The Senate convened today at 11 a.m.
The Senate concurred with the House amendments to S. B. 181 and S. B. 348, which are now awaiting action by the Governor.
The Senate refused to recede to the House’s refusal of the Senate amendments to H. B. 4013. A Conference Committee was called for by the Senate and Senator Stephen Baldwin (D – Greenbrier, 10), Senator Charles S. Trump IV (R – Morgan, 15) and Ryan W. Weld (R – Brooke, 01) were appointed from the Senate.
H. B. 2483 was passed unanimously and was sent back to the House to concur. The bill would require the Division of Juvenile Services to transfer to a correctional facility or regional jail any juvenile in its custody that has been transferred to adult jurisdiction of the circuit court and who reaches his or her eighteenth birthday.
H. B. 2843 was passed 23-10 and is now awaiting action by the Governor. It would permit Class III municipalities to be included in the West Virginia Tax Increment Act.
H. B. 2916 was passed unanimously and was sent back to the House to concur. It would authorize reserve deputies, ambulance crew members, firefighters, rescue squad members and emergency service personnel to carry firearms if the first responders meet the required training specifications explained in the bill. They are also allowed to be reimbursed for the cost of the training.
H. B. 4022 was passed unanimously and is now awaiting action by the Governor. It would extend the existing tax exemption for maintenance and repair of commercial aircraft to aircraft that are owned and leased by private citizens who have a shared ownership agreement.
H. B. 4142 was passed unanimously and was sent back to the House to concur. The bill would provide certain employees of the Division of Corrections, Division of Juvenile Services, and West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority a salary adjustment.
H. B. 4169 was passed unanimously and was sent back to the House to concur. It would require businesses that are licensed to allow consumption of alcohol on the premises; exotic entertainment facilities; transportation centers; gas stations; medical centers; locations where farm labor contractors and day haulers work; job recruitment centers; public rest areas; and hotels, must post information to help victims of human trafficking. This includes the information for the National Human Trafficking Resource Center and the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline.
H. B. 4199 was passed 24-8 and was sent back to the House to concur. it would permit a nursing home to use trained individuals to administer medication. Certification for the training is determined by the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification.
H. B. 4619 was passed unanimously and is now awaiting action by the Governor. The bill would create a new statutory funding allowance within the school aid funding formula computations to support the county-level implementation of comprehensive systems for teacher and leader induction and professional growth.
H. B. 2694 was passed unanimously and is now awaiting action by the Governor.
H. B. 2696 was passed unanimously and was sent back to the House to concur.
H. B. 2890 was passed unanimously and is now awaiting action by the Governor.
H. B. 3104 was passed unanimously and is now awaiting action by the Governor.
H. B. 4024 was passed unanimously and was sent back to the House to concur.
H. B. 4079 was passed unanimously and was sent back to the House to concur.
H. B. 4138 was passed unanimously and was sent back to the House to concur.
H. B. 4175 was passed unanimously and is now awaiting action by the Governor.
H. B. 4207 was passed unanimously and was sent back to the House to concur.
H. B. 4285 was passed unanimously and is now awaiting action by the Governor.
H. B. 4332 was passed unanimously and was sent back to the House to concur.
H. B. 4385 was passed unanimously and is now awaiting action by the Governor.
Bills on Second Reading:
- S. J. R. 8 was laid over for one day.
- H. B. 2607 was amended on the floor.
- H. B. 2654
- H. B. 2693 was amended on the floor.
- H. B. 2983
- H. B. 3005 was amended on the floor.
- H. B. 4180
- H. B. 4186 was amended on the floor.
- H. B. 4219
- H. B. 4230
- H. B. 4236
- H. B. 4268
- H. B. 4289
- H. B. 4343
- H. B. 4347
- H. B. 4402 was amended on the floor.
- H. B. 4410 was amended on the floor.
- H. B. 4422
- H. B. 4433
- H. B. 4436 was amended on the floor.
- H. B. 4444 was amended on the floor.
- H. B. 4473 was amended on the floor.
- H. B. 4539 was laid over for one day.
- H. B. 4621
- H. B. 4624 was amended on the floor.
Bills of First Reading:
The Senate adopted S. R. 59, recognizing dedicated and honorable public service of Linda Gibson, and S. R. 60, designating March 2, 2018, as Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day.
The Senate is in adjourned until Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
Committees meeting today:
Judiciary at 4:15 p.m. 208W
