Senate Bill 403, will make supplemental appropriations from the State Road Fund to The Department of Transportation. The overall effect of this bill is a net increase in spending authority by $124 million. This bill will be returned to the Senate for approval. Once the message is received, the bill will be sent to the Governor for approval or veto.
Five other bills were passed today. 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.
Five bills were presented on first reading. House Bill 2795 would create a special hunting and fishing license for persons with a life-threatening condition who are under 21 years of age. House Bill 2869 would lengthen the time frame for the filing of post-primary and post general campaign financial statements. House Bill 2931 would remove a severance tax on timber for tax years 2010 through 2013. House Bill 2950 would create the Neighborhood Housing and Economic Stabilization Program for low-income minority neighborhoods. House Bill 2841 would extend the time for the city council of Richwood to meet as a levying body.
In addition, 23 bills were introduced today. This brings the total of bills that have been introduced since the beginning of this session to 1080. House Bill 3058 would eliminate the use of light plastic bags. House Bill 3064 provide that persons sixty-five years of age and older may be admitted to athletic and other extracurricular activities of secondary schools without payment of admission fees. House Bill 3072 provide a full tax deduction for the purchase of a new automobile and providing an exemption from the sales tax in the tax year 2009.
The following committees will meet today:
Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business – 1:00 p.m. – 460M
Political Subdivisions – 1:00 p.m. – 215E
Judiciary – 1:30 p.m. – 410M
Roads and Transportation – 2:00 p.m. – 215E
Senior Citizen Issues – 3:00 p.m. – 215E
Federal Stimulus Utilization – 4:00 p.m. – 460M
Health and Human Resources – 4:00 p.m. – 215E
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Judiciary – 8:30 a.m. – 410M
Finance – 9:00 a.m. – 460M
Judiciary Subcommittee A – 9:00 a.m. – 410M
Finance – 1:00 p.m. – 460M
Education Subcommittee A – 2:00 p.m. – House Chamber
Banking and Insurance – 3:00 p.m. – 252
The House will reconvene Thursday, March 12 at 11:00 a.m.
