The House convened at 11 a.m. today during the fifty-sixth day of session.
The House voted to suspend the rules to bring House Bill 4145 to the floor for passage after the House and Senate conferees agreed on the original House Bill. H.B. 4145 would provide a five percent raise to State Troopers, public school teachers and school service personnel. The bill passed unanimously in the House and in the Senate.
Bills on third reading:
Com. Sub. for S. B. 7 – Relating to claims under Wage Payment and Collection Act – passed unanimously.
S. B. 47 – Requiring Defense Department advocacy groups be notified in abuse or neglect of military person’s child – was rejected 44-56.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 102 – Creating WV Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act – passed 97-2.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 133 – Exempting renewal of certain contracts entered into during declared state of emergency – passed 98-2.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 272 – Relating generally to drug control – passed unanimously.
S. B. 298 – Authorizing county assessors make separate entries in landbooks when real property is partly used for exempt and partly for nonexempt purposes – passed 97-1.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 319 – Allowing individuals who completed home schooling be eligible for PROMISE scholarship without equivalent diploma – passed 93-6.
S. B. 365 – Relating to Young Entrepreneur Reinvestment Act – passed 94-5.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 412 – Relating to authority of county litter control officers – passed 98-1.
S. B. 427 – Modifying form of notice for certain tax delinquencies – passed 96-3.
S. B. 441 – Relating to health care provider taxes – passed unanimously.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 456 – Physical Therapy Licensure Compact Act – passed unanimously.
The House is in recess for one hour.
Health and Human Resources Committee will meet at 1:30 p.m. in 215E.
Conference Committee on HB 4013 will meet at 4 p.m.
Update 2:57 p.m.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 493 – Relating to guaranty associations – passed unanimously.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 499 – Requiring one year of certain approved postgraduate clinical training for persons with foreign medical degrees – passed unanimously.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 510 – Designating hospitals for stroke treatment – passed unanimously.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 522 – Relating generally to Administrative Procedures Act – passed 94-4.
S. B. 545 – Relating to driving privileges and requirements for persons under 18 – passed 68-30 and will be effective immediately.
The House is in recess until 6:30 p.m.
Finance Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. in 460M.
Judciary Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. in 418M.
Rules will meet at 6:15 p.m. behind the chamber.
Government Organization will meet tomorrow at 9 a.m. in 215E.
Update 8:31 p.m.
There were 28 bills on second reading and 16 bills on first reading.
Rules will meet at 10:45 a.m. tomorrow behind the chamber.
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m.
