Three bills were passed in the House today. House Bill 2421 would distinguish between operable and inoperable fire hydrants by having inoperable hydrants painted black. House Bill 2474 would exempt land-based finfish aquaculture facilities from certain sludge management requirements. House Bill 2701 relates to the escape from custody of the Director of Juvenile Services. Those bills will be taken up for consideration in the Senate in the coming weeks.
Six bills were presented on first reading today. Senate Bill 403 would make supplemental appropriations from the State Road Fund to The Department of Transportation. House Bill 2404 would relate to inmate reimbursement for medical services provided to persons held in regional jails. House Bill 2539 would authorize professional licensing boards to combine administrative staff functions. House Bill 2684 would establish the West Virginia Drug Offender Accountability Act. House Bill 2719 would increase the maximum alcohol level in the state definition of “nonintoxicating beer.” House Bill 2801 would update language and make technical changes and clarifications of the West Virginia Board of Medicine.
Finally, 23 bills were introduced today. This brings the total of bills that have been introduced since the beginning of this session to 1006. House Bill 2984 would relate to the hiring of substitute service personnel by county school boards. House Bill 2995 would prohibit text messaging by use of a cell phone or personal digital assistant while driving. House Bill 2996 would require bank transactions involving savings and checking accounts to be posted at the time of the transaction and not the next day.
The following committees will meet today:
Education Subcommittee C – 1:30 p.m. – 434M
Education – 2:00 p.m. – 434M
Judiciary – 2:00 p.m. – 410M
Roads and Transportation Subcommittee A – 2:00 p.m. – 209E
Finance – 3:45 p.m. – 460M
Health and Human Resources Subcommittee A – 4:00 p.m. – 215E
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Finance – 9:00 a.m. – 460M
Judiciary – 9:00 a.m. – 410M
Finance – 1:00 p.m. – 460M
Finance – 2:30 p.m. – 460M
The House will reconvene Tuesday, March 10 at 11:00 a.m.
