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12 Bills Pass to Senate, 58 Bills Advanced to Third Reading in House

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Members of the House passed 12 more bills this afternoon that will now be considered in the Senate. These bills include House Bill 2967, which would create the “West Virginia Remembers” program, House Bill 4082, which relates to the Public Employees Retirement System, and House Bill 4402, which relates to compulsive gambling.

In addition, House Bill 2967 and House Bill 4148 were moved from the House Calendar to the Special House Calendar. Seven bills appearing on the Special House Calendar were moved to the House Calendar.

The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Health & Human Resources – Subcommittee on Long Term Health – 8:30 a.m. – 215E
Education – Subcommittee B – 9:00 a.m. – 432M
Health & Human Resources – Subcommittee B – 9:30 a.m. – 215E
Rules – 10:45 a.m. – Speaker’s Office

The House is adjourned until 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 26.

House Passes 27 Bills During Afternoon Session

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The House voted on 27 bills that were on third reading on the House Special Calendar. These bills included House Bill 4023, which would prohibit a student from obtaining a driver’s license if they fail to receive passing grades or withdraw from school and House Bill 4132, which would prohibit employers from mandating captive meetings with their employees that relate to political matters. These bills will now be considered in the Senate.

The following committees will meet this afternoon:
Rules – 4:00 p.m. – Speaker’s Office

The House is in recess until 4:30 p.m.

32 Bills Pass Out of the Senate, Two Bills Laid Over Until Tomorrow

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The Finance Committee reported seven bills to the Senate with four taken up for immediate consideration. These bills included Senate Bill 88, Senate Bill 235, Senate Bill 702, Senate Bill 786. Two bills, Senate Bill 659 and Senate Bill 696, were reported from the Finance Committee on second reading. The Judiciary Committee reported three bills with all three being taken up for immediate consideration and read a first time. These bills included Senate Bill 286, Senate Bill 501 and Senate Bill 781.

The Senate adopted Senate Resolution 21, honoring Brian William Linn who was a former member of the United States Army, former West Virginia State Trooper and dedicated public servant. In addition, Senate Resolution 22 and Senate Resolution 23 were adopted and recognize February 25, 2008 as Corrections Day and Law Enforcement Appreciation day, respectively.

Of the 36 bills listed on the Senate Calendar, Senate Bill 239 and Senate Bill 779 were moved to the Rules Calendar while Senate Bill 507 and Senate Bill 772 were laid over until tomorrow. The other 32 bills on third reading were passed and sent to the House for consideration. Senate Bill 456 would gradually phase out the business franchise tax by January 1, 2013.

The following committees will meet today:
Government Organization – 2:00 p.m. – 208W
Finance – 3:00 p.m. – 451M

The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Transportation and Infrastructure – 10:00 a.m. – 451M

The scheduled Pensions and Natural Resource Committee meetings are cancelled for today. The scheduled Economic Development Committee meeting is cancelled for tomorrow.

The Senate will recess until 5:30 p.m. on Monday, February 25.

End-of-Session Deadlines Approach for Legislature

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As the Legislature reaches the last few days of the 2008 Regular Session, the calendar plays an ever-increasing role in legislative actions. Several deadlines, established by both procedural and constitutional rules, come into play as the final day of session approaches. The following is a list of these upcoming deadlines:

Feb. 27 (50th Day) – “Crossover Day” – Final day for bills to be considered in house of origin
As per Joint Rule 5, the 50th day of session is the final day for bills to be considered in their house of origin. House bills must be out of the House, and Senate bills must be out of the Senate. This rule doesn’t apply to budget bills or supplementary appropriations. The rule can also be suspended for a particular bill by concurrent resolution approved by two-thirds of both chambers.

March 5 (57th Day) – Last day for most committee reports
In order to guarantee three full days of reading, committee reports are due on this day. Bills reported out of committee on the 58th day must be taken up for immediate consideration and read a first time to guarantee three full days. Committee reports can also be received on the final two days of session, but the constitutional rule requiring a bill be read on three separate days must be suspended by a four-fifths vote of those members present (W. Va. Constitution §6-29).

March 8 (60th Day) – Final day of regular session
According to §6-22 of the West Virginia Constitution, the regular session cannot exceed 60 calendar days from the second Wednesday of January. Traditionally, the Legislature adjourns sine die at midnight on this day before immediately going into extended session for the purpose of finalizing the budget. However, the regular session can be extended for other purposes by a two-thirds vote by both houses.

Beyond March 8 – Extended Budget Session
If the Legislature hasn’t passed the budget bill before the 57th day of session, the Governor is required by the W. Va. Constitution (§6-51D) to issue a proclamation extending the session for the sole purpose of finalizing the budget. This allows the Legislature to consider the financial impact of the bills it passed during the regular session. During this extended session, budget conferees from the House and Senate meet to work out a final version of the budget, which must then be passed by both bodies before going to the Governor.

House Honors Corrections and Law Enforcement Day in Legislature

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Members of the House adopted resolutions to honor state law enforcement officers, officials, agencies and the Department of Corrections for their commitment and dedication to protecting the citizens of West Virginia. Brian William Linn, a State Trooper who passed away in the line of duty in late 2007, was also honored for his contributions to his county, state, and country.

There were three bills that were taken up for immediate consideration and read for a first time. These bills were House Bill 4549, which would provide an exemption from workers’ compensation in certain circumstances for volunteer fire departments, House Bll 4636, which would make changes to workers’ compensation insurance, and House Bill 4643, which would establish an Office of Minority Business Development within the West Virginia Development Office.

In addition, four resolutions on the House Special Calendar were also adopted.

The House is in recess until 1:20 p.m. this afternoon.

House Recieves 49 Committee Reports During Evening Session

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Today marks the last day that bills are due out of committees in their house of origin to ensure three full days for readings. There were 49 bills reported out of committee which were taken up for immediate consideration and read for the first time in the House. These bills advanced to second reading. In addition, three bills originating in the House Finance Committee were introduced, read a first time and advanced to second reading.

All bills that were on third reading were laid over on the House Special Calendar and five bills on second reading advanced to third reading.

There were 32 bills on first reading that advanced to second reading. These bills include House Bill 4082, which relates to the Public Employees Retirement System, House Bill 4421, which would repeal the corporate license tax, and House Bill 4554, which would test school bus operators every other year.

The following committees will meet today:
Judiciary – 7:30 p.m. – 410M

The House will reconvene at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 25.

17 Senate Committee Reports Received, Taken Up for Immediate Consideration

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The Senate Finance Committee reported 10 bills that were taken up for immediate consideration and read a first time. Senate Bill 634, was reported out of the Finance Committee on second reading. Five bills reported out of the Judiciary Committee were also taken up for immediate consideration. These bills included Senate Bill 503, Senate Bill 600, Senate Bill 653, Senate Bill 720, Senate Bill 785. One bill reported out of the Judiciary Committee was read a second time. In total, 17 bills were taken up for immediate consideration with 15 on first reading and two on second reading.

The following committees will meet Monday, February 25:
Finance – 10:00 a.m. – 451M
Judiciary – 10 a.m. – 208W

The Senate will reconvene at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 25.

Four Bills Passed in Senate; One Laid Over Until Monday

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Seven bills reported out of committees were taken up for immediate consideration and read a first time prior to the second committee reference. Two of those bills, Senate Bill 782 and Senate Bill 783, originated in the Finance Committee. Another bill taken up for immediate consideration, Senate Bill 784 originated in the Rules Committee.

In addition, four bills on third reading were passed and sent to the House for consideration. One of these bills, Senate Bill 462, would raise the mental health treatment refusal age of consent from twelve to eighteen. Another bill on third reading, Senate Bill 185, was laid over until Monday. 35 bills on second reading were advanced to third reading.

16 bills were on first reading on the Senate Calendar and advanced to second reading.

The following committees will meet today:
Finance – 2:00 p.m. – 451M
Judiciary – 2:30 p.m. – 208W

The following committees will meet Monday, February 25:
Government Organization – 2:00 p.m. – 208W

The Senate will recess until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 22.

Citations Issued for Military Service

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Today, the House honored Denver Gandee, Charles Hardman and Gail King with citations recognizing their extraordinary dedication to military service and for the state of West Virginia.

Four bills were passed in the House and will now be considered in the Senate. One of these bills, House Bill 4018, would renew the West Virginia Small Business Linked Deposit Program.

There were 24 bills on second reading. Of these bills include House Bill 4023, which would deny students who withdraw from school or fail to receive passing grades a driver’s license. House Bill 4047, which would prohibit the use of cell phones and text messaging while driving, was also advanced to third reading.

In addition, there were five bills on first reading.

The following committees will meet today:
Government Organization – 12:45 p.m. – 215E
Judiciary – 1:00 p.m. – 410M

The following committees will meet Sunday, February 24:
Finance – 1:30 p.m. – 460M
Government Organization – 3:30 p.m. – 215E

The House will reconvene at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 24.

16 Bills Read for the First Time During Evening Session

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The Senate had thirty bills reported from committees with sixteen being taken up for immediate consideration and read for the first time. Some of these bills included Senate Bill 58, Senate Bill 65, Senate Bill 340, Senate Bill 705 and Senate Bill 770.

The scheduled Military committee and Transportation & Infrastructure committee meetings were cancelled for tomorrow morning.

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

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