This evening, the Legislature adjourned the Second Extraordinary Session after completing legislative action on 11 bills. Those bills to complete legislation are as follows:

House Bill 201 relates to United States Senatorial succession.

House Bill 202 provides a supplemental appropriation to the Secretary of State’s office.

House Bill 211 allows more counties to apply to participate in the military and overseas voting pilot program for the 2010 general election.

House Bill 212 removes the sunset provision regarding family court appeals .

House Bill 214 is a supplemental appropriation to various departments .

House Bill 215 is a supplemental appropriation to Education and the Arts, Environmental Protection and Insurance Commissioner.

House Bill 216 supplements and amends an item of existing appropriation from the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Governor’s Office Civil Contingent Fund.

Senate Bill 2003 extends sunset provision relating to foundation investments by MU and WVU.

Senate Bill 2006 relates to school committees and school teams

Senate Bill 2009 relates to pilot programs to increase academic achievement.

Senate Bill 2010 amends deadlines relating to participation in Uniformed Services and Overseas Voter Pilot Program.

Both the House and Senate adjourned Sine Die.

During this evening’s floor session, the House received Senate messages and completed legislative action on House Bill 212 and House Bill 216.

The House also refused to recede from their amendments regarding Senate Bill 2004 and Senate Bill 2008 and communicated their action to the Senate.

After briefly recessing, the House reconvened to take up for immediate consideration House Bill 214,supplemental appropriation to various departments, and House Bill 215, supplemental appropriation to Education and the Arts, Environmental Protection and Insurance Commissioner. The bills were then sent to the Senate for further consideration.

The House is at ease.

This afternoon, the House voted and passed six education bills including Senate Bill 2004, relating to compulsory comprehensive health screens for students, Senate Bill 2006, relating to school committees and school teams, and Senate Bill 2010, relating to pilot programs for alternative schools in elementary and middle schools.

The House also passed two supplemental appropriation bills, as well as House Bill 211, allowing more counties to apply to participate in the military and overseas voting pilot program for the 2010 general election, and House Bill 212, removing the sunset provision regarding family court appeals during this afternoon’s floor session.

All bills passed by the House during the floor session were reported to the Senate for further consideration.

The House is in recess until 4:45 p.m. this afternoon.

During this afternoon’s floor session, the House advanced four supplemental appropriation bills to second reading including House Bill 210, which provides funding for the special election.

The House also advanced nine bills to third reading including Senate Bill 2004, relating to compulsory comprehensive health screens for students, House Bill 211, allowing more counties to apply to participate in the military and overseas voting pilot program for the 2010 general election, and House Bill 210, providing uniformity in alternative schools and requiring a pilot program that will allow alternative schools in elementary and middle schools.

The House is adjourned until 3 p.m. tomorrow, July 21.