The House reconvened this afternoon at 3 p.m. and sent 14 bills to the Governor for further consideration.
The House completed action on Senate Bill 574, which will declare December 7 a special memorial day, known as Pearl Harbor Day to honor all West Virginians who fought in World War II.
Members also sent Senate Bill 627 to the Governor’s desk. It will increase criminal penalties for littering. Fines will increase from $50 to between $100 and $1,000 at the discretion of courts. For amounts greater than 100 pounds, fines will increase to a minimum of $1,000, but no more than $2,000.
Additionally, the House passed 13 bills that have been sent to the Senate for consideration. They also appointed Conference committees for Senate Bill 218, which would provide for early parole eligibility for inmates convicted of nonviolent offenses who complete an advanced rehabilitation treatment program, and House Bill 4207, which would make it unlawful to send obscene, anonymous, harassing and threatening communications by computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, or other mobile device.
The House will reconvene this evening at 8 p.m.
UPDATE
The House reconvened at 8 p.m. to pass 20 bills including House Bill 4177, which would dedicated five percent of coal severance tax to the county of origin, House Bill 4130 which would create the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program, and House Bill 4531, which would mandate that the shackling of pregnant women who are incarcerated is not allowed except in extraordinary circumstances.
The House is in recess until 10:30 p.m.
