Today in the House of Delegates three bills were passed. Committee Substitute of HB 2447 passed 66-34.
HB 2447 renames the Court of Claims as the state Claims Commission and renames the judge as commissioners. It provides the explicit powers for the removal of commissioners and authority to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance for the hiring of a clerk, chief deputy clerk, and deputy clerks. It also shortens the procedure for certain road condition claims.
Committee Substitutes of HB 2404 and HB 2465 also passed unanimously today.
HB 2404 keeps persons who are convicted of certain criminal offenses from acquiring property from their victims through joint tenancy or inheritance.
HB 2465 modifies the requirements that allow a child witness to testify by closed circuit television.
Committee Meetings Today
Banking and Insurance: 1 p.m. in 410M
Senior Citizen Issues: 1 p.m. in 215E
Health and Human Resources: 2 p.m. in 215E
Energy: 2 p.m. in 410M
Select Committee on Prevention and Treatment: 3:30 p.m.
Committee Meetings Tomorrow
Finance: 9 a.m. in 460M
Judiciary: 9 a.m. in 410M
Education: 9 a.m. in 434M
On Monday at 8:30 a.m. in the House Chamber, there will be Public Hearing of the Judiciary Committee on HB 2506- Relating to the implementation of water quality standards for the protection of drinking water.
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m.
