It was a busy day in the House today. Twenty bills passed the House, including:
House Bill 2121 authorizes disabled veterans’ widows to receive the real property tax exemption as long as they remain living on the property and remain unmarried.
House Bill 2205 requires the Public Service Commission to establish and enforce rules to govern permits for the construction, use, and retirement of advanced nuclear reactors. The bill restricts the PSC’s jurisdiction to issue or refuse to issue certificates of necessity and siting certificates for the construction and operation of advanced small modular nuclear reactors and microreactors for electric generating facilities.
House Bill 2377 requires transparency from the Department of Human Services by allowing the Foster Care Ombudsman to access information related to child abuse or neglect proceedings, including the identities of reporters. It establishes the Critical Incident Review Team, outlining its purpose, responsibilities, and reporting requirements, while ensuring confidentiality.
House Bill 3503 states that no county, municipality, or political subdivision may prohibit, regulate, permit, or license commercial horticulture within the subject matter of the Water Pollution Control Act. The bill invalidates any within the subject matter of the Water Pollution Control Act, and all such provisions in charters, laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, or zoning provisions, which already try to do this. The bill also prevents counties, municipalities, or political subdivisions from suiting a commercial horticulture operation for any activity within the subject matter of the Water Pollution Control Act, if the commercial horticulture operation is in material compliance with the Water Pollution Control Act, its rules, and federal laws and regulations.
Two bills on second reading were amended.
House Bill 3305 changes the limit on switching parties before filing to run for office from 60 days to 180 days. The adopted amendment added independents to the bill.
House Bill 3492 authorizes the City of Huntington to level a special district tax for the benefit of the City of Huntington.
The following House Concurrent Resolutions were adopted:
- H. C. R. 14 – US Navy S1C Curtis Hatcher Memorial Road
- H. C. R. 30 – Pastor Roger D. Stewart and Brenda Runion Stewart Memorial Bridge
- H. C. R. 43 – Ray William “Mutt” Sherman Memorial Bridge
- H. C. R. 51 – U.S. Army Roy Lee Hill Memorial Bridge
- H. C. R. 52 – Ronnie W. Matthews Memorial Bridge
- H. C. R. 55 – Vance Brothers Six Military Veterans Highway
- H. C. R. 70 – Revolutionary War Patriot Patrick Board Memorial Bridge
- H. C. R. 77 – Jim Sigmon Family Memorial Bridge
- H. C. R. 82 – U.S. Army PFC Paul Ralph Bittinger Sr. Memorial Bridge
- H. C. R. 85 – Lavern “Mousey” Testerman Memorial Bridge
- H. C. R. 86 – U. S. Army PFC Robert F. Mann Memorial Bridge
- H. C. R. 87 – Clark Brothers Memorial Bridge
- H. C. R. 89 – U. S. Army SP4 Kermit Harold Yoho Memorial Bridge
- H. C. R. 91 – Charles Grant Hoke Memorial
- H. C. R. 93 – Scott Miller Hill Bypass
The House is in recess until 6 p.m.
The House returned to the floor to take up committee reports, Executive messages, and Senate messages.
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. tomorrow, March 28, 2025.
Committee Meetings, Today March 27
- The Judiciary Committee will meet immediately after the floor in Room 410.
- The Committee on Government Organization will meet at 2:30 p.m. in Room 215E.
- The Committee on Education will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 432M.
- The Committee on Health and Human Resources will meet at 3:30 p.m. in Room 215E.
- The Finance Committee will meet at 4 p.m. in Room 460.
- The Committee on Government Organization will meet at 5 p.m. in Room 215E.
Committee Meetings, Tomorrow March 28
- The Finance Committee will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 460.
- The Judiciary Committee will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 410.
- The Rules Committee will meet at 10:45 a.m. in the Speaker’s Conference Room.
- The Committee on Education will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 432M.
- The Committee on Government Organization will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 215E.
