During today’s floor session two bills completed legislative action along with five other bills being passed.
The first bill to complete legislative action was Senate Bill 13 which will reinstate open and obvious doctrine for premises liability. Second was Senate Bill 262 that will transfer CHIP and Children’s Health Insurance Agency from Department of Administration to DHHR.
The bills that were passed included House Bill 2391, which would reduce early childhood education program requirements from five days per week to four days per week and imposing minimum instructional hours per week and minimum instructional days per year. House Bill 2523 , which would create a special revenue account to offset costs for the West Virginia State Police 100th Anniversary in 2019, and House Bill 2527, which would create a Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children; “Erin Merryn’s Law” were also passed during this afternoon’s floor session.
Six bills were advanced to third reading along with six bills being advanced to second reading.
The House also recognized Marshall University and the University’s late President Stephen Kopp who passed away in December.
A citation was also presented during the afternoon floor session recognizing today as “Down Syndrome Awareness Day.”
The House reconvened at 6 p.m. this evening and adopted House Concurrent Resolution 74 which is a committee substitute for House Bill 2002.
House Government Organization will hold a public hearing tomorrow at 8 a.m. in House Chamber on SB 361.
The House Judiciary committee will hold a public hearing today at 2 p.m. in House Chamber on HB 2686.
House Health and Human Resources will hold a public hearing tomorrow at 2 p.m. in House Chamber regarding HB 2021.
House Industry and Labor committee will hold a public hearing Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. in 215E regarding HB 2752.
The following House Committees will meet today:
Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security will meet today at 1 p.m. in 434M.
Government Organization will meet today at 2 p.m. in 215E.
Finance will meet today at 2 p.m. in 460M.
Education will meet today at 3 p.m. in 434M.
Judiciary will meet today at 3 p.m. in 410M.
Industry and Labor will meet today at 7:00 p.m. in 215E.
The following House committees will meet tomorrow:
Pensions and Retirement will meet tomorrow at 9 a.m. in 460M.
Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development will meet tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. in 215E.
Seniors Issues will meet tomorrow at 1 p.m. in 434M.
Health and Human Resources will meet tomorrow at 3 p.m. in 215E.
Energy will meet tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. in 410M.
Education subcommittee will meet tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. in 252M.
Judiciary will meet at 4:30PM in 410M.
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. tomorrow.
