The House of Delegates met today for the first day of the 2017 Regular Session to organize, choose officers, recognize resolutions pertaining to the rules of the House of Delegates, and introduce bills.
The House was presided over by Delegate John Overington, R-Berkeley, the longest serving member
Following nominations, members elected Delegate Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, as the Speaker of the House for the 83rd West Virginia Legislature with a voting majority of 63 delegates against fellow nomination Tim Miley, D-Harrison, Speaker Armstead was then sworn in by West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker.
After the re-election of the Speaker of the House, Steve Harrison was elected House Clerk.
Marshall Clay, after the re-election of the clerk, was nominated then elected to be the House Sergeant of Arms and following Clay’s re-election, Frank Larese was nominated then re-elected to House Doorkeeper.
After the elections, the House went into recess in preparation of Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s farewell address, and after the farewell address, the House adopted Senate Concurrent Resolutions and adopted House Resolutions.
The house will adjourn until noon February 8.
