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Legislature Adjourns Second Extraordinary Session, Passes 11 Bills

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This evening, the Legislature adjourned the Second Extraordinary Session after completing legislative action on 11 bills. Those bills to complete legislation are as follows:

House Bill 201 relates to United States Senatorial succession.

House Bill 202 provides a supplemental appropriation to the Secretary of State’s office.

House Bill 211 allows more counties to apply to participate in the military and overseas voting pilot program for the 2010 general election.

House Bill 212 removes the sunset provision regarding family court appeals .

House Bill 214 is a supplemental appropriation to various departments .

House Bill 215 is a supplemental appropriation to Education and the Arts, Environmental Protection and Insurance Commissioner.

House Bill 216 supplements and amends an item of existing appropriation from the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Governor’s Office Civil Contingent Fund.

Senate Bill 2003 extends sunset provision relating to foundation investments by MU and WVU.

Senate Bill 2006 relates to school committees and school teams

Senate Bill 2009 relates to pilot programs to increase academic achievement.

Senate Bill 2010 amends deadlines relating to participation in Uniformed Services and Overseas Voter Pilot Program.

Both the House and Senate adjourned Sine Die.

House Receives Senate Messages, Passes Two Supplemental Bills

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During this evening’s floor session, the House received Senate messages and completed legislative action on House Bill 212 and House Bill 216.

The House also refused to recede from their amendments regarding Senate Bill 2004 and Senate Bill 2008 and communicated their action to the Senate.

After briefly recessing, the House reconvened to take up for immediate consideration House Bill 214,supplemental appropriation to various departments, and House Bill 215, supplemental appropriation to Education and the Arts, Environmental Protection and Insurance Commissioner. The bills were then sent to the Senate for further consideration.

The House is at ease.

Senate Completes Action on Six Bills, Amends and Passes Two Others

The Senate completed legislative action on six bills and amended and passed two others on to the House for consideration during a late afternoon floor session.

The bills that completed legislative action this afternoon are as follows:

House Bill 211 allows more counties to apply to participate in the military and overseas voting pilot program for the 2010 general election.

House Bill 202 provides a supplemental appropriation to the Secretary of State’s office.

Senate Bill 2003 extends sunset provision relating to foundation investments by MU and WVU.

Senate Bill 2006 relates to school committees and school teams

Senate Bill 2009 relates to pilot programs to increase academic achievement.

Senate Bill 2009 relates to pilot programs for alternative schools in elementary and middle schools.

The Senate also amended and passed House Bill 212, which removes the sunset provision regarding family court appeals and House Bill 216, which supplements and amends an item of existing appropriation from the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Governor’s Office Civil Contingent Fund. These two bills will now head back to the House for consideration.

The Senate also refused to concur in the House amendments for Senate Bill 2004 and Senate Bill 2008

Prior to the session the Senate was treated to a performance by children from the Aldan Arts and Conference Center located in St. Albans, West Virginia. The children performed three songs from the play Little Orphan Annie.

The Senate is in recess until 5:00 p.m.

House Passes Education Bills During Afternoon Session

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This afternoon, the House voted and passed six education bills including Senate Bill 2004, relating to compulsory comprehensive health screens for students, Senate Bill 2006, relating to school committees and school teams, and Senate Bill 2010, relating to pilot programs for alternative schools in elementary and middle schools.

The House also passed two supplemental appropriation bills, as well as House Bill 211, allowing more counties to apply to participate in the military and overseas voting pilot program for the 2010 general election, and House Bill 212, removing the sunset provision regarding family court appeals during this afternoon’s floor session.

All bills passed by the House during the floor session were reported to the Senate for further consideration.

The House is in recess until 4:45 p.m. this afternoon.

Senate Announces Committee Meetings

The Senate met briefly this evening to announce the times for tomorrow’s committee meetings.

The Senate Finance Committee will meet tomorrow at Noon in room 451M

The Senate Judiciary Committee will meet tomorrow following the floor session in room 208W

The Senate has adjourned until 3 p.m. tomorrow, July 21

House Advances 13 Bills During Afternoon Session

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During this afternoon’s floor session, the House advanced four supplemental appropriation bills to second reading including House Bill 210, which provides funding for the special election.

The House also advanced nine bills to third reading including Senate Bill 2004, relating to compulsory comprehensive health screens for students, House Bill 211, allowing more counties to apply to participate in the military and overseas voting pilot program for the 2010 general election, and House Bill 210, providing uniformity in alternative schools and requiring a pilot program that will allow alternative schools in elementary and middle schools.

The House is adjourned until 3 p.m. tomorrow, July 21.

Legislature Passes U.S. Senatorial Succession Bill

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Over the last two days conferees from both the House and Senate met to work out the conflicts of The U.S. Senatorial Succession bill.

Both bodies met briefly tonight to adopt the conference committee report and pass House Bill 201, which relates to United States Senatorial succession. The bill was made effective from passage.

The following committees will meet tomorrow, July 20:
House Finance – 460M – 1 p.m.
Senate Finance – 451M – 4 p.m.

The House has adjourned until 4 p.m. tomorrow.

The Senate has adjourned until 5 p.m. tomorrow.

Senate Receives Conference Committee Report, Amended Call

The Senate met at 6 p.m tonight to receive the Conference Committee report for House Bill 201, relating to the United States Senatorial succession.

The Senate also received the third Amended Call from the governor, which adds three supplemental appropriation items to the original proclamation.

The three supplemental bills were read a first time prior to moving to the Senate Finance Committee for consideration. The bills include:

Senate Bill 2013,making supplementary appropriation from General Revenue to various accounts.

Senate Bill 2014, making supplementary appropriation of federal funds to various accounts.

Senate Bill 2015 creates new item of appropriation to State Department of Education for elementary and middle alternative schools.

The Senate is in recess until 8:45 p.m.

House Receives New Amended Call, Announces Conference Committee Meeting

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This evening, the House received the third Amended Call from the governor, which adds three supplemental appropriation items to the original proclamation.

The House also received committee reports regarding House Bill 211, allowing more counties to apply to participate in the military and overseas voting pilot program for the 2010 general election and Senate Bill 2009,relating to pilot programs to increase academic achievement. Both bills were taken up for immediate consideration and read a first time.

House Bill 206, encouraging teacher collaboration through the establishment of alternative school-level decision-making bodies, was advanced to second reading during the floor session.

The Conference Committee dealing with House Bill 201, relating to the United States Senatorial succession, met immediately following the floor session in Room 219M.

The following committee will meet tomorrow, July 20:
Finance- 460M- 1 p.m.

The House stands in recess until 5:45 p.m. this evening.

UPDATE
The House met briefly to receive the Conference Committee report for House Bill 201, relating to the United States Senatorial succession.

The House is in recess until 8:15 p.m. this evening.

Senate Meets Briefly Amid Interim Meetings

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The Senate met briefly this afternoon during July interim meetings. Once a month during the period between regular sessions the Legislature gathers in Charleston (or another location in the state) for three days of committee meetings.

The Senate is in recess until 5 p.m.

UPDATE

The Senate convened briefly at 5 p.m. to announce that the Conference Committee for House Bill 201, relating to United States Senatorial succession, will meet directly following floor session.

The Conference Committee is now meeting in Room 219M

The Senate is in recess until 5:45 p.m.