The Committee on Technology and Infrastructure met this afternoon to consider the following:
House Bill 4224 requires the West Virginia Division of Highways to develop performance standards and criteria to measure agency performance in all essential operations. The bill also requires the division to employ a management information system that will track the division’s past and current progress toward meeting performance standards. The DOH says they already have a system similar to this in place. This bill would codify what they are doing. The bill advances to Government Organization.
House Bill 4845 creates the West Virginia Anti-Swatting Act. Swatting is reporting false or misleading information to law enforcement via telecommunications. The bill advances to the Judiciary.
House Bill 5019 clarifies the surrender and return of a license not required for disqualifying or downgrading a driver’s license. The bill advances to the floor.
House Bill 5020 makes all first-time misdemeanor DUI offenders and first-time implied consent offenders eligible for deferred adjudication one time. No person shall be eligible to defer adjudication if charged with a felony, has a CDL, or has had their license revoked.
House Bill 5039 grants the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles jurisdiction over license revocation proceedings for the civil offense of refusing a secondary chemical test. The DMV has an administrative hearing process in place already and the division believes it can absorb the license revocation in this. The bill advances to the Judiciary.
House Bill 5310 creates the Remote Patient Outcome Improvement Act. The bill advances to Health and Human Resources.
House Bill 5338 creates the Consumer Data Protection Act to establish a framework for controlling and processing personal data in the state. The bill clarifies these standards do not apply to state and local governmental agencies. The bill provides exemptions for certain types of data.
House Bill 5226 protects minors on social media and other Internet uses, by requiring parents/guardians provides consent. The bill prohibits certain advertising and content. The bill prohibits direct messaging to the minor from any account not linked to the account by friending. The bill gives the Attorney General investigative and enforcement powers for violations. The bill advances to the Judiciary.
