West Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 525 — Relating to certification for emergency medical training - mining

Last action — Chapter 151, Acts, Regular Session, 2018

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2018. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

40 added · 39 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 525 eliminates a specific section of the Code of West Virginia and adds a new section focused on emergency medical technicians in mining. The main change is that responsibility for certification requirements is now transferred to the chapter that pertains to miners' health and safety. This also means that the Director of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training can no longer delegate authority to other providers for administering certification courses and exams. These changes aim to streamline the certification process, ensuring that it's more directly regulated within the context of mining safety, which is important for protecting the health and safety of miners.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Originating Senate Bill 525 By Gaunch, Maynard, Baldwin, Boso, Clements, Facemire, Jeffries, Maroney, Palumbo, Smith, Sypolt, and Weld [Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session ENROLLED Senate Bill 525 By Gaunch, Maynard, Baldwin, Boso, Clements, Facemire, Jeffries, Maroney, Palumbo, Smith, Sypolt, and Weld [Passed March 10, 2018;
Reported on February 12, 2018] A BILL to repeal §16-4C-6c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;
in effect 90 days from passage] AN ACT to repeal §16-4C-6c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;
and transferring certification requirements for emergency medical technician – mining to the chapter governing miners’ health, safety and training.
transferring certification requirements for emergency medical technician – mining to the chapter governing miners’ health, safety and training;
eliminating the authority of the Director of Miners’ Health Safety and Training to authorize providers to administer certification courses and examinations;
modifying requirements for training personnel and independent trainers;
and making technical corrections.
(e) The education program, training, courses, and cognitive and skills examinations required for certification and recertification as an emergency medical technician - miner, also known as emergency medical technician - mining, in existence on January 1, 2014, shall remain in effect for the certification and recertification of emergency medical technician - industrial until they are changed by legislative rule by the commissioner in consultation with the Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety.
(e) The education program, training, courses, and cognitive and skills examinations required for certification and recertification as an emergency medical technician - miner, also known as emergency medical technician - mining, in existence on January 1, 2014, shall remain in effect for the certification and recertification of emergency medical technician - industrial until they are changed by legislative rule by the director in consultation with the Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety.
(2) Authorize providers to administer the certification and recertification courses and examinations, including mine training personnel, independent trainers, community and technical colleges, regional education service agencies, and educational service cooperatives:
(2) Authorize providers to administer the recertification courses and examinations, including mine training personnel, independent trainers, community and technical colleges, regional education service agencies, and educational service cooperatives:
Provided, That the mine training personnel and independent trainers must have a valid cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification and must be an approved Mine Safety and Health Administration- or Occupational Safety and Health Administration-certified instructor;
Provided, That the mine training personnel and independent trainers must obtain an EMT-M Instructor Certification issued by the West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training;
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The purpose of this bill is to transfer the governance of emergency medical technicians – mining from the code addressing public health to the code addressing miners’ health and safety.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 151, Acts, Regular Session, 2018

  2. Approved by Governor 3/21/18

  3. To Governor 3/21/18

  4. Approved by Governor 3/21/18 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/21/18 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/21/18 - Senate Journal

  7. To Governor 3/21/18 - House Journal

  8. House received Senate message

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to House

  11. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 513)

  12. House Message received

  13. Communicated to Senate

  14. House concurred in Senate amend with title amend, passed (Roll No. 528)

  15. House received Senate message

  16. Senate requests House to concur

  17. Senate amends House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 461)

  18. House Message received

  19. Communicated to Senate

  20. Passed House (Roll No. 410)

  21. Read 3rd time

  22. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  23. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  24. Read 2nd time

  25. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  26. Read 1st time

  27. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  28. With amendment, do pass

  29. To House Government Organization

  30. With amendment, do pass, but first to Government Organization

  31. To House Energy

  32. To Energy then Government Organization

  33. Introduced in House

  34. Ordered to House

  35. Passed Senate (Roll No. 130)

  36. Read 3rd time

  37. On 3rd reading

  38. Read 2nd time

  39. On 2nd reading

  40. Read 1st time

  41. On 1st reading

  42. Reported do pass

  43. Originating in Senate Government Organization

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

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Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (138)

138 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68001
Republican 26000
Democrat 4000
Total 98001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Lane — Yea
Romine, C. — Yea
Romine, R. — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Fast — Yea
Ferro — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Love — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Foster — Yea
Blair — Yea
Martin — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Speaker Armstead — Yea
Evans, A. — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Capito — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Folk — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Iaquinta — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Lynch — Yea
Overington — Yea
Pack — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Shott — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Storch — Yea
Summers — Yea
Upson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Evans, E. — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Ambler — Yea
Bates — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Deem — Not Voting
Fleischauer — Yea
Frich — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hill — Yea
Householder — Yea
Isner — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Marcum — Yea
Miley — Yea
Moye — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sobonya — Yea
Wilson — Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 68001
Democrat 4000
Republican 26000
Total 98001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Fast — Yea
Lane — Yea
Ambler — Yea
Ferro — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Bates — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Romine, C. — Yea
Romine, R. — Yea
Foster — Yea
Blair — Yea
Martin — Yea
Folk — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Lynch — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Shott — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Graves — Yea
Sobonya — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Miley — Yea
Overington — Yea
Storch — Yea
Upson — Yea
Wagner — Yea
Pack — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Speaker Armstead — Yea
Evans, A. — Yea
Evans, E. — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Householder — Yea
Iaquinta — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Capito — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Deem — Not Voting
Fleischauer — Yea
Frich — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Isner — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Love — Yea
Marcum — Yea
Moye — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Summers — Yea
Westfall — Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 31000
Republican 3000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
ARVON — Yea
GAUNCH — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
KARNES — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MANN — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
BOSO — Yea
OJEDA — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
WELD — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
FERNS — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Who sponsors SB 525?
SB 525 is sponsored by Maroney, Charles H. Clements (Republican), Tom Takubo (Republican), Boso, Facemire, Gaunch, Baldwin, Ryan Weld (Republican), Mike Woelfel (Democrat), Palumbo, Maynard, Sypolt, Jeffries, and Randy E. Smith (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 525?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2018. Enacted.
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