After reconvening at 5 p.m. the House of Delegates reviewed several Senate Communications.

The House concurred with the Senate and allowed the following bills to complete legislation: SB 267 which would modify the removal procedure for certain county, school district and municipal officers, SB 298 also known as the Brunch Bill and would permit restaurants, private clubs and wineries to sell alcohol on Sundays, SB 311 which allows a permanent exception for mortgage modification or refinancing loan under federal Making Home Affordable program, SB 634 which creates the William R. Laird IV Second Chance Driver’s License Act, HB 2665 which relates to participation in Motor Vehicle Alcohol Test and Lock Program, HB 4237 supporting the Strengthening Families Act, HB 4314 which would prohibit the sale of powdered or crystalline alcohol, HB 4334 which would clarify the requirements for a license to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse and expanding prescriptive authority, HB 4740 which would permit that current members of the National Guard or Reserves may be excused from jury duty, 

The House agreed to a conference committee regarding SB 454 which relates to licensing and regulating medication-assisted treatment programs for substance use disorders.

Additionally, the House concurred with the Senate, and amended the following bills which will now await Senate concurrence: SB 621, HB 2110, HB 2494, HB 2897 the Young Entrepeneur Investment Act,

Several members of the House whom will not be returning next session, stood up to share emotional stories and thank their colleagues for their comraderie, including Delegate Jim Morgan (D-16), Delegate Anna Border-Sheppard (R-9), Delegate Walter Duke (R-61), Delegate Denise Campbell (D-43), Delegate Joshua Nelson (R-23), Delegate Stephen Skinner (D-67), Delegate Ryan Weld (R-2), Delegate David Perry (D-32), Delegate Don Perdue (D-19), Delegate Doug Reynolds (D-17), Delegate Mike Azinger (R-10),  Delegate Larry Faircloth (R-60), Delegate John McCuskey (R-35), Delegate Bill Flanigan (R-51), Delegate Randy Smith (R-53) and Delegate Lynwood “Woody” Ireland (R-17).

The Conference Committee regarding SB 454 will meet in the back of the Senate Chamber at 7:15 p.m.

The House will be in recess until 7:45 p.m.

After reconvening at 1 p.m., the House of Delegates concurred and passed 11 bills, allowing them to complete legislation.

They were: SB 306, which permits the sale of county or district property online, SB 524 which rewrites the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists article, HB 2205 which creates the crime of prohibited sexual contact by a psychotherapist,  HB 4038 which relates to insurance requirements for refilling topical eye medicine, HB 4146 which provides insurance coverage for abuse-deterrent opiod analgesic drugs, HB 4307 which allows the carrying of firearms for self-defense in state parks, state parks and state recreational areas, HB 4323 which relates to the reporting of emergency incidents by well operators and pipeline operators, HB 4537 which relates to the regulation of chronic pain clinics, HB 4554 which allows an increase in the gross weight limitation on certain roads in Greenbrier County, HB 4558 which relates to victim notification and designation of additional individuals to receive notice of an offender’s releas and HB 4561 which creates a special hiring process for West Virginia Division of Highways employees. 

The House concurred with, but added further amendments to HB 4365 which relates to the certificate of need process. It will return to the Senate for concurrence.

HB 4383 which would make individuals responsible for costs relating to the filing of excessive false complaints was passed with a title amendment adopted by the House and sent back to the Senate for concurrence.

The House of Delegates spent some time during the afternoon claiming honors and showing appreciation for the many staff members that serve behind the scenes, allowing everything to run smoothly.

The House Rules committee will meet at 3:45 p.m.

The House will be in recess until 4 p.m.

The House of Delegates convened at 10 a.m. for day 60, the final day of the 2016 legislative session.

The House completed its calendar this morning including SB 272 which would allow investigators from the Attorney General’s office to carry concealed weapons, SB 278 which clarifies physicians’ mutual insurance company is not state or quasi-state actor, SB 404 which would remove prohibition on billing persons for testing for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases and, SB 427 which would transfer funds from State Excess Lottery Fund to Department of Revenue, SB 465 allowing professional employers insure certain risks through pure insurance captive and SB 578 which would protect utility workers from crimes against persons.

The conference committee on SB 597 met at noon in the President’s Conference Room.

The House will be in recess until 1 p.m.

The House of Delegates convened at 9 a.m. and finished business around 10 p.m. on Friday.

Only being one day away from the end of the 2016 session, the House calendar was lengthy to have final discussions on a total of 32 bills up for passage.

The first bill to pass was Senate Bill 107. This particular bill is also known as the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. Another bill voted to pass was Senate Bill 262, which would eliminate need for law enforcement to obtain court order prior to having access to inmate mail and phone recordings. 

After the passage of a few bills, there was an extended debate on the floor over Senate Bill 269, the budget bill, which eventually passed in the House and will now be communicated back to the Senate.

The House returned from recess to consider the rest of the bills on the calendar. The first bill to be discussed after recess was House Bill 4741 which would expire funds to the Division of Human Resources, Medical Services Trust Fund. House Bill 4742 then passed right after that in order to work to expire funds to the Division of Human Resources, Medical Services Trust Fund from various accounts. Both bills will now be sent to the Senate for further consideration.

Along with bills passed on third reading, Senate Bill 298, also known as the Brunch Bill, passed in the House which would allow restaurants, private clubs and wineries to sell alcoholic beverages on Sundays. The bill passed and will now be communicated to the Senate.

Among other bills passed were Senate Bill 339, 454, 504 and 517. Senate Bill 563 also passed which would work to increase retirement benefit multiplier for WV Emergency Medical Services Retirement System members.

Senate Bill 686 also passed in the House which would authorize local governing authorities hold sanctioned motor vehicle races on roads, street or airports under their jurisdiction.

House Bill 4017 was tabled, to be considered tomorrow.

A total of six bills were advanced to third reading.

When the House reconvened they took up and adopted HCR 36, which would allow for a constitutional convention of states regarding a balanced budget amendment. 

The House will reconvene at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The House of Delegates met today at 9:30 a.m. to get a head start on the final day for bills to be advanced to second reading. 

Two interns that have worked this session, graced the members with a speech, summing up their experiences here at the Capitol this session.  

Seventeen bills passed the House today, and among those 8 completed legislation. SB 384 would require the Bureau for Medical Services to seek federal waiver for a 30-day waiting period for tubal ligation, SB 459 would require county board of education to pay tuition to the Mountaineer Challenge Academy, SB 493 would allow the creation of self-settled spendthrift trusts, SB 516 relates to the registration for selective service, SB 545 relates to asbestos abatement on oil and gas pipelines, SB 595 relates to retirement credit for members of the WV National Guard, SB 613 would define total capital for purposes of calculating state-chartered bank’s lending limit and SB 614 would conform statute with court interpretation by replacing “unconscionable” with “fraudulent” when referring to conduct. 

SB 622 which relates to the composition of PEIA Finance Board, was delayed on the calendar one day and will be taken up on third reading tomorrow.

Twenty-eight other bills were advanced to third reading, with SB 539 laid over on second reading.

A message from the Governor provided an explanation for a veto on SB 10, which would create the Unborn Child Protection Act. The House overrode the veto with a vote of 85 to 15.

After reconvening once again at 5 p.m., the House continued with the remaining four bills on second reading today, including the budget bill, House Bill 4017. The House voted to consolidate the Senate Budget Bill within the House Bill.

Six bills were advanced to second reading as well. 

The House voted to concur with the Senate and pass HB 4346, HB 4587, SB 265 and SB 333. 

The following committees will tomorrow prior to session: 

Rules: 8:45 a.m.

The House will reconvene tomorrow at 9 a.m.