House Finance met briefly this morning to report three bills.
House Bill 2841 would require board members to have attended a board meeting in order to be compensated for the meeting. The bill was reported to the floor with the recommendation that it pass.
House Bill 2763 related to the approval by the Council for Community and Technical College Education of acquisitions. The bill was reported to the floor with the recommendation that it pass.
House Bill 2980 relates to civil lawsuit filing fees for multiple defendant civil action.
Delegate Frich (R-Monongalia) said she was happy there would be more money going to the state’s forensic laboratory was going to be receiving more money but wondered how much it would be.
The commission of counties representative said there wasn’t an exact number however it would be substantial.
The bill was reported to the floor with the recommendation that it pass.