This afternoon the House of Delegates convened for the 1st Regular Session of the 80th Legislature. After all members were sworn in, the first item of business was the election of Speaker, Clerk, Sergeant at Arms and Head Doorkeeper. Delegate Richard Thompson was elected Speaker, Greg Gray as Clerk, Oce Smith as Sergeant at Arms and John Roberts as Head Doorkeeper.
The House then adopted a number of procedural resolutions including House Concurrent Resolution 1, which extends an invitation to the President of the Senate, as Acting Governor, to deliver and address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor.
The first bill of the session was also passed as the House suspended the constitutional rule that a bill be read on three separate days. House Bill 2001 would provide that inmates serving life sentences shall be considered for parole only once every three years.
The House also introduced 434 bills, which were then sent to their respective committees for further consideration.
The following committees will meet today:
Finance – following floor session – 460M
Judiciary – 3:15 p.m. – 410M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Finance – 9 a.m. – 460M (budget hearing)
Government Organization – 10 a.m. – 215E
Education – 2 p.m. – 434M
The House will reconvene this evening at 6:50 p.m.
