Members of the Senate received messages from the House and voted to concur and pass 18 bills. This includes Senate Bill 533, which relates to motor vehicle dealer requirements and Senate Bill 722, which grants regulatory power to certain Board of Pharmacy facilities.

In addition, the Senate concurred with House amendments and passed Senate Bill 680, which relates to the corporate net income tax and business franchise tax.

The Senate has agreed to confer with the House on House Bills 3215, 4471, 4482, 4557, 4022, and 4715.

The Senate is in recess until 5:30.

The Senate met and adopted two resolutions. Resolution 38 honors Patrick Reale as the winner of the 88th State Golf Amateur Champion and for his hard work and dedication to the sport. Linda Pennington, an employee within the Senate, was remembered by members with Resolution 39.

Consideration of executive nominations will take place as a special order of business on the Senate Calendar at 8:00 p.m. this evening.

In addition, members of the Senate received messages from the House and refused to recede on amendments for Senate Bill 72 and Senate Bill 150.

The Senate is in recess until 1:30.

The Senate met this evening to suspend the constitutional rule requiring bills be read on three separate days and to pass 28 bills on second reading. One of these bills, House Bill 4637, which would deploy broadband service to the remaining unserved areas of the state. Other bills passed include House Bill 4121, which would allow local governments to use a purchasing card program adminstered by the Auditor, House Bill 4402, which relates to compulsive gambling and House Bill 4527, which would allow county commissions to regulate subdivisions and land development. These bills have now completed legislation.

In addition, 16 bills that were on second reading were advanced to third reading.

Members of the Senate also received messages from the House. The Senate refused to recede its amendments to House Bill 3215, House Bill 4471, and House Bill 4482 and requested to confer with the House.

The following committees will meet tomorrow:

Finance – 10:30 a.m. – 451M

Rules – 10:45 a.m. – President’s Conference Room

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

House Bill 4715 passed the House and was sent to the Senate for consideration. This bill would make a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Transportation. Senate Bill 541, which would continue the personal income tax adjustment for retirees’ receiving pensions from defined pension plans that ended and are being paid a reduced maximum benefit, completed legislative action.

The House refused to concur in Senate amendments for House Bill 3215 which would make changes concerning the community and technical college system. This bill would remove the administrative link between Shepherd University and Blue Ridge CTC as well as the ones remaining between other CTCs and their sponsoring institutions. The House asked the Senate to recede.

The House will recess until 5:30 p.m. today.

The Senate received committee reports and took up House Bill 4287 for immediate consideration and read it for the first time. In addition, there were 16 on third reading up for passage. Thirteen of these passed, including House Bill 3215, which makes several changes concerning the community and technical college system. The bill removes the administrative link between Shepherd University and Blue Ridge CTC as well as the ones remaining between other CTCs and their sponsoring institutions.

House Bill 3201, which would authorize the tax commissioner to refuse, revoke, suspend or refuse to renew a business registration certificate for a business that is the alter ego, nominee or instrumentality of a business was deferred until foot of bills on second reading. House Bill 4016 and House Bill 4017 were laid over.

House Bill 4139, which relates to licensing persons using bioptic telescopic lenses to operate a motor vehicle, was recalled from the House to reconsider amendments. The Senate amended the bill and has asked the House to concur.

The following committees will meet today:
Natural Resources – 2:00 p.m. – 208W

Rules – 2:45 p.m. – President’s Office
Finance – 4:00 p.m. – 208W

Judiciary – 4:00 p.m. – 451M

The Senate is in recess until 5:30 p.m.

This evening, the Senate met to consider 23 bills on second reading. The Senate voted to suspend the constitutional rule requiring bills be read on three separate days and passed eight bills on second reading. House Bill 4157, which allows insurers who have been suspended from writing new policies to continue to service existing policies, was amended and passed.

House Bills 4016 and House Bill 4017 were advanced to third reading with the Senate’s right to amend.

Constitutional rules were also suspended and one bill on first reading, House Bill 4471, was amended and passed.

Of the bills considered this evening, several were amended and will now be sent to the House for its concurrence. One such bill, House Bill 4386, which would authorize municipalities to create an annual vacant property registration, passed the Senate with amendments. House Bill 4139, which allows persons using bioptic telescopic devices to drive motor vehicles, also passed the Senate with an amendment.

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