Legislative Agenda Update (3.3.2021) - Mon Dems

Legislative Agenda Update (3.3.2021)

House Committee Agendas (3.3.2021)

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/committees/house/main.cfm

House Agriculture and Natural Resources, 8:00 a.m.
AGRICULTURE
-HB 2633, Creating the 2021 Farm Bill.
NATURAL RESOURCES
-HB 2601, Allow a person to verify proof of hunting or fishing license electronically by their telephone.

House Banking and Insurance, 9:00 a.m.

-HB 2758, Requiring the Insurance Commissioner to regulate professional bondsmen.

House Committee on Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services, 9:00 a.m.

-HB 2722, Prohibiting the use of class B fire-fighting foam for testing purposes if the foam contains a certain class of fluorinated organic chemicals

House Pensions and Retirement, 10:00 a.m.

-HB 2854, Relating to West Virginia Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System.
-HB 2855, Relating to the Natural Resources Police Officers Retirement System.
-HB 2862, Relating to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act.

House Small Business Entrepreneurship and Economic Development, 10:00 a.m.

-HB 2760, Relating to economic development incentive tax credits.

House Committee on Senior, Children, and Family Issues, 1:00 p.m.

-HB 2524, Modifying the definition of child abuse or neglect to exclude accidental injury.

House Political Subdivisions, 2:00 p.m.

-HB 2592, Require Counties and Municipalities to hold all local elections during statewide elections

House Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse, 2:00 p.m.

-Presentation: Judge William Thompson, Twenty-Fifth Judicial Circuit
-Presentation: Stephanie Bond, Director of Probation Services
-HB Blank – Originating Bill – Making Family Drug Court Treatment Permanent (2nd REF JUD)

House Technology & Infrastructure, 3:00 p.m.

-HB 2726, Allowing for the lease of air space above public roads for the safe operation of unmanned aircraft
-HB 2632, Permitting Commissioner of Highways to make transfers of money within the State Road Fund
-HB 2668, Removing obsolete provisions regarding DOH standards for studded tires and chains
-HB 2719, Relating to the Division of Motor Vehicles use of electronic means and other alternate means to provide notice
-HB 2721, Providing electronic notice of school attendance and satisfactory progress to the Division of Motor Vehicles in lieu of requiring each student to provide a paper notice
-HB 2742, Providing explicit authority to process an online driver’s license or identification renewal or reissuance when the applicant needs to update the address
-HB 2763, Creating WV Cyber Incident Reporting
-HB 2786, Relating to Powers and Duties of the Chief Technology Officer
-HB 2150, Relating to driving restrictions in school zones

House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, 3:00 p.m.

-HB 2303, Moving authority for the West Virginia veterans service decoration and West Virginia Service Cross to the Division of Veterans Affairs.
-HB 2733, Relating to the establishment of a Combat Action Badge and Combat Action Ribbon special registration plates.
-HB 2747, Transferring the Parole Board to the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Senate Committee Agendas (3.3.2021)

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/committees/senate/main.cfm

Senate Workforce, 10:00 a.m.

-Presentation – How WV Dept of Education is preparing high school students for the workforce.-Committee Substitute for SB370 – Requiring certain documents that contain wage records be considered confidential.

Senate Economic Development, 1:00 p.m.

-SB 445 – Reinstating film investment tax credit.
-SB 452 – Requiring development of comprehensive and strategic plan for off-highway vehicle recreation.
-SB 464 – Developing and implementing program to regulate source-separated organic material waste.

Senate Pensions, 2:00 p.m.

-SB 456 – Relating to Natural Resources Police Officers Retirement System.
-Com. Sub. for SB 460 – Relating to Deputy Sheriff Retirement System Act.
-SB 467 – Relating to WV Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System.

Senate Finance, 3:00 p.m.

-SB 39 – Prohibiting insurance coverage from requiring prior authorization for tests to stage cancer
-SB 344 – Relating to credit for qualified rehabilitated buildings investment
-SB 383 – Relating to exempting certain organizations from property taxation
-SB 475 – Dedicating certain fees collected by agencies and licensing boards to General Revenue Fund
-Originating Bill – relating to funding of the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission

Senate Judiciary, 3:00 p.m.

-Strike and Insert for H. B. 2009 – Relating to limitations on the use of wages and agency shop fees by employers and labor organizations for political activities.(LS)
-Com. Sub. for S. B. 339 – Expanding types of agricultural operations that are protected from nuisance and other legal actions. (LS)
-Com. Sub. for S. B. 357 – Creating 2021 Farm Bill.(LS)

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