The House met today to discuss and later pass Senate Bill 357 which would create the Coal Jobs and Safety Act of 2015. Two other Senate bills were passed including Senate Bill 175 that would authorize the DHHR promulgate legislative rules and Senate Bill 187 would authorize the Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules.
Following a recess, the House continued with the business on the House Special Calendar. Three bills were passed in the evening session including House Bill 2161 which would adopt the Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking.
Several bills on 2nd Reading were read and advanced to third reading. Senate Bill 361, which would eliminating prevailing hourly wage requirement for construction of public improvements and House Bill 2934, which would repeal the common core standards, were among the bills advanced to third reading.
Fourteen bills on first reading, including House Bill 2485, which relates to the West Virginia Future Fund, were advanced to 2nd Reading.
The following committees will meet today:
Finance will meet at 2:15 in 460M
Judiciary will meet at 2:30 p.m. in 410M
Government Organization will meet at 3 p.m. in 215E
Education will meet at 3 p.m. in 434M
Education will meet immediately following the floor session in 434M.
Judiciary will meet 30 minutes following the floor session in 410M.
The following House committees will meet tomorrow:
Judiciarywill meet at 9 a.m. in 410M
Finance will meet at 10:30 a.m. in 460M
The House is adjourned until 1 p.m. tomorrow.
