Today, the House adopted House Resolution 27, which honors the lifetime achievements of former Delegate Richard Lee Shwartz.
Members of the House voted to pass 24 bills that were on third reading on the House Special Calendar. These bills included House Bill 4406, which would establish standards for the duration that students may ride one-way on a school bus. Elementary students would be limited to 30 minutes on the bus, middle school, junior and intermediate students to 45 minutes and high school students to 60 minutes. Another bill, House Bill 4418, would establish a statewide system for hospitals to report their infection rate.
The following committees will meet today:
Rules – 2:00 p.m. – Speaker’s Office
The following committees will meet tomorrow, February 27:
Agriculture and National Resources – 9:00 a.m. – 215E
Pensions – 10:00 a.m. – 460M
Industry & Labor, Economic Development & Small Business – 1:00 p.m. – 215E
Roads and Transportation – 2:00 p.m. – 215E
Political Subdivisions – 3:00 p.m. – 215E
Health & Human Resources – 4:00 p.m. – 215E
The House is in recess until 2:30 p.m.