The Senate Finance Committee took five bills under consideration, 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24.
Of the bills on the agenda, Senate Bills 149, 243, 256 and 297, were unanimously voted to be sent to the full Senate.
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Senate Bill 149 would exempt certain veterans from concealed weapons license fees.
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Senate Bill 243 would require racetrack participate in WV Thoroughbred Development Fund.
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Senate Bill 256 would allow certain deductions from individual personal income tax refunds
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Senate Bill 297 would extend the expiration of military members’ spouses’ driver’s license.
Senate Bill 263, which would limit the number of days legislators may be compensated during extended and extraordinary sessions, was reviewed by the committee and reported to a subcommittee established by Committee Chair, Craig Blair, R-Berkeley. Fellow Senator, Bill Hamilton, R-Upshur, was named as the subcommittee chair.
Committee members also received information pertaining to the West Virginia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s fiscal year 2020 budget proposal.
