The Senate Judiciary Committee convened for a meeting 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18.
Members of the committee went over the committee substitute bundle for Senate Bills 224–230.
One of the bills, Senate Bill 225, concerns a Division of Labor rule relating to the regulation of heating, ventilating and cooling work. Senate Bill 229 is another rule bill relating to commercial whitewater rafting.
Following a motion by Majority Whip, Sen. Ryan Ward, R-Brooke, the committee unanimously voted to send the committee substitutes to the full Senate with the recommendation that they do pass.
The committee also reviewed technical changes made on Senate Bill 253 which would protect consumers from automatic purchase renewals and continuous service offers. Sen. Glenn Jeffries, D-Putnam, lead sponsor for the bill, said the committee substitute was created to make “minor technical changes (to the bill),” Jeffries said.
“(Automatic purchase renewal) was something that was brought to my attention last year. The more I spoke with people, the more I realized that this was something we need to look into,” Jeffries said. “Seniors don’t understand how these automatic systems work and we need to get a better understanding (of them) to make sure they know what’s happening.”
Ultimately, the committee unanimously agreed on the committee substitute and voted to send the bill to the full Senate.
Sen. Paul Hardesty, the new 7th District West Virginia Senate seat, was also welcomed to the committee.
