Wednesday, May 15, 2024

House Passes Bills, Adopts Amendments

The House convened at 11 a.m. today to work on bills on the House Special Calendar.

H. B. 2889 – allowing military veterans with certain military ratings to qualify for examinations required of probationary police officer – passed 98-0.

H. B. 4214 – increasing penalties for unlawfully possessing or digging ginseng – passed 91-7.

H. B. 4444 – clarifying the authority of the State Fire Commission in adopting a State Building Code – passed 97-1.

H. B. 4465 – authorizing the acupuncture board to issue certificates to perform auricular acudetox therapy – passed 98-0.

H. B. 4481 – relating to mandatory inter-board reporting by licensees or registrants of the boards of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing – passed 97-0.

H. B. 4539 – providing an annual annuity adjustment of 1 percent for eligible deputy sheriff retirants and surviving spouses – passed 98-0.

H. B. 4546 – relating to where an application for a marriage license may be made – passed 98-0.

H. B. 4550 – providing the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists the authority to establish an apprenticeship program for cosmetologists – passed 91-7.

These bills will now move to the Senate for consideration.

Bills on second reading:

There were 25 House Bills on first reading.

Committees meeting today:

Finance at 3:30 p.m. in 460M.

Judiciary at 3:30 p.m. in 410M.

Education at 3:45 p.m. in 434M.

Government Organization at 4 p.m. in 215E.

Roads and Transportation at 5 p.m. in 215E.

Committees meeting tomorrow:

Agriculture and Natural Resources will meet at 8:30 a.m. in 215E.

House Rules will meet at 10:45 a.m. behing the Chamber.

The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. tomorrow.

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