Today, the House completed action on five bills, passed four, and concurred with an amendment to another bill.
House Bill 2157 requires that the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles allow the purchase online of one-movement stickers, which will enable the transportation of a vehicle over public roads without registration. The sticker is valid for 96 hours from the time of issuance. As to the online sticker, the fee may be remitted to the division electronically, and the sticker may be provided by the division in an electronic format. The bill adds that a one-movement sticker issued may not be used as evidence of vehicle ownership.
House Bill 2709 allows a voter with a change of address, within the same county, to vote in his or her new precinct without having to cast a provisional ballot. The bill provides that the vote must be cast during the early, in-person voting period, and the voter must show proof of a new address. The change of address must be completed in the state-wide voter registration system by the county clerk before canvassing.
House Bill 3313 allows a participating institution to partner with community and technical colleges outside of its designated consortia planning district region if the assigned facilitating community and technical college does not offer a program and that program is not developed by the assigned facilitating community and technical college within two-year of a formal request by a participating institution. The bill adds Braxton County to the Southeastern region and Braxton County High School as a participating institution in that region.
Senate Bill 500 transfers audit authority for volunteer fire companies to the West Virginia Legislative Auditor.
Senate Bill 615 eliminates the current requirement for accelerated payments of sales tax, use tax, and employer withholding of personal income tax in June.
Senate Bills 50, 712, 715, 716, and House Bill 2397 head back to the Senate for concurrence.
The House is in recess until 5:30 p.m.
The House returned to the floor to receive committee reports and Senate messages. Two committees are continuing meetings at 6 p.m. this evening.
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. tomorrow, April 8, 2025.
Committee Meetings, Today April 7
- The Judiciary Committee will meet at 12:15 p.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 Finance Committee will meet at 2 p.m. in Room 460.
- The Committee on Energy and Public Works will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 460.
- The Committee on Health and Human Resources will meet at 3:30 p.m. in Room 215E.
- The Committee on Energy and Public Works will meet at 6 p.m. in Room 460.
- The Committee on Health and Human Resources will meet at 6 p.m. in Room 215E.
Committee Meetings, Tomorrow, April 8
- 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 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 Committee on Health and Human Resources will meet at 3:30 p.m. in Room 215E.
