Members of the Senate honored the Special Olympics West Virginia Team for their outstanding achievements in the World Special Olympics in China.
Three bills on third reading were passed today. These bills include Senate Bill 9, which would require the State Board of Education to provide an orientation program in firearms and firearms safety in the public schools, Senate Bill 193, which would allow consumer lenders to sell home and automobile membership plans to their customers, and Senate Bill 290, which would create a felony offense of unauthorized practice of certain health care professions. These bills will now be considered in the House. In addition, 10 bills were advanced to third reading.
The Senate also introduced 40 bills, including Senate Bill 693, which would would permit senior citizens to have a lifetime hunting, fishing and trapping license, and Senate Bill 700, which would require coal prospectors to record and report certain geological information.
Today is the last day for bills to be introduced in the Senate.
The following committees will meet today, February 18:
Natural Resources – 1:00 p.m. – 208W
Pensions – 1:00 p.m. – 451M
Government Organization – 2:00 p.m. – 451M
Judiciary – 3:00 p.m. – 208W
Finance – 3:00 p.m. – 451M
The following committees will meet tomorrow, February 19:
Economic Development – 9:00 a.m. – 451M
Judiciary – 10:15 a.m. – 208W
Transportation and Infrastructure – 10:00 a.m. – 451M
Education – 2:00 p.m. – 451M
The Senate is in recess until 5:00 p.m. this evening.
