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Charleston, W. Va., Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Pending the reading of the Journal of Monday, September 12, 2005,
Eng. Senate Bill No. 4006, Relating to accountability of persons receiving state funds or grants.
On page one, by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the provisions of Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 408;
Eng. Senate Bill No. 4006-- A Bill to amend and reenact §12-4- 14 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to accountability of persons receiving state funds or grants; requiring reports or sworn statements for certain state funds or grants; giving Secretary of the Department of Administration rule-making authority; providing for the barring of persons from receiving state grants or funds; providing for the submission of information on sworn statements or reports to the Legislative Auditor; authorizing the Legislative Auditor to perform audits in certain circumstances; requiring the Legislative Auditor to inform the State Treasurer if certain reports or sworn statements are not submitted within a certain period; and providing criminal penalties for filing a fraudulent sworn statement of expenditures, a fraudulent sworn statement or a fraudulent report.
On motion of Senator McCabe, the following amendments to the House of Delegates amendments to the bill were reported by the Clerk and adopted:
O n page four, section fourteen, line thirty-seven, by striking out the word "twenty-five" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "fifty";
On page five, section fourteen, line fifty, by striking out the word "done" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "conducted or substituted";
Engrossed Senate Bill No. 4006, as amended, 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. S. B. No. 4006) passed with its House of Delegates amended title.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 4010, Relating to proposed merger of Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System with State Teachers Retirement System.
(b) The Legislature finds and declares that the State of West Virginia is privileged to be the home of some of the best teachers and education service personnel in this nation, and that our teachers and education service personnel are dedicated and hard- working individuals. The Legislature further finds and declares that our teachers and education service personnel deserve a retirement program whereby they know in advance what their retirement benefit will be, a defined benefit retirement program where our teachers and service personnel will not have to bear the risk of investment performance to receive their full retirement benefit. The Legislature notes that uncertainty exists in the investment markets, especially in the post-September eleventh era, and that placing this risk and uncertainty upon the state in the form of a defined benefit plan will protect and ensure a meaningful retirement benefit for our teachers and educational service personnel.
_____(2) "Board" means the Consolidated Public Retirement Board established in article ten-d, chapter five of this code and its employees.
_____(C) Written materials or electronic materials or both, written and electronic materials delivered to each member; and by
(D) Classes or seminars if, in the best judgment of the Board, the classes and classes or seminars are required to provide the necessary education for members a member to make an informed decision with respect to the election; The Board shall also provide this information through computer programs, or
(c) It is the responsibility of each member of the Defined Contribution Plan Retirement System to keep the Board informed of his or her current address. If a A member who does not keep the Board informed of his or her current address, he or she is considered to have waived his or her right to receive any information from the Board with respect to the purposes of this article.
(c) To receive full credit in the State Teachers Retirement System for service in the Defined Contribution Retirement System for which assets are transferred, members shall pay into the State Teachers Retirement System a one and one-half percent contribution. This contribution shall be calculated as one and one-half percent of the member's estimated total earnings for which assets are transferred. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each member shall pay the contribution required no later than the thirtieth day of June, two thousand seven.________
_____(A) The estimated total earnings shall be calculated based on the member's salary and the member's age nearest birthday on the thirtieth day of June, two thousand five;
(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this code, any rule or any policy of the Board to the contrary, the interest rate on any such loan used to pay the one and one-half percent amount may not exceed seven and one-half percent per annum. and the The amount total borrowed for this section may not exceed twelve thousand dollars.
(3) Subject to the provisions of subdivision (4) of this subsection, the Board shall make this plan loan available for members until the thirtieth day of June, two thousand seven.
_____(3) If the repayment is occurs five or more years following the cash out or withdrawal, then he or she must the member also shall repay any forfeited employer contribution account balance along with interest determined by the Board. in addition to repaying the cash out or withdrawn amount
_____(h) Any prior
_____(b) Any member who has made withdrawals or cash outs will receive service credit based upon the amounts transferred. and The Board shall make the appropriate actuarial determination of and the actuarial adjustment to the service credit the member will receive.
(c) If fewer than one half of the members eligible to vote of the Defined Contribution Plan must vote on the question in order for cast ballots in the election, to be the election is not valid and binding.
_____(c) (e) The Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the Board may do all things necessary and convenient to maintain the Defined Contribution Retirement System and the State Teachers Retirement System during the transitional period and may retain the services of the professionals it considers necessary to do so. The Board may also retain the services of the professionals it deems necessary to:
(d) (f) Due to the time constraints inherent in the merger process set forth in this article in specific, and due to the nature of the professional services required by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board in general, the provisions of article three, chapter five-a of this code, relating to the Division of Purchasing of the Department of Administration, do not apply to any contracts for any actuarial services, investment services, legal services or other professional services authorized under the provisions of this article.
(f) (h) The election period shall begin not later than the first day of March, two thousand six. and the The Board shall ascertain the results of the election not later than the last day of March, two thousand six. The Board shall certify the results of the election to the Governor, to the Legislature and to the members not later than the fifth day of April, two thousand six.
(g) (i) The election period shall terminate and no votes may terminates and votes may not be cast or counted after the twelfth day of March, two thousand six, except that if the election is unless the election is conducted through the United States mail. If conducted through the United States mails, the ballot mail, any ballot shall be postmarked not postmarked later than the twelfth day of March, two thousand six, in order to is void and may not be counted.
(a) The election is considered final and each member, whether he or she votes or fails voted or failed to vote, shall thereafter be is bound by the results of the election. Every member is considered to have made an informed, educated, knowing and voluntary decision and choice with respect to the election. Those members who fail or refuse failed or refused to vote are also considered to have made an informed, educated, knowing and voluntary decision and choice with respect to the election and with respect to voting and shall be are bound by the results of the election as if he or she had voted in the election.
(a) Any member of the Defined Contribution Plan Retirement System who has made a contribution to the State Teachers Retirement System after the date of merger is guaranteed a minimum benefit equal to his or her member contributions plus the vested portion of employer contributions made on his or her behalf to the Defined Contribution Plan Retirement System as of the thirtieth day of June, two thousand six, plus his or her vested employer account balance as of that date any earnings thereon, as stated by the Board or the Board's professional contractor.
(3) The right to withdraw and receive his or her original vested defined contribution account balance as of the date of the merger member contributions plus the vested portion of employer contributions made on his or her behalf to the Defined Contribution Retirement System, plus any earnings thereon as of the date of the merger, as determined by the Board or its professional third-party benefits administrator pursuant to the vesting provisions of section twelve of this article. This amount may be distributed in a lump sum or in periodic payments as elected by the member.
Any person aggrieved by any actuarial determination made by the Board following the election, if the result of the election is in favor of merger and consolidation, may petition the Board and receive an administrative hearing on the matter in dispute. The administrative decision may be appealed to a circuit court.;
Eng. Senate Bill No. 4010--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-7C- 2, §18-7C-3, §18-7C-4, §18-7C-5, §18-7C-6, §18-7C-7, §18-7C-8, §18- 7C-9, §18-7C-10, §18-7C-11, §18-7C-12 and §18-7C-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the proposed merger of the Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System with the State Teachers Retirement System; amending certain definitions; removing the requirement that the state deposit money to cover any additional unfunded liability before the merger; clarifying credit receipt and asset calculations for transfer; clarifying when certain contributions shall be paid; clarifying loan eligibility; establishing date on which money must be in a member's account to be eligible to vote in the merger election; requiring payment of contribution for full service credit; adding the Board's ability to do all things necessary to maintain the current retirement system during any transition period; clarifying provisions regarding validity of election result; clarifying that the member may select either periodic payments or lump sum distribution of the member's total vested account at the date of merger if certain conditions are met; and technical corrections.
Engrossed Senate Bill No. 4010, 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. S. B. No. 4010) passed with its House of Delegates amended title.
On further motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate acceded to the request of the House of Delegates and receded from its amendments to the bill.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being granted, further consideration of the bill was placed under unfinished business.
Eng. House Bill No. 407--A Bill to amend and reenact §5F-2-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §5F-2-7, all relating to the power and authority of department secretaries to transfer employees between departments; establishing guidelines for transfer of employees; protecting rights of transferred employees; requiring annual reports; and requiring promulgation of emergency and legislative rules.
On suspending the constitutional rule, the yeas were: Bailey, Barnes, Boley, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Oliverio, Plymale, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Unger, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President)--32.
The nays were: Minear and Weeks--2.
The bill (Eng. H. B. No. 407) was then read a second time.
_____(4) (5) Delegate, assign, transfer or combine responsibilities or duties to or among employees, other than administrators or board members;
(d) The layoff and recall rights of employees within the classified service of the state as provided in subsections (5) and (6), section ten, article six, chapter twenty-nine of this code shall be limited to the organizational unit within the agency or board and within the occupational group established by the classification and compensation plan for the classified service of the agency or board in which the employee was employed prior to the agency or board's transfer or incorporation into the department: Provided, That the employee shall possess the qualifications established for the job class. The duration of recall rights provided in this subsection shall be limited to two years or the length of tenure, whichever is less. Except as provided in this subsection, nothing contained in this section shall be construed to abridge the rights of employees within the classified service of the state as provided in sections ten and ten-a, article six, chapter twenty-nine of this code. or the right of classified employees of the Board of Regents to the procedures and protections set forth in article twenty-six-b, chapter eighteen of this code.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the secretary of each department with authority over programs which are payors for prescription drugs, including, but not limited to, the Public Employees Insurance Agency, the Children's Health Insurance Program, the Division of Corrections, the Division of Juvenile Services, the Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority, the Workers' Compensation Fund, state colleges and universities, public hospitals, state or local institutions, including nursing homes and veteran's homes, the Division of Rehabilitation, public health departments, the Bureau of Medical Services and other programs that are payors for prescription drugs, shall cooperate with the Office of the Pharmaceutical Advocate established pursuant to section four, article sixteen-d, chapter five of this code for the purpose of purchasing prescription drugs for any program over which they have authority.
§5F-2-7. Interdepartmental transfer of permanent state employees. (a) A department secretary may enter into a memorandum of understanding with another department secretary to transfer a permanent state employee from a position that is to be consolidated or eliminated to a funded vacant position in another department in accordance with the provisions of this section and the law. To support the transfer of the employee, a department secretary may also transfer furniture and equipment, except motor vehicles and any assets purchased by designated funds for specific uses and purposes, the removal of which is prohibited by law or would jeopardize federal funds, grants or other funding sources.
(b) The transferred employee shall receive the same level of benefits and rate of compensation or higher and shall retain the same level of seniority.
(i) Prior to the thirty-first day of December, two thousand five, the Division of Personnel shall promulgate an emergency rule in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty- nine-a of this code to effectuate the provisions of this section.
(j) The Division of Personnel is authorized to promulgate legislative rules in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to effectuate the provisions of this section.
(k) Annually, on or before the first day of January, the Division of Personnel shall report to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance on all interdepartmental employee transfers, including, but not limited to, voluntary and involuntary transfers, furniture and equipment transfers, and the departments involved in the transfers.
Having been engrossed, the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 407) was then read a third time and put upon its passage.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 407) passed with its title.
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. 407) takes effect from passage.
Senate Bill No. 4020, Relating to salaries of state officials.
Now on second reading, having been read a first time and referred to the Committee on Finance on September 10, 2005;
At the request of Senator Helmick, unanimous consent being granted, the bill (S. B. No. 4020) contained in the preceding report from the Committee on Finance was taken up for immediate consideration and read a second time.
That §6-7-2a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted; that §19-23-4 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §21A-4-5 of said code be amended and reenacted; and that §24-1-3 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
Prior to the first day of July, two thousand one, each such named appointive state officer shall continue to receive the annual salaries they were receiving as of the effective date of the enactment of this section in two thousand one, and thereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the annual salary of each named appointive state officer shall be as follows: The appointive state officers subject to this subsection are as follows:
__Administrator Commissioner, Division of Highways; ninety thousand dollars administrator Commissioner, State Tax Division; sixty-five thousand dollars administrator Commissioner, Division of Corrections; seventy-five thousand dollars administrator Director, Division of Natural Resources; seventy thousand dollars Superintendent, West Virginia State Police; seventy-five thousand dollars administrator Director, Lottery division, seventy-five thousand dollars Director, Public Employees Insurance Agency; seventy-five thousand dollars administrator Commission; Commissioner, Division of Banking; sixty thousand dollars administrator, division of Commissioner, Insurance sixty thousand dollars administrator Commissioner of West Virginia; Commissioner, Division of Culture and History; fifty-five thousand dollars administrator Commissioner, Alcohol Beverage Control Commission seventy thousand dollars administrator Administration; Commissioner, Division of Motor Vehicles; seventy thousand dollars Director, Division of Personnel; fifty-five thousand dollars Adjutant General; seventy-five thousand dollars Chairman, Health Care Authority; seventy thousand dollars members, Health Care Authority; sixty thousand dollars Director, Human Rights Commission; forty-five thousand dollars administrator Commissioner, Division of Labor; sixty thousand dollars administrator Director, Division of Veterans' Affairs; forty-five thousand dollars administrator Director, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency services forty-five thousand dollars; Management; members, Board of Parole; forty-five thousand dollars; members, Employment Security Review Board seventeen thousand dollars members, workers' compensation appeal board, seventeen thousand eight hundred dollars administrator Commissioner, Bureau of Employment Programs; seventy thousand dollars; administrator, bureau of commerce, seventy thousand dollars; administrator, bureau of environment, seventy thousand dollars and Director, Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training; sixty-five thousand dollars; Secretaries of the departments shall be paid an annual salary as follows: Secretary, Department of Health and Human Resources; ninety thousand dollars Secretary, Department of Transportation; seventy-five thousand dollars Secretary, Department of tax and Revenue; seventy-five thousand dollars Secretary, Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety; seventy-five thousand dollars Secretary, Department of Administration; seventy-five thousand dollars Secretary, Department of Education and the Arts; seventy-five thousand dollars and Secretary, Department of Commerce; and Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection. seventy-five thousand dollars
Administrator, division Director, Board of Risk and Insurance Management; fifty-five thousand dollars Director, Division of Rehabilitation Services; sixty thousand dollars Executive Director, Educational Broadcasting Authority; sixty thousand dollars Secretary, West Virginia Library Commission; sixty-seven thousand dollars Director, Geological and Economic Survey; fifty-two thousand five hundred dollars Executive Director, Prosecuting Attorneys Institute; sixty thousand dollars Executive Director, Public Defender Services; sixty thousand dollars Commissioner, Bureau of Senior Services; seventy thousand dollars Director, State Rail Authority; fifty-five thousand dollars Executive Secretary Director, Women's Commission; thirty-one thousand dollars Director, Hospital Finance Authority; twenty-six thousand dollars member, racing commission, twelve thousand dollars; chairman, public service commission, seventy thousand dollars; and members, public service commission, seventy thousand dollars Director, Forestry Division; Director, Division of Juvenile Services; Executive Director, Regional Jail Authority; Commissioner, Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; and Director, Division of Protective Services.
(d) Any tenured or classified state employee who assumes the duties of any of the positions subject to the Senior Executive Service Salary Schedule provided in subsection (e) of this section on an "acting" or "interim" basis and receives an increase in salary shall have their salary reduced by an equal amount upon vacating the "acting" or "interim" position: Provided, That any employee assuming such "acting" or "interim" assignment and continuing in the position previously held shall be entitled, upon completion of such assignment, to any general salary increase provided and received by state employee incumbents occupying the same job class held by the tenured or classified employee prior to the "acting" or "interim" assignment.
__(e) Each state officer named in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall continue to receive the annual salaries they were receiving as of the effective date of the enactment of this section in the year two thousand five, and shall thereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, be subject to the following Senior Executive Service Salary Schedule and shall be paid an annual salary within the salary range as designated for that position by the Governor:
Pay- grade Minimum Maximum Position
E1 26,000 40,000 Executive Director, Women's Commission
E2 45,000 60,000 Director, Division of Veterans' Affairs
Secretary, West Virginia Library Commission
Director, Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training
Commissioner, Insurance Commissioner of West Virginia
Superintendent, West Virginia State Police
Secretary, Department of Military Affairs and Public
__(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, each member of any boards contained in the Senior Executive Salary Schedule shall receive an equal salary.
(a) The "West Virginia Racing Commission" is continued in existence as a public corporation and, as such, may contract and be contracted with, plead and be impleaded, sue and be sued and have and use a common seal.
(b) The Racing Commission shall consist of three members, not more than two of whom shall belong to the same political party, to be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The members of the Racing Commission shall receive an annual salary of twelve thousand dollars. The term of office for the members of the Racing Commission is four years, and until their successors have been appointed and have qualified, and members of the Racing Commission may serve any number of successive terms. The members of the Racing Commission in office on the effective date of the amendment and reenactment of this section in two thousand one shall, unless removed by the Governor after the effective date of this article, continue to serve until their terms expire and until their successors have been appointed and have qualified. The members of the Racing Commission in office on the effective date of the enactment of this section in the fourth extraordinary session of the Legislature, two thousand five, shall, unless removed by the Governor as authorized by law, continue to serve until their terms expire and until their successors have been appointed and have qualified. Any vacancy in the office of a member of the Racing Commission shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term of the member whose office shall be vacant. No person is eligible for appointment to or to serve upon the Racing Commission:
(4) Who has been or shall be convicted of an offense which, under the law of this state or any other state or of the United States of America, constitutes a felony or is a violation of article four, chapter sixty-one of this code.
(d) The Racing Commission shall have its principal office at the seat of government and shall meet annually at its principal office in the month of January and at any other times and places designated by its Chairman. At the annual meeting, the Racing Commission shall elect from its membership a chairman and any other officers that are desired. Other meetings of the Racing Commission may be called by the Chairman on such notice to the other members prescribed by the Racing Commission.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section two-a, article seven, chapter six of this code, each member of the Board shall receive an annual salary of twelve thousand six hundred seventeen thousand dollars and the necessary traveling expenses incurred in the performance of his duties.
§24-1-3. Commission continued; membership; salaries; Chairman; compensation.
(a) The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is continued and directed as provided by this chapter and chapters twenty-four-a, twenty-four-b and twenty-four-d of this code. After having conducted a performance audit through its Joint Committee on Government Operations, pursuant to section nine, article ten, chapter four of this code, the Legislature hereby finds and declares that the Public Service Commission should be continued and reestablished. Accordingly, notwithstanding the provisions of section five of said article, the Public Service Commission shall continue to exist until the first day of July, two thousand three. The Public Service Commission may sue and be sued by that name. The Public Service Commission shall consist of three members who shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The commissioners shall be citizens and residents of this state and at least one of them shall be duly licensed to practice law in West Virginia, with not less than ten years' actual work experience in the legal profession as a member of a state bar. No more than two of the commissioners shall be members of the same political party. Each commissioner shall, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, take and subscribe to the oath provided by section five, article IV of the Constitution of this state. The oath shall be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The Governor shall designate one of the commissioners to serve as chairman at the Governor's will and pleasure. The Chairman shall be the chief administrative officer of the Commission. The Governor may remove any commissioner only for incompetency, neglect of duty, gross immorality, malfeasance in office or violation of subsection (c) of this section.
(b) The unexpired terms of members of the Public Service Commission at the time this subsection becomes effective are continued. Upon expiration of the terms, appointments Appointments are for terms of six years, except that an appointment to fill a vacancy is for the unexpired term only. The commissioners whose terms are terminated by the provisions of this subsection are eligible for reappointment The members of the Commission in office on the effective date of the enactment of this section in the fourth extraordinary session of the Legislature, two thousand five, shall, unless removed by the Governor as authorized by law, continue to serve until their terms expire and until their successors have been appointed and have qualified.
(d) The salaries of members of the Public Service Commission and the manner in which they are paid established by the prior enactment of this section are continued. Effective the first day of July, two thousand one, the annual salary of each commissioner provided in section two-a, article seven, chapter six of this code shall be eighty thousand dollars and shall be paid in monthly installments from the special funds in the percentages that follow:
In addition to the salary provided for all commissioners in section two-a, article seven, chapter six of this code this subsection, the Chairman of the Commission shall receive five thousand dollars per annum to be paid in monthly installments from the Public Service Commission Fund collected under the provisions of section six, article three of this chapter.
On motion of Senator Yoder, the following amendment to the Finance committee amendment to the bill (S. B. No. 4020) was reported by the Clerk:
On page six, section two-a, subsection (e), after the word "Governor:" by inserting the following proviso: "Provided, That the following pay scale, including increase in salary, shall not take effect until sixty days after the sales tax on food for human consumption, as provided for in section three, article fifteen, chapter eleven of this code, has been eliminated, and until such time as this sales tax on food is eliminated the rate of salary in effect as that which existed on the first day of July, two thousand five, shall remain in effect:".
The question being on the adoption of Senator Yoder's amendment to the Finance committee amendment to the bill.
The question being on the adoption of Senator Yoder's amendment to the Finance committee amendment to the bill, and on this question, Senator Yoder demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being taken, the yeas were: Barnes, Boley, Caruth, Guills, Harrison, McKenzie, Sprouse, Weeks and Yoder--9.
The nays were: Bailey, Bowman, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Plymale, Prezioso, Sharpe, Unger, White and Tomblin (Mr. President)--25.
So, a majority of those present and voting not having voted in the affirmative, the President declared Senator Yoder's amendment to the Finance committee amendment to the bill (S. B. No. 4020) rejected.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator Unger, and by unanimous consent, the remarks by Senator Bowman regarding Senator Yoder's amendment to the Finance committee amendment to Senate Bill No. 4020 were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
The question now being on the adoption of the Finance committee amendment to the bill, the same was put and prevailed.
The bill, as amended, was then ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Engrossed Senate Bill No. 4020 was then read a third time and put upon its passage.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Bailey, Bowman, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, Minard, Oliverio, Plymale, Prezioso, Sharpe, Unger, White and Tomblin (Mr. President)--24.
The nays were: Barnes, Boley, Caruth, Guills, Harrison, McKenzie, Minear, Sprouse, Weeks and Yoder--10.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. No. 4020) passed.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 4020--A Bill to amend and reenact §6-7-2a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §19-23-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §21A-4-5 of said code; and to amend and reenact §24-1-3 of said code, all relating generally to salaries of state officials and employees generally; subjecting certain state officials to a Senior Executive Service Salary Schedule; providing for salary adjustments for tenured or classified state employees who assume certain duties on an "acting" or "interim" basis; equalizing the salaries of certain board members; continuing the salaries of members of the Racing Commission and the Public Service Commission as fixed statutory amounts; and making technical revisions.
On this question, the yeas were: Bailey, Bowman, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, Minard, Oliverio, Plymale, Prezioso, Sharpe, Unger, White and Tomblin (Mr. President)--24.
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. 4020) takes effect from passage.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator Sprouse, and by unanimous consent, the remarks by Senators Guills and Weeks regarding the passage of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 4020 were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
[CLERK'S NOTE: The Senate failed to take a roll call vote on the suspension of the constitutional rule requiring a bill to be read on three separate days. Therefore, the bill did not pass the Senate at this time.]
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 414, Supplementing and amending chapter sixteen, Acts of the Legislature, regular session, two thousand five, as amended known as the budget bill, providing for salary increases for public employees.
Now on second reading, having been read a first time and referred to the Committee on Finance on September 12, 2005;
At the request of Senator Helmick, unanimous consent being granted, the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 414) contained in the preceding report from the Committee on Finance was taken up for immediate consideration, read a second time and ordered to third reading.
Having been engrossed, the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 414) was then read and third time and put upon its passage.
The question being "Shall Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 414 pass?"
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 H. B. No. 414) passed with its title.
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. 414) takes effect from passage.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator Unger, and by unanimous consent, the remarks by Senator Hunter regarding the passage of Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 414 were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
On unfinished business, having been received as a House message in earlier proceedings today, and now coming up in regular order, was reported by the Clerk.
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate reconsidered its action by which in earlier proceedings today it acceded to the request of the House of Delegates and receded from its amendments to the bill.
The question again being on the adoption of Senator Chafin's motion that the Senate accede to the request of the House of Delegates and recede from its amendments to the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 406).
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 4009, Relating to regulating elections.
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 4013, Amending certain provisions of the code involving horse and dog racing; distribution of certain proceeds.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 411, Relating to amending certain provisions of the code involving horse and dog racing and distribution of certain proceeds.
On motion of Senator Chafin, the following amendment to the bill was reported by the Clerk and adopted:
On page five, by striking out everything after the enacting section and inserting in lieu thereof the provisions of Engrossed Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 4013.
The bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 411), as amended, was then ordered to third reading.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 402--A Bill to repeal §3-8- 5c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto two new sections, designated §3-8-1a and §3- 8-2b; and to amend and reenact §3-8-2, §3-8-4, §3-8-5a, §3-8-7, §3- 8-8 and §3-8-12 of said code, all relating to regulating elections; defining terms; requiring candidates and persons making electioneering communications to keep and make available for inspection records of campaign-related contributions and spending; requiring persons who engage in electioneering communications to file financial statements with Secretary of State; contents of statement and filing requirements; penalties for filing delinquent or incomplete financial statements; granting the Secretary of State legislative and emergency rule-making authority; clarifying that electioneering communications made in coordination with a candidate or political party are considered contributions to such candidate or political party; increasing penalty for violations of prohibitions on corporate contributions to candidates or for electioneering communications; requiring political organizations to register with the Secretary of State prior to soliciting or accepting contributions; prohibiting political organizations from accepting contributions in excess of one thousand dollars before the primary and general elections; and making it unlawful to create more than one political organization with the intent to avoid or evade contribution limitations.
The roll being taken, the yeas were: Bailey, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Oliverio, Plymale, Prezioso, Sharpe, Unger, White and Tomblin (Mr. President)--27.
The nays were: Barnes, Boley, Guills, Minear, Sprouse, Weeks and Yoder--7.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 4020, Relating to salaries of state officials.
Having been reported from the Committee on Finance, read a second time, amended and ordered to engrossment and third reading in earlier proceedings today,
On suspending the constitutional rule, the yeas were: Bailey, Barnes, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Plymale, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Unger, White and Tomblin (Mr. President)--29.
The nays were: Boley, Guills, Harrison, Weeks and Yoder--5.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Bailey, Bowman, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Plymale, Prezioso, Sharpe, Unger, White and Tomblin (Mr. President)--26.
The nays were: Barnes, Boley, Caruth, Guills, Harrison, Sprouse, Weeks and Yoder--8.
On this question, the yeas were: Bailey, Bowman, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Plymale, Prezioso, Sharpe, Unger, White and Tomblin (Mr. President)--26.
Eng. House Bill No. 401--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-15-3a; and to amend and reenact §11-15B-2 and §11- 15B-2a of said code, all relating generally to consumers sales and use taxes on food and food ingredients intended for human consumption; reducing rate of tax on sales, purchases and uses of food and food ingredients to five percent beginning on specified date; defining food and food ingredients and certain other terms; providing that lower rate does not apply to sales, purchases and uses of candy, dietary supplements or prepared food or to sales through vending machines; authorizing Tax Commissioner to promulgate emergency rules and to propose other rules for administration, enforcement and implementation of this act, whether interpretive, legislative or procedural; and specifying internal effective dates.
On motion of Senator Sprouse, the following amendments to the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 401) were reported by the Clerk:
On page two, section three-a, line three, after the word "contrary," by striking out the remainder of the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the following: after the thirty-first day of December, two thousand five, there shall be no tax on sales, purchases and uses of food and food ingredients intended for human consumption.;
On pages two and three, section three-a, lines eight through sixteen, by striking out all of subsection (b);
Senator Helmick arose to a point of order that Senator Sprouse's amendments to the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 401) were out of order, in accordance with article VII, section seven of the Constitution which states in part ". . . the Legislature . . . shall enter upon no business except that stated in the proclamation by which it was called together."
Senator Sprouse then appealed the ruling of the Chair, and on this question, Senator Sprouse demanded the yeas and nays.
On this question, the yeas were: Bailey, Bowman, Chafin, Dempsey, Edgell, Foster, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Love, McCabe, Minard, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Unger and White--18.
The nays were: Barnes, Boley, Caruth, Deem, Facemyer, Fanning, Guills, Harrison, Lanham, McKenzie, Minear, Sprouse, Weeks and Yoder--14.
On motion of Senator Sprouse, the following amendment to the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 401) was next reported by the Clerk:
On page two, section three-a, line seven, after the word "chapter" by changing the period to a colon and inserting the following proviso: Provided, That after the thirty-first day of March, two thousand six, the rate of tax on sales, purchases and uses of food and food ingredients intended for human consumption shall be reduced by one percent; that after the thirty-first day of May, two thousand six, the rate of tax on sales, purchases and uses of food and food ingredients intended for human consumption shall be reduced by one percent; that after the thirtieth day of July, two thousand six, the rate of tax on sales, purchases and uses of food and food ingredients intended for human consumption shall be reduced by one percent; that after the thirtieth day of September, two thousand six, the rate of tax on sales, purchases and uses of food and food ingredients intended for human consumption shall be reduced by one percent; and that after the thirty-first day of December, two thousand six, the rate of tax on sales, purchases and uses of food and food ingredients intended for human consumption shall be reduced by one percent.
Senator Helmick arose to a point of order that Senator Sprouse's amendment to the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 401) was out of order, in accordance with article VII, section seven of the Constitution which states in part ". . . the Legislature . . . shall enter upon no business except that stated in the proclamation by which it was called together."
Senator Sprouse then appealed the ruling of the Chair.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator Caruth, unanimous consent being granted, the remarks by Senator Barnes as to Senator Sprouse's appealing the ruling of the Chair on the point of order raised by Senator Helmick as to Senator Sprouse's foregoing amendment to Engrossed House Bill No. 401 were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
At the request of Senator McKenzie, and by unanimous consent, the remarks by Senator Sprouse as to Senator Sprouse's appealing the rulings of the Chair on the points of order raised by Senator Helmick as to Senator Sprouse's amendments to Engrossed House Bill No. 401 were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
Having been engrossed, the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 401) was then read a third time and put upon its passage.
The question being "Shall Engrossed House Bill No. 401 pass?"
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Bailey, Barnes, Boley, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Unger, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President)--32.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 401) passed with its title.
On this question, the yeas were: Bailey, Barnes, Boley, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Unger, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President)--32.
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. 401) takes effect from passage.
In accordance with rule number forty-four of the Rules of the Senate, Senator Weeks will file a written vote explanation as to the passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 401, which vote explanation will be printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
At the request of Senator Caruth, and by unanimous consent, the remarks by Senator Harrison as to the passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 401 were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
On second reading, coming up in deferred order, was reported by the Clerk.
Upon expiration of the recess, the Senate reconvened and, at the request of Senator Sprouse, unanimous consent being granted, returned to the sixth order of business, which agenda includes the making of main motions.
On motion of Senator Sprouse, the Senate reconsidered the vote by which in earlier proceedings today it rejected Senator Chafin's motion to suspend the constitutional rule requiring a bill to be read on three separate days, as to
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 402, Requiring the disclosure of electioneering communications and prohibiting political organizations from accepting contributions in excess of one thousand dollars per election.
The roll being taken, the yeas were: Bailey, Barnes, Boley, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President)--33.
So, four fifths of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the motion to suspend the constitutional rule adopted.
The bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 402) was then read a second time.
On page sixteen, section two, line forty-nine, by striking out the word "campaign-related";
On page sixteen, section two, line fifty, after the word "receipts" by inserting the words "related to such expenditure";
On page sixteen, section two, line fifty-five, by striking out the word "subsection" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "section";
On page eighteen, section two-b, line twenty-two, by striking out the word "address" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "addresses";
On page forty-eight, section twelve, line fifty-six, by striking out the words "or national elective";
On page forty-nine, section twelve, line sixty-eight, after the word "organization" by inserting the words "(as defined in Section 527(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)";
On page forty-nine, section twelve, line seventy-seven, by striking out the word "the" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "this";
On page fifty-two, section twelve, line one hundred thirty- five, after the word "(g)" by inserting the word "of".
On motion of Senator Kessler, the following amendments to the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 402) were next reported by the Clerk, considered simultaneously, and adopted:
On page fifty-two, section twelve, after line one hundred thirty-three, by inserting a new subsection, designated subsection (o), to read as follows:
(o) The provisions of subsection (k) of this section, permitting contributions to a campaign for or against a county or local government ballot issue, shall become operable on and after the first day of January, two thousand five.;
On page fifty-two, section twelve, line one hundred thirty- four, by striking out "(o)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(p)";
On page fifty-two, after section twelve, by adding a new section, designated section fourteen, to read as follows:
The criminal offenses created in sections two and twelve of this article by the provisions of Enrolled Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 402 during the fourth extraordinary session, two thousand five, shall be effective ninety days from passage.
On motion of Senator Kessler, the following amendment to the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 402) was next reported by the Clerk and adopted:
That §3-8-5c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be repealed; that said code be amended by adding thereto three new sections, designated §3-8-1a, §3-8-2b and §3-8-14; and that §3-8-2, §3-8-4, §3-8-5a, §3-8-7, §3-8-8 and §3-8-12 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:.
Having been engrossed, the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 402) was then read a third time and put upon its passage.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Bailey, Barnes, Boley, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President)--33.
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. 402) passed.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 402--A Bill to repeal §3-8- 5c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto three new sections, designated §3-8-1a, §3- 8-2b and §3-8-14; and to amend and reenact §3-8-2, §3-8-4, §3-8-5a, §3-8-7, §3-8-8 and §3-8-12 of said code, all relating to regulating elections; defining terms; requiring candidates and persons making electioneering communications to keep and make available for inspection records of campaign-related contributions and spending; requiring persons who engage in electioneering communications to file financial statements with Secretary of State; contents of statement and filing requirements; penalties for filing delinquent or incomplete financial statements; granting the Secretary of State legislative and emergency rule-making authority; clarifying that electioneering communications made in coordination with a candidate or political party are considered contributions to such candidate or political party; increasing penalty for violations of prohibitions on corporate contributions to candidates or for electioneering communications; requiring political organizations to register with the Secretary of State prior to soliciting or accepting contributions; prohibiting political organizations from accepting contributions in excess of one thousand dollars before the primary and general elections; making it unlawful to create more than one political organization with the intent to avoid or evade contribution limitations; and establishing an internal operating date.
The roll being taken, the yeas were: Bailey, Barnes, Boley, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President)--32.
Having been engrossed, the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 411) was then read a third time and put upon its passage.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Bailey, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President)--30.
The nays were: Barnes, Boley and Harrison--3.
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. 411) passed.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 411--A Bill to amend and reenact §19-23-9, §19-23-13b and §19-23-13c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §29-22A-10b of said code, all relating to amending certain provisions of the code involving horse and dog racing and distribution of certain proceeds; providing special funds, to be established by the Racing Commission, to be used for the payment of breeders' awards, restrictive races and stakes purses; deleting obsolete provisions; deleting the stated objective for the Fund to aid in the rejuvenation and development of horse tracks in the state for capital improvements and other purposes; providing that the Commission establish funds and accounts for each association and licensee rather than holding funds in deposit in one fund; deleting current provisions concerning the distribution of balances remaining in breeders, raisers, sire owners and purse supplement funds; clarifying the meaning of the phrase "sufficient horses" for purposes of pari-mutuel thoroughbred horse tracks' provision of restricted races; providing that the requirement increasing certain purses in restricted races is only applicable to thoroughbred racetracks that have participated in the West Virginia Thoroughbred Development Fund for more than four consecutive years; providing the Racing Commission may transfer funds back to the general purse fund if less than seventy-five percent of the restricted races fail to receive enough entries; deleting the provision that prohibits associations and licensees who qualify for alternate tax provisions contained in subsection (b), section ten, article twenty-three, chapter nineteen of this code from eligibility for treatment under the provisions of section thirteen-b of said article; providing that on the first day of January, two thousand six, licensed racing associations must have a West Virginia Thoroughbred Racing Breeders' Program; clarifying disbursement of funds for the benefit of the West Virginia Breeders' Classic; requiring Racing Commission to conduct a study of the adequacy of funding of certain thoroughbred development funds and requiring a report thereon to the Legislature; allowing for different uses of thoroughbred development funds by thoroughbred racing tracks based upon differences in circumstance; deleting provisions of the Racetrack Video Lottery Act exempting certain licensees from paying into the thoroughbred and greyhound breeders' funds; increasing maximum amount from the general purse fund for purposes of restricted races for the thoroughbred racetrack which participated in the Thoroughbred Development Fund for at least four consecutive years prior to the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred ninety-two; and making technical corrections and providing reversion of racetrack video lottery excess net terminal income diverted from the racetrack purse funds to Workers' Compensation Debt Reduction Fund pursuant to Enrolled Senate Bill No. 1004 which took effect the twenty-ninth day of January, two thousand five, to revert to racetrack purse after a total amount of eleven million dollars of net terminal income and excess net terminal income has been diverted each fiscal year from the purse funds to the workers' compensation debt.
On this question, the yeas were: Bailey, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President)--30.
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. 411) takes effect from passage.
Senator Chafin then moved that the Senate accede to the request of the House of Delegates and recede from its amendments to the bill.
The question being on the adoption of Senator Chafin's aforestated motion, and on this question, Senator Weeks demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being taken, the yeas were: Bailey, Bowman, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Fanning, Helmick, Hunter, Kessler, Love, McCabe, Minard, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, White and Tomblin (Mr. President)--18.
The nays were: Barnes, Boley, Caruth, Facemyer, Foster, Guills, Harrison, Jenkins, Lanham, McKenzie, Minear, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks and Yoder--15.
So, a majority of those present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared Senator Chafin's aforestated motion had prevailed.
Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 413, as amended by deletion, was then put upon its passage.
On this question, the yeas were: Bailey, Barnes, Boley, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President)--33.
1. For Member, Pharmaceutical Cost Management Council, J. J. Bernabei, Weirton, Hancock County, for the term ending June 30, 2007.
On motion of Senator Love, consideration of the nomination immediately hereinbefore reported was made a special order of business following an anticipated recess.
Senate Executive Message No. 4, dated September 12, 2005, requesting confirmation by the Senate of the nomination mentioned therein. The following name from Executive Message No. 4 is submitted:
And reports the same back with the recommendation that the Senate do advise and consent to the nomination listed above.
The time having arrived for the special order of business to consider the nominee for public office submitted by His Excellency, the Governor, the special order thereon was called by the President.
Senate Executive Message No. 4, dated September 12, 2005 (shown in the Senate Journal of today, pages 91 and 92).
Senator Love then moved that the Senate advise and consent to the executive nomination referred to in the foregoing report from the Committee on Confirmations.
Consideration of the executive nomination having been concluded,
Eng. House Bill No. 401, Reducing the six percent sales tax on food and food ingredients intended for human consumption to five percent beginning January 1, 2006.
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate reconsidered the vote by which it adopted Senator Chafin's motion that Engrossed House Bill No. 401 take effect from passage.
The question again being on the adoption of Senator Chafin's motion that Engrossed House Bill No. 401 take effect from passage.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator Chafin, and by unanimous consent, his aforestated motion was withdrawn.
Eng. House Bill No. 401--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-15-3a; and to amend and reenact §11-15B-2 and §11- 15B-2a of said code, all relating generally to consumers sales and use taxes on food and food ingredients intended for human consumption; reducing rate of tax on sales, purchases and uses of food and food ingredients to five percent beginning on specified date; defining food and food ingredients and certain other terms; providing that lower rate does not apply to sales, purchases and uses of prepared food; authorizing legislative and emergency rules; and specifying internal effective dates.
On motion of Senator Kessler, the Senate reconsidered its action by which in prior proceedings today it adopted Senator Kessler's amendment to the title of bill.
The question again being on the adoption of Senator Kessler's amendment to the title of the bill.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator Kessler, unanimous consent being granted, Senator Kessler's amendment to the title of the bill (shown in the Senate Journal of today, pages 81 and 82) was withdrawn.
On further motion of Senator Kessler, the Senate reconsidered its action by which in earlier proceedings today it adopted Senator Kessler's amendments to the bill (shown in the Senate Journal of today, pages 79 and 80)
The question again being on the adoption of Senator Kessler's amendments to the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 402).
Senator Kessler requested unanimous consent that his amendments to the bill be withdrawn.
Thereafter, on motion of Senator Kessler, his amendments to the bill were withdrawn.
On motion of Senator Kessler, the following substitute amendments to the bill were reported by the Clerk, considered simultaneously, and adopted:
On pages fifty and fifty-one, section twelve, line ninety- eight through one hundred seven, by striking out all of subsection (k) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (k), to read as follows:
(k) No person may solicit any contribution, other than contributions to a campaign for or against a county or local government ballot issue, from any nonelective salaried employee of the state government or of any of its subdivisions: Provided, That in no event shall any person acting in a supervisory role solicit a person who is a subordinate employee for any contribution. No person may coerce or intimidate any nonelective salaried employee into making a contribution. No person may coerce or intimidate any nonsalaried employee of the state government or any of its subdivisions into engaging in any form of political activity. The provisions of this subsection may not be construed to prevent any employee from making a contribution or from engaging in political activity voluntarily without coercion, intimidation or solicitation.;
(o) The provisions of subsection (k) of this section, permitting contributions to a campaign for or against a county or local government ballot issue shall become operable on and after the first day of January, two thousand five.;
On further motion of Senator Kessler, the Senate reconsidered its action by which in earlier proceedings today it adopted Senator Kessler's amendment to the enacting section of the bill (shown in the Senate Journal of today, page 80)
The question again being on the adoption of Senator Kessler's amendment to the enacting section of the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 402).
Thereafter, at the request of Senator Kessler, and by unanimous consent, Senator Kessler's amendment to the enacting section of the bill was withdrawn.
On motion of Senator Kessler, the following substitute amendment to the enacting section of the bill was reported by the Clerk and adopted:
The bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 402), as just amended, was again ordered to third reading.
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. 402) takes effect from passage.
Eng. House Bill No. 420--A Bill expiring funds to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, two thousand six, in the amount of three million dollars from the Tax Reduction and Federal Funding Increased Compliance Fund, fund 1732, fiscal year 2006, organization 2300, in the amount of five million dollars from the Tax Reduction and Federal Funding Increased Compliance Lottery Fund, fund 1735, fiscal year 2003, organization 2300, in the amount of thirteen million dollars from the Special Income Tax Refund Reserve Fund, fund 1313, fiscal year 2006, organization 1300, in the amount of four million dollars from the Joint Expenses, fund 0175, fiscal year 2005, organization 2300, activity 642, and in the amount of three million dollars from the Joint Expenses, fund 0175, fiscal year 2004, organization 2300, activity 642, and making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the unappropriated surplus balance for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, two thousand six, to the Department of Administration - Consolidated Public Retirement Board, fund 0195, fiscal year 2006, organization 0205.
On suspending the constitutional rule, the yeas were: Bailey, Barnes, Boley, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President)--33.
Having been engrossed, the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 420) was then read a third time and 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. H. B. No. 420) passed with its title.
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. 420) takes effect from passage.
Eng. House Bill No. 422--A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of Administration - Consolidated Public Retirement Board, fund 0195, fiscal year 2006, organization 0205.
Having been engrossed, the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 422) was then read a third time and 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. H. B. No. 422) passed with its title.
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. 422) takes effect from passage.
Senators Unger, McCabe, Dempsey, Plymale, Hunter, Bowman, Kessler, Bailey, Barnes, Boley, Caruth, Chafin, Deem, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Jenkins, Lanham, Love, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Weeks, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President ) offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 403--Extending heartfelt compassion to the people of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi and commending them for their resilience following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Whereas, On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf states of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi, causing catastrophic devastation; and
Whereas, The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, is virtually uninhabitable due to massive flooding; and
Whereas, American citizens have found themselves homeless and jobless, many of whom were evacuated to areas far from their homes with the clothing they were wearing as their only possessions; and
Whereas, The toll of human suffering is ongoing for hundreds of thousands of people; and
Whereas, The cost of rebuilding cities and towns affected by Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast will be astronomical; and
Whereas, Hundreds of thousands of displaced Americans have been welcomed to shelters established in numerous states, including the State of West Virginia; and
Whereas, West Virginians, in true Mountaineer spirit, have demonstrated their care and compassion to the relief and recovery efforts by contributing large amounts of monetary and humanitarian donations; and
Whereas, The people of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi are to be commended for their resilience in the face of such destruction. The courage and commitment of these citizens show the determination for survival in the face of devastation; and
Whereas, It is our duty as fellow Americans to support the massive efforts being undertaken by federal, state and local governments, as well as the various charitable organizations that are committed to the relief and recovery efforts; therefore, be it
That the Senate hereby extends its heartfelt compassion to the people of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi and commends them for their resilience following the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Senate extends its appreciation to the various charitable organizations that have worked so diligently to assist those affected by the catastrophic circumstances caused by Hurricane Katrina; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the governors of the states of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi.
At the request of Senator Boley, and by unanimous consent, Senator Boley addressed the Senate regarding a quote relating to legislative pay raises in the Charleston Gazette that was wrongly attributed to Senator Boley.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator Sprouse, unanimous consent being granted, the remarks by Senator Boley were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
Senator Kessler called attention to yesterday, Monday, September 12, 2005, being the birthday of the senator from Cabell and on behalf of the Senate extended belated felicitations and good wishes to Senator Jenkins, with Senator Sharpe leading the members in singing "Happy Birthday".
A message from the Clerk of the House of Delegates announced the concurrence by that body in the Senate amendment to the House of Delegates amendments to, and the passage as amended, to take effect from passage, of
Eng. Senate Bill No. 4008, Relating to salaries for teachers and school service personnel.
A message from The Clerk of the House of Delegates announced the concurrence by that body in part to the Senate amendments, as amended by the House of Delegates, passage as amended with its Senate amended title, to take effect from passage, and announced that that body had refused to concur in part to the Senate amendments to the bill and requested the Senate to recede therefrom, as to
On page three, section one, line thirty-four, by striking out the words "(13), (14) and (15)" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "(12), (13) and (14)".
The Clerk then reported that the House of Delegates had refused to concur in the following amendments to the bill and requested the Senate to recede therefrom:
(11) The fourth Friday of November is 'Family Values Day';";
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate acceded to the request of the House of Delegates and receded from the foregoing amendments to the bill.
Engrossed House Bill No. 406, as amended, was then put upon its passage.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Bailey, Bowman, Chafin, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, Minard, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, White and Tomblin (Mr. President)--21.
The nays were: Barnes, Boley, Caruth, Guills, Harrison, McKenzie, Minear, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks and Yoder--11.
Absent: Deem and Plymale--2.
So, a majority of all the members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 406) passed with its Senate amended title.
On this question, the yeas were: Bailey, Bowman, Chafin, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, Minard, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Unger, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President)--23.
The nays were: Barnes, Boley, Caruth, Guills, Harrison, McKenzie, Minear, Sprouse and Weeks--9.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator Weeks, and by unanimous consent, the remarks by Senator Caruth as to the passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 406 were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
Eng. House Bill No. 407, Providing that department secretaries may transfer employees between departments in certain instances.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 417--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 Joint Expenses, fund 0175, fiscal year 2006, organization 2300, to the Supreme Court, fund 0180, fiscal year 2006, organization 2400, to the West Virginia Conservation Agency, fund 0132, fiscal year 2006, organization 1400, to the Department of Commerce - West Virginia Development Office, fund 0256, fiscal year 2006, organization 0307, to the Department of Education - State Department of Education, fund 0313, fiscal year 2006, organization 0402, to the Department of Health and Human Resources - Office of the Secretary, fund 0400, fiscal year 2006, organization 0501, to the Department of Health and Human Resources - Division of Human Services, fund 0403, fiscal year 2006, organization 0511, to the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety - Division of Veterans' Affairs, fund 0456, fiscal year 2006, organization 0613, and to the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education - Control Account, fund 0596, fiscal year 2006, organization 0420, by supplementing and amending the appropriation for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, two thousand six.
Senator Chafin then arose to the point of order that the motion to suspend the constitutional rule is not a debatable motion.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator Chafin, and by unanimous consent, his foregoing motion was withdrawn.
At the request of Senator Helmick, unanimous consent being granted, Senator Helmick addressed the Senate regarding the appropriations contained in Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 417.
At the request of Senator Sprouse, and by unanimous consent, Senator Sprouse addressed the Senate regarding Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 417 and the Democratic party reaction to tax reduction proposals during this extraordinary session.
Senator Chafin then moved that the constitutional rule requiring a bill to be read on three separate days be suspended.
The roll being taken, the yeas were: Bailey, Boley, Bowman, Chafin, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Unger, White and Tomblin (Mr. President)--25.
The nays were: Barnes, Caruth, Guills, Harrison, Sprouse, Weeks and Yoder--7.
At the request of Senator Chafin, unanimous consent being granted, Senator Chafin addressed the Senate regarding his support of previous legislation providing funding for certain projects.
At the request of Senator Jenkins, and by unanimous consent, Senator Jenkins addressed the Senate regarding possible consequences for failure to suspend the constitutional rule on Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 417.
At the request of Senator Hunter, unanimous consent being granted, Senator Hunter addressed the Senate regarding the impact on certain citizens if Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 417 does not pass the Legislature.
At the request of Senator Guills, and by unanimous consent, Senator Guills addressed the Senate regarding the unanticipated receipt of Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 417 and the ready disposition of the message.
Thereafter, on motion of Senator Yoder, the Senate reconsidered the vote by which in earlier proceedings today it rejected Senator Chafin's motion to suspend the constitutional rule requiring a bill to be read on three separate days, as to
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 417, Making a supplementary appropriation to the West Virginia Conservation Agency, to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Human Services, ....etc.
The roll being taken, the yeas were: Bailey, Barnes, Boley, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President)--32.
Having been engrossed, the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 417) was then read a third time and put upon its passage.
The question being "Shall Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 417 pass?"
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Bailey, Barnes, Boley, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President)--32.
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 H. B. No. 417) passed with its title.
On this question, the yeas were: Bailey, Barnes, Boley, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Lanham, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Prezioso, Sharpe, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White, Yoder and Tomblin (Mr. President)--32.
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. 417) takes effect from passage.
Senate Resolution No. 404--Raising a committee to notify the House of Delegates the Senate is ready to adjourn sine die.
Senators Jenkins, White and Minear.
Subsequently, Senator Jenkins reported that the duties assigned by Senate Resolution No. 404 had been performed.
Delegates Hunt, Williams and Frich, announced that that body also had completed its labors and was ready to adjourn sine die.
Senate Resolution No. 405--Raising a committee to notify His Excellency, the Governor, that the Legislature is ready to adjourn sine die.
Delegates Hrutkay, Manchin and Carmichael, then announced that they had been appointed by that body to join with the similar committee named by the Senate to wait upon His Excellency and were ready to proceed with this assignment.
At the request of Senator White, unanimous consent being granted, the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills was granted permission, after it has examined, found truly enrolled and presented to His Excellency, the Governor, for his action, bills passed but not presented to him prior to adjournment of this fourth extraordinary session of the seventy-seventh Legislature in the year two thousand five, to file its reports with the Clerk and that the same be included in the Journal of the last day of the session; and also, that any communications from His Excellency, the Governor, as to his action on bills after adjournment of the session, be included in the Journal.
Your Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills has examined, found truly enrolled, and on the 16th day of September, 2005, presented to His Excellency, the Governor, for his action, the following bills, signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates:
(S. B. No. 4002), Allowing additional elections at primary elections; removing certain language.
(S. B. No. 4006), Relating to accountability of persons receiving state funds or grants.
(S. B. No. 4008), Relating to salaries for teachers and school service personnel.
(S. B. No. 4010), Relating to proposed merger of Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System with State Teachers Retirement System.
(S. B. No. 4014), Making supplementary appropriation to Lottery Commission, Excess Lottery Revenue Fund Surplus.
(S. B. No. 4015), Supplementing, amending, reducing and increasing items of existing appropriation from Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Fees Fund.
(S. B. No. 4016), Making supplementary appropriation to Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Land Protection Authority.
(S. B. No. 4017), Supplementing, amending, reducing and increasing items of existing appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue, to Division of Human Services and Higher Education Policy Commission.
(H. B. No. 401), Reducing the six percent sales tax on food and food ingredients intended for human consumption to five percent beginning January 1, 2006.
(Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 402), Requiring the disclosure of electioneering communications and prohibiting political organizations from accepting contributions in excess of one thousand dollars per election.
(H. B. No. 403), Providing for a technical correction relating to benefits of spouses and children of state troopers who die in the line of duty.
(H. B. No. 405), Changing West Virginia's Unemployment Compensation law to conform it to federally mandated legislation.
(H. B. No. 406), Providing that the fourth Thursday and Friday of November are "Thanksgiving Holidays", and combining Lincoln's Birthday and Washington's Birthday into a single holiday known as Presidents' Day to match the federal holiday.
(H. B. No. 407), Providing that department secretaries may transfer employees between departments in certain instances.
(Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 411), Relating to amending certain provisions of the code involving horse and dog racing and distribution of certain proceeds.
(Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 412), Relating generally to Workers' Compensation.
(Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 413), Providing an increase in the annual base salary of all sworn state police personnel.
(Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 414), Supplementing and amending chapter sixteen, Acts of the Legislature, regular session, two thousand five, as amended known as the budget bill, providing for salary increases for public employees.
(Com. Sub. for H. B. No. 417), Making a supplementary appropriation to the West Virginia Conservation Agency, to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Human Services, ....etc.
(H. B. No. 420), Expiring funds into the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, and supplementing and increasing an item of appropriation in the aforesaid account.
(H. B. No. 422), Supplemental appropriation to the Department of Administration, Consolidated Public Retirement Board.