2024 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB445: Reducing certification periods and renewal fees for EMS personnel

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to reduce the certification periods for EMS personnel from four years to two years to align certification periods with those of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and to reduce the certification renewal fees to correspond with the shorter certification period and to require the Office of Emergency Medical Services to publish disciplinary actions taken against certified EMS personnel on its website.

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Bill History

1/15/2024
Filed for introduction
Senate
1/15/2024
To Government Organization
Senate
1/15/2024
Introduced in Senate
Senate
1/15/2024
To Government Organization
Senate
1/24/2024
Committee substitute reported
Senate
1/25/2024
On 1st reading
Senate
1/25/2024
Read 1st time
Senate
1/26/2024
On 2nd reading
Senate
1/26/2024
Read 2nd time
Senate
1/29/2024
On 3rd reading
Senate
1/29/2024
Read 3rd time
Senate
1/29/2024
Passed Senate (Roll No. 74)
Senate
1/29/2024
Effective from passage (Roll No. 74)
Senate
1/29/2024
Ordered to House
Senate
1/30/2024
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
1/30/2024
To Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services then Government Organization
House of Delegates
1/30/2024
To House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services
House of Delegates
2/22/2024
With amendment, do pass, but first to Government Organization
House of Delegates
2/22/2024
To House Government Organization
House of Delegates
3/4/2024
With amendment, do pass
House of Delegates
3/5/2024
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/5/2024
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
3/6/2024
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Passed House (Roll No. 551)
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Effective from passage (Roll No. 552)
House of Delegates
3/7/2024
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
3/8/2024
House Message received
Senate
3/8/2024
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 469)
Senate
3/8/2024
Effective from passage (Roll No. 469)
Senate
3/8/2024
Communicated to House
Senate
3/8/2024
Completed legislative action
Senate
3/13/2024
To Governor 3/13/2024
Senate
3/9/2024
To Governor 3/13/2024 - Senate Journal
Senate
3/9/2024
To Governor 3/13/2024 - House Journal
House of Delegates
3/26/2024
Approved by Governor 3/26/2024
Senate
3/9/2024
Approved by Governor 3/26/2024 - Senate Journal
Senate
3/9/2024
Approved by Governor 3/26/24 - House Journal
House of Delegates
4/23/2024
Chapter 211, Acts, Regular Session, 2024
Senate

Amendments

sb445 h go am _1

sb445 h go am _1

3/4/2024Not Adopted

sb445 h go am _1 adopted

sb445 h go am _1 adopted

3/4/2024Adopted

sb445 h fd am _1

sb445 h fd am _1

2/21/2024Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 469)
3/8/2024
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective from passage (Roll No. 469)
3/8/2024
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 551)
3/7/2024
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective from passage (Roll No. 552)
3/7/2024
99
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 74)
1/29/2024
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective from passage (Roll No. 74)
1/29/2024
32
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/23/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine Die

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197021.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197021.5 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197019.5 KB