The House of Delegates met today to discuss and pass many Senate bills, however they first concurred with amendments the Senate had made with House bills. These bills were all passed by the House and all amendments were accepted:
· House Bill 2311, exempting short-term license holder sot submit information to the State Tax Commission once the term of the permit has expired
· House Bill 2405, imposing a healthcare related provider tax on certain health care organization
· House Bill 2525, Tobacco Cessation Therapy Access Act
· House Bill 2907, requiring a form of a certified commitment order to the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
· Senate Bill 61, adding certain crimes for which for which prosecutor may apply for wiretaBills passed on Third Reading:
· Senate Bill 1, increasing access to career education and workforce training
· Senate Bill 187, authorizing Department of Revenue to promulgate legislative rules
· Senate Bill 285, relating to sale of homemade food items
· Senate Bill 537, creating workgroup to review hospice need standards
· Senate Bill 546, relating to health care provider taxes
· Senate Bill 587, relating to PEIA reimbursement of air ambulance providers
· Senate Bill 617, relating to method of payment to Municipal Pensions Security Fund
· Senate Bill 653, relating generally to practice of medical corporations
· Senate Bill 675, requiring DEP create and implement Adopt-A-Stream Program
Bills amended on Second Reading:
· Senate Bill 199, authorizing certain miscellaneous agencies and boards promulgate legislative rules
· Senate Bill 241, permitting county court clerk scan certain documents in electronic form
· Senate Bill 317, authorizing three or more adjacent counties from multi county trail network authority
· Senate Bill 392, relating to payment of invoices received by Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
· Senate Bill 400, allowing Board of Dentistry create specialty licenses
· Senate Bill 402, authorizing Division of Forestry Investigate and enforce timber theft violations
· Senate Bill 405, increasing limit on additional expenses incurred in preparing notice list for redemption
· Senate Bill 487, relating to admissibility of health care staffing requirements in litigation
· Senate Bill 496, transferring authority to regulate milk from DHHR to Department of Agriculture
· Senate Bill 529, clarifying provisions of Nonintoxicating Beer Act
· Senate Bill 566, relating to compensation for State Athletic Commission members
· Senate Bill 596, adjusting voluntary contribution amounts on certain DMV forms
· Senate Bill 600, relating to preservation of biological evidence obtained through criminal investigations and trials
· Senate Bill 633, authorizing Board of Physical Therapy conduct criminal background checks on applicants for licenses
· Senate Bill 673, relating to public higher education accountability and planning
All bills on first reading were also advanced.
The House of Delegates is in recess until 4:30 p.m. this evening.
Update
The House of Delegates reconvened to concur with bills amended by the Senate:
The House refused to concur with amendments made to House Bill 2009.
They will reconvene tomorrow at 9 a.m.
