The Senate met today at 11 a.m.

Ten Senate Bills 259, 352, 431, 488, 552, 553, 573, 579, 582 and 597, were passed today. Senate Bill 431 authorizes that pharmacists and pharmacy interns dispense opioid antagonists, such as Narcan, as over-the-counter drugs, without prescription. These bills will be sent to the House of Delegates for further consideration.

House Bill 4175 which relates generally to home schooling, was passed and has completed legislation. Once the House concurs with Senate amendments the bill will await the Governor’s final approval.

Eight Senate Bills were read for the second time and advanced to the third reading for Monday. This includes Senate Bills 218, 339, 478, 481, 500, 505, 520 and 581. In addition, two House Bills were read for the second time and advanced to the third reading; 4145 and 4161. House Bill 4145 relates to the carry or use of a handgun or deadly weapon and House Bill 4161 relates to the levies on classifications of property by the Board of Public Works.

The Committee on Judiciary will meet today at 1:45 p.m. in 208W 

The Senate will reconvene Monday, February 22 at 11 a.m.

The Senate met today at 11 a.m.

The State Senate memorialized the Honorable A. Keith Wagner today. The former 6th district Senator was a graduate of Bluefield State College, where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education. His latest educational endeavors were spent at River View High School at Bradshaw, WV, where he was known as “The Voice of the Raiders.” There, he was honored to direct the WVU Mountaineer Marching Band during their performance at his school. Senators Maynard, Plymale and Kessler stood to speak about the Honorable A. Keith Wagner, mentioning that he was a great man and he will be deeply missed.

Four Senate Bills passed; 54, 293, 313 and 434. Senate Bill 313 relates to the school calendar and allows limited use of available accrued instructional time. Senate Bill 434 allows home-based micro-processed foods sold at farmer’s markets. These bills will now be sent to House of Delegates for further consideration.

House Bills 4148, 4158, 4244 and 4245 were also passed and have completed legislation. These bills now await the Governor’s final approval. House Bill 4148 updates the meaning of federal taxable income and certain other terms used in the West Virginia Corporation Net Income Tax Act.

Ten Senate Bills and one House Bill were read for the second time and have advanced to the third reading. House Bill 4145 was laid over on the second reading and will retain its place on the calendar. This bill relates to the carry or use of a handgun or deadly weapon.

The following committees will meet today:

Judiciary at 1:45 p.m. in 208W

Health & Human Resources at 2:30 p.m.

The Senate will reconvene tomorrow, Saturday, February 20th at 11 a.m.

The following committees will meet tomorrow prior to session:

Judiciary at 9 a.m. in 208W

Finance at 9 a.m. in 451M

Education at 10 a.m. in 451M

The Senate met today at 11 a.m.

The Senate concurred with House amendments on Senate Bill 15 and the bill completed legislation. This regards the adoption of intermediary doctrine as defense to civil action due to lack of warnings or instructions and now awaits the Govenor’s final approval.

12 Senate Bills were passed, including Senate Bill 10, which creates an Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act, and Senate Bill 105 which establishes a Tim Tebow Act, allowing nonpublic school students to participate in SSAC member school athletics. Senate Bills 16, 267, 283, 351, 436, 439, 462, 504, 507 and 515 were also passed in the Senate and will be sent to the House of Delegates for further consideration. 

Senate Bill 356, which eliminates the consumer sales and service tax exemption for the 2016 fiscal year, was referred to the Rule Committee on the third reading. Senate Bill 400 was laid over on the third reading and will retain its place on the calendar.

Senate Bills 315, 424 and 529 were read for the second time and advanced to the third reading. Senate Bill 315 provides the construction of a statewide fiber optic broadband infrastructure network. Senate Bill 313 was laid over on the second reading and will retain its place on the calendar.

The following committees will meet today:

Pensions at 2 p.m. in 208W

Natural Resources at 2:15 p.m. in 451M

Judiciary at 3 p.m. in 208W

Finance at 3 p.m. in 451M

The Judiciary Committee will meet tomorrow at 9 a.m. prior to session.

The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.

The Senate met today at 11 a.m.

Senate Bill 123, which allows for expedited partner therapy treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, completed legislation and will now be sent to the Governor’s office for final approval.

Passed today were 16 Senate Bills. This includes Senate Bill 298 which allows restaurants, private clubs and wineries to sell alcoholic beverages on Sundays and Senate Bill 510 which establishes an Adult Drug Court Participation Fund.

14 Senate Bills were read for the second time and advanced to the third reading. Senate Bill 14 creates the Unborn Child Protection from Dismemberment Abortion Act and Senate Bill 105 creates a Tim Tebow Act, which allows nonpublic school students to participate in SSAC member school athletics.

Senate Bill 313, relating to school calendars and allowing limited use of available instructional time, and Senate Bill 424, allowing fire departments to assess fees, were laid over on the second reading and will retain their places on the calendar.

The following committees will meet today:

Health & Human Resources at 1:15 p.m. in 451M

Energy, Industry and Mining at 1:30 p.m. in 208W

Education at 2:15 p.m. in 451M

Government Organizations at 2:15 p.m. in 208W

Judiciary at 3 p.m. in 208W

Finance at 3:15 p.m. in 451M

The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.