The House reconvened briefly this afternoon in order to announce that House Education will be meeting at 4:30 p.m. in room 434M today to finish work on education bills that were added to the Amended Call yesterday. Senate Bill 2001, relating to the filling of vacancies in office of U. S. Senator, was also laid over a day.
The House is in recess until 6:15 p.m. this evening.
The Senate reconvened briefly this evening and received word that the House refused to concur with the Senate amendments for House Bill 201.
The Senate refused to recede from its amendment. Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin then appointed Michael Oliverio (D – Monongalia), Herb Snyder (D – Jefferson) and Clark Barnes (R – Randolph) to serve on conference committee charged with working on the bill.
The House then reconvened to appoint its conferees. Speaker Richard Thompson (D – Wayne) appointed Tim Miley (D – Harrison), Linda Longstreth (D – Marion) and Patrick Lane (R – Kanawha).
The House is adjourned until 4:00 p.m. tomorrow
The Senate is adjourned until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow
Also, the House Education Committee will meet tomorrow at 2 p.m. in room 434M
This evening the Senate amended and passed House Bill 201, which deals with U.S. Senate succession. The amended bill will now move to the House for consideration.
Three education measures also passed this evening. Senate Bill 2003 extends sunset provisions relating to foundation investments by Marshall University and West Virginia University, Senate Bill 2005 relates to improving performance of schools and school districts and Senate Bill 2007 deals with alternative training and certification of principals and teachers.
These bills now advance to the House for consideration.
The Senate is is in recess until 6:15 p.m.
During this afternoon’s floor session, the House reconsidered their action on House Bill 201, relating to U.S. Senate succession. The bill was passed but a provision to make it effective from passage was rejected.
The House also introduced 10 bills during the floor session including House Bill 204, which would create a compulsory comprehensive health screening for public school students, and House Bill 209, which would establish pilot projects for increasing academic achievement.
The House stands in recess until 5 p.m. this evening.
UPDATE
The House stands in recess until 6 p.m. this evening.
The Senate reconvened at 1 p.m. to receive the Governor’s Amended Call, which adds 10 bills to the Special Session Agenda, including eight that relate to education. They then introduced all 10 bills. The eight education bills now head to the Senate Education Committee for consideration.
The two that do not pertain to education include Senate Bill 2011, which amends deadlines relating to participation in Uniformed Services and Overseas Voter Pilot Program and Senate Bill 2012,which removes sunset provisions regarding the family court appeals. These two bills now move to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The Senate will reconvene at 3:00 p.m.
The Senate Education Committee is currently meeting in room 451M
The House reconvened at 11 a.m. this morning to receive the Governor’s Amended Call, which adds 7 education related items to the special session.
The House also considered for passage House Bill 201, relating to the U.S. Senate succession bill. After much debate on the floor, the bill was rejected with 45 voting against and 42 voting for the proposed legislation.
The House is in recess until 2 p.m. this afternoon.
UPDATE
The House is now in recess until 4 p.m. this afternoon.
The Senate met this afternoon and passed Senate Bill 2001, which deals with filling vacancies in the office of U.S. Senator. In order to proceed quickly, the Senate suspended the constitutional rules that require a bill to be read on three separate days. The bill now heads to the House for consideration.
The Senate will reconvene at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Finance – 451M – 2:30 p.m.
Education – 208W – 3:00 p.m.
The House met briefly at 11 a.m. this morning in order to establish a quorum and to announce that the committee on Education would be meeting immediately following the floor session in room 434M regarding the education reform work group recommendations.
UPDATE
The House met this afternoon to receive the Senate message that the Senate had passed Senate Bill 2001, relating to filling of vacancies in office of U. S. Senator. The House then read the bill a first time.
The House also advanced their version of the U.S. Senate succession bill, House Bill 201, to third reading.
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. tomorrow, July 17.
During a brief afternoon session, the Senate introduced Senate Bill 2001, which deals with filling vacancies in the office of U.S. Senator and Senate Bill 2002, which appropriates funds to the Secretary of State to pay for the resulting special elections.
Senate Bill 2001 will head to the Senate Judiciary Committee for further consideration while Senate Bill 2002 goes to the Senate Finance Committee.
The Senate will reconvene at 5:00 p.m.
The following committees will meet this afternoon and tomorrow morning:
Judiciary – 208W – 2:45 p.m.
Finance – 451M – 3:00 p.m.
Confirmations – 219M – 10:00 a.m.
UPDATE
The Senate met briefly at 6:45 p.m to receive a petition and announce tomorrow’s committee meetings.
The Senate will reconvene at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Confirmations – 219M – 10:00 a.m.
Education – 208W – 1:00 p.m.
Finance – 451M – 3:00 p.m.
This afternoon, both the House and Senate convened for the 2nd Extraordinary Session of this year and received the Governor’s Call. The Call requests that the Legislature consider legislation relating to vacancies in the office of United States Senator.
The House introduced, House Bill 201, relating to United States Senatorial succession and also House Bill 202, which is a supplemental appropriation to the Secretary of State’s Office for a special election.
The Senate will reconvene later this afternoon at 2 p.m. and the House will reconvene this evening at 6 p.m.
The following committees will meet today:
House Judiciary – 410M – 2:30 p.m.
House Finance – 460M – 2:30 p.m.
UPDATE
The House met briefly at 10:00 p.m to take up a committee report regarding House Bill 201, relating to United States Senatorial succession. The bill was then read a first time.
The House will reconvene at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow
