The House of Delegates passed a bill to allow Uber, Lyft and like companies to do business in West Virginia.
House Bill 4228 would create transportation network companies. Under the measure, companies like Uber could participate in ride sharing in the Mountain State. A similar bill went through the Legislature last session, but ultimately was not passed. The bill goes to the Senate for consideration.
Two Senate bills were passed on Feb. 15. Senate Bill 123 – treatment for sexually transmitted diseases – also passed the House and now goes back to the Senate for communication before completing legislation. Senate Bill 261 – bringing state code relating to daylight savings time in conformity with federal code – also passed the House. SB 261 completed legislation.
The House passed five other House bills and discussed a bill that would make it illegal for first responders to photograph a corpse, House Bill 2122, or Jonathon’s Law.
Seven bills were read a first time and eight bills were introduced including a bill (HB 4534) to allow the sale and serving of alcoholic liquors at 11 a.m. on Sundays. Current law restricts the sale of alcohol until 1 p.m. on Sundays.
The following committees will meet today:
Finance: 2:30 p.m. in 460M
Judiciary: 3 p.m. in 410M
Education: 3 p.m. in 434M
Gov Org: 3:30 p.m. in 215E
The following committees will meet tomorrow prior to session:
Labor: 9 a.m. in 215E
Agriculture: 10 a.m. in 215E
