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Charleston, W. Va., Saturday, February 20, 2016
Pending the reading of the Journal of Friday, February 19, 2016,
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 2474--A Bill to amend and reenact §18‑17‑1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the compensation of personnel employed at the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind; updating reference to minimum salaries in effect for personnel at facilities under jurisdiction of the State Board of Education; and authorizing board to establish salary schedules or compensation in excess of the minimums for certain teachers at the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4013--A Bill to amend and reenact §3-1-34 and §3-1-41 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §3-1-51, and to amend and reenact §17B-2-1 of said code, all relating to voting procedures; requiring a person desiring to vote to present documentation identifying the voter to one of the poll clerks; setting forth the requirements for that documentation; identifying acceptable documentation; providing alternative procedures for casting a ballot where acceptable identification is lacking; exempting from disclosure the address of individuals in the Address Confidentiality Program; directing the Secretary of State to educate voters about the identification requirement and develop a program to help ensure that all eligible voters obtain identification; providing for casting of provisional ballot by a person without adequate proof of identification; providing certain exemptions from the requirement to present a photo identification card; modifying provisional ballot procedures; providing for issuance of identification cards at no charge; and establishing procedures for persons over a certain age and lacking certain documents to acquire driver’s licenses and photo identification cards.
Eng. House Bill 4150--A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of federal funds out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Consolidated Medical Service Fund, fund 8723, fiscal year 2016, organization 0506, and the Department of Health and Human Resources, Human Rights Commission, fund 8725, fiscal year 2016, organization 0510, and the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Human Services, fund 8722, fiscal year 2016, organization 0511, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.
Eng. House Bill 4151--A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of federal funds out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, to the Department of Education, State Board of Education – School Lunch Program, fund 8713, fiscal year 2016, organization 0402, and the Department of Education, State Board of Education – Vocational Division, fund 8714, fiscal year 2016, organization 0402, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.
Eng. House Bill 4159--A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of federal funds out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, to the Public Services Commission – Motor Carrier Division, fund 8743, fiscal year 2016, organization 0926, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4213--A Bill to repeal §48-1-233.3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, and to repeal §48-1-233.4 of said code, and to repeal §48-9-404 of said code, and to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §48-31-101, §48-31-102, §48-31-103, §48-31-104, §48-31-105, §48-31-106, §48-31-107, §48-31-201, §48-31-202, §48-31-203, §48-31-204, §48-31-205, §48-31-301, §48-31-302, §48-31-303, §48-31-304, §48-31-305, §48-31-306, §48-31-307, §48-31-308, §48-31-309, §48-31-310, §48-31-311, §48-31-401, §48-31-402, §48-31-403, §48-31-404, §48-31-501, §48-31-502 and §48-31-503, all relating to adoption of the “Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act"; defining terms; providing for enforcement through assessment of attorney fees and costs; establishing procedures to determine matters of child custody and visitation when parents are deployed in military or other national service; requiring notices from deployed parent; providing for out-of-court agreements and establishing minimum requirements therefor; prohibiting consideration of past or future deployments in determining the best interest of the child; authorizing orders for payment of child support during deployment; providing for modification and termination of orders and agreements; and giving guidance for interpretation and construction in conjunction with other laws and orders.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4261--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-2-5h of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to student data; prohibiting the department from transferring confidential student information to federal, state or local agencies or other persons or entities; providing for exceptions; authorizing student or redacted data to be provided as part of a contract with a vendor; and adding a new exception providing for the sharing of certain information in the event that the ACT or SAT tests are adopted for use as the state summative assessment.
Eng. House Bill 4499--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §52-1-27; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §52-2-17, all relating to certain persons who have been disqualified or excused from jury service.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4520--A Bill to amend and reenact §16-5G-2 and §16-5G-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to hospitals owned or operated by nonprofit corporations, nonprofit associations or local governmental units; clarifying that these hospitals may have only one governing body whose meetings shall be open to the public; enumerating matters which may be acted upon in executive session; and clarifying and expanding authorization for holding of executive sessions.
(S. B 15), Adopting learned intermediary doctrine as defense to civil action due to inadequate warnings or instructions.
(S. B. 123), Treatment for sexually transmitted diseases.
(S. B. 261), Bringing state code relating to daylight saving time in conformity with federal code.
Senate Bill 47, Rewriting licensing requirements for practice of medicine and surgery and podiatry.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 47 (originating in the Committee on Health and Human Resources)--A Bill to amend and reenact §30-3-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to practice of medicine; rewriting licensing requirements for practice of medicine and surgery or podiatry; making exceptions; providing for unauthorized practice; requiring notice; establishing criminal penalties; making exceptions; and defining terms.
The bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 47), under the original double committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on Government Organization.
Senate Bill 252, Amending Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act to exclude oral communications.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 252 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend and reenact §62-1D-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act; excluding from protection under the act oral communications uttered in a child care center where there are notices posted informing persons that their oral communications are being intercepted; and defining “child care center”.
Senate Bill 274, Relating to civil jurisdiction of magistrate courts.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 274 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend and reenact §50-2-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the civil jurisdictional amount in magistrate courts from $5,000 to $10,000; and allowing circuit courts to send cases at or under the jurisdictional amount to magistrate courts for trial.
Senate Bill 376, Expanding authority of Secretary of State and State Police.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 376 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend and reenact §30-18-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to background checks for applicants for private investigator and security guard licensure; directing Secretary of State to request a full set of fingerprints from each applicant; stating purpose for requesting fingerprints; and directing fingerprints to be checked through Criminal Identification Bureau of West Virginia State Police and United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Senate Bill 291, Law enforcement use of unmanned aircraft systems.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 291 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §29-2B-1, §29-2B-2, §29-2B-3, §29-2B-4, §29-2B-5, §29-2B-6 and §29-2B-7, all relating to regulation of unmanned aircraft systems; requiring compliance with federal laws and regulations relating to such vehicles; defining terms; creating criminal offenses for certain conduct using an unmanned aircraft system and setting penalties therefor; regulating law enforcement use of unmanned aircraft systems; limiting uses by law enforcement of unmanned aircraft systems; requiring search warrants to be obtained before unmanned aircraft systems may be used in criminal investigations and creating exemptions thereto; requiring documentation of law-enforcement flights of unmanned aircraft systems and maintenance of records; precluding admissibility in civil, criminal and administrative proceedings of images or the evidence obtained in violation of the provisions of this article; and requiring the West Virginia Aeronautics Commission, the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety, the West Virginia Sheriffs’ Bureau for Professional Standards and the West Virginia State Police to propose legislative rules and promulgate emergency rules.
Senate Bill 456, Setting maximum amount that can be collected for air-ambulance services.
Senate Bill 474, Exempting DEP construction and reclamation contracts from review and approval.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 474 (originating in the Committee on Government Organization)--A Bill to amend and reenact §5A-3-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to exempting Department of Environmental Protection’s construction or reclamation contracts from review and approval requirements of the Division of Purchasing.
Senate Bill 575, Requiring leases for state office space provide landlord or owner be responsible for cleaning or janitorial services.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 575 (originating in the Committee on Government Organization)--A Bill to amend and reenact §5A-10-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Real Estate Division; and providing that any contract or lease in the name of the state for office space which requires the landlord or owner of the premises to provide for or contract for cleaning or janitorial services shall not also require the owner or landlord of the premises to use any particular person, firm or company to provide the cleaning or janitorial services.
Senate Bill 592, Relating to pipeline safety.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 592 (originating in the Committee on Government Organization)--A Bill to amend and reenact §24B-5-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the method of calculating the amount of special license fees paid by pipeline companies to the Public Service Commission.
Senate Bill 621, Exempting taxicab companies with independent contract drivers from providing workers' compensation coverage.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 621 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §24A-2-7, relating to exempting taxicab companies whose drivers are independent contractors from providing workers' compensation coverage for the drivers.
Eng. House Bill 4033, Adding criminal penalties for the unauthorized practice of pharmacists care.
By Senators Romano, Palumbo, Snyder, Stollings, Prezioso, Kessler and Williams:
Senate Bill 639--A Bill to amend and reenact §3-8-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §3-8-8a, all relating to requiring certain disclosures of election expenditures; clarifying when contributions are required to be disclosed; creating exceptions; clarifying that certain federal entities must make certain state disclosures; requiring disclosure of covered transfers; stating legislative findings; defining terms; providing requirements for disclosure of donations related to the transfer of certain sums of money related to campaign-related disbursements; requiring certain disclosures be made within forty-eight hours; specifying information required in the disclosures; clarifying the relationship between covered transfers and other regulated areas of election expenditures; creating a misdemeanor offense; and authorizing rule-making authority.
By Senators Kessler, Carmichael, Stollings, Prezioso and Plymale:
Senate Bill 640--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-8A-1, §16-8A-2, §16-8A-3, §16-8A-4, §16-8A-5, §16-8A-6, §16-8A-7, §16-8A-8, §16-8A-9, §16-8A-10, §16-8A-11, §16-8A-12, §16-8A-13, §16-8A-14, §16-8A-15, §16-8A-16, §16-8A-17, §16-8A-18, §16-8A-19, §16-8A-20, §16-8A-21, §16-8A-22, §16-8A-23 and §16-8A-24, all relating to creating the Compassionate Use Act for Medical Cannabis; providing for protections for the medical use of cannabis; limitations of article; prohibiting discrimination; authorizing addition of debilitating medical conditions; registering qualifying patients and designated caregivers; issuing registry identification cards; affirmative defense and dismissal for medical marihuana; providing misdemeanor offense and criminal penalties for disclosing certain information; and otherwise providing for the enforcement of this article.
Senate Bill 641--A Bill to amend and reenact §19-23-10, §19-23-12b, §19-23-13 and §19-23-13c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §19-23-10a; to amend and reenact §29-22-18a of said code; to amend and reenact §29-22A-7, §29-22A-8, §29-22A-10, §29-22A-10b, §29-22A-10d and §29-22A-10e of said code; and to amend and reenact §29-22C-7, §29-22C-8, §29-22C-27 and §29-22C-27a of said code, all relating to transferring certain revenues derived from racetrack video lottery and racetrack table games from the special fund established for greyhound racetrack licensees to the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund; defunding the West Virginia Greyhound Breeding Development Fund and Licensed Racetrack Development Fund and transferring money dedicated thereto to the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund for appropriation by the Legislature; amending rules related to recall elections for video lottery and racetrack table games; and eliminating the requirement that video lottery licensees at dog tracks must hold a racing license to renew video lottery license or racetrack table games license.
Senate Bill 642--A Bill to amend and reenact §18B-9-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the temporary higher education classified employees annual salary schedule; providing that when developed and adopted by the Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education, a new salary structure will replace the schedule that currently exists for higher education classified employees; providing that any provision of law in conflict with the new salary structure is null and void; requiring the commission and council to recommend legislation in 2017 to enact the new salary structure into law; and requiring prior to adoption of the new structure the commission and council must seek comments from affected constituents.
Senate Bill 643--A Bill to amend and reenact §21A-6-1a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring individuals receiving unemployment compensation to apply for seasonal employment.
Senate Bill 644--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §17A-10-17, relating to county registration plates; allowing counties to customize county registration plates; providing fees; and requiring the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to propose rules for legislative approval regarding proper forms to be used in counties that offer customized license plates.
By Senators Blair and Yost:
Senate Bill 645--A Bill to amend and reenact §6-9A-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to classifying the convention and visitor’s bureau as a public agency subject to the ethics act and open meetings law.
Senate Bill 646--A Bill to amend and reenact §37-7-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the prevention of waste by cotenants; providing that consent to a lawful use of mineral property by a majority of cotenants is not waste and does not constitute a trespass; providing that cotenant is not liable for damages as a result of the lawful use of mineral property consented to by a majority of the ownership interest when an accounting is provided and a pro rata share of revenues and costs are distributed to or reserved for each cotenant, as applicable; allowing joint development of oil and natural gas wells by horizontal drilling under certain circumstances; addressing production royalties where multiple contiguous leases are developed; and providing for severability of provisions.
By Senators Blair and Williams:
Senate Bill 647--A Bill to amend and reenact §7-18-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to exempting certain complimentary hotel rooms from the hotel occupancy tax.
Senate Bill 648--A Bill to amend and reenact §17C-3-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing local authorities to permit flashing traffic signals during low traffic times.
Senate Bill 649--A Bill to amend and reenact §31-15-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the West Virginia Economic Development Authority; and creating a minority economic development advisory team to assist the Director of the Economic Development Authority in developing and implementing a procedure to address employment and economic development problems of minority populations of West Virginia.
By Senators Romano, Facemire and Stollings:
Senate Bill 650--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §22-1-18, relating to Department of Environmental Protection fines against governmental entities or political subdivisions of the state; creating the Department of Environmental Protection Public Improvements Fund, an interest-bearing escrow account managed by the Department of Environmental Protection; requiring a portion of all Department of Environmental Protection fines against governmental entities or political subdivisions of the state be deposited in the Department of Environmental Protection Public Improvements Fund for remediating the violation that gave rise to the fine; stating a process for application for funds; authorizing the release of the funds in certain circumstances; permitting the transfer of the interest accrued to the Department of Environmental Protection; and authorizing the transfer of the funds to the Department of Environmental Protection under certain circumstances.
Senate Bill 651--A Bill to amend and reenact §60A-9-4 and §60A-9-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to controlled substance monitoring; expanding access to confidential information; requiring information on reports of emergency department overdose visits; authorizing reporting certain information to law enforcement, the Drug Enforcement Administration, licensing boards of the prescribers and dispensers whose activity is called into question; modifying duties of the West Virginia Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database Review Committee; and imposing duties on licensing agencies having jurisdiction over certain prescribers and dispensers.
Senate Bill 652--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §49-2-1007, relating to prohibiting the Department of Health and Human Resources from discontinuing the bundled service funding and reimbursement system for residential treatment of at-risk children.
Senate Bill 653--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto two new sections, designated §18B-14-3 and §18B-14-4, all relating to increasing higher education student success; requiring that course catalogs include certain information relating to employment, compensation, in-state employment and student success rate; providing exception to requirement; requiring the Higher Education Policy Commission and Council for Community and Technical College Education to implement rules; creating a voluntary college completion incentive program whereby an institution of higher education accepts less state funding in return for certain incentive bonuses relating to student graduation and employment of graduates; and creating a tax credit for West Virginia resident students successfully completing certain courses of study.
By Senators Maynard, Cline, Mullins and Leonhardt:
Senate Bill 654--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-13A-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to lowering the severance tax on the extraction of coal from five percent to two percent.
By Senators Ferns, Cline, Mullins and Leonhardt:
Senate Bill 655--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-13A-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §11-15-8 of said code; and to amend and reenact §11-21-12 of said code, all relating generally to taxes; reducing the severance tax on coal to four percent; eliminating the exception for professional services from the consumer use and sales tax; and providing an adjustment decreasing federal adjusted gross income of up to $20,000 in Social Security benefits.
By Senators Laird, Stollings, Unger, Miller and Palumbo:
Senate Bill 656--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5B-2-15, relating to creating the Upper Kanawha Valley Resiliency and Revitalization Program for a period of five years; finding that there are challenges facing the Upper Kanawha Valley due to the decision to relocate the West Virginia University Institute of Technology from Montgomery, West Virginia, to Beckley, West Virginia; establishing a revitalization council to organize and prioritize state resources and technical assistance for the Upper Kanawha Valley; directing the revitalization council to develop strategies to stimulate economic activity in and around the municipalities in the Upper Kanawha Valley in coordination with certain contributing partners to the extent possible; directing the revitalization council to annually report to the Governor and the Legislature; directing the Development Office and Revitalization Council to facilitate economic development incentives for the Upper Kanawha Valley; and authorizing the Development Office or other state body to provide state property and equipment to businesses investing in the Upper Kanawha Valley at a reduced cost.
Senate Bill 657--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §55-7-30, relating to damages for medical monitoring; establishing requirements for an order for payment of medical monitoring expenses; and providing that an increased risk of disease is not a compensable basis for damages in any civil action.
By Senators Gaunch, Carmichael, Stollings, Ferns, Takubo, Prezioso, Plymale, Unger, Leonhardt and Romano:
Senate Bill 658--A Bill to amend and reenact §30-3-10a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §30-4-15 of said code; to amend and reenact §30-5-17 of said code; to amend and reenact §30-7-6a of said code; to amend and reenact §30-8-16 of said code; to amend and reenact §30-14-12b of said code; to amend and reenact §30-20-13 of said code; to amend and reenact §30-21-17 of said code; and to amend and reenact §30-28-8a of said code, all relating to allowing licensed professionals to donate time to the care of the indigent and needy in a clinical setting; and allowing for some of the donated time to be counted against continuing education required hours.
By Senators Stollings (By Request), Prezioso, Yost and Miller:
Senate Bill 659--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §17C-4-17, relating to requiring any driver involved in a vehicle accident that results in a death of any person to be drug tested; providing a definition; and providing that the section be known as Livy’s Law.
Senate Bill 660--A Bill to amend and reenact §30-9-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto two new sections, designated §30-9-33 and §30-9-34, all relating to modifying the requirements for board members of the Board of Accountancy; requiring training for board members and their representatives from the Attorney General’s office in antitrust law and state action immunity; and indemnifying board members and employees for lawsuits alleging antitrust violations.
Senate Bill 661--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §15-9A-4, relating to funding of civil legal services for low-income persons.
By Senators Miller and Yost:
Senate Bill 662--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §19-36-1, §19-36-2, §19-36-3 and §19-36-4, all relating to creating the Food Production Act; making the Department of Agriculture responsible for all food production within the state; making findings; defining a term; and providing rule-making authority.
By Senators Blair and Unger:
Senate Joint Resolution 12--Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending section one‑b, article X thereof, relating to the general homestead exemption; permitting the value of a home to freeze at the valuation amount determined when a homeowner turns sixty‑five years of age; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment.
Senate Joint Resolution 13--Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, amending article IX thereof by adding thereto a new section, designated section fourteen, relating to prohibiting adoption or enforcement of a local law, ordinance, resolution, rule or policy that creates a protected classification or promotes discrimination on a basis not contained in state law; recognizing that all life is equal from conception to the grave; numbering and designating the proposed amendment; and providing a summarized statement of the purpose of such proposed amendment.
Senators Leonhardt, Ashley, Blair, Boley, Boso, Carmichael, Cline, Facemire, Ferns, Gaunch, Hall, Karnes, Maynard, Mullins, Takubo, Walters, Williams, Yost and Stollings offered the following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution 40--Requesting that the West Virginia Legislature encourage passage by Congress of the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2016.
Whereas, The Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2016 is a bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the armed forces that are related to that exposure, to establish an advisory board on these health conditions and for other purposes; and
Whereas, No additional funds are to be authorized or appropriated to carry out the act because amounts otherwise made available for the purposes of the act will be used; therefore, be it
That the Legislature of the State of West Virginia urges the members of Congress to pass the proposed legislation entitled the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2016, the purpose of which is to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the armed forces that are related to that exposure, to establish an advisory board on such health conditions and for other purposes; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate is hereby directed to send copies of this resolution to the President and Secretary of the United States Senate, to the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and to the members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives from this state.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 41--Requesting Division of Highways to name bridge number 03-9/2-0.01 (03A053) (37.95860, -81.85398), locally known as Missouri Fork Bridge, carrying County Route 9/2 over Hewett Creek in Boone County, the “U. S. Army SGT Philip Ray Casto Memorial Bridge”.
Whereas, SGT Philip Ray Casto married Doris Jean Caruthers in 1964 and shortly thereafter was drafted into the U. S. Army. He went on to serve his country in Germany, specializing in radio communications and as a rifle sharpshooter. Being honorably discharged in June, 1966, he and his wife returned home to Boone County and to await the arrival of their daughter, Debra Chambers; and
Senators Kirkendoll, Stollings and Plymale offered the following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution 42--Requesting Division of Highways to name the newly constructed bridge, number 23-10-19.39 (23A365), (37.84226, -81.97681), locally known as the Guyandotte River Bridge, carrying WV Route 10 over the Guyandotte River in Logan County, the “U. S. Navy LCDR Helen Elizabeth Peck Memorial Bridge”.
Whereas, It is only fitting that we name this bridge in Lieutenant Commander Helen Elizabeth Peck’s honor to acknowledge her many years of service to her nation, her students and her community; therefore, be it
At the request of Senator Kirkendoll, and by unanimous consent, the Senate returned to the second order of business and the introduction of guests.
Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 259, Amending Unfair Trade Practices Act.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Ashley, Beach, Blair, Boley, Boso, Carmichael, Cline, Ferns, Gaunch, Hall, Karnes, Kirkendoll, Laird, Leonhardt, Maynard, Miller, Mullins, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Walters, Williams, Woelfel, Yost and Cole (Mr. President)--32.
Absent: Facemire and Kessler--2.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for S. B. 259) passed with its title.
Eng. Senate Bill 352, Dedicating corporation net income tax proceeds to railways.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. 352) passed with its title.
On this question, the yeas were: Ashley, Beach, Blair, Boley, Boso, Carmichael, Cline, Ferns, Gaunch, Hall, Karnes, Kirkendoll, Laird, Leonhardt, Maynard, Miller, Mullins, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Walters, Williams, Woelfel, Yost and Cole (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. S. B. 352) takes effect from passage.
Eng. Senate Bill 431, Authorizing pharmacists and pharmacy interns dispense opioid antagonists.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. 431) passed with its title.
Eng. Senate Bill 488, Requiring WV Secondary School Activities Commission manage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
At the request of Senator Sypolt, unanimous consent was granted to offer an amendment to the bill on third reading.
Thereupon, on motion of Senator Sypolt, the following amendment to the bill was reported by the Clerk and adopted:
On page three, section twenty-five-b, line forty-nine, after the word “have” by inserting the word “been”.
Engrossed Senate Bill 488 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. S. B. 488) passed with its title.
Eng. Senate Bill 552, Eliminating requirement sheriff pay jury costs to State Treasury.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. 552) passed with its title.
Eng. Senate Bill 553, Merging purposes and provisions of Volunteer Fire Department Workers' Compensation Subsidy Program and Fund.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. 553) 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. S. B. 553) takes effect July 1, 2016.
Eng. Senate Bill 573, Prohibiting municipal annexation which would result in unincorporated territory within municipality.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Ashley, Beach, Blair, Boley, Boso, Carmichael, Cline, Ferns, Gaunch, Hall, Karnes, Kirkendoll, Laird, Leonhardt, Maynard, Miller, Mullins, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Walters, Williams, Woelfel, Yost, and Cole (Mr. President)--32.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. 573) passed with its title.
Eng. Senate Bill 579, Eliminating WV Port Authority.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Ashley, Beach, Blair, Boley, Boso, Carmichael, Cline, Ferns, Gaunch, Hall, Karnes, Laird, Leonhardt, Miller, Mullins, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Snyder, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Walters, Williams, Woelfel, Yost and Cole (Mr. President)--29.
The nays were: Kirkendoll, Maynard and Stollings--3.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. 579) passed with its title.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 582) passed with its title.
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 597, Relating to Health Care Authority.
At the request of Senator Ferns, unanimous consent was granted to offer an amendment to the bill on third reading.
Thereupon, on motion of Senator Ferns, the following amendment to the bill was reported by the Clerk and adopted:
That §5F-1-3a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted; that §9-4C-7 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §11-27-9 and §11-27-11 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §16-5F-2, §16-5F-3, §16-5F-4, §16-5F-5 and §16-5F-6 of said code be amended and reenacted; that §16-29B-3, §16-29B-5, §16-29B-6, §16-29B-7, §16-29B-8, §16-29B-9, §16-29B-11, §16-29B-12, §16-29B-13, §16-29B-14, §16-29B-15, §16-29B-17, §16-29B-18, §16-29B-19a, §16-29B-22, §16-29B-23, §16-29B-24, §16-29B-25 and §16-29B-26 of said code be amended and reenacted; that said code be amended by adding thereto two new sections, designated §16-29B-5a and §16-29B-28; that §16-29G-2, §16-29G-5 and §16-29G-6 of said code be amended and reenacted; and that §16-29I-4 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:.
Engrossed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 597 was then read a third time and put upon its passage.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Ashley, Beach, Blair, Boley, Boso, Carmichael, Cline, Ferns, Gaunch, Hall, Karnes, Kirkendoll, Leonhardt, Maynard, Mullins, Plymale, Stollings, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Walters, Williams, Woelfel, Yost and Cole (Mr. President)--25.
The nays were: Laird, Miller, Palumbo, Prezioso, Romano, Snyder and Unger--7.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 597) passed.
On motion of Senator Ferns, the following amendment to the title of the bill was reported by the Clerk and adopted:
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 597--A Bill to amend and reenact §5F-1-3a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §9-4C-7 of said code; to amend and reenact §11-27-9 and §11-27-11 of said code; to amend and reenact §16-5F-2, §16-5F-3, §16-5F-4, §16-5F-5 and §16-5F-6 of said code; to amend and reenact §16-29B-3, §16-29B-5, §16-29B-6, §16-29B-7, §16-29B-8, §16-29B-9, §16-29B-11, §16-29B-12, §16-29B-13, §16-29B-14, §16-29B-15, §16-29B-17, §16-29B-18, §16-29B-19a, §16-29B-22, §16-29B-23, §16-29B-24, §16-29B-25 and §16-29B-26 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto two new sections, designated §16-29B-5a and §16-29B-28; to amend and reenact §16-29G-2, §16-29G-5 and §16-29G-6 of said code; and to amend and reenact §16-29I-4 of said code, all relating generally to the Health Care Authority; employment of the members of the Board of the West Virginia Health Care Authority; creating effective date; providing executive director to set salaries for board members; allowing current members to serve until their term expires or they are reappointed; creating the position of Executive Director of the Health Care Authority; making the executive director the administrative head of the Health Care Authority; setting forth the qualifications of the executive director; providing the executive director is appointed by the Governor with advice and consent of the Senate; providing the executive director reports to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources; placing the Health Care Authority under the Department of Health and Human Resources; adding the executive director to the Public Employees Insurance Agency Advisory Board; clarifying where the administrative duties of the Health Care Authority are to be carried out; clarifying that the board of Directors of the Health Care Authority is the adjudicatory arm of the Health Care Authority; requiring that the members of the board of directors be employed on a part-time basis; setting forth other employment requirements for the board of directors; expanding the board of directors from three to five members; setting forth qualifications for appointment to the board of directors; providing that the board of directors shall report to the executive director; setting forth minimum hearing requirements before the board of directors; providing for recommended decisions by the board of directors to the executive director; setting forth executive director procedure for review and approval of recommended decisions of the board of directors; providing for remand of a decision; clarifying that the executive director has all rule-setting powers; providing for a study by the Health Care Authority of concerns of hospitals in border counties; requiring a comprehensive study of the certificate of need program, including possible elimination of certificate of need; making technical corrections; granting authority to the Health Care Authority to review proposed cooperative agreements; defining terms; setting out legislative findings and purpose; allowing cooperative agreements between hospitals and health care providers; setting forth goals of a cooperative agreement; establishing a review process for cooperative agreements; setting forth standards for review of cooperative agreements; granting enforcement powers over cooperative agreements to the Health Care Authority; providing for rulemaking; requiring reporting to the Health Care Authority; setting out what must be included in a report; allowing the Health Care Authority to render a decision regarding reduced competition when a cooperative agreement pertains to an acquisition, merger or combination of hospitals or health care providers; and updating code references.
On this question, the yeas were: Ashley, Beach, Blair, Boley, Boso, Carmichael, Cline, Ferns, Gaunch, Hall, Karnes, Kirkendoll, Leonhardt, Maynard, Mullins, Plymale, Stollings, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Walters, Williams, Woelfel, Yost and Cole (Mr. President)--25.
So, two thirds of all the members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 597) takes effect from passage.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas were: Ashley, Blair, Boley, Boso, Carmichael, Cline, Ferns, Gaunch, Hall, Karnes, Kirkendoll, Leonhardt, Maynard, Miller, Mullins, Plymale, Prezioso, Stollings, Sypolt, Takubo, Trump, Unger, Walters, Williams, Woelfel and Cole (Mr. President)--26.
The nays were: Beach, Laird, Palumbo, Romano, Snyder and Yost--6.
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. 4175) passed.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4175--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-8-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to home schooling; clarifying that a child who is exempt from compulsory school attendance is not subject to prosecution for failure to attend school and is not a status offender; requiring superintendent to show probable cause when seeking order to deny home instruction; modifying who is to provide notice of intent to provide home instruction; changing notice of intent frequency from annually to a one time notification; removing requirement that notice of intent include the grade level of child; requiring notice of intent include certain assurances; requiring notice upon termination of home instruction for a child who is of compulsory attendance age or change in county of residence; removing requirement for notice of intent two weeks prior to withdrawal from school; modifying requirement that the person providing home instruction have a high school diploma or equivalent; removing requirement that person providing home instruction outline plan of instruction for ensuing year; replacing specific annual deadline for obtaining an academic assessment of the child with the requirement that the assessment be obtained annually; removing requirement to submit results of the assessment to superintendent annually; removing requirement for parent or legal guardian to pay assessment cost when given outside public school; allowing use of a nationally normed standardized achievement test normed not more than ten years from the date of administration; removing requirement that the nationally normed standardized achievement test be administered under standardized conditions; requiring nationally normed standardized achievement test be administered by a person qualified in accordance with the test’s published guidelines; permitting parent or legal guardian to administer nationally normed standardized achievement test; modifying criteria for determining acceptable progress under the nationally normed standardized achievement test academic assessment option; removing requirement to provide written narrative of portfolio assessment to superintendent annually; removing requirement to provide certification number of the certified teacher providing written narrative; removing requirement that criteria for acceptable progress be mutually agreed upon by certain parties under the alternative academic assessment of proficiency academic assessment option; requiring parent or legal guardian to keep academic assessments for three years; making requirement for county board to notify parent or legal guardian of services available to assist in the assessment of the child’s eligibility for special education services applicable only upon request; and requiring parent or legal guardian to submit to superintendent results of required assessments at grade levels three, five, eight and eleven by certain date.
On motions of Senators Trump and Snyder, the following amendment to the bill was reported by the Clerk:
Senator Ashley requested a ruling from the Chair as to whether he should be excused from voting under Senate Rule 43 as his spouse is running for election and it would have an effect if she would be elected.
The Chair replied that any impact on Senator Ashley would be as a member of a class of persons and that he would be required to vote.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator Trump, and by unanimous consent, further consideration of the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 339) and the pending amendment offered by Senators Trump and Snyder was deferred until the conclusion of bills on today's second reading calendar.
On page one, section six-b, line thirteen, by striking out “(i)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(j)”.
The bill (S. B. 478), as amended, was then ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Having been read a second time on yesterday, Friday, February 19, 2016, and now coming up in regular order, was reported by the Clerk.
That §20-2-6a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be repealed; that §61-7-3, §61-7-4, §61-7-6, §61-7-7 and §61-7-11a of said code be amended and reenacted; and that said code be amended by adding thereto three new sections, designated §61-7-4a, §61-7-15a and §61-7-17, all to read as follows:
(d) As a separate and additional offense to the offense provided for in subsection (a) of this section, and in addition to any other offenses outlined in this code, and except as provided by subsection (e) of this section, any person prohibited by subsection (a) of this section from possessing a firearm who carries a concealed deadly weapon is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in a state correctional facility for not more than three years or fined not more than $5,000, or both.
(e) As a separate and additional offense to the offense described in subsection (b) of this section, and in additional to any other offenses outlined in this code, any person prohibited by subsection (b) of this section from possessing a firearm who carries a concealed deadly weapon is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in a state correctional facility for not more than ten years or fined not more than $10,000, or both.
On motion of Senator Stollings, the following amendments to the Judiciary committee amendment to the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4145) were next reported by the Clerk and considered simultaneously:
On page one, section three, by striking out all of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection, designated subsection (a), to read as follows:
(a) Any person who carries a concealed deadly weapon, without a state license or other lawful authorization established under the provisions of this code, shall be is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 and may be imprisoned confined in the county jail for not more than twelve months for the first offense; but upon conviction of a second or subsequent offense, he or she shall be is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary a state correctional facility not less than one nor more than five years and fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000.;
On page two, section four, subsection (a), by striking out the words “subsection (h)” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “subsections (h) and (s)”;
On page eight, section four, after subsection (r), by inserting a new subsection, designated subsection (s), to read as follows:
(s) As an alternative to the license to carry a concealed deadly weapon contained in this section, there is hereby created a residency exception concealed carry permit. Except as restricted or prohibited by law, the residency exception concealed carry permit allows the holder of the permit to carry a concealed pistol or revolver on the lands or waters of this state. In order to obtain the residency exception concealed carry permit, a person must: (1) Present a valid West Virginia driver’s license or other official state photo identification card showing residency in the state and that the person is twenty-one years old or older; and (2) pay a one-time fee of $5 to the sheriff. Upon presentation and payment, the sheriff shall issue a residency exception concealed carry permit that is valid for the life of the holder. The sheriff shall maintain a list of all residency exception concealed carry permits issued in the county.;
On page nineteen, section seven, by striking out all of subsection (c);
The question being on the adoption of the amendments offered by Senator Stollings to the Judiciary committee amendment to the bill, the same was put and did not prevail.
On motion of Senator Romano, the following amendments to the Judiciary committee amendment to the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4145) were next reported by the Clerk and considered simultaneously:
On page one, section three, subsection (a), after the words “years of age” by striking out the word “and” inserting in lieu thereof the words “or who is not a bona fide West Virginia resident as evidenced by a valid photo identification card issued by the state of West Virginia, a post-secondary institution or institution of higher education in West Virginia, and who is”;
On page two, section four, subsection (a), subdivision (2), by striking out the words “and resident of this state and of the county in which the application is made and has a valid driver’s license or other state-issued photo identification showing the residence”;
On page nineteen, section seven, subsection (c), by striking out all of subdivision (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subdivision, designated subdivision (2), to read as follows:
(2) A bona fide West Virginia resident as evidenced by a valid photo identification card issued by the state of West Virginia, a post-secondary institution or institution of higher education in West Virginia.
On motion of Senator Trump, the following amendments to the Judiciary committee amendment to the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4145) were next report by the Clerk, considered simultaneously, and adopted:
On page nineteen, section seven, subsection (d), by striking out the words “deadly weapon” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “firearm”;
On page nineteen, section seven, subsection (e), by striking out the words “deadly weapon” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “firearm”.
The bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4145), as amended, was then ordered to third reading.
Having been read a second time in earlier proceedings today, and now coming up in deferred order with the amendment offered by Senators Trump and Snyder pending (shown in the Senate Journal of today, pages 37 to 40, inclusive) was again reported by the Clerk.
On motion of Senator Miller, the following amendment to the amendment offered by Senators Trump and Snyder to bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 339) was reported by the Clerk:
On page one, section one, subsection (b), subdivision (2), after the word “Governor” by inserting a comma and the words “by and with the advice and consent of the Senate”.
The question being on the adoption of Senator Miller’s amendment to the amendment offered by Senators Trump and Snyder to the bill, the same was put and did not prevail.
The question now being on the adoption of the amendments offered by Senators Trump and Snyder to the bill, the same was put and prevailed.
The bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 339), as amended, was then ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 420, Increasing tax rate on cigarette and tobacco products.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 485, Establishing regional recreation authorities and areas.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 508, Relating to civil claims for private nuisance.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 565, Allowing well pad and road construction for oil and gas activities.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill 591, Relating to voter registration list maintenance and combined voter registration and driver licensing fund.
At the request of Senator Stollings, the name of Senator Stollings was removed as a sponsor of Senate Bill 508 (Relating to civil claims for private nuisance).
On motion of Senator Carmichael, leaves of absence for the day were granted Senators Facemire and Kessler
On motion of Senator Carmichael, the Senate adjourned until Monday, February 22, 2016, at 11 a.m.