The Senate received messages concerning Senate Bill 42, Senate Bill 162 and Senate Bill 235 from their respective committees with the recommendation of passage. These bills were then referred to the Finance Committee for further debate.
There were five bills introduced including Senate Bill 335 which would increase the number of members on the Marshall County Park and Recreations Board. Also, Senate Bill 337 was introduced; this would require the Racetrack Video Lottery Fund be used for certain payments.
After the session adjourned, Senators were greeted by the West Virginia Fairs and Festivals participants who were gathered in the rotunda.
The following committees will meet Monday:
Pensions- 2 p.m. 208W
Finance- 3 p.m. 451M
The Senate will reconvene Monday at 11 a.m.
The Senate reconvened this morning and received a House message regarding the passage of 
The Senate reconvened today and introduced 48 bills as well as adopting 
The House of Delegates passed its first bill of the 2010 Regular Session,
Next year’s budget, with all of the proposed reductions, will be balanced with a combination of cuts and an influx of one-time federal stimulus package money of $119 million, which will be used to “backfill” some of the cuts. The federal funds will go primarily to public and higher education. All states are required to spend most of their stimulus share by 2011, meaning West Virginia will have to look for other funding sources if the state’s revenues continue to feel the effects of the economic downturn. Cuts of five percent have been made to the budgets of the Legislature, Constitutional Offices, and executive agencies.
The House also recognized the General Federation Women’s Club of Beckley for 100 years of involvement in the community. (pictured) 
Majority Leader Sen. Chafin (D – Mingo) addressed the chamber and asked Senators to encourage their constituents to testify for Senate hearings regarding the power outages that affected 220,000 people around Christmas. Sen. Chafin said West Virginia is paying approximately $75 million to repair damaged power lines and he would like to develop the record in order to ensure it is money well spent.