The House convened for the 41st Day of the 2022 Legislative Session.
Delegates recognized FFA students with House Concurrent Resolution 79. For more, click here.
The House concurred with the Senate to complete House Bill 3220 and House Bill 4308.
House Bill 3220 requires disclosure of information from state agencies, municipalities, counties, or county school districts that have contracted with an entity for consulting services related to lobbying.
House Bill 4308 expands the persons who may apply on behalf of a child in foster care or is a subject of a civil abuse and neglect petition and to authorize law enforcement, guardians, and court and public agency personnel to disclose information and records for purpose of evaluation for Crime Victims’ Compensation Fund benefits.
The House adopted House Resolution 16, which commemorates the life and death of former House of Delegates member Gene A. Haynes.
Today, the House passed 12 bills.
House Bill 2798, Embie’s Law, requires newborn testing for mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (MP1), a metabolic disorder. Although it is not curable, it can be treated if diagnosed in infants, allowing for a better quality of life.
House Bill 4488 ensures full, adequate funding for the operation of the Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Mining and Reclamation by increasing certain fees for permitting actions.
House Bill 4559 provides for the final disposition of unidentified and unclaimed remains in the possession of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
House Bill 4631 establishes a bone marrow and peripheral blood stem donation awareness program. The bill directs the Bureau for Public Health to create a website to inform and promote donation awareness.
House Bill 4649 transfers the operations of the WV CHIP Program to the Bureau for Medical Services and delegate policymaking authority from the current board of directors to the program director.
Eleven bills were on second reading today and will be up for debate tomorrow. House Bills 2096, 4262, and 4566 were amended on second reading. Twenty bills were read for the first time today.
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 22, 2022.
Committees – Today
The Judiciary Committee will meet at 2 p.m. in Room 410.
The Select Committee on Coalfield Communities will meet at 2 p.m. in Room 434.
The Finance Committee will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 460.
The Education Committee will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 434.
The Committee on Government Organization will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 215E.
Committees – Tuesday, February 22, 2022
The Judiciary Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. in Room 410.
The Rules Committee will meet at 10:45 a.m.
