In the House today, 26 bills were introduced. This brings the total of bills that have been introduced since the beginning of this session to 928. One of the bills was House Bill 2908, would raise the age of consent that a minor may refuse health treatment. House Bill 2915 would authorize the sale of prohibited fireworks. House Bill 2917 would give full consideration to bicycle, pedestrian and transit way in the planning and development of state roads, railways and waterways. These bills, and others, have been referred to committees for consideration and discussion.
There were three bills on second reading today. House Bill 2040 would relate to when a recognizance bond is released. House Bill 2418 would relate to exempting certain records of the Division of Corrections and Regional Jail Authority from the Freedom of Information Act that, if released, could aid inmates in committing unlawful acts. Finally, House Bill 2685 would amend the Uniform Principal and Income Act.
The gallery was filled with visitors from all over West Virginia today. Two students gave speeches to the House. Devon Cottle, who attended The Governor’s School of the Arts and Hope Hunt, who attended The Governor’s Honors Academy, spoke about the experiences they had and the benefits of attending each respective program. There were also visitors from the Alzheimer’s Association, dozens of pages with their chaperons and librarians from across the state to celebrate West Virginia Library Day.
The following committees will meet today:
Finance – 1:00 p.m. – 460M
Education Subcommittee B – 1:30 p.m. – 434M
Judiciary – 2:00 p.m. – 410M
Education – 2:00 p.m. – 434M
Finance Subcommittee on Legislative Rules – 2:30 p.m. – 460M
Education Subcommittee E – 3:00 p.m. – 434M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Agriculture – 8:30 a.m. – 215E
Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security – 9:00 a.m. – 460M
Natural Resources – 9:15 a.m. – 215E
Banking and Insurance – 10:00 a.m. – 215E
Pensions and Retirement – 10:00 a.m. – 460M
Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business – 1:00 p.m.- 460M
Political Subdivisions – 1:00 p.m. – 215E
Roads and Transportation – 2:00 p.m. – 215E
Senior Citizens Issues – 3:00 p.m. – 215E
Health and Human Resources – 4:00 p.m. – 215E
Health Subcommittee B – 4:00 p.m. – 252E
The House will reconvene tomorrow, March 4 at 11:00 a.m.
