The body received the Senate Judiciary’s committee report with its recommendation for the passage of Senate Bill 4001 during a brief afternoon floor session.
The bill, which would regulate oil and gas wells, was then read a first time and advanced to the Senate Finance Committee.
The Senate Finance Committee is currently meeting in Room 451M
The Senate is in recess until 6 p.m.
UPDATE
The Senate met briefly this evening to receive the Senate Finance’s committee report with its recommendation for the passage of Senate Bill 4001.
The Senate has adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Members of both the West Virginia House of Delegates and West Virginia state Senate met Sunday, December 11th, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. to begin the work of the 4th Extraordinary Session of the 80th West Virginia Legislature in 2011. 
Senators introduced 
The Senate confirmed all of the Governor’s appointments during a brief morning floor session that concluded the 3rd Special Session of 2011.
Senator Jeffrey V. Kessler was elected Senate President Monday evening by 28-5 vote with one senator absent and not voting. Kessler becomes Senate President after serving the Senate for the last 10 months in the role of Acting Senate President. West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman swore him into office on the Senate floor.
Former Logan County Commissioner Art Kirkendoll was appointed by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin to serve the one year remaining on his term in the West Virginia Senate. Governor Tomblin was required to resign his seat in the Senate following his election as Governor. 
The Legislature convened its 3rd Extraordinary Session of the year at Noon on Sunday to receive the 
The Silver Haired Legislature is meeting October 25–27 in Charleston and came to the Capitol and the House of Delegates Chamber for their annual conference.
The West Virginia Silver Haired Legislature (SHL) is a model legislature, composed of 134 representatives 60 years of age or older, who are elected every two years from throughout the state by their peers. There is a representative in the SHL from each of the state’s 55 counties. Through this program older adults learn about the legislative process and work toward identifying solutions to common problems facing the state. 
This morning, the House reconvened to consider action on 
During today’s floor session, the House received Senate messages and advanced two bills to 2nd Reading. Those bills were