Senate members reconvened this morning and completed legislation on 23 bills while also adopting three resolutions. Bills completing legislation included Senate Bill 219, known as the fleet management bill, which relates to managing the state motor vehicle fleet and Senate Bill 597 which requires that women seeking abortion be offered the opportunity to view an ultrasound image of the fetus.
Members sent several bills to conference, meaning they will be reviewed by select members of the House and Senate in an effort to reach agreement. Bills sent to conference included 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. Also, House Bill 4177 which would dedicate five percent of the coal severance tax to the county of origin.
The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 57 which memorialized Gene Carte, a former staff member of the Senate.
The Senate will reconvene this afternoon at 2 p.m.
UPDATE
The Senate reconvened at 2 p.m. to pass 15 bills, including House Bill 4521, called the Second Amendment Appreciation Act, which would create a sales tax holiday for the purchase of guns and ammunition.
Other bills passed include House Bill 4164, also known as Jacob’s Law, which would create a pilot program for the placement of children ages four to 10 in foster care, and House Bill 4031, which would provide flexibility in the West Virginia public schools support plan for funding regional education services agencies.
The Senate is in recess until 5 p.m. this evening.
The Senate reconvened this evening at 5 p.m. passing nine bills, including 
The House reconvened this afternoon and passed 13 bills, including Senate Bill 213, the Budget Bill.
Members also adopted 
The House reconvened today at 11 a.m. and completed legislative action on six bills, as well as passing six bills with amendments.
Lawmakers received a different kind of visitor today as they arrived to their State Capitol offices on the last Friday of the 2010 Regular Session of the 79th Legislature. Representatives from the 
Bills on second reading included 
The House reconvened today at 11 a.m. and sent nine bills to the Governor for consideration. 
Additionally, the House honored the late Joseph Paul Albright, former Speaker of the House of Delegates. A resolution was adopted, which paid tribute to “the character, outstanding career and extraordinary public service” of the former lawmaker. Albright also was a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.