The halls of the Capitol were lined this afternoon with booths from many of West Virginia’s fine institutions of higher learning as today is Higher Education Day in the Legislature.
Five bills on third reading were laid over and will be on third reading again tomorrow. Eight bills were on second reading, three of which were laid over one day. House Bill 4076, House Bill 4364 and House Bill 4676 were read a second time and advanced to third reading. House Bill 4074 was also advanced to third reading and would create an Office of Oral Health under the Bureau for Public Health and would authorize a full-time office director.
The Senate also took up committee reports this afternoon. Three bills out of committee were taken up for immediate consideration and read a first time.
The following committees will meet this afternoon::
Confirmations – 1:00 p.m. – 208W
Health and Human Resources – 1:00 p.m. – 451M
Banking and Insurance – 2:00 p.m. – 208W
Education – 2:00 p.m. – 451M
Finance – 3:00 p.m. – 451M
Judiciary – 3:00 p.m. – 208W
Education – 5:00 p.m. – 451M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Economic Development – 9:00 a.m. – 451M
Military Committee – 10:00 a.m. – 208W
Transportation and Infrastructure -10:00 a.m. – 451M
The Senate will reconvene at 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.
