Today the House passed the Senate amended House Bill 2010. The bill has completed all legislative action and is pending the signature of the governor. The bill requires the elections of justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, circuit court judges, family court judges and magistrates be nonpartisan and by division.

The House also passed two bills. House Bill 2562 relates to sales tax increment financing. House Bill 2770 would make a supplementary appropriation from the State Fund, State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund, to the Division of Human Services. 

Seven bills were read for a second time. Some of these include House Bill 2648 which would authorized entities to maintain a stock of epinephrine auto-injectors to be used for emergency. Another bill is House Bill 2457 which would prohibit the use of the name or likeness of elected or appointed officials on publicly-owned vehicles.

Thirteen bills were read for a first time.

The House is in recesss until 6:00 p.m. this evening

The House reconvened this evening to take committee reports and pass legislation. The House concurred with Senate amendments to Senate Bill 6. This bill relates to professional medical liability.

They also received two conference committee reports and adopted both of them. They then passed House Bill 2002, which relates to predicating actions for damages upon principles of comparative fault. The other bill was House Bill 2025, which prohibits certain sex offenders from loitering within one thousand feet of a school or child care facility.

The House suspended the constitutional rule on House Bill 2755 which requires the bill be read on three seperate days. The House then passed the bill which relates to service and professional employee positions at jointly established schools.

The House is adjourned until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow

The following committees will meet today:

Government Organization will meet at 2:00 p.m. in Room 215E

Judiciary will meet at 2:00 p.m. in Room 410M

Finance will meet at 2:00 p.m. in Room 460M

Education will meet at 3:00 p.m. in Room 434M

The following committees will meet tomorrow:

Judiciary will meet at 9:00 a.m. in Room 410M

Health & Human Resources will meet at 3:00 p.m. in Room 215E

This evening the House reconvened at 4:30 p.m to pass bills that were on second reading. The Legislature voted to revoke the constitutional requirement that bills be read on a subsequent third day. Three bills completed legislative action including Senate Bill 298, Senate Bill 378, and House Bill 2274. 

Senate Bill 298 clarifies funds within the Public Employees Retirement Fund. Senate Bill 378 involves relicensing electricians without retesting under certain circumstances. House Bill 2274 authorizes the Commissioner of Corrections to enter into mutual aid agreements.

The House also passed a multitude of other bills. Senate Bill 299 would clarify the start date of State Police duty-related disability payments. Senate Bill 302 relates to state retirement plans. House Bill 2054 relates to the right of the landlord of commercial premises to terminate the lease under certain circumstances. House Bill 2139 relates to the employment of retired teachers as substitutes in areas of critical need and shortage for substitute. House Bill 2140 relates to building governance and leadership capacity of county board during period of state intervention 

House Bill 2187 encourages public officials to display the national motto on all public property and public buildings. House Bill 2272 relates to the authority of the Board of Pharmacy. House Bill 2432 relates to the licensure requirements to practice pharmacist care. House Bill 2505 relates to retirement system participation and concurrent employment provisions. House Bill 2507 relates to membership provisions in the WV Municipal Police and Firefighters Retirement System.  

House Bill 2545  deals with reimbursement of certification fee National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification. House Bill 2598 ensures that teachers of students with disabilities receive complete information about the school’s plan for accommodating the child’s disabilities. House Bill 2606 clarifies the potential sentence for disorderly conduct. House Bill 2632 exempts the procurement of certain instructional materials for use in and in support of public schools from the division of purchasing requirements. House Bill 2663 creates the Rehabilitation Services Vending Program Fund. House Billl 2669 relates to compulsory tuberculosis testing 

The House passed seven bills today during the floor session. Senate Bill 255 completed legislative action and is awaiting the governor’s signature.

Senate Bill 255 would eliminate certain boards, councils, committees, panels, task forces and commission. 

House Bill 2461 realtes to delinquency proceedings of insurers. House Bill 2492 would repeal the requirement that an entity charging admission to view certain closed circuit telecast or subscription television events needs to obtain a permit from the State Athletic Commission. House Bill 2625 continues the current hazardous waste management fee. House Bill 2646 would legalize and regulate the sale and use of fireworks. House Bill 2702 redefines service personnel class titles of early childhood classroom assistant teachers. House Bill 2726 clarifies choice of laws issues in product’s liability actions.

There are twenty bills that still need to be read for a second time.  Seven bills still have yet to be read for a first time.

The House is in recess until 4:30 p.m. today.

The following committees will meet today:

Judiciary will meet at 1:00 p.m. in Room 410M

Government Organization will meet at 2:00 p.m. in Room 215E

The following committees will meet Monday:

Agriculture & Natural Resources will meet at 8:00 a.m. in Room 215E

Finance will meet at 2:00 p.m. in Room 460M

Education will meet at 3:00 p.m. in Room 434M