The House of Delegates convened today for the first session of the 86th Legislature.
Delegate Bill Anderson, the longest-serving member, presided over the beginning portion of the session. The House elected Delegate Roger Hanshaw of Clay County as the Speaker of the House for a third term. Speaker Hanshaw thanked the delegation for the honor but stated that the greatest honor is to be one of the 100 serving in the people’s House.
“The work we’ve done here has made it easier for people to choose West Virginia. We will have more opportunities to continue to do this,” Speaker Hanshaw said.
Once re-elected, Speaker Hanshaw took the podium and procedures continued. Stephen Harrison was elected to a fifth term as Clerk of the House of Delegates. Marshall Clay was elected to another term as Sergeant-at-Arms and Robert Stewart was elected as Doorkeeper.
House Concurrent Resolution 1 was adopted; it calls for a joint assembly to hear remarks from the Governor. The State of the State Address will take place at 7 p.m. tonight, January 11, 2023.
House Resolutions 1, 2, and 3 were adopted. Amendments were offered and rejected on House Resolution 1; therefore, all three resolutions were adopted in the introduced form.
After receiving messages from the Senate, the House adopted Senate Concurrent Resolutions 1 and 2.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 is the Joint Rules for the House and the Senate.
Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 authorizes the payment of expenses for the 86th Legislature.
The House is in recess until 6:45 p.m.
Committee Meetings, Today
- The Committee on Education will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 434.
- The Joint Committee on Government and Finance will meet immediately after both the Senate and House recess in 451.
Committee Meetings, Tomorrow Jan. 12
- The Workforce Development Committee will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 215E.
- The Committee on Energy and Manufacturing will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 410.
- The Committee on Technology and Infrastructure will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 434.
- The Committee on Health and Human Resources will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 215E.
The Finance Committee will hold a budget hearing at 9 a.m. in Room 460. The House Finance Budget Hearing schedule can be found here.
The House reconvened for the Joint Assembly to hear the Governor’s Address.
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. tomorrow, Jan. 12, 2023.
