The House of Delegates introduced a bundle of Rule-Making bills today in addition to 17 other bills, including House Bill 4128 , which relates to insurance companies deemed to be in hazardous financial condition.
Two house concurrent resolutions, House Concurrent Resolution 5, which requests that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance authorize a study of the law governing the West Virginia Board of Architects, and House Concurrent Resolution 6, which requires that the committee authorize a study of the law governing the West Virginia Board of Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters, were also introduced to the House.
The House also recognized the General Federation Women’s Club of Beckley for 100 years of involvement in the community. (pictured)
The following committees will meet today:
Finance-1 p.m.-460M
Judiciary-1 p.m.-410M
Government Organization-1 p.m.-215E
Education-2 p.m.-434M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Homeland Security-9 a.m.-460M
Natural Resources-9:15 a.m.-215E
Banking and Insurance-10 a.m.-215E
Political Subdivisions -1 p.m.-215E
Roads and Transportation-2 p.m.-215E
Senior Citizens Issues-3 p.m.-215E
Health and Human Resources-4 p.m.-215E
The House will reconvene 11 a.m. tomorrow.
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.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, a ceremony was conducted on the North side of the Capitol building. The lawmakers in attendance were accompanied by members of the West Virginia Supreme Court and the Governor, as well as the members of West Virginia’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission to mark this National Day of Service.
Speaker of the House, Richard Thompson, said, “We should be honoring not just Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but also the leaders, activists, educators and legislators who strive to follow in Dr. King’s footsteps.”
He also called for everyone to “re-dedicate themselves to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s purpose.” He said that Dr. King wanted freedom to ring throughout the country which is why they honor him through the annual ringing of the bell.
The Senate Chamber was buzzing with activity this morning as the Senate reconvened for the sixth day. 
Five bills, including 
The Senate reconvened this morning and introduced six bills.
The Senate reconvened this afternoon and introduced ten bills and acknowledged today as Mineral County Day. 
This afternoon, the House of Delegates reconvened and introduced 11 bills, such as 
The House and Senate reconvened at 7:00 p.m. this evening for a joint session in the House Chamber for the Governor’s presentation of the