The House recognized today, January 25, 2011 as Girl Scouts Day in the Legislature. In a brief morning session, the House introduced 17 bills and passed three.

House Bill 2075, House Bill 2345 and House Bill 2521 were passed by majority vote and communicated to the Senate for further consideration. House Bill 2521 would eliminate the requirement of serving domestic violence orders by certified mail. The bill would provide for immediate publication of domestic violence orders if personal service by law enforcement has been unsuccessful.

Additionally, the House reconsidered House Bill 2001, amending the bill back to its original language as it initially passed the House. The bill was then sent to the Senate for consideration.

The House also read five bills for a second time and House Bill 2525 was read for the first time.

The following committees will meet today:
Education – 2:00 p.m. – 434M
Finance (Budget Hearing) – 1:00 p.m. – 460M
Government Organization – 1:30 p.m. – 215E
Judiciary – 1:00 p.m. – 410M

The House will reconvene at 11:00 a.m.

The House introduced 79 bills and passed one in a brief late morning session. Also, four bills were read for the first time and sent to their respective committees.

Delegates passed House Bill 2370 , which would remove the Commissioner for the Bureau for Public Health from professional licensure boards. The bill was passed by majority and has been communicated to the Senate for further consideration.

Additionally, House Bill 2075, House Bill 2345 and House Bill 2521 were read for a second time. House Bill 2075 would eliminate the requirement of serving domestic violence orders by certified mail.

The following committees will meet today:
Education – 2:00 p.m. – 434M
Finance (Budget Hearing) – 1:00 p.m. – 460M
Judiciary – 1:30 p.m. – 410M
Health and Human Resources – 4:00 p.m. – 215E

The House will reconvene at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow morning.

Today the House received reports from committees on 10 bills including, House Bill 2518 would provide that any person, under the age of eighteen, who attempts to escape from the custody of the Division of Juvenile Services, is guilty of a delinquent act and subject to the jurisdiction of the circuit court of the county in which the escape occurred.

Also, 61 bills were introduced and were sent to respective committees for further consideration. House Bill 2700 relates to elevator safety, which would exempt federal employees from the elevator worker’s licensure requirements.

Additionally, three bills were read for the first time; House Bill 2705 , House Bill 2345 and House Bill 2521. House Bill 2370 was read for a second time.

The following committees will meet Monday:
Finance – 1:00 p.m. – 460M
Judiciary – 1:30 p.m. – 434M
Health and Human Resources – 4:00 p.m. – 215E

The House will reconvene Monday at 11:00 a.m.

This morning the House received committee reports on 11 bills that were then sent to their respective committees for further consideration.Three of those bills are scheduled for first reading on tomorrow’s House calendar. House Bill 2345 would change the membership of the PEIA Financial Board by changing the number of citizen members from four to three.

Also, the House introduced 46 bills and referred them to their respective committees for further consideration. One of those bills is House Bill 2655, which would abolish the business and franchise tax.

Delegates also adopted three resolutions including House Resolution 7, which designates January 20, 2011 as Generation West Virginia Day.

The following committees will meet today:
Finance – 1:00 p.m. – 460M
Judiciary – 1:00 p.m. – 410M
Education – 2:00 p.m. – 434M
Government Organization – 3:00 p.m. – 215E

The House will reconvene tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.

This morning the House received a message from the Senate regarding that body’s passage of House Bill 2001 with amendments. The House refused to concur with the proposed amendments and decided to ask the Senate to rescind their amendment.

Following that, the House completed the third reading of House Bill 2464, which would add additional requirements to the Ethics Act. The House then unanimously passed the bill and sent it to the Senate.

The House also introduced 97 bills this morning, including House Bill 2552 , which would provide for a new election to fill a vacancy in the Office of Governor. Of the bills introduced 82 were rule-making bills, and all introduced bills were sent to their respective committees for further consideration.

The following committees will meet today:
Energy, Industry and Labor/ Economic Development and Small Business – 1 p.m. – 460M
Political Subdivisions – 1 p.m. – 215E
Constitutional Revision – 2 p.m. – 410M
Senior Citizens Issues – 3 p.m. – 215E
Health and Human Resources – 4 p.m. – 215E

The House will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.