The House of Delegates convened around noon on June 14 to pass a version of the budget bill.
The House passed Senate Bill 1013 – the budget bill- with a strike and insert amendment that essentially put the House budget into the bill. During debate, Delegate Barbara Fleischauer (D-Monongalia) offered an amendment to restore funding to West Virginia University and Marshall University. The amendment was rejected.
According to House leadership, its version of the budget restores more funding to higher education than the Senate version.
The budget bill passed by a vote of 69-30.
The House adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
House Finance will meet at 4:30 p.m. in 460M and again at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
