The House advanced the Campus Self Defense Act Monday evening following rejection of a motion to reject the bill on first reading.
The bill would amend the provisions of West Virginia Code relating to the authority of state boards to restrict the carrying of a concealed deadly weapon on the property of a state public institutions of higher education.
The bill amends provisions relating to the authority of the Higher Education Policy Commission, the institutional Boards of Governors and the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education by stating that the none of the statutory authority of the boards shall be construed to provide the authority to restrict or regulate the carrying of a concealed deadly weapon by a person who holds a current license to carry a concealed deadly weapon, except as authorized.
The bill is up for second reading on Tuesday.
The House passed the following bills:
· Senate Bill 26 – Permitting certain employees of educational service cooperatives participate in state’s teacher retirement systems
· Senate Bill 489 – Relating to Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act
· House Bill 2229 – Adding violations of law upon which a public servant’s retirement plan may be forfeited
· House Bill 2452 – Creating the West Virginia Cybersecurity Office
· House Bill 2550 – Creating a matching program for the Small Business Innovation and Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program
· House Bill 2598 – Relating to submitting a certifying statement attesting to status as a charitable or public service organization
· House Bill 2690 – Relating to guaranty associations
· House Bill 2694 – Relating to the state’s ability to regulate hemp
· House Bill 2718 – Requiring purchasers of roundwood to collect and maintain certain information
· House Bill 2770 – Fairness in Cost-Sharing Calculation Act
· House Bill 2816 – Removing the terms “hearing impaired,” “hearing impairment,” and “deaf mute” from the West Virginia Code and substituting terms
· House Bill 2827 – Removing the residency requirements for hiring deputy assessors
· House Bill 2828 – Relating to Qualified Opportunity Zones
· House Bill 2830 – Establishing Next Generation 911 services in this state
· House Bill 2837 – Relating to the licensing of advance deposit wagering
· House Bill 2926 – Requiring the Secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to study the housing needs of veterans
· House Bill 3024 – West Virginia Business Ready Sites Program
· House Bill 3045 – Exempting certain complimentary hotel rooms from hotel occupancy tax
· House Bill 3132 – Relating to exempting providers that serve no more than 30 patients with office-based medication-assisted treatment
· House Bill 3133 – Relating to requiring a parolee or probationer found to have suffered with addiction to participate in a support service
· House Bill 3134 – Establishing criminal penalties for negligent homicide, and increasing criminal penalties for reckless driving
· House Bill 3135 – Expiring funds to the balance of the Department of Commerce, Development Office
Bills Amended on Second Reading:
· House Bill 2014 – West Virginia Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets Act
· House Bill 2049 – Relating to a prime contractor’s responsibility for wages and benefits
· House Bill 2378 – Relating generally to grounds for revocation of a teaching certificate
· House Bill 2662 – Relating to certificates or employment of school personnel
· House Bill 2802 – Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act
· House Bill 2991 – Relating to the Ryan Brown Addiction Prevention and Recovery Fund
· House Bill 3044 – requiring the Commissioner of Highways to develop a formula for allocation road funds
· House Bill 3136 – relating to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
· House Bill 3137 – relating to the personnel income tax fund
· House Bill 3139 – relating to the funding of the Public Employees Health Insurance Program
· House Bill 3140 – relating to the Division of Natural Resources Infrastructure
· House Bill 3145 – relating to student financial aid resources
All bills on first reading were advanced as well.
The House of Delegates will reconvene at 9 a.m. February 26, 2019.
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