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Charleston, W. Va., Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Prayer was offered by the Reverend Ron Schlak, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Charleston , West Virginia.
Pending the reading of the Journal of Tuesday, January 22, 2008,
Senate Bill No. 57, Allowing county boards of education to enter into certain lease-purchase agreements.
By Senators Hunter, Minard, Foster, Stollings, White, McKenzie, Yoder and Kessler:
Senate Bill No. 302--A Bill to amend and reenact §16-29E-2 and §16-29E-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §29A-1-3 of said code, all relating to legislative exempt rule-making requirements of the Department of Health and Human Resources; requiring public notice and comment on rules, policies and state plans relating to public assistance; requiring public hearings in certain instances; requiring review of all legislative-exempt rules, policies and plans by the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability; and authorizing recommendations for changes and legislation.
By Senators Hunter, Foster, White, Kessler, Wells, Chafin, Bailey, Bowman, Edgell and Plymale:
Senate Bill No. 303--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §21-3-22, relating to employer mandating employee participation in certain activities; prohibiting employers from mandating communication with employees regarding certain employer beliefs and activities; and providing a civil remedy for violations.
By Senators Hunter, Foster, White, Kessler and Wells:
Senate Bill No. 304--A Bill to amend and reenact §23-1-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to revising Insurance Commissioner reporting requirements to the Legislature on workers' compensation insurance rules, policies and guidelines.
By Senators Kessler, Unger, Jenkins, White and Hunter:
Senate Bill No. 305--A Bill to amend and reenact §7-10-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to hearings before magistrates involving the seizure of abandoned, neglected or cruelly treated animals.
By Senators Kessler, Plymale and Hunter:
Senate Bill No. 306--A Bill to amend and reenact §60A-9-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing certain authorized probation and parole officers access to information maintained by the Board of Pharmacy.
By Senators Kessler, Plymale, Bowman, Love, Prezioso and Green:
Senate Bill No. 307--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-2L-1, relating to prohibiting state funding of abortions.
Senate Bill No. 308--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §15-2B-15; and to amend and reenact §57-5-11 of said code, all relating to requiring the appropriate governmental entity to retain any biological material that is secured in the investigation or prosecution of a criminal case for the period of time that a defendant remains incarcerated in connection with said case.
By Senators Bowman, Plymale, Oliverio and Sypolt:
Senate Bill No. 309--A Bill to amend and reenact §6-7-2a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the terms of certain appointed state officers; qualifications; powers and salaries of such officers; and salary when one person is serving as both the Secretary of Transportation and the Commissioner of Highways.
Senate Bill No. 310--A Bill to amend and reenact §50-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to equal pay for all state magistrates.
By Senators Kessler, Plymale, Love and Oliverio:
Senate Bill No. 311--A Bill to amend and reenact §52-1-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing judges to order jurors be drawn from another county or counties when jurors cannot be seated from the county in which the trial will be held.
Senate Bill No. 312--A Bill to amend and reenact §33-3-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing an insurer to collect premiums and otherwise service certain policies after its license is no longer in effect.
By Senators Yoder, Kessler, Wells, White and Hunter:
Senate Bill No. 313--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §17C-14-15, relating to the unlawfulness of text messaging while operating a motor vehicle.
Senate Bill No. 314--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-4-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring the county superintendent to notify the public of any school cancellation or delay by seven a.m. or five a.m. respectively.
Senate Bill No. 315--A Bill to amend and reenact §7-1-3jj of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing certain county commissions with authority to regulate the location of businesses selling sexually oriented materials.
Senate Bill No. 316--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §48-9A-101, §48-9A-102, §48-9A-103, §48-9A-104, §48-9A-105 and §48-9A-106, all relating to Joint Parenting Act; custody of children after divorce; providing certain rebuttable presumptions concerning custody; adding procedures and criteria relating to determining the custody of children; addressing relocation of parents; addressing certain tax implications; and including contempt provisions.
By Senators Jenkins, Stollings, Bowman, Prezioso, Plymale and McKenzie:
Senate Bill No. 317--A Bill to amend and reenact §30-3-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to licenses to practice medicine and surgery or podiatry; removing outmoded and expired language; providing for a period of ten years for applicants to pass all steps of the licensing examination; and providing for an appearance before the board for any applicant who has failed to pass any step of the licensing examination in three attempts for a determination as to any further necessary education, evaluation and/or training prior to further consideration of licensure.
Senate Bill No. 318--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to exempting Social Security income from state personal income tax.
By Senators Barnes, Love and Sypolt:
Senate Bill No. 319--A Bill to repeal §20-2-19a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §20-2-5, §20-2-6a and §20-2-46e of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §20-2-40b; and to amend and reenact §20-7-9 of said code, all relating to the regulation of carrying firearms; clarifying that hunting statutes generally do not prohibit the otherwise lawful carrying of pistols and revolvers for self-defense purposes; clarifying that persons who are licensed or otherwise authorized to lawfully carry concealed pistols or revolvers are not subject to the prohibition on carrying both a bow and a firearm or the limitations on how firearms may be carried or transported in wooded areas or in vehicles; and consolidating and clarifying certain criminal penalty provisions.
By Senators Bowman, Minard, Love, Stollings, Barnes, Sharpe and McKenzie:
Senate Bill No. 320--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto three new sections, designated §6-9-2a, §6-9-2b and §6-9-2c; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-5-7a; and to amend and reenact §8-12-5 of said code, all relating to authorizing the participation of local governments in a purchasing card program to be administered by the Auditor as chief inspector of public offices; and creating offenses and criminal penalties.
By Senators Bowman, Plymale, Unger, Stollings and Hunter:
Senate Bill No. 321--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10-22j, relating to increasing benefits of certain retired state personnel by three percent in July, two thousand eight, and then by three percent every five years thereafter.
By Senators Bowman, Unger, Plymale, Stollings and Hunter:
Senate Bill No. 322--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-7A-26u, relating to increasing benefits of certain retired teachers by three percent in July, two thousand eight, and then by three percent every five years thereafter.
By Senators Bowman and Oliverio:
Senate Bill No. 323--A Bill to amend and reenact §8-20-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §16-13-16 and §16-13-23a of said code; and to amend and reenact §16-13A-9 of said code, all relating to the establishment and operation of stormwater systems; rates, charges and fees for stormwater services; and setting forth powers and duties of municipalities to enact and enforce ordinances to protect streams from pollution.
By Senators Chafin and Caruth:
Senate Bill No. 324--A Bill to amend and reenact §5A-4-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the regulation of parking for state office buildings in Charleston.
By Senators Love, Bailey, Wells, Green, Facemyer and Hunter:
Senate Bill No. 325--A Bill to amend and reenact §5-10B-10a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10B-12a, all relating to the deferred compensation plan for state employees; clarifying that an employee must have received pay every payday during a fiscal year to qualify for participation in the matching program; and providing the Treasurer with information needed to operate the state deferred compensation plan.
By Senators Prezioso, Facemyer and Unger:
Senate Bill No. 326--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to exempting from state personal income tax obligations all monetary benefits derived from Division of Natural Resources conservation officers' retirement.
Senators Barnes, Love, Fanning, White and Sypolt offered the following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 28-- Designating the timber rattlesnake as West Virginia's state reptile.
Senator Jenkins presented a petition from William M. Preece and eleven faculty and staff members of Genoa Elementary School, supporting Senate Bill No. 68 (Providing one-time option for certain Defined Contribution Retirement System members to opt in to State Teachers Retirement System).
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 25, Urging Government of Turkey to cease discrimination of Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 26, Requesting Division of Natural Resources set minimum size on male deer taken in state.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 27, Requesting Division of Natural Resources set minimum size on black bass taken in state.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 271, Establishing grievance procedure for State Police.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 272, Clarifying "telemarketing solicitation" definition.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. No. 272) passed with its title.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 273, Clarifying statutory references.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. No. 273) passed.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 273--A Bill to amend and reenact §7-1-3jj of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §8-12-5c of said code, all relating to removing references to repealed statutes and replacing with current statutory references.
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, January 24, 2008, at 11 a.m.