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The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of Wednesday, February 22, 2012, being the first order of business, when the further reading thereof was dispensed with and the same approved.
At the request of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, the applicable provisions of House Rule 136, relating to privileges of the floor, were suspended for the day to extend privileges of the floor to invited guests for a presentation by the House.
At the request of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, the House of Delegates proceeded to the Seventh Order of Business for the purpose of introduction of resolutions.
H. C. R. 82 - "Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study the policies, procedures, issues and recommendations related to assuring the safety of state employees or employees providing contractual services on behalf of the State of West Virginia who are required to make field, community or home visits to clients, consumers or members of the public."
H. C. R. 83 - "Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 6-160/4-0.01 at the entrance to Linmont Estates, off Route 60, in Barboursville, Cabell County, the 'Vernon Craddock Memorial Bridge'."
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 6-160/4-0.01 at the entrance to Linmont Estates in Barboursville, Cabell County, the "Vernon Craddock Memorial Bridge"; and, be it Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the Vernon Craddock Memorial Bridge; and, be it Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation, his loving wife of seventeen years, Jane Stowers Craddock, his stepson, Christopher Lane and his sister, Claudia Craddock Lawrence.
H. C. R. 84 - "Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 8-15/4-7.10 in Widen, Clay County, West Virginia, the 'First Lieutenant Charles (Chuck) Barrett II Memorial Bridge'."
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to his sister, Harriet Rhodes of Albuquerque, New Mexico and to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation.
H. C. R. 85 - "Requesting that bridge number 23-11/3-0.909 on Route 80 in Man, Logan County, West Virginia, be named the 'Cox Joe Gollie Memorial Bridge'."
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways, to Mr. Gollie's children, Joseph S. Gollie of Danville, West Virginia, and Shelia Rene (Combs) Gollie of Man, West Virginia, and to the Daniel Boone VFW Post 5578.
H. C. R. 86 - "Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge on US Route 50 in Burlington, Mineral County, bridge number 29-50-18.78, the 'USMC PFC Woodrow Wilson Barr Memorial Bridge'."
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and the Mineral County Historical Society.
At the respective requests of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, reference of the resolution (H. C. R. 86) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration and adopted.
H. C. R. 87 - "Requesting the Division of Highways to name the approximate four- mile section of road on West Virginia Route 46 between the city limits of Keyser and the city limits of Piedmont, Mineral County, the 'U.S. Army Tech/Sgt. James "Aubrey" Stewart Memorial Highway'."
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this Resolution to the Commissioner of the Division of Highways, to TJ Coleman of The Aubrey Stewart Project and to Aubrey Stewart's surviving next of kin, Patricia A. Stewart Bartlett of Cumberland, Maryland; Sonya Kay Corbett of Columbus, Ohio; Mary Eleanor Freeman of Cincinnati, Ohio; Margie Gail Green of Charleston, West Virginia; Ellen Crawford of Charleston, West Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Norman Stewart of Charleston, West Virginia; Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Green of Cincinnati, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Ken Green of Arlington, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Green of Huber Heights, Ohio; Norma Peck of Charleston, West Virginia; Dr. and Mrs. Richard Rhodes of Cincinnati, Ohio; James M. Stewart of Greenbelt, Maryland; Jeff Stewart of Alpharetta, Georgia; Paul Stewart Walker of Columbus, Ohio; William D. Walker of Martinsburg, West Virginia; Waynetta Holloway of Fairmont, West Virginia; and Jacquelyn Washington of Keyser, West Virginia.
At the respective requests of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, reference of the resolution (H. C. R. 87) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration and adopted.
At the request of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, the House of Delegates proceeded to the Ninth Order of Business for the purpose of considering a resolution on Unfinished Business.
The Clerk then reported H. R. 13, Celebrating the history and contributions of the Bluefield Coal Show to Mercer County and the West Virginia coal industry.
On motion of Delegate Boggs, H. R. 13 was taken up for immediate consideration and adopted.
And reports the same back with the recommendation that they each be adopted.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4030 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §50-3-2a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prioritizing the partial payment of costs, fines, fees, forfeitures, restitution, penalties or other costs imposed in a magistrate court in civil and criminal matters,"
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4068 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-1C-5c, relating to the valuation of antique motor vehicles and classic motor vehicles for purposes of ad valorem property taxes,"
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4281 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §15-2-5 of the Code fo West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the supplemental pay of members of the West Virginia State Police,"
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4332 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §16-5V-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to transfer of service credit from Public Employees Retirement System to Emergency Medical Services Retirement System,"
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4392 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §50-1-3, §50-1-8, §50-1-9 and §50-1-9a, of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to generally to the magistrate court system; providing compensation for magistrates, magistrate assistants, magistrate court clerks and magistrate court deputy clerks; and authorizing judges to appoint magistrate court clerks in certain circumstances,"
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4475 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §11-13CC-1, §11-13CC-2, §11-13CC-3, §11-13CC-4, §11-13CC-5 and §11-13CC-6, all relating to providing a tax credit for persons who graduate with a bachelor's or graduate degree in the area of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, nursing or teaching from any regionally accredited in-state or out-of-state higher education institution or any regionally accredited in-state community and technical college and who thereafter continue to reside in this state,"
And reports back a committee substitute therefor, with a new title, as follows: Com. Sub. for H. B. 4488 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §7-1-1 and §7-1-1a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to county commissions; reforming, altering or modifying a county commission; providing an option for the election of additional commissioners to a county commission; setting forth examples of county commissions; providing an option for the election of county council members by magisterial district; and removing the 'county administrator - county commission' option of county government as duplicative of the 'county manager' option," With the recommendation that the committee substitute do pass, and with the recommendation that second reference of the bill to the Committee on the Judiciary be dispensed with.
In the absence of objection, reference of the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 4488) to the Committee on the Judiciary was abrogated.
And reports the same back, with a title amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4645 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §18B-2A-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to eligibility requirements for state institution of higher education boards of governors,"
With the recommendation that the committee substitute do pass.
And reports the same back with the recommendation that they each do pass.
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, presented a communication from His Excellency, the Governor, advising that on February 22, 2012, he approved H. B. 4291, S. B. 209 and S. B. 210.
H. C. R. 6, The "John Charles Giese Memorial Bridge"; coming up in regular order, as unfinished business, was reported by the Clerk and adopted.
H. C. R. 32, Erecting signs at either end of Quite Dell, Harrison County, that reads "Home of Hershel Woodrow 'Woody' Williams: United States Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient"; coming up in regular order, as unfinished business, was reported by the Clerk and adopted.
H. C. R. 48, The "John W. Pyles Bridge"; coming up in regular order, as unfinished business, was reported by the Clerk and adopted.
H. C. R. 70, The "Jones Brothers Memorial Bridge"; coming up in regular order, as unfinished business, was reported by the Clerk.
On motion of Delegate Boggs, the resolution was laid over one day.
H. C. R. 77, Declaring that the month of September be proclaimed as Take Pride in America Month beginning with September, 2012; coming up in regular order, as unfinished business, was reported by the Clerk and adopted.
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2657, West Virginia Religious Freedom Restoration Act; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.
Absent and Not Voting: Barker, Brown, Fleischauer, Fragale, Nelson and Walters.
So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 2657) passed.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4020, Recognizing outstanding students who are top scorers on certain statewide tests; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.
Absent and Not Voting: Barker, Fleischauer, Fragale, Nelson and Walters.
So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 4020) passed.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4049, Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to maintain an Office of Internal Auditing; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.
So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 4049) passed.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4260, Relating to insurance coverage for autism spectrum disorders; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.
Absent and Not Voting: Barker, Fragale, Nelson and Walters.
So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 4260) passed.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4327, Requiring pulse oximetry testing for newborns; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.
So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 4327) passed.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4451, Ensuring that county executive committees have control of designating the persons who serve as ballot commissioner; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.
Nays: J. Miller and Sobonya.
So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 4451) passed.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 379, Authorizing Board of Registered Professional Nurses designate certain treatment and recovery programs for licensees; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2740, Making covenants that restrict the installation or use of solar energy systems unenforceable; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.
On motion of Delegate Howell, the bill was amended on page two, section seventeen, line eleven following the word "unenforceable", by striking out the period and inserting "Provided, That in instances involving a housing development or association, an association may, by vote of its members, establish or remove a restriction that prohibits or restricts the installation or use of a solar energy system."
On motion of Delegate Howell, the bill was also amended on page three, section nineteen, line twenty-three, following the word "systems", by striking out the period and inserting the words "including restrictions for historical preservation, architectural significance, religious or cultural importance to a given community."
There being no further amendments, the bill was ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4028, Authorizing the temporary suspension of certification of emergency medical service personnel or licensure of emergency medical service agencies without a hearing or prior notice if there is probable cause; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4037, Relating to the professional and occupational licensure and registration of former and current members of the Armed Forces of the United States; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4530, Authorizing the Public Service Commission to consider and issue a financing order to certain regulated electric utilities to permit the recovery of expanded net energy costs; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4630, Modifying the membership of the Braxton County Recreational Development Authority; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 4583, Changing certain deadlines associated with the termination, resignation and transfer of school personnel.
At the request of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, leaves of absence for the day were granted Delegates Barker, Fragale, Nelson and Walters.
Delegate Armstead asked and obtained unanimous consent that the remarks of Delegate Gearheart regarding turnpike tolls be printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
At 12:15 p.m., the House of Delegates adjourned until 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 24, 2012.

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