The House of Delegates met today at 11 a.m.
Session began with a display from the Mountaineer Challenge Academy, in which four young women posted the colors for the House before the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
The motion to discharge from the committee process the “Second Chance Bill”, SB 411, was tabled by a vote of 54 to 43.
Thirty bills passed the House of Delegates today. Among them were SB 39 which would regulate off-road motorcycles within the Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Area, SB 573 which would prohibit municipal annexation that would result in unincorporated territory within a municipality, SB 591 which relates to voter registration list maintenance and combined voter registration and driver licensing fund and SB 265 which would allow library volunteers necessary access to user records and was moved to the special calendar by the Rules Committee.
Bills that have completed legislation thus far into session total at 102.
After reconvening at 8 p.m., 12 bills were advanced to third reading and 18 bills were advanced to second reading.
HB 2852, which would legalize and regulate the sale and use of fireworks, completed legislation today when a Senate message relayed a concurrence with the House amenments.
The following committees will meet today:
Judiciary: 3 p.m.
Education: 3 p.m.
Finance: 4 p.m.
Rules: 6:45 p.m.
The following committees will meet tomorrow morning:
Judiciary at 9 a.m.
Finance at 9:30 a.m.
Rules at 10:45 a.m.
The House of Delegates will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
