The House convened today at 11 a.m. to work on bills on the House Special Calendar.
Bills passed:
- S. J. R. 12 – No Constitutional right to abortion Amendment
- S. B. 73 – Modifying crime of fleeing from scene of accident
- S. B. 110 – Requiring certain licensees notify law enforcement or EMS of life-threatening emergency on premises
- S. B. 307 – Declaring fundraising on state highway or roadway by volunteer fire department is not obstruction or nuisance
- S. B. 327 – Providing extortion of anything of value, including sexual contact, subjects person to criminal penalty
- S. B. 346 – Permitting full-time nonresident students purchase lifetime resident hunting, trapping and fishing licenses
- S. B. 351 – Permitting ballot commissioners serve while candidates for certain offices
- S. B. 395 – Providing for judicial review of appealed decisions of Air Quality Review Board, Environmental Quality Board and Surface Mine Board
- S. B. 397 – Creating crime of impersonating blind or disabled person
- S. B. 404 – Relating to sex offender registry information
- S. B. 539 – Increasing limit for settling claims against DOH
- S. B. 561 – Increasing minimum contract price requiring execution of bond with respect to building or repairing school property
S.J.R 12 – no Constitutional right to abortion amendment – was the topic of hours of debate in the House of Delegates. The resolution will be put on the WV General Election ballot in November and will allow residents of WV the ability to end medicaid funded abortions in the state. Many delegates expressed their concern about the issue.
There were 17 bills on second reading and 27 bills on first reading.
Committees meeting today:
Government Organization will meet at 4:30 p.m.
Rules will meet at 6:45 p.m.
Update 8 p.m.
Judiciary Committee will conduct a public hearing tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. in the House Chamber, regarding S. B. 434 and will be meeting following the hearing.
Finance Committee will meet tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. in 460M.
Rules will meet tomorrow at 10:45 a.m. in the chamber.
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m.
