The House convened at 11 a.m. today.
H. B. 4199 – permitting a nursing home to use trained individuals to administer medication – passed the House 55-44 and will now be communicated to the Senate.
During the floor session, Delegate Ed Evans (D – McDowell), expressed his concern about allowing individuals, other than registered nurses, to administer drugs in nursing homes because they are not as qualified. Delegate Kayla Kessinger (R – Fayette) spoke in support of the bill, including that approximately 25 states in the nation currently allow trained individuals that are not registered nurses to administer medication.
H. B. 2693 – relating to state ownership of wildlife – passed 97-1 in the House, moving it to the Senate.
H. B. 4230 – relating to credit for reinsurance – passed 98-0 in the House and was also approved to become effective Jan. 1, 2019. The bill will now be communicated to the Senate.
Bills on second reading:
Bills on first reading:
Committees meeting today:
Political Subdivisions will meet at 3 p.m. in 434M.
Health and Human Resources will meet jointly with Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse at 4 p.m. in 215E.
Committee meeting tomorrow morning:
Finance will meet at 8:30 a.m. in 460M.
Education will meet at 9 a.m. in 434M.
Government Organization will meet at 9 a.m. in 215E.
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. tomorrow.
