • SB 151: Clarifying terms and offense of human smuggling (House Judiciary)
  • SB 154: Increasing penalties for drug possession and updating list of offenses (House Judiciary)
  • SB 155: Creating Violent Crime Prevention Act (House Judiciary)
  • SB 156: Requiring certain documents that contain wage records be considered confidential (Pending House introduction)
  • SB 157: Requiring one-year residency within district or county to fill vacancy in Legislature (House Judiciary)
  • SB 158: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (House Judiciary)
  • SB 159: Prohibiting persons convicted of certain crimes against minors from holding positions on boards of education (House Judiciary)
  • SB 160: Updating language and increasing penalties for indecent exposure (House Judiciary)
  • SB 162: Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program (House Education)
  • SB 163: Establishing aggravated felony offense of reckless driving resulting in death (House Judiciary)
  • SB 164: Relating generally to trespassing (Pending House introduction)
  • SB 165: Creating pilot program for recovery residences in Cabell County (House Judiciary)
  • SB 166: Updating contested elections procedures (House Judiciary)
  • SB 168: Granting municipal fire marshal authority to assist law-enforcement officer (House Political Subdivisions)
  • SB 169: Allowing physician assistants to own practice (House Health and Human Resources)
  • SB 170: Relating to compensable diseases of certain firefighters covered by workers’ compensation (House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services)
  • SB 171: Prohibiting county commissions from adopting authorization that exceeds state law regarding agriculture operations (Pending House introduction)
  • SB 172: Revising requirements of local school improvement councils (House Education)
  • SB 173: Modifying certain guidelines for motor vehicle dealers, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers (Pending House introduction)
  • SB 175: Updating offenses of extortion and attempted extortion (House Judiciary)
  • SB 176: Relating to permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund (House Finance)
  • SB 177: Protecting consumers against automatic renewals without consent (House Judiciary)
  • SB 178: Relating to dental health care service plans (House Banking and Insurance)
  • SB 179: Requiring sheriff to serve child abuse and neglect petitions (House Judiciary)

Resolutions that Have Been Adopted by the Senate as of Monday, January 15, 2024 (2)

  • SCR 10: Urging WV congressional delegation support legislation authorizing county governments to sell FEMA property (Pending House introduction)
  • SCR 16: Urging US Congress enact reforms to federal permitting policies to accelerate deployment of new energy infrastructure (Pending House introduction)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Monday, January 15, 2024 (2)

  • 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)

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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