The Senate passed a bill that lays out the provisions for furloughing publlic employyees in the event of a fiscal emergency (HB106), as well as a bill relating to the West Virginia Healthcare Authority (HB117), during a morning floor session on Tuesday.
The Senate plans to use this afternoon to work with the Governor’s office on a budget plan that could be voted on as soon as this evening.
The Senate is in recess until this evening at 5 p.m.
The Senate advanced three bills during a brief floor session Monday afternoon.
House Bill 106 , legislation to furlough the state’s public employees, advanced to second reading along with House Bill 117, which relates to the West Virginia Health Care Authority. The Budget Bill was advanced to third reading with the right to amend.
The Senate is adjourned until tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The conference committee for House Bill 107 will meet at 3:30 p.m. in room 460M.
The House of Delegates convened briefly on Monday, June 12, to announce plans moving forward with the budget.
Delegate Eric Nelson, R-Kanawha, said negotiations have been ongoing throughout the weekend and the conference committee on the tax bill (House Bill 107) will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the House Finance committee room (406M).
The House Finance committee will meet at 4 p.m. in 460M.
The House is in recess until 5 p.m. today.
UPDATE:
The House met briefly around 6 p.m.
A conference committee meeting on HB107 was announced for 9 a.m. tomorrow in 451M.
House Finance will meet tentativley at 10 a.m. in 460M.
The Senate completed action on two bills and adopted a resolution to extend the time the conference committee can evaluate House Bill 107 during a pair of floor sessions on Friday.
The Senate suspended the constitutional rules requiring a bill to be read on three seperate days to complete action on House Bill 111, which relates generally to tax procedures and administration. The body also completed Senate Bill 1014, which modifies laws relating to physicians’ assistants.
With the adoption of SCR103 the conference committee can now evaluate House Bill 107 , relating generally to the Tax Reform Act of 2017, until June 13.
The Senate is adjourned until Monday, June 12 at 1 p.m.
The conference committee on House Bill 107 will meet at 9 a.m. on Monday in 460M.
House members met on Friday, June 9, to adopt a resolution and pass one bill.
Lawmakers adopted Senate Concurrent Resoltuion 103 extending discussions on House Bill 107 to Tuesday, June 13. The House also passed House Bill 117 – Relating to West Virginia Health Care Authority. The bill moves on to the Senate for furhter consideration.
The House reconvenes on Monday, June 12.
The conference committee on HB 107 will meet at 9 a.m. on Monday in House Finance (460M).
The House of Delegates met briefly on Thursday.
Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 1014 – Relating generally to physician assistant. The bill would modify laws relating to physician assistants, and will now go to the Senate.
The House also read House Bill 117 – Relating to West Virginia Health Care Authority – a first time.
The House is adjourned until 1 p.m. Friday, June 9.
The Conference Committee on House Bill 107 will meet at 4:30 p.m. in 451M and again tomorrow at 9 a.m. in 460M.
The Senate laid over three bills during a brief floor session Thursday morning.
Senate Bill 1009, relating generally to tax procedures and administration, and the Budget Bill were again laid over on second reading today. House Bill 111, the companion bill for Senate Bill 1009, was laid over on first reading.
Senate Judiciary will meet at 2 p.m. today in 208W
The Conference Committee for House Bill 107 will meet today at 3:30 p.m. and tomorrow at 9 a.m. in 451M
The Senate is adjourned until tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The House of Delegates met to appoint members to a conference committee discussing ongoing buget negotiations.
The House appointed Delegates Eric Nelson (R-Kanawha), Paul Espinosa (R-Jefferson), Carol Miller (R-Cabell), Brent Boggs (D-Braxton) and Dave Pethtel (D-Wetzel).
The conference committee met at 3:30 p.m. today and will reconvene at 9 a.m. tomorrow in the Senate Finance room. Discussions are over House Bill 107 – Relating generally to the Tax Reform Act of 2017.
The House also read Senate Bill 1014 – Relating generally to physician assistants- a second time.
The House is adjourned until 3 p.m. tomorrow.
The Senate sent House Bill 107, the Tax Reform Act of 2017, to confrence committee during a brief floor session Wednesday morning.
Members from the Senate and the House will now attempt to work out the differences in the bill and come up with a compromised revenue measure to ballance the 2018 fiscal year budget. Conference committee members from the Senate include: Ryan Ferns (R-Ohio, 01), Ed Gaunch (R-Kanawha, 08), Craig Blair (R-Berkeley, 15), Glenn Jeffries (D-Putnam, 08) and Roman Prezioso (D-Marion, 13).
The Senate laid over Senate Bill 1009, relating generally to tax procedures and administration, and the Budget Bill on second reading.
The Senate also received amended revenue estimates from the Governor.
The Senate has adjourned until tomorrow at 11 a.m.
With limited members in attendance, the Senate convened briefly Tuesday morning before adjourning until Wednesday.
The Senate will reconbvene Wednesday, June 7th at 10:00 a.m.
