The Senate passed Senate Bill 1008, which realigns the composition of the state’s Congressional Districts, during an evening floor session.

After much debate, the body narrowly defeated an amendment that would have unified the Eastern Panhandle into one Congressional District.

The Senate will reconvene at 7 p.m.

UPDATE

The Senate has passed House Bill 106, which is the House of Delegates’ bill realigning House districts. The bill now heads to the Governor to be signed into law.

The Senate will reconvene shortly after 9 p.m.

House members meeting Tuesday afternoon advanced House Bill 106, which seeks to reapportion the House of Delegates districts, to 2nd reading for Thursday. A motion to substitute a Minority Report in lieu of the bill was voted down.

On the House Calendar and advanced to 2nd Reading were two supplemental bills, House Bill 104 and House Bill 105.

Also, House Bill 102 was reported from the House Finance Committee, taken up for immediate consideration and read a first time. This bills would clarify the authorization of the Higher Education Policy Commission to sell, lease or convey property and to designate where proceeds are to be deposited.

Finally, a proclamation was received from the Governor amending the special session call to include to include a bill House Bill 107, which makes a supplementary appropriation of unappropriated moneys to the Secretary of State. The bill was sent to the House Finance Committee for consideration.
The House will reconvene tomorrow, Thursday, August 4th, 2011 at 12:00 p.m.

The House will reconvene tomorrow, Thursday, August 4th, 2011 at 12:00 p.m.

The Joint Marcellus Shale Committee will meet tomorrow in Room 451M at 9:00 a.m.

The Senate amended and passed Senate Bill 1006, which reapportions Senate districts, during an afternoon floor session.

The passage came following two amendments. The first amendment was a technical change that restored the entire town of Glenville back into the 12th Senatiorial District. The second amendment ensures that Welch remains in the 8th Senatorial District. The bill now heads to the House for consideration.

The Senate also received a proclamation from the Governor that amended the original call to include Senate Bill 1007, which makes a supplementary appropriation of unappropriated moneys to the Secretary of State. The bill now heads to the Senate Finance Committee for consideration.

The following Senate Committees will meet this afternoon:
Redistricting -2 p.m.-208W

Finance -3 p.m.-451M

The Senate will reconvene at 5 p.m..

Senate Bill 1006, which deals with reapportioning of Senatorial districts advanced to third reading with the right to amend during an afternoon floor session in the Senate Chamber.

Senate Bill 1002, which would distribute a portion of the severance tax on coal to the counties from which the coal is mined, was recommended for passage by the Economic Development Committee and was then read a first time before being sent to the Finance Committee.

The Senate also advised and consented to all of the confirmations that came out of the Committee on Confirmations this morning.

The following interim committees scheduled for this afternoon have been cancelled:
Post Audits

Finance Subcommittee B

Joint Committee on Health

The Senate will reconvene at 11 a.m. tomorrow.