As of 4 p.m., Friday, March 3, 2017, the 31st day of the regular session of the 83rd Legislature, 1101 bills have been introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Of those, bills 28 have passed this week and have been sent to the Senate for consideration. Among those:
House Bill 2318 was completed on March 16, after the House concurred with the Senate amendments. The bill relates to human trafficking and establishes criminal offenses and penalties.
Senate Bill 231 was completed on March 15. The bill provides that State Board of Education may delegate its Medicaid provider status and subsequent reimbursement to regional education service agencies or county boards subject to the county board determining that there is a net benefit and no detraction from the educational program of the county.
House Bill 2167 was completed on March 15. When the House concurred with Senate amendments. The bill creates a Silver Alert program for senior citizens. It establishes criteria to be met before an alert is released.
House Bill 2301 was completed on March 15. It permits individuals to enter into agreements, for direct primary care with an individual or other legal entity authorized to provide primary care services, outside of an insurance plan or outside of the Medicaid or Medicare program and pay for the care.
House Bill 2431 was completed on March 15. It allows influenza immunizations to be offered to patients and residents of specified facilities on a voluntary basis based upon recommendations of the Center for Disease Control.
Bills Passed from the House
Senate Bill 330 repeals provisions relating to the statutory construction of the West Virginia Workplace Freedom Act. The bill passed the House and has been sent to the Senate for more consideration.
House Bill 2373 would allow school bus drivers to administer the EpiPen when needed and makes them immune from liability unless there is gross negligence or willful misconduct. The bill passed the House and has been sent to the Senate for more consideration.
House Bill 2427 would require agencies to provide updated employee information for the online state phone directory, and require that agencies update the information within thirty days of a change, or provide that information to the Office of Technology which shall update the online phone directory information within thirty days of receipt of information from an agency. The bill passed in the House and has been sent to the Senate for further consideration.
House Bill 2446 would require the executive branch agencies to maintain a website that contains certain information. The bill has passed in the House and is currently in Senate Government Organization.
House Bill 2522 would allow the state to inter into an interstate licensure compact for registered nurses, practical nurses, and vocational nurses with 25 other states. The bill passed in the House and has been sent to the Senate for further consideration.
House Bill 2601 would provide a mechanism of correcting errors in payments to and from a municipal policemen’s or firemen’s pension fund and to provide a criminal offense for knowingly making a false statement in an attempt to defraud a municipal pension fund. The bill passed in the House and has been sent to the Senate for further consideration.
House Bill 2603 would allow municipal plans that are funded at 125% or more to stop paying certain costs while it is so funded. The bill passed in the House and has been sent to the Senate for further consideration.
House Bill 2631 would prevent dismissal of complaints that exceed time standards for disposition when the accused causes delay that results in the time overage. The bill passed in the House and has been sent to the Senate for further consideration.
House Bill 2649 would add additional violations of law, and removes exceptions for certain lesser included crimes, that could cause the forfeiture of a participant’s retirement plan. The bill passed in the House and has been sent to the Senate for further consideration.
House Bill 2683 would update the West Virginia Guaranty Association Act. The bill provisions concerning effect of paid claims, exhaustion of coverage, prevention of insolvencies and stay of proceedings. The bill passed in the House and has been sent to the Senate for further consideration.
House Bill 2792 would require the Library Commission to survey libraries in this state in order to provide a report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the status of libraries and to propose a ten-year maintenance and construction plan based on the needs of libraries in this state. The bill passed in the House and has been sent to the Senate for further consideration.
House Bill 2796 would allow the guard to contract for specialized technical services with the federal government, its instrumentalities and agencies, any state, territory or the District of Columbia and its agencies and instrumentalities, municipalities, foreign governments, public bodies, private corporations, partnerships, associations and individuals for specialized technical services to support specific activities related to national security, homeland security and other military-related programs. The bill passed the House and was sent to the senate for further consideration.
House Bill 2618 would remove the requirement that students’ body mass index be obtained in schools. The bill passed the House and is now in Senate Health and Human Resources for more consideration.
House Bill 2119 would repeal the West Virginia Health Benefit Exchange Act. It was passed in the House and sent to the Senate and is now in Senate Health and Human Resources Committee for further consideration.
House Bill 2518 would create a legislative rule to permit a pharmacist or pharmacy intern to administer certain immunizations. The House passed the bill and sent it to the Senate. It is now in Senate Health and Human Resources for further consideration.
House Bill 2546 would allow the replacement costs of employer provided property to be deducted from an employee’s final paycheck if the property is not returned. This bill was sent to the Senate for more consideration.
House Bill 2555 would remove the requirement that programs be jointly administered by labor and management trustees in order to qualify for tax credits for apprenticeship training in construction trades. The bill was sent to the Senate for further consideration.
House Bill 2586 would update the required minimum distribution laws to be in compliance with federal Internal Revenue Code requirements. The bills will be reviewed by the Senate.
House Bill 2676 would authorize the Director of Security and security officers who are employed by the Division of Culture and History to carry a firearm or concealed weapon upon the West Virginia State Capitol Complex and state property for the security and protection of visitors and employees of the Division of Culture and History. The bill was sent to the Senate for further consideration.
House Bill 2694 would develop and implement a program to facilitate commercial sponsorship of rest areas, welcome centers, and roads. The contracts would be negotiated by the Department of Highways. The bill was sent to the Senate for more consideration.
House Bill 2739 would provide that an eligible provider may receive supplemental Medicaid reimbursement, in addition to the rate of payment that the provider would otherwise receive, for Medicaid ground emergency medical transportation services and that the supplemental reimbursement shall be equal to the amount of federal financial participation the department receives as a result of claims submitted for expenditures for services. The bills will now go to the Senate for more consideration.
House Bill 2766 would establish a new special revenue fund to collect and remit moneys to the Adult Drug Court Participation Fee Fund in the state to maintain and administer the state’s adult drug court programs. The bill was sent to the Senate for further consideration.
House Bill 2811 would clarify that tanks having a capacity of 210 barrels or less that contain oil or brine water are not regulated. The bill was sent to the Senate for more consideration.
House Bill 2839 would update the schedules for legislative review of state departments and regulatory boards, and to outline the procedures and scope of reviews of departments, regulatory boards, agencies and programs. The bill was sent to the Senate for more consideration.
House Bill 2852 would require the preparation of a comprehensive annual financial report, heads of spending units to prepare financial statements, and notice be given to the spending units. The bill will be sent to the Senate for more consideration.
House Bill 2868 would clarify that presumed abandoned property in the form of amounts owed by an insurer on a life or endowment insurance policy or an annuity that has matured or terminated, and obligations related thereto, are guided by policies, requirements and interpretations of the Insurance Commissioner. The bill was sent to the Senate for further consideration.
