Senate: Rules and Judiciary

Agenda:
The committee has scheduled a hearing to consider nominations and the following bills:
BLOCK I 10 a.m.
Nominees:
Jay T. Watson, member, V.I. Racing Commission, St. Croix District
Dr. Laura Palminteri, member, V.I. Racing Commission, St. Thomas-St. John District
BLOCK II 11 a.m.
Dorothy M. Isaacs, member, V.I. Public Finance Authority Board, St. Thomas-St. John District
Laurel Hewitt-Sewer, member, V.I. Port Authority, St. Thomas-St. John District
LUNCH 12:30- 1 p.m.
BLOCK III 1-2 p.m.
Nominees:
David Lee Silverman, member, V.I. Coastal Zone Management Commission, St. Thomas-St. John District
Ralf Hartwell Boulon Jr., member, V.I. Coastal Zone Management Commission, St. Thomas-St. John District
BLOCK IV 2 p.m.
Bill No. 32-0256 — An Act amending Title 9, V.I.C., adding chapter 25 enacting The Finance Lenders Law (Proposed by Sen. Nereida Rivera O’Reilly)
Bill No. 32-0310 — An Act amending Title 9, V.I.C., adding chapter 22 (the Uniform Money Services Act) to grant to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor’s Division of Banking, Insurance and Financial Regulation the authority to license authorized delegates, to establish requirements for alien companies seeking to conduct businesses, and for other related purposes (Proposed by Sen. Kurt A. Vialet)
Bill No. 32-0248 — An Act amending Title 22, V.I.C., to add chapter 42 enacting “The Actuarial Opinion and Memorandum Act” to meet the accreditation standards established by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and to provide for greater and more effective protection to the policyholders of the territory (Proposed by Sen. Kurt A. Vialet)
Bill No. 32-0309 — An Act Amending Title 22, V.I.C., chapter 21 by designating the existing sections as subchapter I and by adding a subchapter II entitled “Standard Valuation Act of 2018,” to meet the accreditation standards established by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in its model laws and to update the insurance laws of the territory placing them on par with other United States jurisdictions to more effectively protect the policyholders of the territory (Proposed by Sen. Kurt A. Vialet)
Bill No. 32-0308 — An Act amending Title 3, V.I.C., chapter 19, adding sections 339, 339a and 339b to establish the Division of Festivals within the Department of Tourism whose function is organizing and executing festivals and to re-establish the Virgin Islands Cultural Heritage Institute within the Department of Tourism, Title 33, Virgin Islands Code, subtitle 3, chapter 111, section 3088 to rename the “Carnival and Festival Committee Revolving Fund” as the “Division of Festivals Revolving Fund,” and Title 3, Virgin Islands Code, chapter 22, repealing section 408 (Proposed by Senators Myron D. Jackson and Janelle K. Sarauw; Co-sponsor: Sen. Brian Smith)
BILL No: 32-0230 –“An act amending Title 24, V.I.C., chapter 17, adding subchapter II to limit employer’s use of criminal records in hiring and other employment practices (Proposed by: Senators Nereida Rivera-O’Reilly, Janelle K. Sarauw, Marvin A. Blyden and Myron D. Jackson)