The House met this morning for Day 17 of the Legislative Session.
Before the floor session, the Rules Committee met and moved House Bill 2006 and House Bill 2400 to the inactive House Calendar on second reading.
Five bills passed today, with one of them being amended.
House Bill 2354 was advanced to third yesterday with the right to be amended. The bill bans the following additives and dyes from food sold in West Virginia: butylated hydroxyanisole, propylparaben, Blue No. 1, Blue No. 2, Green No. 3, Red No. 3, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, and Yellow No. 6. The amendment requires schools to stop providing lunches with these additives beginning in August of 2025. Schools may sell products with these additives only if the event is not on school property and at least 30 minutes after dismissal.
House Bill 2344 includes maintenance vehicles in the “slow down and move over” rule. When a maintenance or stationary vehicle is on the shoulder of the road, drivers should slow down and move to the left on multilane roads.
House Bill 2170 allows volunteer fire departments to use funds for computers, software, programming, and a CPA to transition to the WV Checkbook fiscal reporting system.
House Bill 2157 provides one-trip temporary vehicle permits to be purchased and printed online.
House Bill 2065 allows Gold Star parents to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use.
Bill introduced today can be found here.
Resolutions introduced today can be found here.
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. Monday, March 3, 2025.
Committee Meetings, Today, February 28
- The Subcommittee on Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 215E.
- The Subcommittee on Public Education will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 432M.
- The Subcommittee on Government Administration will meet at 2 p.m. in Room 215E.
Committee Meetings, Monday, March 3
- The Revenue and Investments Subcommittees will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 460.
- The Judiciary Committee will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 410.
- The Subcommittee on Courts will meet at 9:30 a.m. in Room 410.
- The Subcommittee on Legal Services will meet at 9:45 a.m. in Room 410.
- The Subcommittee on Homeland Security will meet at 10 a.m. in Room 410.
- The Committee on Government Organization will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 215E.
- The Committee on Education will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 432M.
- The Subcommittee on Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 215E.
- The Subcommittee on Energy and Public Works will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 410.
- The Subcommittee on Health Care Regulation will meet at 3:30 p.m. in Room 215E.
