On the first day of the extended budget session, the House took up for immediate consideration 11 House bills the Governor had vetoed for technical reasons such as, House Bill 2535 which creates a tax credit for certain solar energy systems.
Another bill taken up for immediate consideration was House Bill 3194 which makes it a misdemeanor to knowingly file false information with the Secretary of State.
The following committee will meet today:
Finance- 1:00 p.m.- 451M
The House is in recess until 5:00 p.m. today.
West Virginia legislators meet at the State Capitol today to reconvene the Extended Budget Session and finish work on the Fiscal Year 2010 state budget. Lawmakers also are allowed to receive messages concerning vetoed legislation from the Regular Session and address any changes needed to those measures which may then be passed and sent back to the Governor for his approval.
The House heard Senate messages concerning 20 bills in the last minutes of the Regular Session. Of these, 16 bills completed legislative action. 
As the Legislators closed business until their return for extended session of the 1st Session of the 79th Legislature, 213 bills had completed legislative action. The Senate introduced 773 bills for the 2009 session. Of those introduced, 107 became completed legislation.
After being adopted by the Senate during the Saturday evening session, 
The House met for a thoughtful and reminiscent session to hear interns speak about their experiences at the Capitol and display a commemorative video. Legislative interns Missy Myers, Lindsey Strain, Morgan McMahon and Ashley Crakes spoke warmly of their tenure in the 79th Legislature thanking both lawmakers and staff for the indelible experiences they had serving. Delivered with both gravitas and humor, each intern was given a standing ovation and members moved to have their remarks printed in the House journal.
A video presentation was displayed to a full audience in the House. The video, entitled “Ghosts of this House,” commemorated and honored the lives of many former delegates who have passed away in the recent past. The video was received with tears and a standing ovation. Members spoke warmly of their fallen colleagues following the slideshow and expressed heartfelt thank-you’s for the presentation of the video. The House Majority Leader segued into thanking all the staff members that have served this session.