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Charleston, W. Va., Friday, February 13, 2015
Prayer was offered by Dr. William McCoy, First Presbyterian Church, Charleston, West Virginia.
Pending the reading of the Journal of Thursday, February 12, 2015,
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 237, Creating Captive Cervid Farming Act.
On page six, section three, after line twenty-three, by adding the following:
(8) Prohibit captive cervid facilities in this state from receiving live captive cervids or any biproduct thereof, or captive cervid genetic materials from a captive cervid facility that has had a confirmed chronic wasting disease or tuberculosis positive cervid in the last sixty months.;
On page eight, section four, line twenty-one, by striking out the word “biennial” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “annual”;
On page eight, section four, line twenty-five, by striking out “$750” and inserting in lieu thereof “$375”;
On page eight, section four, line twenty-nine, by striking out “$1500” and inserting in lieu thereof “$750”;
On page eleven, section six, line thirteen, by striking out the word “two” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “one”.
Engrossed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 237, as amended by the House of Delegates, was then put upon its passage.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Beach, Blair, Boley, Carmichael, Facemire, Ferns, Gaunch, D. Hall, M. Hall, Karnes, Kessler, Kirkendoll, Laird, Leonhardt, Maynard, Miller, Mullins, Palumbo, Plymale, Romano, Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Walters, Williams, Yost and Cole (Mr. President)--29.
Absent: Boso, Nohe and Woelfel--3.
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. 237) passed with its title.
On this question, the yeas were: Beach, Blair, Boley, Carmichael, Facemire, Ferns, Gaunch, D. Hall, M. Hall, Karnes, Kessler, Kirkendoll, Laird, Leonhardt, Maynard, Miller, Mullins, Palumbo, Plymale, Romano, Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Walters, Williams, Yost and Cole (Mr. President)--29.
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 S. B. No. 237) takes effect from passage.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2002, Predicating actions for damages upon principles of comparative fault.
Delegates Shott, McCuskey and Lynch.
Eng. House Bill No. 2274--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §25-1-5a, relating to authorizing the Commissioner of Corrections to enter into mutual aid agreements.
Senate Bill No. 256, Increasing number of student unexcused absences before taking action against parent.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 256 (originating in the Committee on Education)--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-8-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to defining excused and unexcused absences; providing notice of student’s three unexcused absences be given to parent, guardian or custodian; providing parent, guardian or custodian have mandatory conference with principal or other designated school representative when student has six unexcused absences; and increasing number of unexcused absences by student before complaint must be made against parent, guardian or custodian of student.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 277 (originating in the Committee on Health and Human Resources), Requiring issuance of certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 277 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-5-21a, relating to creating “Noah’s Law”; defining terms; providing for a certificate of birth for a stillborn child; allowing only the mother to request a certificate in certain circumstances; allowing State Registrar to charge a fee for a certificate; specifying the contents of a certificate; and effect of the certificate.
Senate Bill No. 286, Relating to compulsory immunizations of students; exemptions.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 286 (originating in the Committee on Health and Human Resources)--A Bill to amend and reenact §16-3-4 and §16-3-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating generally to mandatory immunizations; setting forth immunization dosage levels; adding required immunizations; providing medical and religious exemptions from mandatory immunizations for school children; requiring parents and guardians to assert their beliefs in affidavit; providing that affidavit be provided before exemption applies; allowing removal of students who are not immunized from school in times of emergency or epidemic; granting legislative rule-making authority to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources to add or delete diseases for which vaccines are required for school attendance, to develop necessary forms and to create process for reviewing any verification of affidavits for completeness; nullifying an interpretive rule and any action taken pursuant to the interpretive rule; modifying the Immunization Advisory Committee; and establishing a chair of the committee.
Senate Bill No. 421, Relating to punitive damages in civil actions.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 421 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §55-7-27, relating generally to treatment of punitive damages; providing for limitations on punitive damages; providing for when punitive damages may be awarded; providing for a bifurcated trial, upon request, for civil actions involving punitive damages; providing that one third of all punitive damages awards in excess of $500,000 made in the state be tendered to the State Treasurer; providing that those remittances, less a percentage to the circuit clerk for processing, be deposited into the Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund; and providing that those funds be administered according to section twenty, article two, chapter eleven-b of this code.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2004, Providing a procedure for the development of a state plan under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act.
By Senators Gaunch, D. Hall, Karnes, Maynard, Plymale, Sypolt, Walters, Woelfel and Snyder:
Senate Bill No. 480--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to exempting from personal income tax $20,000 received by retired state employees from the Public Employees Retirement System and by retired teachers from Teachers Retirement System.
By Senators Gaunch, D. Hall, Karnes, Maynard, Plymale, Sypolt and Woelfel:
Senate Bill No. 481--A Bill to amend and reenact §8-22-22 and §8-22-22a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to delegating investment authority and diversification of investments of municipal policemen's and firemen's pension and relief funds.
By Senators Carmichael, Blair, D. Hall and Kirkendoll:
Senate Bill No. 482--A Bill to amend and reenact §22-5-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to setting time periods for permit completion determinations and permit issuance; establishing method of setting permit limits for certain oil and gas operations; and requiring the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection to propose rules relating to the calculation of potential to emit; and issuance of general permits.
Senate Bill No. 483--A Bill to amend and reenact §8-22-18 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to boards of trustees of certain municipal policemen's pension and relief funds and certain municipal firemen's pension and relief funds.
Senate Bill No. 484--A Bill to amend and reenact §6-6-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to altering ways to remove public officials.
By Senators Carmichael and Boso:
Senate Bill No. 485--A Bill to amend and reenact §7-7-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing county commissioners an ongoing mechanism to consider compensation increases for elected officials every two years.
By Senators Leonhardt, Boso, D. Hall, Karnes, Maynard, Mullins, Nohe, Romano and Walters:
Senate Bill No. 486--A Bill to amend and reenact §17A-3-23 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing requirement for vehicles operated by West Virginia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol to display front license plates with white lettering on a green background bearing the words "West Virginia" one line and the words "State Car" another line.
By Senators D. Hall, Blair, Boley, Boso, Carmichael, Gaunch, M. Hall, Karnes, Kirkendoll, Leonhardt, Mullins, Nohe, Prezioso, Sypolt, Takubo and Trump:
Senate Bill No. 487--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §5-11C-1, §5-11C-2, §5-11C-3, §5-11C-4, §5-11C-5, §5-11C-6 and §5-11C-7, all relating to establishing the West Virginia Freedom of Conscience Protection Act ensuring that, in all cases where state action burdens the exercise of religion, strict scrutiny is applied; providing a claim or defense to a person or persons whose exercise of religion is burdened by state action; short title; definitions; applicability; construction; remedies; effective date; and severability.
By Senators Williams, Prezioso and Stollings:
Senate Bill No. 488--A Bill to repeal §31-15C-11 and §31-15C-14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §31-15C-2, §31-15C-3, §31-15C-4, §31-15C-5 and §31-15C-9 of said code, all relating to modifying Broadband Deployment Council.
Senate Bill No. 489--A Bill to amend and reenact §55-2-6a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to imposing a statute of limitations for bringing a civil action derived from actual surveying of real property more than ten years after performance or furnishing of services.
By Senators Mullins, Gaunch, D. Hall, M. Hall, Kessler, Kirkendoll, Leonhardt, Prezioso, Stollings, Williams and Plymale:
Senate Bill No. 490--A Bill to amend and reenact §61-3-29 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting damage to property of railroads, public utilities and certain production storage and distribution facilities; adding waste management facilities, storage facilities and timber operations to protected parties; prohibiting destruction, damage or removal of property resulting in impairment to normal, safe operation of those facilities; and providing criminal penalties.
Senator Carmichael offered the following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 28--Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the magistrate court cost collection process and make recommendations to improve same.
Whereas, The failure to collect magistrate court costs and fees has a negative effect, particularly on the bond repayment for the Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority; and
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to study the magistrate court cost collection process and make recommendations to improve same; and, be it
Senators Williams, Prezioso, Beach, Sypolt, Kessler, Leonhardt, Plymale, D. Hall, Unger, Nohe, Stollings, Snyder, Yost and Laird offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 29--Designating February 13, 2015, as West Virginia University and West Virginia University Extension Service Day and recognizing the contributions that West Virginia University, West Virginia University Extension Service and its 4-H Youth Development program make to the State of West Virginia.
Whereas, In 1915, the world’s first 4-H camp, “Camp Good Luck”, was held in Randolph County and later evolved to include county, state, national and international camping opportunities for youth across the globe; and
Whereas, West Virginia University Extension Service’s 4-H Youth Development program, the state’s largest youth organization, now gives more than eighty thousand West Virginia youth the opportunity to expand their horizons through hands-on educational activities and allows them to acquire new skills through innovative technology; and
Whereas, The West Virginia University Extension Service, the primary outreach arm of West Virginia University, is the “front porch” of West Virginia University with an office in each of the state’s 55 counties and has been providing trusted traditions and progressive solutions for the State of West Virginia for more than one hundred years; therefore, be it
That the Senate hereby designates February 13, 2015, as West Virginia University and West Virginia University Extension Service Day and recognizes the contributions that West Virginia University, West Virginia University Extension Service and its 4-H Youth Development program make to the State of West Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the President of West Virginia University, E. Gordon Gee, and to the West Virginia University Extension Service.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 10, Designating September each year as US Constitution Month.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 27, Requesting DOH name portion of WV Rt. 152 in Wayne County "Wayne County Veterans Memorial Highway".
Eng. Senate Bill No. 298, Clarifying funds within Public Employees Retirement Fund.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Beach, Blair, Boley, Carmichael, Facemire, Ferns, Gaunch, D. Hall, M. Hall, Karnes, Kessler, Kirkendoll, Laird, Leonhardt, Maynard, Miller, Mullins, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Walters, Williams, Yost and Cole (Mr. President)--31.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. No. 298) passed with its title.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 299, Clarifying start date of State Police duty-related disability payments.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. No. 299) passed.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 299--A Bill to amend and reenact §15-2A-9 and §15-2A-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to duty-related and nonduty-related disability retirement in the West Virginia State Police Retirement System; and specifying that disability disbursements begin the first day of the month following approval by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board and the member’s termination of employment or as ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 302, Relating to state retirement plans.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. No. 302) passed with its title.
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 315, Relating to civil actions filed under Consumer Protection Act.
The question being “Shall Engrossed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 315 pass?”
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Blair, Boley, Carmichael, Ferns, Gaunch, D. Hall, M. Hall, Karnes, Leonhardt, Maynard, Mullins, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Walters, Williams and Cole (Mr. President)--20.
The nays were: Beach, Facemire, Kessler, Kirkendoll, Laird, Miller, Romano, Snyder, Stollings, Unger and Yost--11.
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. 315) passed with its title.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 2200) passed.
Eng. House Bill No. 2200--A Bill to amend and reenact chapter forty-nine of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to child welfare generally; revising, rearranging, consolidating and recodifying the laws of the State of West Virginia relating to child welfare; and removing outdated language and modifying the code to comply with court decisions concerning child welfare.
On this question, the yeas were: Beach, Blair, Boley, Carmichael, Facemire, Ferns, Gaunch, D. Hall, M. Hall, Karnes, Kessler, Kirkendoll, Laird, Leonhardt, Maynard, Miller, Mullins, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Walters, Williams, Yost and Cole (Mr. President)--31.
So, two thirds of all the members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 2200) takes effect from passage.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Beach, Blair, Boley, Carmichael, Facemire, Ferns, Gaunch, D. Hall, M. Hall, Karnes, Kessler, Kirkendoll, Laird, Leonhardt, Maynard, Miller, Mullins, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Walters, Williams, Yost and Cole (Mr. President)--30.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 2201) passed.
Eng. House Bill No. 2201--A Bill to amend and reenact §24-2F-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to net metering; defining net metering; defining customer-generator; defining cross-subsidization; requiring the Public Service Commission to prohibit cross-subsidization; requiring the Public Service Commission adopt certain net metering and interconnection rules and standards; striking deadlines for rulemaking by the Public Service Commission; and capping the amount of generating capacity subject to net metering.
On this question, the yeas were: Beach, Blair, Boley, Carmichael, Facemire, Ferns, Gaunch, D. Hall, M. Hall, Karnes, Kessler, Kirkendoll, Laird, Leonhardt, Maynard, Miller, Mullins, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Walters, Williams, Yost and Cole (Mr. President)--30.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 142, Authorizing Department of Administration promulgate legislative rules.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 378, Relicensing electricians without retesting under certain circumstances.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 274, Relating to TANF program sanctions.
Senate Bill No. 382, Declaring claims against state.
Senate Bill No. 429, Relating to one-day special charitable event license to sell nonintoxicating beer.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator D. Hall, and by unanimous consent, the remarks by Senator Leonhardt were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
On motion of Senator Carmichael, leaves of absence for the day were granted Senators Boso, Nohe and Woelfel.
On motion of Senator Carmichael, the Senate adjourned until Monday, February 16, 2015, at 11 a.m.