The Senate reconvened this morning to establish a quorum and announce the time of the last budget conference committee meeting.
The Budget Bill Conference Committee will meet:
Today-2 p.m. 451M
The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 6 p.m.
Members of the House reconvened this afternoon at 4 p.m. to determine a quorum.
The House will reconvene tomorrow at 11:30 a.m.
This evening, the Senate reconvened at 6 p.m. to determine a quorum. The Budget Conferees continue with their meetings.
The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
Members of the House convened this afternoon at 4 p.m. to determine a quorum and receive a conference committee report for the Budget Bill.
Members were also presented with a message from the Governor regarding his signing of 15 bills into law. Bills signed included, House Bill 4361 which removes provisions prohibiting sharing domestic violence information with other governments and Senate Bill 349 which requires child care centers have written evacuation plans.
The Budget Bill Conference Committee will meet:
Tomorrow-2 p.m. 451M
The House will reconvene tomorrow at 4 p.m.
The Senate reconvened briefly this morning to announce upcoming Budget Bill conference committee meetings.
The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 6 p.m.
Members of the House of Delegates briefly convened this afternoon to continue further work on the Budget Bill and announce upcoming conference committee meetings.
The House will reconvene tomorrow at 4 p.m.
The Budget Bill Conference Committee will meet:
Today- 2 p.m. – 451M
Tomorrow- 2 p.m. – 451M
The House convened today at 4 p.m. to begin the 2010 extended session. House members briefly met this afternoon to determine a quorum and receive an update on the Conference Committee for Senate Bill 213, the Budget Bill.
The House will reconvene tomorrow at 4 p.m.
Members of the Senate convened briefly this evening at 6 p.m. marking the start of the 2010 extended session. Senators received an update on the Conference Committee report for Senate Bill 213, the budget bill, and determined a quorum.
The Budget Bill Conference Committee will meet:
Tomorrow – 2 p.m. – 451M
The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
The Senate reconvened tonight at 10:00 p.m. and completed legislation on 36 bills. The Senate has passed 120 Senate Bills this Session and a total of 217 bills have completed legislation this Session.
Bills completing legislation included Senate Bill 230 which relates to the board of optometry and House Bill 4177 which dedicates five percent of the coal severance tax to the county of origin. Also, House Bill 4604 which increases the criminal penalties for persons who obstruct, flee from or make false statements to law-enforcement officers.
The Senate will reconvene Monday at 6 p.m. for the extended budget session.
The House reconvened at 10:30 p.m. this evening to receive several conference reports and pass 12 bills.
The House completed legislative action on House Bill 4188. It will create the Anti-Criminal Street Gang Act, which prohibits actions and activities in association with criminal street gangs.
Senate Bill 480 also completed action and has been sent to the Governor for consideration. The bill will create “FACTS for Higher Education” by establishing Fair, Accountable, Credible, Transparent and Systematic mechanisms to determine classification status and compensation for classified employees in public higher education organizations.
The House has adjourned the 2010 Regular Session after sending 97 House bills to Governor’s desk. Both houses completed legislative action on a total of 217 bills during the 60-day session.
The House will reconvene Monday at 4 p.m. for the extended Budget Session.
The Senate reconvened tonight at 8:15 p.m. and completed legislation on 12 bills which included Senate Bill 427 which renames and reorganizes Parkways, Economic Development and Tourism Authority. Also Senate Bill 507 which creates the West Virginia Innovative Mine Safety Technology Act tax credit and Senate Bill 648 which repeals outdated and obsolete sections of the education code.
The Senate will reconvene tonight at 10 p.m.
Members of the Senate reconvened this evening at 5 p.m. and were joined by Governor Joe Manchin to present the Distinguished West Virginian Award to Senator Don Caruth for outstanding public service. Senator Caruth was elected to the Senate in 2004 after serving two years in the House of Delegates.
Members also completed legislation on two bills while also adopting 33 resolutions. Bills completing legislation included House Bill 4670 which makes a supplementary appropration to the Department of Agriculture, to the Department of Health and Human Resources, to the Department of Revenue-Racing Commission, to the Bureau of Senior Services and to the Higher Education Policy Commission. Also, Senate Bill 494 which provides fiduciary commissioner oversight.
Additionally, two bills were sent to conference. Senate Bill 218 which would provide for early parole eligibility for certain inmates and House Bill 4513 which would establish requirements for Marcellus gas well operations use of water resources.
The Senate will reconvene tonight at 8:15 p.m.
The House reconvened this afternoon at 3 p.m. and sent 14 bills to the Governor for further consideration.
The House completed action on Senate Bill 574, which will declare December 7 a special memorial day, known as Pearl Harbor Day to honor all West Virginians who fought in World War II.
Members also sent Senate Bill 627 to the Governor’s desk. It will increase criminal penalties for littering. Fines will increase from $50 to between $100 and $1,000 at the discretion of courts. For amounts greater than 100 pounds, fines will increase to a minimum of $1,000, but no more than $2,000.
Additionally, the House passed 13 bills that have been sent to the Senate for consideration. They also appointed Conference committees for Senate Bill 218, which would provide for early parole eligibility for inmates convicted of nonviolent offenses who complete an advanced rehabilitation treatment program, and House Bill 4207, which would make it unlawful to send obscene, anonymous, harassing and threatening communications by computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, or other mobile device.
The House will reconvene this evening at 8 p.m.
UPDATE
The House reconvened at 8 p.m. to pass 20 bills including House Bill 4177, which would dedicated five percent of coal severance tax to the county of origin, House Bill 4130 which would create the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program, and House Bill 4531, which would mandate that the shackling of pregnant women who are incarcerated is not allowed except in extraordinary circumstances.
The House is in recess until 10:30 p.m.
The House reconvened today at 11 a.m. for the last day of the 2010 Regular Session. Fifteen bills completed legislative action during this morning’s session.
House Bill 4223 has been sent to the Governor for further consideration. The bill will increase the safety of children on school busses by creating harsher penalties for failing to stop a motor vehicle before reaching a school bus. The minimum fine has been increased from between $50 and $200 to between $150 and $500.
House Bill 4652 also completed action. It will establish school calendar committees for each county school board of education. The committee will be comprised of teachers, administrators, service personnel and parents. The committee will vote on at least two proposed calendar options for the county.
The House also created Conference Committees for further consideration of bills. Conference Committee bills included Senate Bill 480, which would create “FACTS for Higher Education” by establishing Fair, Accountable, Credible, Transparent and Systematic mechanisms to determine classification status and compensation for classified employees in public higher education organizations. They also included House Bill 4593, which would increase the minimum age for ending compulsory school attendance from 16 to 17 years old. It will also reduce the number of days of unexcused absences from 10 to five.
There will also be a Conference Committee for Senate Bill 230, also known as the Optometry Bill, which would allow Optometrists to perform certain laser eye surgeries.
The following committees will meet today:
Conference Committee on SB230- 2 p.m.- President’s Conference Room
Rules- 2:45 p.m.- Speaker’s Office
The House will reconvene this afternoon at 3 p.m.
