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The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of Friday, January 28, 2011, 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 House of Delegates proceeded to the Seventh Order of Business for the purpose of introducing a resolution.
Delegate Boggs, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, and Delegates Anderson, Andes, Armstead, Ashley, Azinger, Barill, Barker, Border, Brown, Butcher, D. Campbell, T. Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Carmichael, Cowles, Craig, Crosier, Doyle, Duke, Ellem, Ellington, Ennis, Evans, Ferns, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fragale, Frazier, Gearheart, Givens, Guthrie, Hall, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Householder, Howell, Hunt, Iaquinta, Ireland, Jones, Kominar, Kump, Lane, Lawrence, Longstreth, Mahan, Manchin, Manypenny, Marshall, Martin, Michael, Miley, C. Miller, J. Miller, Moore, Morgan, Moye, Nelson, O'Neal, Overington, Pasdon, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, L. Phillips, R. Phillips, Pino, D. Poling, M. Poling, Poore, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Romine, Rowan, Savilla, Shaver, Sigler, Skaff, Smith, Snuffer, Sobonya, Staggers, Stephens, Storch, Stowers, Sumner, Swartzmiller, Talbott, Varner, Walker, Walters, Wells, White and Williams offered the following resolution, which was read by the Clerk:
H. R. 14 - "Honoring the forty-eight years of service and career of Allen B. Tackett, the longest serving Adjunct General of the West Virginia National Guard."
Whereas, On January 20, 1963, East Bank High School graduate Allen B. Tackett became a private in the West Virginia Army National Guard's 16th Special Forces Group; and
Whereas, Adjunct General Tackett earned a degree from the University of Charleston while serving in the Guard, was commissioned a second lieutenant after Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia and spent twenty-five years in Special Forces units; and
Whereas, Governor Gaston Caperton appointed Allen B. Tackett as the state's Adjutant General in 1995 and when Adjunct General Tackett retires on January 31, 2011, with over forty-eight years of service to his credit, he will be the longest-serving Adjutant General in the nation; and
Whereas, Adjunct General Tackett has overseen more than $780 million in military construction in West Virginia. He also played a critical role in the 2005 fight to block the Base Realignment and Closure Commission from closing the 130th Airlift Wing at Yeager Airport; and
Whereas, Members of the state's Army and Air National Guard units serve all over the world, and in times of trouble, all over West Virginia as well. Those units are highly valued by their fellow citizens. But even more so by their commander. Adjunct General Tackett cherishes the introduction of the West Virginia National Guard's tuition assistance program. In return for six-year enlistment agreements, it helps soldiers and airmen cover college expenses; and
Whereas, Record numbers of West Virginia Army and Air National Guard soldiers made the transition to active duty status during his tenure, to serve in Iraq, Afghanistan and other global hotspots; and
Whereas, Adjunct General Tackett has served his country and state with the highest honor and dignity in both times of peace and times of strife; therefore, be it
That the House of Delegates recognizes the service, the accomplishments and the honor that Adjunct General Tackett has brought upon his state, his country and his fellow soldiers; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward certified copies of this resolution to the West Virginia Army National Guard's 16th Special Forces Group and Adjunct General Allen B. Hackett.
At the respective requests of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, reference of the resolution (H. R. 14) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration.
The yeas and nays having been ordered, they were taken (Roll No. 23), and there were--yeas 96, nays none, absent and not voting 4, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: T. Campbell, Doyle, Hamilton and Kominar.
So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the resolution (H. R. 14) adopted.
Delegate Doyle announced that he was absent when the vote was taken on Roll No. 24 , and that had he been present, he would have voted "Yea" thereon.
H. B. 2542, Clarifying requirements and procedures for access to cemeteries and grave sites located on private land,
In accordance with the former direction of the Speaker, the bill (H. B. 2542) was referred to the Committee on Finance.
H. B. 2804, Removing outdated sunset language,
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2804 - "A Bill to repeal §16-1-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §5-6-1 of said code; to amend and reenact §5A-1-11 of said code; to amend and reenact §5B-1-1a of said code; to amend and reenact §9-2-1a of said code; to amend and reenact §17B-2-7a of said code; to amend and reenact §17C-15-44 of said code; to amend and reenact §18-10A-2 of said code; to amend and reenact §19-1-3a of said code; to amend and reenact §19-12A-3 of said code; to amend and reenact §22C-12-6 of said code; to amend and reenact §24-1- 3 of said code; to amend and reenact §24A-1A-2 of said code; to amend and reenact §24E-1-11 of said code; and to amend and reenact §47A-1-1 of said code, all relating to repealing obsolete code provisions,"
The Speaker laid before the House of Delegates a communication, which was read by the Clerk as follows:
I have this day personally delivered to the Office of the Governor, for Executive Action, the following bill:
Enrolled H. B. 2001, Providing that inmates serving life sentences shall be considered for parole only once every three years.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 71 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §61-8D-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to creating the misdemeanor offense for child neglect by a parent, guardian or custodian which creates a substantial risk of bodily injury; penalties; and exceptions"; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 80 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §52-1-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to excusing breast-feeding women from jury duty upon request; and making reasonable accommodations for a breast-feeding juror upon"; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegate Walker:
H. B. 2942 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-43-1, §16-43-2, §16-43-3, §16-43-4, §16-43-5, §16-43-6, §16-43-7, §16-43-8, §16-43-9, §16-43-10, §16-43-11 and §16-43-12; all relating to establishing the Medical Harm Disclosure Act where hospitals are required to report medical harm events and face possible sanctions if they do not report such events at its hospitals; establishing an advisory committee within the Department of Health and Human Resources; and establishing procedures for patients to report incidents of medical harm"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Perry and Walters:
H. B. 2943 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §23-2C-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the administration of the West Virginia workers compensation adverse risk plan"; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Hunt, Poore, Brown, Skaff, Hatfield, Wells, Guthrie, Walters, Lane, Nelson and Armstead:
H. B. 2944 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-1C-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to capping a property tax increase resulting from an increase from the three-year reappraisal at five percent of the previous years property tax assessment"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegate Talbott
[By Request of the Division of Natural Resources]:
H. B. 2945 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §20-2-21 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to reporting beaver and river otter taken and tagged"; to the Committee on Natural Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Ellem, Border, Perdue, Miley, Ellington, Hamilton, Reynolds, Kominar and C. Miller:
H. B. 2946 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §60A-10-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Methamphetamine Laboratory Eradication Act and requiring a prescription dispensing of drug products that contain as an active ingredient containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, phenylpropanolamine and other chemical precursors of methamphetamine"; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegate L. Phillips:
H. B. 2947 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-3C-14c, relating to making it a crime to put certain types of invasive software on mobile devices; providing penalties; and providing exceptions"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
H. B. 2948 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §20-2-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to electronic registration of wildlife"; to the Committee on Natural Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates White and T. Campbell
H. B. 2949 - "A Bill to repeal §11-6I-1, §11-6I-2, §11-6I-3, §11-6I-4, §11-6I-5, §11-6I-6, §11-6I-7, §11-6I-8, §11-6I-9, §11-6I-10 and §11-6I-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §11-21-21, §11-21-23, and §11-21-24 of said code, all relating to providing definitions of 'low income' for purposes of property tax relief programs; allowing only 'low income' taxpayers to receive the benefits of property tax relief programs; allowing those eligible for the senior citizen property tax credit programs to take both the senior citizens' tax credit for property tax paid on the first $20,000 of taxable assessed value of a homestead and the refundable credit for real property taxes paid in excess of four percent of gross household income; repealing the Senior Citizen Property Tax Deferment Act and eliminating the senior citizen property tax deferment refundable credit"; to the Committee on Finance.
H. B. 2950 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §11-6F-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to reducing the required original cost of manufacturing facilities and reducing the required cost of the capital addition when determining eligibility for the special method for appraising such property; and excluding real property from the measure of the certified capital addition property and from the measure of the qualified capital addition to a manufacturing facility"; to the Committee on Finance.
By Delegates Perry and Hartman
H. B. 2951 - "A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §33-16G-1, §33-16G-2, §33-16G-3, §33-16G-4, §33-16G-5, §33-16G-6, §33-16G-7, §33-16G-8 and §33-16G-9, all relating to an all-payer claims database; declaring purpose; defining terms; developing the database by the Insurance Commissioner, Secretary of Health and Human Resources and chairperson of the Health Care Authority; authorizing joint emergency and legislative rules; providing for compliance with privacy laws; permitting fees and assessments to be assessed; authorizing penalties to be set by rule; authorizing injunctive relief; establishing special revenue account; and allowing other sanctions"; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, and Armstead
H. B. 2952 - A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Governor's Office - Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105, fiscal year 2011, organization 0100, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011"; to the Committee on Finance.
H. B. 2551, Relating generally to estates and trusts and their administration; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.
The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 24), and there were--yeas 97, nays none, absent and not voting 3, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: T. Campbell, Hamilton and Kominar.
So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (H. B. 2551) passed.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2451, Relating to victim impact statements,
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2539, Authorizing the West Virginia State Police to only use the services of the state designated laboratory at the Marshall University Forensic Science Center for certain testing and research.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2400, Relating to granting licensed real estate appraisers access to commercial or residential review documents,
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2505, Adding synthetic cannabinoids and hallucinogens and stimulants to the Schedule I list of controlled substances,
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2522, Relating to nursing home administrative appeals,
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2550, Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children,
H. B. 2697, Updating the recordkeeping requirements of municipalities,
H. B. 2742, Revoking certain death benefits by divorce,
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2818, Increasing the allowable expense that may be paid for the clean-up of real property damage by a meth lab,
H. B. 2845, Creating a senior resident lifetime hunting, fishing and trapping license that will cost $25.
At the request of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, the House of Delegates proceeded to consideration of business on the Local Calendar.
H. B. 2557, Extending the time for the Board of Education of Upshur County to meet as a levying body,
At the request of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, leaves of absence for the day were granted Delegates T. Campbell, Hamilton and Kominar.
Delegate Caputo addressed the House concerning the current status of the Honorable Oce. W. Smith, Sergeant-at-Arms, who has been absent this session due to health reasons. Delegate Caputo read a letter to the membership in which Mr. Smith expressed his gratitude and esteem for the members of the House and the legislative institution.
At the conclusion of Delegate Caputo's remarks, Delegate Carmichael asked and obtained unanimous consent that they be included in the Appendix to the Journal.
Delegate Mahan noted to the Clerk that she was absent when the votes were taken on Roll Nos. 12 through 21, and that had she been present, she would have voted "Yea" thereon.
Delegate Snuffer also noted to the Clerk that he was absent when the votes were taken on Roll Nos. 19, 20 and 21, and that had he been present, he would have voted "Yea" thereon.
At 11:33 a.m., the House of Delegates adjourned until 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 1, 2011.