The House of Delegates convened today to pass 16 bills, including House Bill 4490. This would create the Attorney General Ethics and Accountability Act, which relates to conflicts of interest, reporting to the Governor and the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, the State General Revenue Fund, and contract approval by the Secretary of State.
House Bill 4393 was passed, which would create the Dangerous Wild Animals Act. This bill would control permits for owning wild animals legally. House Bill 4504 passed as well, which would allow sharing of juvenile records among states in certain circumstances.
There were four bills on second reading, including Senate Bill 603, relating to testing for the presence of methane in underground mines, and House Bill 4001, relating to the Government Fraud Prevention Act. There were 58 bills on first reading.
After a recess, House Bills 4286 and 4333 were received from committee and will be on second reading tomorrow. House Bill 4286 would create the Captive Cervid Farming Act. House Bill 4333 relates to the redirection of certain lottery revenues to the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund.
A citation was presenting recognizing today as Wyoming County Day.
The following committees will meet today:
- House Finance at 6:30 p.m. in 460M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
- House Judiciary at 8 a.m. in 410M
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. tomorrow.
