August Interim Meetings wrap up today as the Legislature continues working during the 3rd Extraordinary Session of 2009. The August Interim Schedule is available on-line.
The days floor sessions are slated to begin today at 11:00 a.m in both Chambers so there may be some interruption in the scheduled interim meetings.
Update: The Joint Standing Committee on Education interim meeting scheduled for 11:00 a.m. in the House Chamber has been cancelled.
The Senate convened the 3rd Special Session of 2009 this evening, reading four bills a first time and then suspending the constitutional rules that they be read three consecutive days so that they were taken up for immediate consideration.
The following bills were voted on and passed by the Senate:
Senate Bill 3001 relates to extended unemployment compensation benefits.
Senate Bill 3002 relates to one-time salary enhancements for certain public employees.
Senate Bill 3003 makes supplementary appropriation to Department of Commerce, Development Office, Broadband Deployment Fund.
Senate Bill 3004 expires funds from the Lottery Commission, Video Lottery Income Fund, and makes supplementary appropriation from General Revenue to various accounts.
The Committee on Confirmations will meet tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. in 208W.
The Senate is adjourned until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.
The House of Delegates convened the 3rd Special Session of 2009 this evening, reading four bills a first time.
House Bill 301 relates to extending unemployment compensation funds as authorized by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. House Bill 302 orders a one-time bonus be paid to certain full-time public employees.
House Bill 303 includes $5 million for the West Virginia Development Office Broadband Deployment Fund and House Bill 304 moves funds to the unappropriated surplus balance in the State General Revenue Fund.
These bills will now be sent to the House Finance Committee for consideration.
The House Finance Committee will meet tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. in Room 460.
The House will reconvene at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow
The Governor’s Call has arrived to convene the 78th Legislature to their 3rd Extraordinary Session of 2009.
There are seven items on the proclamation, including five appropriations bills, a bill relating to extending unemployment compensation funds as authorized by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and a bill ordering a one-time bonus be paid to certain full-time public employees.
Per the Governor’s call, the five appropriation bills include $5 million for the West Virginia Development Office Broadband Deployment Fund, $2.5 million for the Bureau of Senior Services, $34.7 million to fund a one-time bonus for certain full-time public employees, $169,000 for the Governor’s Office and a appropriation to pay for the expenses of the Extraordinary Session.
Session in both chambers convenes at 5:30pm.
Members of the Legislature return to the Capitol today for August’s interim committee meetings.
The meetings begin this morning and will conclude Wednesday evening.
One of the committees meeting later this afternoon is Pensions and Retirement. They will be reviewing and discussing draft legislation regarding municipal police and fire pension
A new committee, Select Committee on Higher Education Personnel, will also be meeting later this afternoon.
The August Interim Schedule is available on-line.
During the afternoon session, the House passed all six supplemental appropriation bills then appointed a committee of three to inform the Senate that the House has completed all business of the 2nd Extraordinary Session.
The Senate met this afternoon to confirm various appointments before adjourning.
The House and Senate adjourned Sine Die.
This afternoon, the House met briefly to advance all bills to third reading with the right to amend.
The Senate also met this afternoon in order to accept messages from the Senate President and the Governor calling for confirmations of Executive appointments.
Both the House and Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 12:00 p.m.
In an evening session of the House of Delegates, members received and took up for immediate consideration six measures which the state Senate passed earlier in the afternoon. The bills were read a first time and advanced to second reading.
The bills all deal with the appropriation of state funds and include Senate Bill 2001, Senate Bill 2002, Senate Bill 2003, Senate Bill 2004, Senate Bill 2005 and Senate Bill 2006. They will be on second reading on the calendar tomorrow.
The House is adjourned for the evening and will reconvene at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 16th, 2009.
The Senate passed all six bills introduced earlier this afternoon during their evening floor session. They suspended the constitutional rules, requiring that the bills be read on three separate days, advancing them to second and third reading before passing them.
The passed bills include Senate Bill 2001, Senate Bill 2002, Senate Bill 2003, Senate Bill 2004, Senate Bill 2005 and Senate Bill 2006. These bills will now head to the House of Delegates for consideration.
The Senate Confirmations Committee will meet tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. in Room 208W.
The Senate will reconvene at 12:00 p.m. tomorrow.
The Senate began the second Special Session of 2009 today at 12:00 p.m., introducing six bills and sending them to the Senate Finance Committee for further consideration. The bills introduced this afternoon include:
Senate Bill 2001 makes a supplementary appropriation of Lottery Net Profits to various accounts.
Senate Bill 2002 makes a supplementary appropriation from General Revenue to the Department of Administration.
Senate Bill 2003 makes a supplementary appropriation from General Revenue to various accounts.
Senate Bill 2004 supplements, amends and increases items from the State Road Fund to the Department of Transportation.
Senate Bill 2005 makes a supplementary appropriation from General Revenue to the Department of Education and Arts.
Senate Bill 2006 makes a supplementary appropriation from State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to the Department of Education.
The Senate Finance Committee will meet today at 2:00 p.m. in Room 451M.
The Senate is in recess until 5:00 p.m.
