The Senate has passed nine bills to be sent to the House for further consideration.
SB 16 would repeal a section of the code that provides a tax credit for wind power projects.
SB 308 would define legislatively that the administrative and law enforcement activities of the natural resources police officers of the Division of Natural Resources are directly related to the conservation and management of the state’s fish and wildlife.
SB 500 would add language to the West Virginia Code providing clarity in the representation of cases relating to Medicaid fraud and abuse, as well as continue the fraud control unit in the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Attorney General’s office after July 1, 2017.
SB 524 would prohibit implementation of Common Core academic standards and require adoption and implementation of certain other academic standards for a minimum of five school years after date of implementation.
SB 554 would create the crime of false swearing in a legislative proceeding and penalties for violators.
SB 559 would permit limited video lottery retailers with more than one location to sell one or more of their operations to another person.
SB 581 would make technical corrections to the Uniform Trust Code.
SB 620 would increase penalties for vehicles driving slow in the passing lane or for overtaking a vehicle or turning or making a lane change without giving a signal and clarify that signaling is required when changing lanes.
HB 2028 would allow a pro se plaintiff or petitioner to file a claim or petition against the state, a state officer or state agency in the circuit court of a county in which the plaintiff or petitioner resides or in which a claim arose, instead of only allowing such claims to be heard at the Kanawha County Circuit Court.
Another bill up for passage, SB 443, was recommitted to Senate Finance for more review.
Senate Bills 649-669 were introduced.
Senate Bills 290 and 608 were advanced from second reading.
Committee Meetings Today
Government Organization: 10:15 a.m. in 208W
Education: 10:15 a.m. in 451M
Judiciary: 11 a.m. in 208W
Finance: 11 a.m. in 451M
Transportation and Infrastructure: 12 p.m. (or after adjournment of Finance and Judiciary) in 451M
Committee Meetings Monday
Tax Reform: 9 a.m. in 451M
Banking and Insurance: 2 p.m. in 451M
The Senate is adjourned until 11 a.m. Monday, March 20.
