The House celebrated the many achievements of 12-year old Jeffery Brown today.
Along with being an honor roll student and avid band member at Shortline Middle School, Brown has also received many awards for his horseback riding skills. He was the first West Virginia youth to ride the C&O canal and the first West Virginia youth to be on the Best of American by Horseback television program.
Brown also took first place points in the American Competitive Trail Association and is an active member of the Wetzel County Farm Bureau. Brown received this honor for showing a combination of academic excellence and champion sportsmanship.
The House also passed one bill today. House Bill 2864 would create a misdemeanor crime for the first and second degree of unlawful constraint of an individual. The bill outlines the definition of the first and second offense for this crime. The bill was sent to the Senate for further consideration.
House Bill 2787 was sent to third reading for tomorrow’s floor session. The bill was advanced in committee substitute form and would transfer the licensing of private security services from the Secretary of the State to the Division of Criminal Justice Services.
Along with this bill, House Bill 2368, House Bill 2663, House Bill 2708 , House Bill 2757, House Bill 2871 and House Bill 2936 were advanced to third reading for the next floor session.
The following committees will meet today:
Finance– 1:30 p.m- 460M
Judiciary– 1:30 p.m.- 410M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Agriculture– 8:30 a.m.- 215E
Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security– 9 a.m.- 460M
Natural Resources– 9:15 a.m.- 215E
Banking and Insurance– 10 a.m.- 215E
Pensions and Retirement– 10 a.m.- 460M
Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business– 1 p.m.- 460M
Political Subdivisions– 1 p.m.- 215E
Constitutional Revisions– 2 p.m.- 410M
Roads and Transportation– 2 p.m.- 215E
Senior Citizen Issues– 3 p.m.- 215E
The House will reconvene at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
