The House of Delegates convened at 11 a.m. today to introduce 18 bills and pass one bill.
House Bill 4135 passed today which would make the first Thursday of May “West Virginia Day of Prayer,” passed unanimously and will be sent to the Senate for consideration.
One of the bills introduced, House Bill 4240, which would regulate synthetic drugs as Schedule I drugs. House Bill 4243 was also introduced, which relates to including grandchildren of resident landowners as persons not required to have licenses or permits to hunt, trap or fish.
House Bill 2757 had its first floor reading and House Bill 4003 had its second reading.
House Bills 4073 and 4189 were passed by House Health and Human Resources and have been referred to House Judiciary. House Health and Human Resources also passed House Bill 4188 and has suggested it to House Education.
The following committees will meet today:
- House Education at 2 p.m. in 434M
- House Finance at 2 p.m. in 460M
- House Government Organization at 2 p.m. in 215E
- House Judiciary informational hearing regarding water crisis at 3 p.m. in the House Chamber
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
- House Agriculture and Natural Resources at 9 a.m. in 215E
- House Veterans’ Affairs and Homeland Security at 9 a.m. in 460M
- House Banking and Insurance at 10 a.m. in 215E
- House Pensions and Retirement at 10 a.m. in 460M
- House Industry and Labor at 1 p.m. in 410M
- House Political Subdivisions at 1 p.m. in 215E
- House Roads and Transportation at 2 p.m. in 460M
- House Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development at 2 p.m. in 215E
- House Energy at 3 p.m. in 410M
- House Senior Citizen Issues at 3 p.m. in 215E
- House Health and Human Resources at 4 p.m. in 215E
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. tomorrow.
