In This Issue LB 2020–01 January 13, 2020

West Virginia's 2020 legislative session has officially begun. The Senate and Governor Gives Fourth State of the House of Delegates gaveled in Wednesday, starting the first day of the session State Address with the chambers formally introducing bills and fulfilling ceremonial duties as lawmakers awaited Gov. Jim Justice's annual State of the State speech.

New Committee Chairs Announced Lawmakers have been in Charleston since last week for committee meetings, floating several proposals, including measures to create a state investment fund, change the state's bail system, proposing changes to many state licensing CAWV Members Can Watch boards and cut some taxes on manufacturing businesses. Legislative Proceedings Live Starting today and running through the 60-day legislative session, members will receive, via e-mail, the CAWV Legislative Bulletin every Monday morning. The List of Introduced bulletin contains up-to-the-minute information on issues affecting the contracting Bills Starts Today industry and association members. In addition to the Monday morning Legislative Bulletins, the CAWV will be sending out Legislative Alerts throughout the coming weeks to members via email.

The Legislature includes some new faces and new committee leadership. Senator , R-Nicholas, replaces Sen. who resigned when he became president of a forensic engineering company. Del. Kevan Bartlett, R-Kanawha, was appointed to replace Del. Sharon Malcolm who died unexpectedly. Sen. Mark Maynard, R-Wayne, replaces Sen. Boso as chair of the Senate Government Organization Committee. Sen. , R-Mercer, takes over as chair of Economic Development. Sen. , R-Raleigh, assumed the chair of Senate Workforce Committee. Sen. , R-Putnam, is the new vice chair of Senate Finance.

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GOVERNOR PRESENTS CONSERVATIVE BUDGET IN STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS

Governor Jim Justice presented his fourth state of the state address Wednesday. He noted that state revenues are declining, mostly due to a reduction in severance tax revenue from coal, oil and gas. The governor noted that severance tax revenue was at its lowest level in 25 years and told lawmakers that his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2021 is “very, very conservative.”

Gov. Justice talked about a number of economic development projects, planned and underway, and spoke of an announcement within 30 days regarding a lighting company from Wales. He also announced an agreement with Wyoming- based carbon technology company Ramaco Carbon to open a new research facility in West Virginia that will be focused on turning coal to carbon fiber. A Ramaco spokesperson says the research facility will likely be located at the WV Regional Technology Park in South Charleston.

The governor touted his Roads to Prosperity program and the number of road projects completed. Donning a highway safety vest, he told highway department officials to be ready to start work to “instantaneously finish Corridor H and instantaneously finish the Coalfields Expressway.” He also mentioned he wanted West Virginia to capitalize on President Trump’s proposed $2 trillion federal infrastructure plan. Governor Justice said the plan was on its way although there is no indication from AGC of America or ARTBA that Congress is any closer to an agreement with the Trump administration on an infrastructure plan.

The governor talked about programs to put more young people into the state’s workforce. He noted Senate Bill 1 passed last year to provide “last dollar” funding for a two-year college or technical school program. He also said the West Virginia National Guard will open a new Mountaineer Challenge Academy in Montgomery on the former campus of West Virginia Institute of Technology. The national guard currently operates construction classes at its Camp Dawson facility.

LEGISLATURE GEARING UP TO TAKE ON STATE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

Everyone from plumbers to painters to barbers could have their licensing requirements affected under two draft bills approved by West Virginia lawmakers Monday. One bill (see H.B. 4012 below) would move licensing of building trades from the state Division of Labor to Chapter 30 boards, named for the chapter of state code where licensing boards are mentioned. The other bill would prohibit cities and counties from licensing, certifying or registering any occupations or professions. Meanwhile, a third draft bill advanced Monday, H.B. 4011, would divide the more than 30 Chapter 30 licensing boards into three broad categories:

• Medical profession licensing boards. • Boards for professions requiring a four-year college degree or higher. • Boards for occupations that do not require a four-year degree.

At last week’s West Virginia Press Association’s Legislative Lookahead, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, said there’s “significant interest” in the House of Delegates regarding revising occupational licensing laws — including potentially eliminating licensing requirements for multiple occupations. “We’re actively engaged now in asking which, if any, of those regulated professions should go away,” Hanshaw said Friday. “For which of those professions should West Virginians simply be able to hold out a shingle and offer their services in the communities?”

Eliminating occupational licensing requirements is a key agenda item for the corporate-backed American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), which contends that licensing is a serious obstacle preventing jobseekers from pursuing careers in those professions. Last year, West Virginia lawmakers introduced bills in the Senate and House of Delegates to let workers do jobs without state licenses, as long as they tell consumers that they are practicing without licenses. The text of both bills was taken verbatim from a model ALEC bill, the Occupational Licensing Consumer Choice Act (House Bill 2697, Senate Bill 492).

Conversely, a 2015 study by the Obama administration found that licensed workers earn 10 percent to 15 percent more than their unlicensed counterparts. The study found that licensing raises prices for goods and services by 3 percent to 16 percent, but found that licensing improves quality, protects the public from incompetent practitioners and allows consumers to bring complaints before occupational licensing boards.

BILL CREATES SEPARATE CONTRACTORS LICENSING BOARD

The House Government Organization Committee will take up H.B. 4012 which transfers operation procedures of the West Virginia Contractors Licensing Board. The board currently utilizes the West Virginia Division of Labor (WVDOL) personnel to run their day-to-day duties. The bill requires the board to set up its own operations, administrative duties, licensing, inspection and record keeping without the involvement of the WVDOL. The bill would put the contractors licensing board under Chapter 30 in the State Code which is where all other licensing boards are listed. While there is merit to this, the question is what additional costs will there be to the Contractors Licensing Board if it must hire its own inspectors and provide benefits and vehicles, and will this additional cost require an increase in the annual licensing fee? The bill passed out of the committee last year but did not advance. There seems to be more interest in the bill this year.

BILL REDUCES HOURS OF EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SPRINKLER FITTERS

H.B. 4040 would amend and reenact §29-3D-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, to reduce the number of hours of experience needed to qualify as a journeyman sprinkler fitter from 10,000 to 3,000. The bill, introduced by Del. Geoff Foster, R-Putnam, is referred to the House Government Organization Committee.

BILLS ELIMINATE ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE FEES

H.B. 4060 and S.B. 248 modify or eliminate the registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles. A fee was added in 2017 when the highway funding bills were being debated. The premise is that alternative fuel vehicles benefit from driving on good roads but they weren’t paying their fair share. These bills remove or modify the requirements passed in 2017. Currently, the annual registration fee for a vehicle fueled with hydrogen or natural gas is $200. The annual registration fee for a vehicle operating exclusively on electricity is $200. The annual registration fee for a vehicle operating on a combination of electricity and petrochemical fuels is $100. The fee generates $1.1 million to $1.3 million annually to the State Road Fund.

S.B. 239 ADDS INSURANCE REQUIREMENT TO CONTRACTORS LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

Senator William Ihlenfeld, D-Ohio, has introduced S.B. 239 which would require general contractors to have and maintain general liability insurance. The bill would add the following to the current contractors licensing statute. The bill is referred to Banking and Insurance then Judiciary.

§21-11-6a. Insurance. (a) Each licensee shall have and maintain in effect commercial general liability insurance, which includes premises and operations insurance and products and completed operations insurance, with limits of at least $100,000 per occurrence, $300,000 aggregate limit for bodily injury, and property damage insurance with limits of at least $25,000 or a policy with a single limit for bodily injury and property damage of $300,000 per occurrence and $300,000 aggregate limits. (b) The insurance required by subsection (a) of this section must be written by an insurer licensed to do business in this state. (c) Each licensee shall maintain on file with the board a certificate evidencing the insurance. In the event of a policy cancellation, the insurer shall send written notice to the board at the same time that a cancellation request is received from or a notice is sent to the insured. (d) The commissioner may increase the minimum amount of insurance required for any licensee if the commissioner considers it to be in the public interest and necessary to protect the interests of West Virginia consumers.

BILL OPENS HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE DUTIES TO PRIVATE INDUSTRY

S.B. 148, introduced by Sens. , R-Preston, and , R- Wyoming, establishes the Road Maintenance Program to allow private companies to provide maintenance services to the Division of Highways in each state district so that “roads will be properly maintained and usable by the citizens of this state.” Contractors would bid on the work as described below. The bill is referred to the Transportation and Instructure Committee then Finance.

ARTICLE 30. ROAD MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.

(a) The Division of Highways shall permit each district to contract with a private contractor or private contractors to perform certain maintenance activities, including, but not limited to, ditching, snow removal, and mowing along each district’s roadways. (b) Each district shall contract with a private contractor or private contractors to complete a portion of maintenance activities for the district. (c) Each district must use funds appropriated by the Division of Highways or additional funds provided by the Division of Highways for the purpose of contracting with a private contractor or private contractors to perform certain maintenance activities for the district.

BILL MODIFIES BIDDING IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY

S.B. 309 provides that contracts for government construction projects arising out of declared states of emergency may be bid on an open-ended basis and may utilize a multiple contract award approach. The bill provides that solicitations and contracts for emergency construction are not required to specify or identify the location of the work at the time of the contract award, but must do so prior to work beginning, and are not required to mandate that the entity to whom the contract is to be awarded furnish certain bonds. The bill prohibits award of such contract to debarred vendors or contractors, and makes the bidding and award of such contracts otherwise subject to certain provisions of §5-22-1 et seq. of this code.

This bill was recommended for passage by the Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding in response to the problems associated with getting housing contracts awarded after the 2016 floods that devastated many parts of West Virginia. A bill was introduced last session that many opposed due to its broad scope that could have affected all government construction contractors. This bill, which is supported by the CAWV, is tailored specifically for state of emergency declarations.

WV LAWMAKERS BEGIN EFFORT TO ELIMINATE INVENTORY, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT TAX

Lawmakers have begun laying the groundwork for removal of the state’s property tax on manufacturing business inventory, machinery and equipment, which is expected to be among the top priorities for Republicans this legislative session. Senate Joint Resolution 1, a draft of which was introduced Monday during a meeting of the Joint Standing Committee on Finance, proposes a constitutional amendment stating the taxation of tangible inventory, machinery and equipment as personal property used for businesses can only be done by the Legislature. If the resolution is passed by both the House and Senate during the session, the amendment will be put to the state’s voters to decide during the next election.

Jeff Johnson, Senate Finance Committee counsel, said the text of the resolution says full elimination of the tax would begin with property purchased “on or after” July 1, 2021. “Currently that’s a rate of 60% on manufacturing machinery, inventory and equipment,” he said. “The resolution anticipates a phase-in of the elimination of the ad valorem tax — as of Jan. 1 of 2021, the assessed value would be 45% of the value; the next year on July 1, it would be 30% of the value; the following year it would be 15% of the value, then a complete elimination in 2024.” Currently, funds from the business inventory tax go toward funding for municipalities, county governments and school systems. The resolution includes a provision that would require the governor and the Legislature to replace revenues lost from elimination of the tax, ensuring that cities, counties and school systems do not lose a critical source of funding, Johnson said.

“The amount of revenue that would be provided with respect to elimination of the tax is also set forth in the resolution,” he said. “It will be $25 million for the first fiscal year for July 1 of 2020, $50 million for the second fiscal year for July 1 of 2023, $75 million beginning on July 1 of 2024 and finally $100 million beginning July 1 of 2025 and every year thereafter.”

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE BILL INFORMATION

House and Senate bills can be accessed from the CAWV’s Legislative home page at www.cawv.org/legislative. Members can view status updates on bills of interest to the construction industry and see what legislation is introduced that affects the construction industry. A summary of each day’s activities will be uploaded each afternoon.

Below is a list of bills that have been introduced this week that have an impact on the construction industry or some CAWV members. Anyone needing further information can contact Mike Clowser at (304) 342-1166 or email at [email protected].

HOUSE BILLS Bill # Sponsors Proposal Introduced/Committee Del. Summers, D. Jeffries, Establishing country roads accountability 01/08/20 - To the HB 2012 Sypolt, D. Kelly, Toney, Hardy, Mandt, Maynard, and transparency (FN) Judiciary Linville, Phillips and Criss 01/08/20 - To Allowing a home improvement transaction Technology and HB 2024 Del. Fast to be performed under an oral contract Infrastructure then Finance 01/08/20 - To Relating to gasoline and fuel excise tax Technology and HB 2026 Del. Fast (FN) Infrastructure then Finance Requiring that patching repair of hard 01/08/20 - To HB 2027 Del. Fast surfaced roads, highways and streets be by Government use of mechanical rollers Organization

01/08/20 - To Limiting supervision of laying of lines on Government HB 2028 Del. Fast state rights of way (FN) Organization then Finance

Requiring purchases to be made at lowest 01/08/20 - To Industry HB 2035 Del. Fast and Porterfield retail price available at level of quality and Labor then the sought by the spending unit (FN) Judiciary

Removing the requirement for contactors to 01/08/20 - To Industry HB 2045 Del. Foster file payroll information on public and Labor then the improvement construction projects Judiciary then Finance

01/08/20 - To Industry Repealing the West Virginia Workplace HB 2056 Del. Fleischauer, Pyles and Labor then the Freedom Act and restoring prior law and Canestraro Judiciary

01/08/20 - To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland HB 2062 Del. Fleischauer and The Healthy and Safe Workplace Act Security then Caputo Government Organization Relating to a five percent bid preference on certain state contracts for businesses owned 01/08/20 - To HB 2064 Del. Sponaugle fifty one percent by honorably discharged Education then Finance resident veterans (FN) 01/08/20 - To Expiring the PROMISE Scholarship Government HB 2065 Del. Sponaugle, Caputo Program, and establishing the Promise for Organization then and Miley All Scholarship Program (FN) Finance Providing a tax credit for obtaining certain 01/08/20 - To certifications by the United States Green Technology and HB 2076 Building Council Leadership in Energy and Del. Pushkin Infrastructure then the Environmental Design green building rating Judiciary system (FN)

01/08/20 - To Political Relating to failure to maintain state and HB 2112 Subdivisions then the Del. R. Thompson public roads Judiciary

01/08/20 - To Political Providing local government the authority to Subdivisions then HB 2120 Del. Pyles place video cameras at road intersections Government Organization Clarifying that the county or regional solid waste authority that may impose and collect 01/08/20 - To Energy HB 2136 an additional solid waste assessment fee is Del. Fleischauer then the Judiciary the county or region where the waste originates (FN) Prohibiting blasting within six hundred 01/08/20 - To the HB 2138 Del. Fleischauer twenty-five feet of an occupied dwelling Judiciary

Relating to debarment of vendors seeking HB 2144 Del. Shott to provide goods and services to the state 01/08/20 - To Finance and its subdivisions (FN)

01/08/20 - To Creating a tax credit for improving facades Technology and HB 2156 Del. Rowe and Pyles in historic districts (FN) Infrastructure then Finance 01/08/20 - To Requiring paving contracts for state Government HB 2159 highways to have special requirements to Del. Rowe Organization then the prevent potholes Judiciary 01/08/20 - To Government HB 2203 Del. Foster, Jennings, West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act Cowles and Porterfield Organization then the Judiciary

Del. Howell, Hanna, Hott, Allowing purchase of hardware items and 01/08/20 - To equipment for statewide road system from a Technology and HB 2353 Steele, Linville, Pack, Phillips, Cadle, Worrell, local seller rather than the holder of a state Infrastructure then the Hill and Wilson contract Judiciary 01/08/20 - To Requiring the Commissioner of Highways to Technology and verify legal employment status of contractors HB 2387 Del. Boggs, Caputo and Infrastructure then and vendor’s employees for certain road and Miley Government bridge contracts Organization 01/08/20 - To Prohibiting forcing currently owner-occupied Technology and HB 2430 Del. Kump, Householder residences to be required to participate in a Infrastructure then and McGeehan public sewer or public water system (FN) Government Organization

HB 2487 Del. Williams and Pyles Pothole app and map 01/08/20 - To Finance

Del. Fleischauer, Pyles, 01/08/20 - To Political Walker, Hansen, Pethtel, Providing certain employees of the HB 2491 Subdivisions then Williams, Caputo, Sypolt, Highways increases in annual pay (FN) Jennings, Angelucci and Finance Miley Shifting funding from the Landfill Closure 01/08/20 - To Industry HB 2496 Del. Kump Assistance Fund to local solid waste and Labor then the authorities (FN) Judiciary

01/08/20 - To Relating to payment for the construction of Del. Doyle, S. Brown, Technology and HB 2573 any expanded or upgraded public service Evans, Pushkin and Infrastructure then district facilities in certain circumstances Hornbuckle Finance Del. J. Jeffries, Paynter, 01/08/20 - To Industry Ending tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike HB 2629 Wilson, Porterfield, Cadle, and Labor then the effective July 1, 2019 Kump, P. Martin, D. Judiciary Jeffries and Butler 01/08/20 - To Providing a safe harbor for employers to Agriculture and Natural Del. Higginbotham, Foster, correct underpayment or nonpayment of HB 2646 Resources then Wilson, Sypolt, Hardy, wages and benefits due to separated Government Butler, Atkinson and Cadle employees Organization 01/08/20 - To Industry Exempting buildings or structures utilized Del. Cooper, Summers, and Labor then Political HB 2663 exclusively for agricultural purposes from the Cadle, Anderson and Subdivisions then the provisions of the State Building Code Porterfield Judiciary 01/08/20 - To Industry Prohibiting manufacturing plants from Del. Doyle, S. Brown, and Labor then Political HB 2710 locating within two air miles of an existing Lavender-Bowe, Pushkin, Subdivisions then the public school Estep-Burton and Pyles Judiciary Del. Doyle, S. Brown, 01/08/20 - To Evans, Lavender-Bowe, Requiring public hearing for applicant for air Technology and HB 2711 Campbell, Estep-Burton, quality permit relating to facility of certain Infrastructure then Hansen, Pushkin, investment value (FN) Government Hornbuckle and Pyles Organization Del. Bibby, Hardy, J. 01/08/20 - To Industry and Labor then HB 2735 Jeffries, Paynter, Relating to state road construction Higginbotham, D. Jeffries, Government Hanna and Wilson Organization

Del. Foster, Criss, Requiring contractors performing work for 01/08/20 - To Industry HB 2756 Waxman, Graves, D. government contracts on computers use and Labor then Energy Jeffries, Pack, Hill and software to verify the hours Butler 01/08/20 - To Del. Caputo, N. Brown, Requiring drug testing companies to have Technology and HB 2832 Lovejoy, Canestraro and contractor IDs and mandatory safety training Infrastructure then Miller before performing work on mine property Government Organization Del. Fleischauer, Jennings, Angelucci, 01/08/20 - To Industry HB 2944 Pyles, Williams, D. Kelly, Relating to paving contracts (FN) and Labor then the Sypolt, Miley, Walker and Judiciary Hansen Repealing the law which makes prime 01/08/20 - To contractors liable for the failure of HB 3040 Government Del. Foster subcontractors to make proper payments for Organization workers’ compensation (FN) 01/08/20 - To Del. Atkinson, Criss, D. Creating a pilot program to encourage utility Technology and HB 3092 Jeffries, Jennings, Butler, infrastructure development to certain lands Infrastructure then P. Martin and Cowles (FN) Government Organization Del. Hanshaw (Mr. HB 4001 Speaker), Mandt, Creating West Virginia Impact Fund (FN) 01/08/20 - To Finance Atkinson, Toney, Pack, Linville and Espinosa Del. Little, Howell, Cowles, Reorganizing various boards and authorities 01/09/20 - To HB 4011 Foster, Porterfield, for the licensing and oversight of trades, Government Higginbotham, Mandt, occupations, and professions Organization Shott, Butler and Ellington Del. Porterfield, Howell, Little, Mandt, 01/09/20 - To HB 4012 Higginbotham, Foster, West Virginia Contractor Act Government Cowles, Ellington and Organization Jennings Del. Summers, D. Jeffries, 01/09/20 - To Establishing country roads accountability HB 4017 Sypolt, D. Kelly, Toney, Government and transparency Hardy, Mandt, Maynard, Organization Linville, Phillips and Criss Del. J. Kelly, Toney, Westfall, Barnhart, Downstream Natural Gas Manufacturing HB 4019 01/08/20 - To Finance Maynard, Porterfield, Investment Tax Credit Act of 2020 (FN) Mandt, Little, Queen, Householder and Butler Del. Foster, Phillips, Jennings, Atkinson, Bibby, Removing authority of municipalities to 01/13/20 - To HB 4020 Steele, Butler, Waxman, require occupational licensure if licensure for Government Espinosa, Porterfield and the occupation is required by the state (FN) Organization Mandt Reducing the number of hours of experience 01/08/20 - To HB 4040 Del. Foster needed to qualify as a journeyman sprinkler Government fitter Organization

Del. Howell, Bibby, J. Requiring agencies exempt from some or all 01/08/20 - To HB 4042 Jeffries, Waxman, J. Kelly of state purchasing requirements to adopt Government and Cadle procedural rules Organization

Authorizing the West Virginia Tourism Office 01/08/20 - To Del. Howell, Bibby, J. to enter into an agreement with the Division Technology and HB 4051 Jeffries, Fast, Waxman, J. of Highways to provide staff at the welcome Infrastructure then Kelly and Cadle centers (FN) Finance 01/08/20 - To Removing the registration fee for a vehicle Technology and HB 4060 operating on a combination of electricity and Del. Pack Infrastructure then petrochemical fuels (FN) Finance

Altering the definition of an aboveground HB 4079 01/09/20 - To Energy Del. J. Kelly and Anderson storage tank

01/10/20 - To Industry Removing certain requirements related to Del. Foster, Phillips, Bibby, and Labor then HB 4086 wages for construction of public Steele, Waxman, Cadle, Government improvements Porterfield and Jennings Organization 01/13/20 - To Industry Del. Foster, Phillips, Bibby, Clarifying the definition of an employee for and Labor then HB 4104 Porterfield, Jennings, the purposes of unemployment Government Anderson, Steele, Howell, compensation and workers' compensation Hanna, Fast and Shott Organization

Del. Foster, Waxman, 01/13/20 - To HB 4110 Jennings, Porterfield, Repealing the West Virginia Jobs Act (FN) Government Steele, Hanna, Kessinger, Organization Cowles and Wilson Del. Atkinson, Pack, Anderson, Cooper, Criss, HB 4113 Cowles, Maynard, Hardy, Relating to motor fuel excise taxes (FN) 01/13/20 - To Finance Steele, Ellington and Jennings Del. Williams, Summers, Miley, Caputo, Barrett, Requiring the Commissioner of Highways to 01/13/20 - To HB 4120 Householder, Fleischauer, develop a formula for allocating road funds Government Pyles, Walker, Zukoff and among districts Organization Hansen Del. D. Jeffries, Porterfield, Azinger, Tomblin, J. Reorganizing various boards and authorities 01/13/20 - To HB 4122 Jeffries, Hott, Cadle, for the licensing and oversight of trades, Government Sypolt, Barnhart and occupations, and professions Organization Hamrick Relating to competitive bidding for 01/13/20 - To the HB 4130 government construction contracts arising Del. D. Jeffries and Hanna Judiciary out of declared states of emergency (FN)

Del. Foster, Little, Mandt, 01/13/20 - To Prohibiting the regulation and licensing of HB 4145 Phillips, D. Jeffries, Government occupations by local government Bartlett, Jennings and Organization Hardy

SENATE BILLS Bill # Sponsors Proposal Introduced/Committee 01/08/20- Increasing weight limits for vehicles on Transportation and SB 6 Sen. Cline certain state highways (FN) Infrastructure then Judiciary

Requiring certain documents that contain 01/08/20 - Government SB 9 Sen. Swope wage records be considered confidential Organization

01/08/20 - Workforce Relating to certification requirements of SB 11 then Government Sen. Swope crane operators Organization

Establishing tax credit for certain employers 01/08/20 - Workforce SB 44 employing eligible individuals recovering Sen. Cline then Finance from substance use disorder (FN)

Requiring contractors provide county boards 01/08/20 - Government SB 59 Sen. Beach of education number of units constructed Organization then prior to issuance of permit Judiciary

Requiring any newly constructed building to 01/08/20 - Government SB 70 Sen. Prezioso meet minimum standards for universal Organization then design for disabled persons Judiciary

Prohibiting political subdivisions from SB 135 Sen. Swope enacting certain ordinances, regulations, 01/08/20 - Judiciary local policies, or other legal requirements Shifting funding from Landfill Closure 01/08/20 - Government SB 139 Sen. Blair Assistance Fund to local solid waste Organization then authorities (FN) Finance

01/08/20 - Transportation and SB 148 Creating Road Maintenance Program (FN) Sen. Sypolt Infrastructure then Finance

Allowing municipalities to contract projects 01/09/20 - Government SB 159 Sen. Sypolt up to $50,000 without bidding Organization

01/09/20 - Enhancing maintenance and repair of state's Transportation and SB 162 Sen. Blair roads and highways (FN) Infrastructure then Finance 01/09/20 - Providing special obligation notes to finance Transportation and SB 226 construction of Interstate 73 and Interstate Sen. Maynard Infrastructure then 74 through WV (FN) Finance

01/09/20 - Banking and Requiring general contractors to have and SB 239 Insurance then Sen. Ihlenfeld maintain general liability insurance Judiciary

01/10/20 - Repealing additional registration fees for Transportation and SB 248 Sen. Romano alternative fuel vehicles (FN) Infrastructure then Finance

Authorizing DEP to develop Reclamation of 01/10/20 - Economic SB 265 Sen. Swope Abandoned and Dilapidated Properties Development then Program (FN) Finance

Sen. Carmichael (Mr. Updating certain terms in WV Corporation SB 300 President) and Prezioso 01/10/20 - Finance [By Request of the Net Income Tax Act Executive]

Relating to competitive bidding for 01/10/20 - Government SB 309 Sen. Swope and government construction contracts arising Organization Pitsenbarger from state of emergency (FN) (IB)

Reorganizing various boards and authorities 01/13/20 - Government SB 313 Sen. Maynard, Clements, for licensing and oversight of trades, Organization then Smith, Sypolt and Swope occupations, and professions (IB) Judiciary

01/13/20 - Sen. Smith, Clements, Transportation and SB 315 Creating Special Road Repair Program (FN) Cline, Jeffries and Infrastructure then Lindsay Finance

01/13/20 - Government Creating Board for Professional Geologists SB 317 Organization then Sen. Cline (FN) Finance 01/13/20 - Government Sen. Maynard, Clements, Prohibiting regulation and licensing of SB 318 Organization then Smith, Sypolt, Tarr and occupations by local government (IB) Swope Judiciary

Relating to prequalifications for state 01/13/20 - Government SB 322 Sen. Maynard contract vendors Organization