Thursday, March 28, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024

House Passes CON Repeal for Birthing Centers and Opioid Treatment Programs

The House of Delegates convened for Day 43 of the 2022 session.

Legislative action completed on House Bill 4048, which clarifies that individuals may possess loaded rifles and shotguns in their vehicles as long as they are not there for the purposes to take wildlife.

The House adopted House Resolution 12, House Concurrent Resolution 81, House Concurrent Resolution 83, House Concurrent Resolution 84, and House Concurrent Resolution 87. Action on House Resolution 15 was postponed one day.

Sixteen bills passed the House today, including the following:

House Bill 4344 requires the bureau of social service to incorporate create a dashboard to incorporate the PATH system. The bill requires a study of centralized intake to be completed by January 2023. The bill also increases the salary ranges for caseworkers.

House Bill 4391 requires counties to employ nurses in proportion to the student population. It requires each county to have at least one nurse. The bill allows LPNs supervised by an RN to be counted as a nurse.

House Bill 4607 removes certificates of need from opioid treatment programs.

House Bill 4643 removes certificates of need from birthing centers.

House Bill 4758 allows the Special Reclamation Program to develop and maintain a database designed to track reclamation liabilities.

The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. Thursday, February 24, 2022.

Committees – Today

The Education Committee will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 434.

The Finance Committee will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 460.

The Committee on Government Organization will meet at 3:30 p.m. in 215E.

The Judiciary Subcommittee on HB 4293 will meet at 3:30 p.m. in Room 410.

The Judiciary Committee will meet at 4 p.m. in Room 410.

Committees – Thursday, February 24, 2022

The Judiciary Committee will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 410.

The Rules Committee will meet at 10:45 a.m.

The Education Committee will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 434.

The Government Organization Committee will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 215E.

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