Today, in the House of Delegates, Committee Substitute for HB 2506 passed. Committee Substitute for HB 2420 was tabled due to a similar bill, SB 231 which will be on 3rd reading in the House tomorrow.
Committee Substitute for HB 2506 allows permit limits to be calculated using design flows recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Act for human health; specifically, the use of the harmonic mean flow. It also allows for mixing zone overlapping while retaining the application of water quality criteria that are developed for protection of drinking water. The bill will be sent to the Senate for further consideration.
Bills on second reading included SB 231 and HB 2646.
SB 231 would provide that the State Board of Education may delegate its Medicaid provider status and subsequent reimbursement to regional education service agencies or county boards subject to the county board determining that there is a net benefit and no detraction from the educational program of the county.
Committee Substitute for HB 2646 would terminate the Women’s Commission and discontine its functions.
Committee Meetings Today
Veterans’ Affairs and Homeland Security: 15 min after session adjourned in 434M
Finance: 2:30 p.m. in 460M
Judiciary: 2:45 p.m. in 410M
Education: 2:45 p.m. in 434M
Gov. Org.: 3 p.m. in 215E
Committee Meetings Tomorrow
Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: 9 a.m. in 434M
Banking and Insurance: 10 a.m. in 410M
Senior Issues: 1 p.m. in 215E
Energy: 2 p.m. in 410M
Health and Human Resources: 2 p.m. in 215E
Committee on Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse: 3:30 p.m. in 215E
Committee Meetings on Friday
Sub-Committee on K-12: 9 a.m. in 434M
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. tomorrow.
