Today, the House of Delegates convened for the Second Extraordinary Session of 2024.
To read, the Governor’s Proclamation, click here.
The House suspended the rules and passed eight bills. Additionally, the House adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 1.
House Bill 201 appropriates $10 million of surplus to the State Board of Education for the Communities in Schools.
House Bill 202 increases the spending authority of the Division of Highways for fiscal year 2025 by $150 million. These funds were already appropriated, and now the division can spend it.
House Bill 203 appropriates $1.2 million of surplus to the Department of Veterans’ Assistance for capital outlay, repairs, and equipment at the Barboursville Veterans’ Home.
House Bill 204 appropriates $375 thousand of surplus to the WV State Police for capital outlay, repairs, and equipment.
House Bill 205 appropriates $15.6 million of surplus to the National Guard.
House Bill 206 appropriates $2 million of surplus to WVU for the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.
House Bill 207 appropriates $379.4 thousand of surplus to the Department of Education for pay increases to teachers at the School of the Deaf and Blind, as they were missed in the budget bill for pay increases.
House Bill 208 sets the framework for the state to become an agreement state with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bill keeps the Department of Health as the State Radioactive Control Agency and allows for certain low-level materials to be controlled by the state instead of the federal government. This does not apply to high-level materials. West Virginia is one of 11 states that are not an agreement state.
The remaining introduced bills were read the first time and referred to a committee.
The House is adjourned until 6 p.m. on October 6th, 2024.
Committee Meetings, Today
The Education Committee will meet at 1:30 p.m. in Room 434.
The Finance Committee will meet at 2 p.m. in Room 460.
Committee Meetings, Sunday, Oct. 6
The Education Committee will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 434 if today’s agenda is not completed.
The Finance Committee will meet at 2 p.m. in Room 460.
Committee Meetings, Monday, Oct. 7
The Finance Committee will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 460.
