Today, the House passed seven bills that were on third reading. Among these were House Bill 2662 which would establish the Eye Care Consumer Protection Law. House Bull 2493 relates to requirements for insurance policies and contracts providing accident and sickness insurance or direct health care services that cover anti-cancer medications.
Other bills that passed include House Bill 2457. This bill would prohibit the use of the name or likeness of elected or appointed officials on publicly-owned vehicles. House Bill 2615 would establish the Small Buisness Capital Act. House Bill 2648 would allow authorized entities to maintain a stock of epinephrine auto-injectors to be used for emergency. House Bill 2733 would remove certain combinations of drugs containing hydrocodone from Schedule III of the controlled substances law. House Bill 2879 relates to certain limitations on amount of state funds on deposit in any depository.
Ten bills were read for a second time. One such bill was House Bill 2627 which would provide protection against property crimes committed against coal mines, utilities and other industrial facilities. House Bill 2773 was laid over till tomorrow to be read for a second time. This bill relates to the West Virginia Film Industry Investment tax credit.
Fifteen bills were read for a first time.
The House is in recess until 6:00 p.m. this evening
The House reconvened for committee reports this evening. A motion was made to reject the committee report for Senate Bill 357 and send it back to committee. The motion ultimately failed.
The House is adjourned until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow
The following committees will meet today:
Judiciary will meet at 1:00 p.m. in Room 410M
Health and Human Resources will meet at 3:00 p.m. in Room 215E
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Judiciary will meet at 9:00 a.m. in Room 410M
Finance will meet at 9:00 a.m. in Room 460M
Education will meet at 9:00 a.m. in Room 434M
Government Organization will meet at 9:00 a.m. in Room 215E
