The House reconvened today at 11:00 a.m. to hear committee reports in which all bills were recommended for passage.
Nine of those bills were advanced to third reading and passed including House Bill 218, which would freeze the fuel excise tax.
House Bill 219, relating to the regulation and control of elections, was advanced to second reading. This measure seeks to modify certain provisions of current state campaign finance laws in order to comply with a decision by the United States Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in the matter of Center for Individual Freedom v. Ireland, et. al. That decision struck down several provisions of the State’s campaign finance laws deemed to be in violation of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
The House stands in recess until 3:00 p.m. this afternoon.
