After reconvening at 1:30 p.m., the House met to take up bills on the House Special Calender. One bill, Senate Bill 722, was laid over and will appear on second reading tomorrow.

Of the 31 Senate bills on second reading, 16 bills were amended and moved to third reading.

The other 14 bills were advanced to third reading without further amendments. One such bill, Senate Bill 659, would increase the maximum compensation given to a crime victim by the West Virginia Court of Claims to cover the expenses stemming from a funeral, cremation and burial of a victim of a crime from a maximum award of $6,000 to $7,000 and the compensation for economic loss resulting from the death of a crime victim from a maximum amount of $35,000 to $50,000.

The following committees will meet today:
Finance – 3:30 p.m. – 460M
Education – 4:45 p.m. – 432M

The House will recess until 5:30 this evening.

Today, the House approved the Senate’s amendments to House Bill 4677 and House Bill 4478. House Bill 4677 will remove the requirement that the director of personnel must have five years of administrative experience in addition to a degree in business administration, personnel administration or public administration. House Bill 4478 will limit the mid-year transfer of paraprofessionals, interpreters and aides providing one-on-one services, as required by the students’ individualized education programs, to students with special needs.

Another 16 Senate bills on third reading were passed by the House. Of these, 13 completed legislation. One bill, Senate Bill 619, would define anticipated and unanticipated users of external defribrillators and exempt them from liability when using an external defribrillator to administer emergency care with good intentions.

Thirty-eight bills on second reading were advanced to third.

The House will recess until 1:30 p.m.

This evening the House met to receive reports from various committees.

Of the 10 bills reported from House committees, six bills were taken up for immediate consideration and read a first time.
One bill, Senate Bill 286, would give adult and child protective services workers personal immunity from civil liability.

The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Subcommittee C of Public Transportation – 8:00 a.m. – 252M
Constitutional Revision – 8:30 a.m. – 410M
Finance – 9:00 a.m. – 460M
Government Organization Public Hearing on Senate Bill 215 – 9:00 a.m. – 215E
House Education Subcommittee C – 9:00 a.m. – 432M
Vision 20/20 Subcommittee A of Education – 9:00 a.m. – 432M

The House will reconvene at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 4.

The House began today’s session by welcoming West Virginia University’s football team to the Chamber with a standing ovation.

Today, 16 bills were advanced to third reading on the House Special Calender. One such bill, Senate Bill 494, would require that printed and electronic poll books be provided to registered voters, who are eligible to vote in an election.

All 24 bills on first reading were advanced to second reading. One bill, Senate Bill 238 would increase the jurisdictional limit for filing suits in circuit court from $300 to $1,000.

The following committees will meet today:
Political Subdivisions – 12:30 p.m. – 215E
Government Organization – 1:30 p.m. – 215E
Judiciary Public Hearing on Senate Bill 417 – 2:00 p.m. – 410M
Education – 3:00 p.m. – 432M
Finance Public Hearing on Senate Bill 667 – 3:30 p.m. – House Chamber

The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Finance – 9:00 a.m. – 460M
Government Organization Public Hearing on Senate Bill 554 – 9:00 a.m. – 215E
Judiciary – 9:00 a.m. – 410M

The House will recess until 5:00 p.m.

The House met briefly this evening to receive various committee reports.

The following committees will meet Sunday, March 2:
Judiciary – 4:00 p.m. – 410M

The following committees will meet Monday, March 3:
Education – 9:00 a.m. – 432M
Judiciary – 9:00 a.m. – 410M
Finance Hearing on Senate Bill 770 – 9:30 a.m. – House Chamber

The House is adjourned until 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 3.

Members of the House voted to pass Senate Bill 579 , which will appoint additional members from Virginia to Bluefield’s sanitary board, and Senate Bill 704 , which will regulate how insurance companies operate their businesses, require licensing of the company and brokers and work to limit fraudulent practices. This brings the total number of bills completing legislation to 10.

The House voted to table all House bills remaining on third reading on the Special Calender.

Fourteen bills on first reading were advanced to second reading. One bill, Senate Bill 270 would eliminate provisions that require circuit clerks to handle and disburse inmate funds.

The following committees will meet today:
Finance – 1:30 p.m. – 460M
Education Subcommittee on Vision 20/20 – 2:00 p.m. – 432M

The following committees will meet Sunday:
Judiciary – 4:00 p.m. – 410M

The following committees will meet Monday:
Judiciary – 9:00 a.m. – 410M
Finance Hearing on Senate Bill 770 – 9:30 a.m. – House Chamber
Finance Hearing on Senate Bill 667 – 3:30 p.m. – House Chamber

The House will recess until 4:00 p.m. this evening