Wednesday, April 9, 2025

House Passes Retired Public Employees Bill

Kindergartners from Kanawha County’s St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School led the House in the pledge and entertained them with a song.

The House also passed four bills, including House Bill 3145, which would provide a one-time bonus payment of $600 to certain members of the Public Employees Retirement System and the State Teachers Retirement System.

12 bills were read for a second time, a sampling including: House Bill 3000, which would make it lawful to hunt coyotes with a green colored light and House Bill 3162 which relates to polygraph examinations required as a condition of supervision for certain sex offenders.

17 bills were also read for a first time and sent to second reading.

The following committees will meet today:
Finance – 1:30 p.m. – 460M
Finance – 4:30 p.m. – 460M
Judiciary – 1:30 p.m. – 410M

Additionally, House Judiciary Sub-Committee B will meet at 12:45 p.m. today

The following committees will be meeting tomorrow:
Government Organization – 10:00 a.m. – 215E
Finance – 9 a.m. – 460M
Finance – 1:00 p.m. – 460M
Judiciary – 8:30 a.m. – 410M

The House will reconvene tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.

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