As of 4 p.m., Friday, January 29, 2016, the 17th day of the second sessions of the 82nd Legislature, 435 bills have been introduced in the Senate. Of those, 20 of the bills have passed and have been sent to the House for further consideration. Among those:
Senate Bill 13 would increase penalties for overtaking and passing school buses for the purpose of receiving and discharging children. If the license plate number of any vehicle is obtained, it can be inferred that the owner of the vehicle was the driver at the time of the violation.
Senate Bill 32 would require the Secretary of State to create a notarized statement of withdrawal form in order to have one’s name removed from a ballot. It will help clarify the process for determining a candidate is disqualified.
Senate Bill 102 would provide any person employed by a West Virginia state, county or municipal agency who is a qualified law-enforcement officer with appropriate photo identification and certification of training required to carry a concealed firearm. This falls under the federal Law-Enforcement Officers Safety Act, 18 U.S.C.
Senate Bill 107 would create the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. The act relates to issuing subpoenas, depositions, production, inspection, uniformity of application and construction.
Senate Bill 157 would authorize the Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules. It would cover the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission, Lottery Commission, Racing Commission and the Department of Tax and Revenue.
Senate Bill 195 would authorize the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate legislative rules. It would establish community paramedicine demonstration projects. A community paramedicine means the practice by an emergency medical services provider primarily in and out-of-hospital setting of providing episodic patient evaluation, advice, and care directed at preventing or improving a particular medical condition which may require emergency medical services providers to function outside their customary emergency response and transport roles in ways that facilitate more appropriate use of emergency care resources and enhance access to primary care for medically vulnerable populations.
Senate Bill 262 would eliminate the need for law enforcement to obtain court order prior to having access to inmate mail and phone recordings. The content of an inmate’s telephone calls may be disclosed to an appropriate law-enforcement agency when disclosure is necessary for the investigation, prevention or prosecution of a crime or to safeguard the orderly operation of the correctional institution.
Senate Bill 290 would authorize assignment without notarization or required statement that assignment cannot be for more than 25 percent of employee’s wages. It will allow for wage assignments to be valid for longer than one year. It will also remove requirements for written agreement to pay employees by payroll cards.
Senate Bill 311 would allow permanent exception for mortgage modification or refinancing loan under federal Making Home Affordable programs. It would be put in place when the aggregate total of the outstanding principal balances of all other primary or subordinate mortgage loans secured by the same property exceeds the fair market value of the property.
Senate Bill 323 would correct statute subsection designations regarding trespassing on property.
Senate Bill 342 would decrease appropriations from State Fund, General Revenue, to DHHR, Division of Human Services and Bureau of Senior Services.
Senate Bill 357 would supplement appropriation from Lottery Net Profits to Bureau of Senior Services, Lottery Senior Citizens Fund.
Senate Bill 360 would supplement appropriation to Division of Human Services.
Senate Bill 364 would supplement appropriation to expiring funds from General Revenue.
Additional Bills
Senate Bill 2 would require public authorities to pay prevailing hourly rate of wages. The bill would repeal sections of the West Virginia Code.
Senate Bill 9 would create Intermediate Court of Appeals. There shall be elected one judge of the circuit court of every judicial circuit entitled to one judge and one , and one judge for each numbered division of the judicial circuit in those judicial circuits entitled to two or more circuit judges.
Senate Bill 27 would permit county commissions hire outside attorneys for collection of taxes through the courts or to represent the county before any United States Bankruptcy Court.
Senate Bill 34 would limit liability of state, county and municipal parks and recreation entities and private landowners under certain agreements.
Senate Bill 51 would exempt certain employers from discriminating against tobacco users.
Senate Bill 58 would temporary reassignment of injured or ill county board of education service personnel.
Senate Bill 68 would disallow Health Care Authority to conduct rate review and set rates for hospitals.
Senate Bill 73 would create a felony crime of knowingly leaving scene of crash resulting in serious bodily injury.
Senate Bill 79 would allow WV National Guard and Reserve members free hunting and fishing licenses under certain circumstances.
Senate Bill 85 would require judicial circuits and counties to have special advocates for children in abuse and neglect proceedings.
Senate Bill 95 would require Chief Technology Officer ensure routine audits are made of approved major information technology projects.
Senate Bill 133 would increase salaries of certain DOC, Regional Jail Authority and Division of Juvenile Services employees.
Senate Bill 147 would provide consumers sales and service tax and use tax exemption for certain services and tangible personal property sold for repair, remodeling and maintenance or aircraft.
Senate Bill 252 would amend Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Act to exclude oral communications.
Senate Bill 255 would permit creditor to collect and recover from consumer creditor’s reasonable expenses.
Senate Bill 257 would require Bureau of Child Support Enforcement to appear in every case involving an issue of setting child support.
Senate Bill 266 would limit appointed Property Valuation Training and Procedures Commission members’ terms.
Senate Bill 272 would allow investigators from Attorney General’s office to carry concealed weapons.
Senate Bill 281 would require health care providers and facilities to notify patient when mammogram indicates dense breast tissue.
Senate Bill 285 would allow adult adoptees and their descendants to access adoption records.
