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Charleston, W. Va., Monday, February 6, 2012
Prayer was offered by Nancy Stevens, Chaplain, Huttonsville Correctional Center, Huttonsville, West Virginia.
On motion of Senator Unger, the Senate recessed for five minutes to permit Vincent de Paul Schmidt, Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston to address the Senate. St. Agnes School’s third grade class, Charleston, West Virginia, then offered prayer and led the Senate in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Pending the reading of the Journal of Friday, February 3, 2012,
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 165, Creating criminal offense of sexual contact on incarcerated persons by correctional employees.
(d) Authorized pat-down, strip search or other security related tasks does not constitute sexual contact pursuant to this section.;
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 165--A Bill to amend and reenact §61-8B-2 and §61-8B-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to prohibiting sexual acts between persons who are incarcerated, on probation or parole with state and local jail, correctional, probation and parole employees or contractors; prohibiting sexual contact; removing consent of victim as a defense for criminal acts; and establishing criminal penalties.
On motion of Senator Unger, the Senate concurred in the House of Delegates amendments to the bill.
Engrossed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 165, as amended by the House of Delegates, was then put upon its passage.
So, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 165) passed with its House of Delegates amended title.
Senator Yost, from the Committee on Military, submitted the following report, which was received:
Senate Bill No. 152, Relating to unemployment benefits for certain spouses of military personnel.
Senate Bill No. 466, Creating Alternative Coal Slurry Disposal Act.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 466 (originating in the Committee on Economic Development)--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 coal slurry disposal; providing short title; providing legislative findings and purpose; defining terms; establishing a corporate net income tax credit for developing alternative technologies for disposal of coal slurry; requiring Tax Commissioner to propose legislative rules; and providing effective date.
The bill (Com. Sub for S. B. No. 466), under the original double committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill No. 487, Creating Coalbed Methane Gas Distribution Fund.
Senate Resolution No. 15, Urging Governor appropriate funds for State Veterans Nursing Home in Beckley, Raleigh County.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 2, The “PVT Ervin L. Arnold Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 3, The “Warrant Officer Dale Shaheen Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 4, The “Gordon M. Sorrell Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 5, The “Adkins Brothers Memorial Road” .
House Concurrent Resolution No. 11, The “Cpl. Druey L. Hatfield Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 12, The “Cpl. Robert F. Lohr Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 13, The “Reverend Glenn White Jr. Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 14, The “LCPL Danny M. Greene Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 17, The “Chester William Fields Sr. Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 25, The “Samuel L. 'Monty' Shelton Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 27, Including West Virginia Route 80 in Mingo County as a Blue Star Memorial Highway.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 31, The “GMGC Bobby Lee Jarrell United States Navy Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 41, The “Sgt. Dewey Marcum Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 42, The “Staff Sergeant Sidney H. Blankenship Memorial Bridge”.
By Senators Stollings, Foster, Edgell, Prezioso, Kessler (Mr. President), Barnes, Yost and Jenkins:
Senate Bill No. 514--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-9D-11, relating to providing that any person who maintains a roll-your-own cigarette machine at a retail establishment is deemed a manufacturer of cigarettes and that the resulting product is deemed to be cigarettes sold to a consumer for purposes of this article nine-d, article nine-b, chapter sixteen, article seventeen, chapter eleven and article twenty-five, chapter forty-seven of this code.
Senate Bill No. 515--A Bill to amend and reenact §8-22-18a and §8-22-19a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §8-22-18c, all relating to strengthening authority of the West Virginia Municipal Pensions Oversight Board; and clarifying practices.
Referred to the Committee on Pensions; and then to the Committee on Government Organization.
By Senators K. Facemyer and Unger:
Senate Bill No. 516--A Bill to amend and reenact §60-2-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the state control of alcoholic liquors; the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner; and requiring training of all persons who serve alcoholic beverages.
Senate Bill No. 517--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §25-8-1, §25-8-2, §25-8-3 and §25-8-4, all relating to creating the Community Gardens Work Release Act of 2012; establishing a community gardens work release program; stating findings; authorizing the Division of Corrections to provide the labor force and contract with state and local governmental and other agencies for participation; and proposal of rules governing the program utilizing male and female inmates and confined juvenile or youthful offenders of this state for the purposes of projects contemplated by this article.
By Senators Palumbo, Foster, Jenkins, Klempa, Browning and Williams:
Senate Bill No. 518--A Bill to amend and reenact §6-5-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to matters affecting the right to hold office; and prohibiting certain persons from being elected or appointed to positions under the laws of the State of West Virginia.
By Senators Laird, Beach, Unger, Klempa, Foster, Browning and Plymale:
Senate Bill No. 519--A Bill to repeal §17B-3-3c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §17B-3-14; and to amend and reenact §17B-4-3 of said code, all relating to the suspension or revocation of driver’s licenses; making legislative findings; establishing a driver’s license restoration program; waiving certain reinstatement requirements to restore driving privileges; reducing the period for suspension upon receipt of notice of driving while suspended for nondriving under the influence offenses; and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Browning, Kessler (Mr. President), Unger, Klempa, Palumbo and Kirkendoll:
Senate Bill No. 520--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to establishing a modification reducing federal adjusted gross income for recent graduates of higher education institutions; providing for the promulgation of rules by the Tax Commissioner for such purpose; and requiring the Tax Commissioner to report to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance as to the effectiveness of the modification.
By Senators Prezioso and Snyder:
Senate Bill No. 521--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-16-27, relating to the subrogation rights of the Public Employees Insurance Agency to recover claims paid on behalf of covered employees and dependents.
By Senators Kessler (Mr. President), Unger, Beach, Jenkins, Yost, Klempa, Browning, D. Facemire, Plymale and Williams:
Senate Bill No. 522--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §18B-11C-1, §18B-11C-2, §18B-11C-3, §18B-11C-4, §18B-11C-5 and §18B-11C-6, all relating to the creation of the Shale Research, Education, Policy and Economic Development Center at West Virginia University.
Senate Bill No. 523--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §38-15-1, §38-15-2, §38-15-3, §38-15-4, §38-15-5, §38-15-6, §38-15-7, §38-15-8, §38-15-9, §38-15-10, §38-15-11, §38-15-12, §38-15-13 and §38-15-14, all relating to creating the Commercial Real Estate Broker Lien Act; defining terms; creating and specifying when a broker lien attaches to commercial real estate; establishing lien notice requirements; adding certain requirements relating to satisfactory standards regarding a claim for a lien; requiring any lien claimant to mail a copy of the notice of the lien to the owner; specifying enforcement procedures; creating procedures for filing a complainant and pursuing a foreclosure action; providing for lien claimant failing to file suit or answer in pending suit; requiring satisfaction or release of lien and discharge of lien in certain situations; establishing requirements for contracts for broker services; and requiring the costs and attorney fees of a proceeding to be paid by the nonprevailing party.
By Senators Stollings, Unger, Jenkins, Klempa, Browning, Laird and Foster:
Senate Bill No. 524--A Bill to amend and reenact §60A-9-5 and §60A-9-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §60A-9-5a, all relating generally to requiring various boards that regulate professions with prescriptive authority to require persons licensed by the board to conduct an initial search of the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program database when prescribing a course of treatment that includes prescribing of pain-relieving controlled substances and an annual search of the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program database for certain patients; and setting forth penalties.
Senate Bill No. 525--A Bill to amend and reenact §33-3-14d of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allocation of proceeds of additional fire and casualty insurance premium tax.
Senate Bill No. 526--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-22-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to redistributing an existing excise tax paid upon the transfer of real property so that the tax is paid to the county where the property is situate instead of to the state; requiring counties to dedicate this excise tax to support regional jails and substance abuse programs; providing this be accomplished incrementally over a five-year period; and making stylistic changes.
By Senators Williams and Miller:
Senate Bill No. 527--A Bill to repeal §19-18-4, §19-18-5, §19-18-6, §19-18-7, §19-18-8, §19-18-9, §19-18-10, §19-18-11 and §19-18-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §19-18-1, §19-18-2 and §19-18-3 of said code, all relating to the general livestock trespass law; prohibiting livestock from trespassing; clarifying damages that may be recovered; permitting containment of livestock; requiring owner of trespassing livestock be notified; requiring containment costs be negotiated; permitting containment costs to be recovered in court; permitting the sheriff to take possession of unclaimed livestock; permitting unclaimed livestock be sold at auction; setting forth how the proceeds of a livestock sale shall be distributed; establishing misdemeanor penalties and fines; and permitting restitution.
Senators Laird, Kessler (Mr. President), Unger, Jenkins, Yost, Klempa, Foster, Plymale, Prezioso and Williams offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 23--Designating February 6, 2012, as “Corrections Day”.
Whereas, The West Virginia Division of Corrections, the Regional Jail Authority, and the Division of Juvenile Services are committed to enhance public safety by providing safe, secure and humane facilities, operating an effective system of offender re-entry and community supervision, reducing offender recidivism and assisting victims of crime; and
Whereas, The West Virginia Division of Corrections, the Regional Jail Authority, and the Division of Juvenile Services are further committed to providing effective beneficial services that promote positive development and accountability while preserving community safety and sustaining a work environment predicated upon principles of professionalism, with dignity and respect for all; and
Whereas, It is the vision of these agencies to be recognized as innovative leader in providing quality correctional services; and
That the Senate hereby designates February 6, 2012, as “Corrections Day”; and, be it
Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 211, Creating traffic offenses for texting or using handheld wireless communication device while driving.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 211) passed with its title.
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 360, Granting personal property purchaser at foreclosure sale right of disposal with notice.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 360) passed with its title.
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 429, Relating to motor vehicle classifications.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 429) passed with its title.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 436, Facilitating collaboration between public school and higher education systems to promote seamless curricula.
So, two thirds of all the members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. No. 436) takes effect from passage.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 470, Requiring medical examination by member's physician for TRS disability annuity.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. No. 470) passed with its title.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 4078, Extending certain deadlines for mandated actions regarding higher education personnel.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 4078) passed.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 4078--A Bill to amend and reenact §18B-2A-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-9A-9, all relating to the higher education policy commission and council for community and technical college education; directing institutional boards of governors to cooperate with West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing in certain data-related operations; requiring certain reports and providing certain privacy protections; setting forth certain penalties for noncompliance; modifying dates; changing the date for a certain calculation; and extending certain deadlines for mandated actions regarding higher education personnel.
So, two thirds of all the members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 4078) takes effect from passage.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 191, Relating to personal safety orders.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 222, Creating criminal offense for interfering with emergency service call.
Senate Bill No. 54, Relating to minors obtaining tattoos; parental consent.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 253, Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rules.
Senate Bill No. 414, Expanding definition of "medical services applicant" under Volunteer for Nonprofit Youth Organizations Act.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 427, Conforming state administrative remedies for prisoners with Department of Justice standards.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 434, Providing suggestion and suggestee execution contain certain information.
Remarks were made by Senators Unger, K. Facemyer, Snyder and Klempa.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator Hall, and by unanimous consent, the remarks by Senator K. Facemyer were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
At the request of Senator Yost, unanimous consent being granted, the remarks by Senator Klempa were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
Senator Unger called attention to yesterday, Sunday, February 5, 2012, being the birthday of the senator from Kanawha and on behalf of the Senate extended felicitations and good wishes to Senator Wells, with Senator Klempa leading the members in singing "Happy Birthday".
On motion of Senator Unger, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at 11 a.m.