As of 4 p.m., Friday, March 4, 2016, the 52nd day of the second session of the 82nd Legislature, 705 bills have been introduced in the Senate. Of those, 237 of the bills have passed and have been sent to the House for further consideration.
Senate Bill 10 (Creating Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act) would prohibit dismemberment abortions, which is a method used in second trimester pregnancies. It would allow the procedure only after fetal demise.
Senate Bill 25 (Providing selection procedure for state delegates to Article V convention) would authorize participation by delegates in Article V convention only when each state has equal vote.
Senate Bill 104 (Classifying Marshall University Forensic Science Center as a criminal justice agency) would declare Forensic DNA Analysis Laboratory of the Marshall University Forensic Science Center to be engaged in administration of criminal justice.
Senate Bill 337 (Creating 5-year tax credit for businesses on post-mine sites) would allow a corporation, small business corporation, limited liability company, partnership or unincorporated business the opportunity to receive a tax credit if they are located on post-mine sites.
Senate Bill 454 (Licensing and regulating medication-assisted treatment programs for substance use disorders) would repeal regulation of opioid treatment programs.
Senate Bill 534 (Relating to procedures for driver’s license suspension and revocation in criminal proceedings) would make persons convicted of driving under the influence eligible for participation in comprehensive safety and treatment programs and related reductions in length of revocation for successful completion.
Senate Bill 555 (Providing a 3-cent tax increase on sale of fuel when cost is less than $2 per gallon) would increase the tax on fuel sales to provide funding to the State Road Fund.
Senate Bill 563 (Increasing retirement benefit multiplier for WV Emergency Medical Services Retirement System members) would increase retirement benefit multiplies for members with more than twenty-five years of credited service.
Senate Bill 601 (Relating to exception from jurisdiction of PSC for materials recovery facilities or mixed waste processing facilities) would not cover materials recovery facilities or mixed waste processing facilities under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission.
Senate Bill 602 (Relating to Patient Injury Compensation Fund) would transfer funds from Medical Liability Fund to Patient Injury Compensation Fund and then close the Medical Liability Fund.
Senate Bill 622 (Composition of PEIA Finance Board) would create a board consisting of eight members with staggered terms, to be determined by the Governor.
Senate Bill 625 (Revising exceptions from FOIA provided for in Aboveground Storage Tank Act) would allow disclosure on any location, characteristics and approximate quantities of potential sources of significant contamination within the zone of critical concern to the extent that are in the public domain through a state or federal agency.
Senate Bill 644 (Authorizing counties to offer license plates customized to county) would allow any county in the state of West Virginia to customize and offer county registration plates for Class A motor vehicles.
Senate Bill 647 (Exempting certain complimentary hotel rooms from occupancy tax) would not allow the tax to be imposed on complimentary hotel rooms provided without charge by a hotel operator to guests.
Senate Bill 678 (Relating to ownership and use of conduit providing telephone service) would prevent a telephone public utility from prohibiting a customer who has provided conduit or other underground construction provided at the customer’s expense from using the conduit or other underground construction for purposed other than services provided by the telephone company.
Senate Bill 686 (Authorizing local governing authorities hold sanctioned motor vehicle races on roads, streets or airports under their jurisdiction) would allow county commissions to organize and hold motor vehicle racing events in their county.
Senate Bill 701 (relating generally to resort area districts) would authorize resort area districts to hold local option elections as to whether or not the sale of alcoholic beverages may be sold within the district.
Senate Bill 702 (Allowing title of real estate to pass to individuals entitled to sale proceeds if executor fails to do so within 5 years of closing estate) would provide a five-year window for the executor of an estate to sell any real estate devised to be sold.
Senate Bill 703 (Relating to deposit of overpayment of certain fees into Children’s Trust Fund) would require the person due the refund to voluntarily and affirmatively choose to donate the amount of the refund to the West Virginia Children’s Trust Fund.
Senate Bill 705 (Reducing coal severance tax to 3 percent over two years) would gradually lower the severance taxes on July 1, 2017 and July 1, 2018.
