This afternoon, the House passed five Senate bills all of which were amended and passed by the Senate earlier this week after originally being vetoed by the Governor due to technical errors. One of the bills to pass was Senate Bill 239 which allows a simple majority vote for certain metro government approval. Another bill also passed was Senate Bill 528 which relate to crime victims’ compensation awards.
The House also appointed six members to the Budget Bill Conference Committee. Those appointed were:
House Finance Chair, Delegate H.K. White
House Finance Vice-Chair, Delegate Thomas Campbell
Delegate Mary Poling
Delegate Don Perdue
Delegate K. Steven Kominar
Delegate William Anderson
The Budget Bill Conference Committee will meet today at 2:00 p.m. in room 451M.
The House will reconvene tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.
