The House of Delegates met today at 11 a.m.
As the last few days of session are among us, the House calendar is filled with many bills and more hours are being spent on the floor and in committee to discuss as much legislation as possible before session ends.
Today, resolutions were adopted before 15 bills were taken up for consideration and passed in the House. The highly debated Senate Bill 6 passed in the House and would require drug screening and testing of applicants for the TANF program.
Senate Bill 524 was rejected yesterday, then taken up for reconsideration today and passed. This bill rewrites the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists article.
Two bills were passed relating to PEIA as well. Senate Bill 520 will allow PEIA ability to recover benefits or claims obtained through fraud. The other PEIA related bill, Senate Bill 622, passed to define the Composition of the PEIA Finance Board.
Various other bills passed in the House today, some specifically dealing with health related concerns. House Bill 597 passed by a majority, which related generally to Health Care Authority. Senate Bill 627 also passed in order to permit physicians to decline prescribing controlled substances.
The House also considered 19 bills which were advanced to third reading. Twenty-nine bills were then sent to second reading for discussion of passage.
The following committees will meet today:
Judiciary: 5:30 p.m.
Finance: 6:30 p.m.
The House is adjounrned until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.
The Rules committee will meet tomrrow at 9:15 a.m.
