As of 4 p.m., Friday, February 12, 2016, the 31st day of the second session of the 82nd Legislature, 598 bills have been introduced in the Senate. Of those, 76 of the bills have passed and have been sent to the House for further consideration. Among those:
Senate Bill 6 (Requiring drug screening and testing of applicants for TANF program) would create a three year pilot program. The program would drug test adults applying for assistance from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program. The bill will now be reviewed in the House Judiciary Committee.
Senate Bill 7 (Establishing wrongful conduct rule prohibiting recovery of damages in certain circumstances) would prevent action against a health care provider as long as the health care provider has not illegally dispensed or prescribed a controlled substance. The bill will now be reviewed in the House Judiciary Committee.
Senate Bill 39 (Regulate off-road motorcycles within Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Area) would allow travel from residence or lodging and off-road trails, fields and areas of operation. The bill will now be reviewed in the House Roads and Transportation Committee.
Senate Bill 73 (Creating felony crime of knowingly leaving scene of crash resulting in serious bodily injury) would require the individual to stop without obstructing traffic more than necessary. The bill will now be reviewed in the House.
Senate Bill 278 (Clarifying physicians’ mutual insurance company is not state or quasi-state actor) would exclude creating a stable self-sufficient entity which will be a source of liability insurance coverage for physicians in the state. The bill will now be reviewed in the House Banking and Insurance Committee.
Senate Bill 309 (Relating to child-care center licensing and exempting county parks and recreation from licensure) would exclude county parks and recreation commission, boards and municipals from qualifying under residential child-care centers licensure, certification, approval and registration requirements. The bill will now be reviewed in the House Government Committee.
Senate Bill 345 (Relating to parking on state-owned or leased property) would allow the Real Estate Division to regulate the parking of motor vehicles on stat-owned property in Charleston, West Virginia. The bill will now be reviewed in the House Government Committee.
Senate Bill 346 (Updating projects managed by Project Management Office) would exclude equipment-only or software only purchases in which labor is not necessary from major information technology projects. The bill will now be reviewed in the House Finance Committee.
Senate Bill 349 (Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income) would require for tax years after December 31, 2015 that partnerships shall pay the required fees on the 15th day of the third month following the close of the taxable year of the partnership. The bill will now be reviewed in the House Finance Committee.
Senate Bill 419 (Relating to termination of Workers’ Compensation Debt Reduction Act) would cease transfers of personal income tax proceeds as replacement moneys for anticipated tobacco master settlement agreement proceeds on and after February 1, 2016. The bill will now be reviewed in the House Finance Committee.
Senate Bill 426 (Continuing Office of Coalfield Community Development) would continue within the Department of Commerce. The bill will now be reviewed in the House Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Committee.
Senate Bill 429 (Adopting two National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ models to protect enrollees and general public and permit greater oversight) would create risked-based capital for health organizations. The bill will now be reviewed in the House.
Senate Bill 437 (Updating and clarify code relating to rules governing mixed martial arts) would require amateur mixed marital artists and mixed martial arts matches follow the current rules of mixed martial arts s adopted by the Association of Boxing Commissions. The bill will now be reviewed in the House Government Committee.
Senate Bill 449 (Supplemental appropriation from State Fund, General Revenue to Department of Administration, Public Defender Services) would update the fund, fiscal year and organization numbers for 2016. The bill will now be reviewed in the House Finance Committee.
Senate Bill 450 (Supplemental appropriation from State Fund, General Revenue to DHHR, Division of Health) would update the fund, fiscal year and organization numbers for 2016. The bill will now be reviewed in the House Finance Committee.
Senate Bill 451 (Supplemental appropriation from State Fund, General Revenue to Department of Military Affairs) would update the fund, fiscal year and organization numbers for 2016. The bill will now be reviewed in the House.
Senate Bill 465 (Allowing professional employer insure certain risks through pure insurance captive) would allow self-funded plans under certain circumstances for professional employer organizations. The bill will now be reviewed in the House.
Senate Bill 469 (Clarifying what personal funds are exempt from levy following judgement) would have individual’s funds on deposit in a federally insured institution not to exceed $1,000. The bill will now be reviewed in the House.
Senate Bill 501 (Relating to trusts) would allow a trustee of a trust to have insurable interest in the life of an individual insured under a life insurance policy that is owned by the trustee of the trust acting in a fiduciary capacity. The bill will now be reviewed in the House.
Senate Bill 509 (Removing 10-day requirement Division of Labor has to inspect amusement rides and attractions) would require an inspection before the first time the ride or attraction is made available for public use. The bill will now be reviewed in the House Government Committee.
