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Charleston, W. Va., Thursday, February 5, 2004
Prayer was offered by the Right Reverend E. Alphonso Heyliger, Senior Pastor, Ferguson Memorial Baptist Church, Dunbar, West Virginia.
Pending the reading of the Journal of Wednesday, February 4, 2004,
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 4085--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-10L-3, §18-10L-4 and §18-10L-5 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating generally to the Ron Yost personal assistance services act; modifying definitions; clarifying requirements to receive personal assistance services; providing that the division of rehabilitation services shall directly or through contract administer program; providing that the statewide independent living council shall appoint members of board; duties of board members; board to approve contracts proposed by division of rehabilitation services; providing that no member of board can receive services through program; and duties of recipients.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 4110--A Bill to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §17C-5C-1, §17C-5C-2, §17C-5C-3, §17C-5C-4, §17C-5C-5, §17C-5C-6, §17C-5C-7, §17C-5C-8, §17C-5C-9 and §17C-5C-10; and to amend and reenact §60-6-9, all relating to conforming the motor vehicle law of this state to the requirements of section 1405(a) of the federal Transportation Equity Act for the Twenty-first Century (23 U.S.C. 154), as amended, which requires states to enact and enforce a law that prohibits the consumption of an alcoholic beverage or the possession of an open alcoholic beverage container in the passenger area of a motor vehicle that is located on a public highway or the right-of-way adjacent to a public highway.
Eng. House Bill No. 4248--A Bill to amend and reenact §22-20-1 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §22-20-2, all relating to continuation of the office of environmental advocate.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 7--Requesting the Governor to take suitable public notice on Saturday, April 24, 2004, and on the last Saturday of April of each succeeding year thereafter, of "Local Firefighter Day", in honor, recognition and appreciation of all local firefighters of West Virginia and their families.
Whereas, Local firefighters are first responders to calls for help in a wide variety of emergencies, ranging from floods, fires, snow storms, wrecks and hazardous materials spills, to lost children and beloved pets in need of rescue; and
Whereas, Local firefighters endure long hours of arduous work and training to serve the people of West Virginia; and
Whereas, Services offered by local firefighters are vital to the health, welfare and safety of all the state's citizens; and
Whereas, During emergencies in the state, firefighters suffer prolonged discomfort and frequently risk their lives to protect the lives and property of their fellow citizens; and
Whereas, The hardships, dangers and long hours away from home endured by local firefighters cause loving family members of firefighters to bear many sacrifices and hardships; therefore, be it
That the Governor is hereby requested to take suitable public notice on Saturday, April 24, 2004, and on the last Saturday of April of each succeeding year thereafter, of "Local Firefighters Day", in honor, recognition and appreciation of all West Virginia firefighters and their families; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is directed to send copies of this resolution to Gary Bonnett, President of the West Virginia State Fire Chiefs Association, Tom Wolford, President of the West Virginia State Firemen's Association, Kessler Cole, President of the West Virginia Professional Fire Chiefs Association and Chuck Walsh, President of the West Virginia Professional Firefighters Association.
The Clerk then presented a communication from His Excellency, the Governor, advising that on February 3, 2004, he had approved Enr. Senate Bill No. 190.
Senate Bill No. 52, Allowing motorcycle registration plates to be fastened in vertical position.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 52 (originating in the Committee on Transportation)--A Bill to amend and reenact §17A-3-15 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to registration plates for motorcycles; allowing for plates to be fastened in vertical position; and requiring the commissioner of the division of motor vehicles to offer owners of motorcycles the choice of registration plates for vertical or horizontal positioning.
Senate Bill No. 174, Providing department of administration regulatory authority over certain purchases.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 174 (originating in the Committee on Government Organization)--A Bill to amend and reenact §5A-3-15 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing that the purchasing division of the department of administration has regulatory authority over purchases and sales for flood and other emergency relief; and defining regulatory authority.
The bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 174), under the original double committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill No. 181, Permitting retired state police to carry concealed weapon for life.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 181 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend and reenact §15-2-25 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting a retired member of the state police to carry a concealed weapon for the life of the member.
Senate Bill No. 208, Allowing state police to engage in political activities in certain cases.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 208 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend and reenact §15-2-13 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing members of the state police to engage in certain political activities while out of uniform and off duty.
Senate Bill No. 331, Authorizing board of architects to promulgate legislative rule relating to registration of architects.
Senate Bill No. 340, Authorizing department of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rule relating to nitrogen oxide budget trading program as means of control and reduction of nitrogen oxides from nonelectric generating units.
Senate Bill No. 341, Authorizing department of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rule relating to emission standards for hazardous air pollutants.
Senate Bill No. 344, Authorizing department of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rule relating to emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for source categories.
Senate Bill No. 346, Authorizing department of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rule relating to surface mining reclamation.
Senate Bill No. 349, Authorizing department of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rule relating to NPDES rule for coal mining facilities.
Senate Bill No. 352, Authorizing board of registration for professional engineers to promulgate legislative rule relating to governance of board.
Senate Bill No. 384, Authorizing office of miners' health, safety and training to promulgate legislative rule relating to reporting requirements for independent contractors.
Senate Bill No. 342, Authorizing department of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rule relating to standards of performance for new stationary sources.
Senate Bill No. 343, Authorizing department of environmental protection to promulgate legislative rule relating to prevention and control of air pollution from hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities.
Senate Bill No. 387, Authorizing division of natural resources to promulgate legislative rule relating to revocation of hunting and fishing licenses.
Senate Bill No. 388, Authorizing division of natural resources to promulgate legislative rule relating to special motorboating regulations.
Senate Bill No. 380, Authorizing lottery commission to promulgate legislative rule relating to state lottery.
Senate Bill No. 381, Authorizing lottery commission to promulgate legislative rule relating to limited video lottery.
Senate Bill No. 400, Authorizing tax commissioner to promulgate legislative rule relating to alternative resolution of tax disputes.
Senate Bill No. 389, Authorizing division of natural resources to promulgate legislative rule relating to special fishing.
Senator Kessler, from the committee of conference on matters of disagreement between the two houses, as to
Your committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two houses as to the amendments of the House to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 166 having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective houses, as follows:
(a) In each criminal case before a mayor or in the municipal court of a municipality in which the defendant is convicted, whether by plea or at trial, under the provisions of a municipal ordinance which has the same elements as an offense described in section two, article five, chapter seventeen-c of this code or section eighteen-b, article seven, chapter twenty of this code, there shall be imposed, in addition to other costs, fines, forfeitures or penalties as may be allowed by law, costs in the amount of fifty-five dollars. The clerk of each municipal court, or other person designated to receive fines and costs, shall, for purposes of further defraying the cost to the municipality of enforcing the provisions of the ordinance or ordinances described in this section and related provisions, deposit these moneys in the general revenue fund of the municipality. The provisions of this section shall be effective after the thirtieth day of June, two thousand four.
(h) Any person under the age of twenty-one years who drives a vehicle in this state while he or she has an alcohol concentration in his or her blood of two hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, but less than ten eight hundredths of one percent, by weight, for a first offense under this subsection, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars. For a second or subsequent offense under this subsection, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in the county or regional jail for twenty-four hours, and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. A person who is charged with a first offense under the provisions of this subsection may move for a continuance of the proceedings, from time to time, to allow the person to participate in the vehicle alcohol test and lock program as provided for in section three-a, article five-a of this chapter. Upon successful completion of the program, the court shall dismiss the charge against the person and expunge the person's record as it relates to the alleged offense. In the event the person fails to successfully complete the program, the court shall proceed to an adjudication of the alleged offense. A motion for a continuance under this subsection may not be construed as an admission or be used as evidence.
(1) Any conviction under the provisions of subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) of the this section or under a prior enactment of this section for an offense which occurred on or after the first day of September, one thousand nine hundred eighty-one, and prior to the effective date of this section within the ten-year period immediately preceding the date of arrest in the current proceeding;
(p) The sentences provided herein upon conviction for a violation of this article are mandatory and may not be subject to suspension or probation: Provided, That the court may apply the provisions of article eleven-a, chapter sixty-two of this code to a person sentenced or committed to a term of one year or less. An order for home detention by the court pursuant to the provisions of article eleven-b of said chapter may be used as an alternative sentence to any period of incarceration required by this section. An order for supervision or participation in a community corrections program created pursuant to article eleven-c, chapter sixty-two of this code may be used as an alternative sentence to any period of incarceration required by this section.
(d) If the law-enforcement official taking the child into custody is employed by a law-enforcement agency which does not have available the testing equipment or facilities necessary to conduct any secondary breath test which may be administered pursuant to the provisions of this section, then the official who took the child into custody may request another qualified person to administer a secondary breath test: Provided, That the breath test shall be administered in the presence of the official who took the child into custody. The results of such breath test may be used in evidence to the same extent and in the same manner as if such test had been conducted by the law-enforcement official who took the child into custody. The qualified person administering the breath test must be a member of the division of public safety [West Virginia state police], the sheriff of the county wherein the child was taken into custody or any deputy of such sheriff or a law-enforcement official of another municipality within the county wherein the child was taken into custody. Only the person actually administering the secondary breath test is competent to testify as to the results and the veracity of the test. If the secondary test is a blood test, the test shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of section six of this article.
(b) Any law-enforcement officer arresting a person for an offense described in section two, article five of this chapter or for an offense described in a municipal ordinance which has the same elements as an offense described in said section shall report to the commissioner of the division of motor vehicles by written statement within forty-eight hours the name and address of the person so arrested. The report shall include the specific offense with which the person is charged and, if applicable, a copy of the results of any secondary tests of blood, breath or urine. The signing of the statement required to be signed by this subsection shall constitute an oath or affirmation by the person signing the statement that the statements contained therein are true and that any copy filed is a true copy. The statement shall contain upon its face a warning to the officer signing that to willfully sign a statement containing false information concerning any matter or thing, material or not material, is false swearing and is a misdemeanor.
(c) If, upon examination of the written statement of the officer and the tests results described in subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner shall determine that a person was arrested for an offense described in section two, article five of this chapter or for an offense described in a municipal ordinance which has the same elements as an offense described in said section, and that the results of any secondary test or tests indicate that at the time the test or tests were administered the person had, in his or her blood, an alcohol concentration of ten eight hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, or at the time the person was arrested he or she was under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs, the commissioner shall make and enter an order revoking the person's license to operate a motor vehicle in this state. If the results of the tests indicate that at the time the test or tests were administered the person was under the age of twenty-one years and had an alcohol concentration in his or her blood of two hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, but less than ten eight hundredths of one percent, by weight, the commissioner shall make and enter an order suspending the person's license to operate a motor vehicle in this state. A copy of the order shall be forwarded to the person by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and shall contain the reasons for the revocation or suspension and describe the applicable revocation or suspension periods provided for in section two of this article. No revocation or suspension shall become effective until ten days after receipt of a copy of the order.
(a) If a person is convicted for an offense defined in section two, article five of this chapter or for an offense described in a municipal ordinance which has the same elements as an offense described in said section because the person did drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs, or the combined influence of alcohol or controlled substances or drugs, or did drive a motor vehicle while having an alcoholic concentration in his or her blood of ten eight hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, or did drive a motor vehicle while under the age of twenty-one years with an alcohol concentration in his or her blood of two hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, but less than ten eight hundredths of one percent, by weight, and if the person does not act to appeal the conviction within the time periods described in subsection (b) of this section, the person's license to operate a motor vehicle in this state shall be revoked or suspended in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(b) The clerk of the court in which a person is convicted for an offense described in section two, article five of this chapter or for an offense described in a municipal ordinance which has the same elements as an offense described in said section shall forward to the commissioner a transcript of the judgment of conviction. If the conviction is the judgment of a magistrate court, the magistrate court clerk shall forward the transcript when the person convicted has not requested an appeal within twenty days of the sentencing for such conviction. If the conviction is the judgment of a mayor or police court judge or municipal court judge, the clerk or recorder shall forward the transcript when the person convicted has not perfected an appeal within ten days from and after the date upon which the sentence is imposed. If the conviction is the judgment of a circuit court, the circuit clerk shall forward the transcript when the person convicted has not filed a notice of intent to file a petition for appeal or writ of error within thirty days after the judgment was entered.
(c) If, upon examination of the transcript of the judgment of conviction, the commissioner shall determine that the person was convicted for an offense described in section two, article five of this chapter or for an offense described in a municipal ordinance which has the same elements as an offense described in said section because the person did drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs, or the combined influence of alcohol or controlled substances or drugs, or did drive a motor vehicle while having an alcoholic concentration in his or her blood of ten eight hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, the commissioner shall make and enter an order revoking the person's license to operate a motor vehicle in this state. If the commissioner determines that the person was convicted of driving a motor vehicle while under the age of twenty-one years with an alcohol concentration in his or her blood of two hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, but less than ten eight hundredths of one percent, by weight, the commissioner shall make and enter an order suspending the person's license to operate a motor vehicle in this state. The order shall contain the reasons for the revocation or suspension and the revocation or suspension periods provided for in section two of this article. Further, the order shall give the procedures for requesting a hearing which is to be held in accordance with the provisions of said section. The person shall be advised in the order that because of the receipt of a transcript of the judgment of conviction by the commissioner a presumption exists that the person named in the transcript of the judgment of conviction is the person named in the commissioner's order and such constitutes sufficient evidence to support revocation or suspension and that the sole purpose for the hearing held under this section is for the person requesting the hearing to present evidence that he or she is not the person named in the transcript of the judgment of conviction. A copy of the order shall be forwarded to the person by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. No revocation or suspension shall become effective until ten days after receipt of a copy of the order.
(f) If, in addition to a finding that the person did drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs, or did drive a motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration in the person's blood of ten eight hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, or did drive a motor vehicle while under the age of twenty-one years with an alcohol concentration in his or her blood of two hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, but less than ten eight hundredths of one percent, by weight, the commissioner also finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the person when so driving did an act forbidden by law or failed to perform a duty imposed by law, which act or failure proximately caused the death of a person and was committed in reckless disregard of the safety of others, and if the commissioner further finds that the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs or the alcohol concentration in the blood was a contributing cause to the death, the commissioner shall revoke the person's license for a period of ten years: Provided, That if the commissioner has previously suspended or revoked the person's license under the provisions of this section or section one of this article within the ten years immediately preceding the date of arrest, the period of revocation shall be for the life of the person.
(g) If, in addition to a finding that the person did drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs, or did drive a motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration in the person's blood of ten eight hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, the commissioner also finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the person when so driving did an act forbidden by law or failed to perform a duty imposed by law, which act or failure proximately caused the death of a person, the commissioner shall revoke the person's license for a period of five years: Provided, That if the commissioner has previously suspended or revoked the person's license under the provisions of this section or section one of this article within the ten years immediately preceding the date of arrest, the period of revocation shall be for the life of the person.
(h) If, in addition to a finding that the person did drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs, or did drive a motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration in the person's blood of ten eight hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, the commissioner also finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the person when so driving did an act forbidden by law or failed to perform a duty imposed by law, which act or failure proximately caused bodily injury to a person other than himself or herself, the commissioner shall revoke the person's license for a period of two years: Provided, That if the commissioner has previously suspended or revoked the person's license under the provisions of this section or section one of this article within the ten years immediately preceding the date of arrest, the period of revocation shall be ten years: Provided, however, That if the commissioner has previously suspended or revoked the person's license more than once under the provisions of this section or section one of this article within the ten years immediately preceding the date of arrest, the period of revocation shall be for the life of the person.
(i) If the commissioner finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the person did drive a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs, or did drive a motor vehicle while having an alcohol concentration in the person's blood of ten eight hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, or finds that the person, being an habitual user of narcotic drugs or amphetamine or any derivative thereof, did drive a motor vehicle, or finds that the person knowingly permitted the person's vehicle to be driven by another person who was under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs, or knowingly permitted the person's vehicle to be driven by another person who had an alcohol concentration in his or her blood of ten eight hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, the commissioner shall revoke the person's license for a period of six months: Provided, That if the commissioner has previously suspended or revoked the person's license under the provisions of this section or section one of this article within the ten years immediately preceding the date of arrest, the period of revocation shall be ten years: Provided, however, That if the commissioner has previously suspended or revoked the person's license more than once under the provisions of this section or section one of this article within the ten years immediately preceding the date of arrest, the period of revocation shall be for the life of the person.
(j) If, in addition to a finding that the person did drive a motor vehicle while under the age of twenty-one years with an alcohol concentration in his or her blood of two hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, but less than ten eight hundredths of one percent, by weight, the commissioner also finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the person when so driving did an act forbidden by law or failed to perform a duty imposed by law, which act or failure proximately caused the death of a person, and if the commissioner further finds that the alcohol concentration in the blood was a contributing cause to the death, the commissioner shall revoke the person's license for a period of five years: Provided, That if the commissioner has previously suspended or revoked the person's license under the provisions of this section or section one of this article within the ten years immediately preceding the date of arrest, the period of revocation shall be for the life of the person.
(o) In the case of a hearing wherein a person is accused of refusing to submit to a designated secondary test, the commissioner shall make specific findings as to: (1) Whether the arresting law-enforcement officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person had been driving a motor vehicle in this state while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs; (2) whether the person was lawfully placed under arrest for an offense relating to driving a motor vehicle in this state while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs; (3) whether the person refused to submit to the secondary test finally designated in the manner provided in section four, article five of this chapter; and (4) whether the person had been given a written statement advising the person that the person's license to operate a motor vehicle in this state would be revoked for at least one year and up to life if the person refused to submit to the test finally designated in the manner provided in said section.
(q) If the commissioner finds to the contrary with respect to the above issues, the commissioner shall rescind his or her earlier order of revocation or shall reduce the order of revocation to the appropriate period of revocation under this section or section seven, article five of this chapter.
(r) In any revocation or suspension pursuant to this section, if the driver whose license is revoked or suspended had not reached the driver's eighteenth birthday at the time of the conduct for which the license is revoked or suspended, the driver's license shall be revoked or suspended until the driver's eighteenth birthday or the applicable statutory period of revocation or suspension prescribed by this section, whichever is longer.
(a) The division of motor vehicles shall control and regulate a motor vehicle alcohol test and lock program for persons whose licenses have been revoked pursuant to this article or the provisions of article five of this chapter. Such program shall include the establishment of a users' fee for persons participating in the program which shall be paid in advance and deposited into the driver's rehabilitation fund. Except where specified otherwise, the use of the term "program" in this section refers to the motor vehicle alcohol test and lock program. The commissioner of the division of motor vehicles shall propose legislative rules for promulgation in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this section. Such rules shall also prescribe those requirements which, in addition to the requirements specified by this section for eligibility to participate in the program, the commissioner determines must be met to obtain the commissioner's approval to operate a motor vehicle equipped with a motor vehicle alcohol test and lock system. For purposes of this section, a "motor vehicle alcohol test and lock system" means a mechanical or computerized system which, in the opinion of the commissioner, prevents the operation of a motor vehicle when, through the system's assessment of the blood alcohol content of the person operating or attempting to operate the vehicle, such person is determined to be under the influence of alcohol.
(1) For a person whose license has been revoked for a first offense for six months pursuant to the provisions of section one-a of this article for conviction of an offense defined in section two, article five of this chapter, or pursuant to subsection (i), section two of this article, the minimum period of revocation before such person is eligible for participation in the test and lock program is thirty days, and the minimum period for the use of the ignition interlock device is five months, or that period described in subdivision (1), subsection (e) of this section, whichever period is greater;
(2) For a person whose license has been revoked for a first offense pursuant to section seven, article five of this chapter, refusal to submit to a designated secondary chemical test, the minimum period of revocation before such person is eligible for participation in the test and lock program is thirty days, and the minimum period for the use of the ignition interlock device is nine months, or the period set forth in subdivision (1), subsection (e) of this section, whichever period is greater;
(f) A person whose license has been suspended pursuant to the provisions of subsection (l), section two of this article who has completed the educational program, and who has not violated the terms required by the commissioner of such person's participation in the motor vehicle alcohol test and lock program shall be entitled to the reinstatement of his or her driver's license six months from the date the person is permitted to operate a motor vehicle by the commissioner. When a license has been reinstated pursuant to this subsection, the records ordering the suspension, records of any administrative hearing, records of any blood alcohol test results and all other records pertaining to the suspension shall be expunged by operation of law: Provided, That a person shall be entitled to expungement under the provisions of this subsection only once. The expungement shall be accomplished by physically marking the records to show that such records have been expunged and by securely sealing and filing the records. Expungement shall have the legal effect as if the suspension never occurred. The records shall not be disclosed or made available for inspection and, in response to a request for record information, the commissioner shall reply that no information is available. Information from the file may be used by the commissioner for research and statistical purposes so long as the use of such information does not divulge the identity of the person.
(g) In addition to any other penalty imposed by this code, any person who operates a motor vehicle not equipped with an approved motor vehicle alcohol test and lock system during such person's participation in the motor vehicle alcohol test and lock program is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in the county or regional jail for a period not less than one month nor more than six months and fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. Any person who assists another person required by the terms of such other person's participation in the motor vehicle alcohol test and lock program to use a motor vehicle alcohol test and lock system in any effort to bypass the system is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be confined in the county or regional jail not more than six months and fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars: Provided, That notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, a person enrolled and participating in the test and lock program may operate a motor vehicle solely at his or her job site if such is a condition of his or her employment.
(1) Has had his or her operator's license suspended or revoked during the policy period including suspension or revocation for failure to comply with the provisions of article five-a, chapter seventeen-c of this code, regarding consent for a chemical test for intoxication: Provided, That when a license is suspended for sixty days by the commissioner of the division of motor vehicles because a person drove a motor vehicle while under the age of twenty-one years with an alcohol concentration in his or her blood of two hundredths of one percent or more, by weight, but less than ten eight hundredths of one percent, by weight, pursuant to subsection (l), section two of said article, the suspension shall not be grounds for cancellation; or
In each criminal case before a magistrate court in which the defendant is convicted, whether by plea or at trial, under the provisions of section two, article five, chapter seventeen-c of this code or section eighteen-b, article seven, chapter twenty of this code, there shall be imposed, in addition to other costs, fines, forfeitures or penalties as may be allowed by law, costs in the amount of fifty-five dollars. A magistrate court shall, on or before the tenth day of the month following the month in which the costs imposed in this section were collected, remit an amount equal to the amount from each of the criminal proceedings in which the costs specified in this section were collected to the magistrate court clerk or, if there is no magistrate court clerk, to the clerk of the circuit, together with information as may be required by the rules of the supreme court of appeals and the rules of the office of chief inspector. At the end of each month, for purposes of further defraying the cost to the county of enforcing the provisions of section two, article five, chapter seventeen-c of this code or section eighteen-b, article seven, chapter twenty of this code and related provisions, these moneys shall be paid to the sheriff of the county and deposited in the general revenue fund of the county. The provisions of this section shall be effective after the thirtieth day of June, two thousand four.
(d) The provisions of this section shall be effective after the thirtieth day of June, two thousand four.;
Eng. Senate Bill No. 166--A Bill to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §8-11-1b; to amend and reenact §17B-4-3 of said code; to amend and reenact §17C-5-2, §17C-5-6a and §17C-5-8 of said code; to amend and reenact §17C-5A-1, §17C-5A-1a, §17C-5A-2 and §17C-5A-3a of said code; to amend and reenact §20-7-18 and §20-7-18b of said code; to amend and reenact §33-6A-1 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §50-3-2b; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §59-1- 11a, all relating to driving a motor vehicle or operating a motorized vessel while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs; limiting the prior offenses that can be used to enhance sentences to those that occurred within the ten-year period next preceding the date of arrest in the current proceeding; and imposing additional costs on defendants convicted of offenses involving the driving of a motor vehicle or operating a motorized vessel while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs for the use of counties and municipalities.
Jeffrey V. Kessler, Chair, Mike Ross, Jon Blair Hunter, Joseph M. Minard, Andy McKenzie, Conferees on the part of the Senate.
Kevin J. Craig, Chair, Virginia Mahan, Dave Pethtel, Joe DeLong, Robert A. Schadler, Conferees on the part of the House of Delegates.
Senator Kessler, Senate cochair of the committee of conference, was recognized to explain the report.
Thereafter, on motion of Senator Kessler, the report was taken up for immediate consideration and adopted.
Engrossed Senate Bill No. 166, as amended by the conference report, was then put upon its passage.
On the passage of the bill, as amended, the yeas were: Boley, Bowman, Caldwell, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Plymale, Prezioso, Ross, Rowe, Sharpe, Smith, Snyder, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks, White 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. S. B. No. 166) passed with its conference amended title.
Senate Bill No. 450-- A Bill to amend and reenact §33-15A-4, §33-15A-5, §33-15A-6 and §33-15A-7 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto four new sections, designated §33-15A-8, §33-15A-9, §33-15A-10 and §33-15A- 11, all relating to the regulation of long-term care insurance policies; defining terms; establishing extraterritorial jurisdiction; summarizing disclosure and performance standards for long-term care insurance; instituting and regulating an incontestability period; disclosing nonforfeiture benefits; providing the commissioner authority to promulgate regulations; defining severability; providing penalties; and establishing an effective date.
By Senators Bowman and Rowe:
Senate Bill No. 451--A Bill to amend and reenact §11A-3-49 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing municipalities to purchase land at tax sales.
By Senators Sharpe and Minard:
Senate Bill No. 452--A Bill to amend and reenact §61-3-39h of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing the requirement that funds expended from the worthless check fund to pay for additional deputy clerks be proportionate to the time expended on worthless check cases.
By Senators Sprouse and White:
Senate Bill No. 453--A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-2-3 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the number of days a substitute teacher may work.
By Senators Bowman, Minard, Kessler, McCabe, Rowe, Snyder, Minear and McKenzie:
Senate Bill No. 454-- A Bill to repeal §8-24-1, §8-24-2, §8-24- 3, §8-24-4, §8-24-5, §8-24-6, §8-24-7, §8-24-8, §8-24-9, §8-24-10, §8-24-11, §8-24-12, §8-24-13, §8-24-14, §8-24-15, §8-24-16, §8-24- 17, §8-24-18, §8-24-19, §8-24-20, §8-24-21, §8-24-22, §8-24-23, §8- 24-24, §8-24-25, §8-24-26, §8-24-27, §8-24-28, §8-24-29, §8-24-30, §8-24-31, §8-24-32, §8-24-33, §8-24-34, §8-24-35, §8-24-36, §8-24-37, §8-24-38, §8-24-39, §8-24-40, §8-24-41, §8-24-42, §8-24-43, §8-24-44, §8-24-45, §8-24-46, §8-24-47, §8-24-48, §8-24-49, §8-24-50, §8-24-50a, §8-24-50b, §8-24-51, §8-24-52, §8-24-53, §8-24-54, §8-24-55, §8-24-56, §8-24-57, §8-24-58, §8-24-59, §8-24-60, §8-24-61, §8-24-62, §8-24-63, §8-24-64, §8-24-65, §8-24-66, §8-24-67, §8-24-68, §8-24-69, §8-24-70, §8-24-71, §8-24-72, §8-24-73, §8-24-73a, §8-24-73b, §8-24-73c, §8-24-73d, §8-24-74, §8-24-74a, §8-24-74b, §8-24-74c, §8-24-75, §8-24-76, §8- 24-77, §8-24-78, §8-24-79, §8-24-80, §8-24-81, §8-24-82, §8-24-83, §8-24-84 and §8-24-85 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new chapter, designated §8A-1-1, §8A-1-2, §8A-2-1, §8A-2-2, §8A-2-3, §8A-2-4, §8A-2-5, §8A-2-6, §8A-2-7, §8A-2-8, §8A-2-9, §8A-2-10, §8A-2-11, §8A-3-1, §8A-3-2, §8A-3-3, §8A-3-4, §8A-3-5, §8A-3-6, §8A-3-7, §8A- 3-8, §8A-3-9, §8A-3-10, §8A-3-11, §8A-3-12, §8A-3-13, §8A-3-14, §8A-4-1, §8A-4-2, §8A-4-3, §8A-4-4, §8A-4-5, §8A-4-6, §8A-4-7, §8A- 5-1, §8A-5-2, §8A-5-3, §8A-5-4, §8A-5-5, §8A-5-6, §8A-5-7, §8A-5-8, §8A-5-9, §8A-5-10, §8A-5-11, §8A-5-12, §8A-6-1, §8A-6-2, §8A-6-3, §8A-7-1, §8A-7-2, §8A-7-3, §8A-7-4, §8A-7-5, §8A-7-6, §8A-7-7, §8A- 7-8, §8A-7-9, §8A-7-10, §8A-7-11, §8A-7-12, §8A-8-1, §8A-8-2, §8A- 8-3, §8A-8-4, §8A-8-5, §8A-8-6, §8A-8-7, §8A-8-8, §8A-8-9, §8A-8-10, §8A-8-11, §8A-8-12, §8A-9-1, §8A-9-2, §8A-9-3, §8A-9-4, §8A-9-5, §8A-9-6, §8A-9-7, §8A-10-1, §8A-10-2, §8A-10-3, §8A-10-4, §8A-10-5, §8A-10-6, §8A-11-1, §8A-11-2, §8A-12-1, §8A-12-2, §8A-12- 3, §8A-12-4, §8A-12-5, §8A-12-6, §8A-12-7, §8A-12-8, §8A-12-9, §8A- 12-10, §8A-12-11, §8A-12-12, §8A-12-13, §8A-12-14, §8A-12-15, §8A- 12-16, §8A-12-17, §8A-12-18, §8A-12-19, §8A-12-20, §8A-12-21, §8A- 12-22 and §8A-12-23, all relating to land-use planning; planning commissions; comprehensive plan; subdivision and land development ordinance; land development plan and plat; improvement location permit; zoning; board of zoning appeals; appeal process; enforcement; penalties; special provisions; and voluntary farmland protection program.
By Senators Boley and McKenzie:
Senate Bill No. 455--A Bill to amend and reenact §17B-3-3a, §17B-3-3c and §17B-3-4 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to providing that accessible parking violations will be considered motor vehicle violations and criminal offenses for certain penalty and record-keeping purposes.
By Senators Bowman and McKenzie:
Senate Bill No. 456-- A Bill to amend and reenact §12-4-14 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring state agencies administering funds or grants to notify a grantee of certain audit reporting requirements; and barring grantees not complying with reporting requirements from subsequently receiving funds or grants.
Senate Bill No. 457-- A Bill to amend and reenact §17C-15-48 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §17C-16-5, §17C-16-6 and §17C-16-7 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §17C-16-10, all relating to transferring motor vehicle inspection duties from the state police to the commissioner of the division of motor vehicles.
Senate Bill No. 458-- A Bill to amend and reenact §3-5-23 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to renaming the section the "Ballot Access Reform Act of 2004"; reducing from two percent to one percent the required percentage of signatures upon a nominating certificate relative to the entire votes cast in the last preceding general election; and eliminating the requirement to include in the nominating certificate the written and oral notice given to each voter that by signing they cannot vote in the primary election.
By Senators Prezioso, Hunter, Sharpe, Boley, Rowe and Unger:
Senate Bill No. 459--A Bill to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-11A-3a, relating to providing immunity from civil damages to a worker, contractor, engineer or architect who in good faith provides services or materials, without remuneration, to build or install certain universal accessibility features in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.
By Senators Bowman, Bailey, Jenkins, Snyder, White and Smith:
Senate Bill No. 460-- A Bill to amend and reenact §30-13A-1, §30-13A-2, §30-13A-3, §30-13A-4, §30-13A-5, §30-13A-6, §30-13A-7, §30-13A-8, §30-13A-9, §30-13A-10, §30-13A-11, §30-13A-12, §30-13A-13, §30-13A-14, §30-13A-15, §30-13A-16, §30-13A-17 and §30-13A-18 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto eighteen new sections, designated §30-13A- 19, §30-13A-20, §30-13A-21, §30-13A-22, §30-13A-23, §30-13A-24, §30-13A-25, §30-13A-26, §30-13A-27, §30-13A-28, §30-13A-29, §30- 13A-30, §30-13A-31, §30-13A-32, §30-13A-33, §30-13A-34, §30-13A-35 and §30-13A-36, all relating to regulating surveyors and underground surveyors; definitions; establishing licensure and endorsement requirements; restructuring and renaming the board; and providing a civil cause of action and criminal penalties.
By Senators Prezioso, Hunter, Sharpe, Boley and Minard:
Senate Bill No. 461--A Bill to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §31-18-6b, relating to limiting financial assistance from the housing development fund to nonresidential projects.
Senate Bill No. 462--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-21-15 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to creating the "West Virginians Give Act of 2004" authorizing West Virginia resident taxpayers to make deductions for charitable gifts on their personal income tax returns.
By Senators Bowman, Bailey, Jenkins, Snyder, White, Smith and Rowe:
Senate Bill No. 463-- A Bill to repeal §16-5-12a, §16-5-12b, §16-5-18a and §16-5-18b of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §16-5-1, §16-5-2, §16-5-3, §16-5-4, §16-5-5, §16-5-6, §16-5-7, §16-5-8, §16-5-9, §16-5-10, §16-5-11, §16-5-12, §16-5-13, §16-5-14, §16-5-15, §16-5-16, §16-5-17, §16-5- 18, §16-5-19, §16-5-20, §16-5-21, §16-5-22, §16-5-23, §16-5-24, §16-5-25, §16-5-26, §16-5-27, §16-5-28, §16-5-29, §16-5-30, §16-5- 31, §16-5-32, §16-5-33, §16-5-34 and §16-5-35 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto three new sections, designated §16-5-36, §16-5-37 and §16-5-38, all relating to vital records; defining terms; establishing section of vital statistics within the bureau for public health; authorizing legislative rules; authorizing the appointment of a state registrar; delineating duties and powers of state registrar; authorizing registration districts; authorizing appointment and removal of local registrar and deputy local registrars; delineating duties of local registrars and deputy local registrars; authorizing state registrar to approve document forms; requiring the filing of certificates of birth; establishing criteria for paternity to be indicated on birth certificate; allowing for amendment of birth records; requiring the reporting of specified birth defects; requiring notations of missing children on birth records; requiring reporting of infants of unknown parentage; providing for delayed registration of births; providing for establishment of facts of birth through judicial procedure; requiring courts to report adoptions, annulments of adoptions or amendments of orders of adoptions; requiring courts to report paternity determinations; providing for new birth certificates following adoption, legitimation or paternity acknowledgment or determination; requiring reporting of death and fetal death; providing for delayed registration of death; authorizing disposition, disinterment and reinterment permits; authorizing corrections and amendments to vital records; authorizing reproduction and disposal of vital records; providing for disclosure of information for research purposes; providing for issuance of certified copies of vital records; authorizing fees for copies and record searches; setting forth duties to keep records and furnish vital information; authorizing registrar to match birth and death records; limiting use of social security numbers; authorizing the establishment of system of registering records of marriage, divorce and annulment; requiring reporting of marriages, divorces and annulments; providing penalties for violations; and continuing the section of vital statistics.
By Senators Prezioso, Hunter, Sharpe, Boley and Rowe:
Senate Bill No. 464-- A Bill to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-5-20, relating to providing for a program intended to divert low-income residents from early institutionalization in nursing homes by providing personal home care in their communities.
By Senators Prezioso, Hunter, Sharpe, Boley and Unger:
Senate Bill No. 465-- A Bill to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-11A-3a, relating to providing for a standard form informational list of universal accessibility features to be provided to a future buyer of any proposed residential housing in the state.
Senate Bill No. 466--A Bill to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-4-2b, relating to creating the equitable compensation act; and establishing a state minimum salary supplement for professional personnel holding a nationally recognized professional certification.
Referred to the Committee on Education; and then to the Committee Finance.
By Senators McCabe and Rowe:
Senate Bill No. 467-- A Bill to amend and reenact §11-22-2 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §17A-3-4a, all relating to imposing a fee of twenty dollars on the transfer of real property in addition to the excise tax presently imposed on these transactions; imposing a fee of twenty dollars on the issuance of a certificate of title by the commissioner of motor vehicles for the transfer of mobile homes; dedication of the revenues from these transfer fees to the West Virginia affordable housing trust fund; and authorizing expenditure of up to ten percent of the funds generated to be expended by the West Virginia affordable housing trust fund for administrative and operating expenses.
Senate Bill No. 468-- A Bill to amend and reenact §33-6A-4 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §33-17A-4 and §33-17A-5 of said code, all relating to insurance generally; additional reasons for nonrenewal of automobile liability, physical damage and property insurance; and providing that any policy issued after the effective date of the bill may be nonrenewed by an insurer for any reason with proper notice to the insured.
Senators Prezioso, Hunter, Sharpe, Boley, Unger, McCabe, Bowman and Minard offered the following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 23--Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the need for creating a forensic science task force.
Senators Prezioso, Hunter, Sharpe, Boley, Rowe, Minard and Unger offered the following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 24-- Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the feasibility of establishing a special residential community for senior citizens.
Senators Prezioso, Hunter, Sharpe, Boley, Rowe and Unger offered the following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 25--Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the feasibility of working cooperatively with providers of HUD-approved housing to provide additional personal care services to elderly in order to decrease the unnecessary institutionalization of elderly individuals and reduce costs to medicaid.
Whereas, There is continuing growth in the number of elderly citizens in the state and a need exists to provide community housing and assisted living services for elderly citizens to prevent premature institutionalization of these individuals; and
Whereas, The cost of nursing home care is greater than community options for low-income elderly individuals; and
Whereas, The Department of Health and Human Resources is concerned about the potential addition of a waiver program that will increase the state's budget for medicaid without reducing other costs; and
Whereas, The providers of HUD-approved housing believe that a cooperative effort to offer personal care services to residents of HUD-approved housing will decrease costs; and
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to study the feasibility of working cooperatively with providers of HUD-approved housing to provide additional personal care services to elderly in order to decrease the unnecessary institutionalization of elderly individuals and reduce costs to medicaid; and, be it
Senators Prezioso, Hunter, Sharpe, Boley, Dempsey and Rowe offered the following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 26-- Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the medicaid program preferred drug list, including the psychopharmacological data thereunder.
Senators Tomblin (Mr. President), Prezioso, Bailey, Boley, Bowman, Caldwell, Chafin, Deem, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Guills, Harrison, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Love, McCabe, McKenzie, Minard, Minear, Oliverio, Plymale, Ross, Rowe, Sharpe, Smith, Snyder, Sprouse, Unger, Weeks and White offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 8-- Designating February 5, 2004, as "Nurses' Day".
Whereas, Nurses play a vital role in health care in West Virginia by being at the forefront of our medical needs and working hand in hand with physicians to provide medical care prescribed for the betterment of patients; and
Whereas, As citizens we are trusting of our nurses, whose knowledge and expertise in medicine, along with their care and compassion for the patients they serve, help us to feel at ease with the medical treatments we may be receiving; and
Whereas, Without the cautious assessments and accurate documentation of nurses, physicians would be unable to adequately perform their duties; and
Whereas, Nurses are loyal to the Nightingale Pledge, which states in part, "With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care"; therefore, be it
That the Senate hereby designates February 5, 2004, as "Nurses' Day"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Senate hereby recognizes the valuable service nurses perform as health care professionals to the citizens of West Virginia; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the appropriate representatives of the nursing profession.
Senate Bill No. 469 (originating in the Committee on Government Organization)--A Bill to amend and reenact §29-1A-5 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to continuation of the interstate commission on uniform state laws .
Senate Bill No. 470 (originating in the Committee on Government Organization)--A Bill to amend and reenact §30-38-19 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to continuation of the real estate appraiser licensing and certification board.
Senate Bill No. 471 (originating in the Committee on Government Organization)--A Bill to amend and reenact §29-12-12 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to continuation of the state board of risk and insurance management.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 21, Requesting Governor issue executive order establishing Office of Minority Health.
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 251, Providing requirements and limitations for mandatory nurse overtime in hospitals; other provisions.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 251) passed with its title.
At the request of Senator Kessler, unanimous consent being granted, the bill was laid over one day, retaining its place on the calendar.
Senate Bill No. 318, Relating to good time for inmates of correctional institutions.
Senate Bill No. 319, Relating to centers for housing young adult offenders.
Senate Bill No. 406, Relating to victim notification of defendant's release.
Senate Bill No. 448, Relating to higher education advisory boards generally.
Senate Bill No. 449, Relating to elections generally.
Remarks were made by Senators Kessler, Caldwell and Weeks.
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, February 6, 2004, at 11 a.m.