Senate members introduced seven bills today, which brings the total number of bills introduced this session to 254. Two bills were introduced on behalf of the Governor today, Senate Bill 248, which provides for an alternative minimum tax expiration, and Senate Bill 249, which provides for school calendar flexibility to meet instructional term requirements.
Members adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, which requests that the Joint Committee on Finance and Government study deer and car collision statistics, seeking to continue a 2008 interim study. They also recognized Earned Income Tax Return (EITC) Awareness Day through Senate Resolution 8. The EITC is a federal tax credit that benefits families that make under $40,000 with a tax return of up to $4,000. The EITC is sponsored by the United Way, IRS and the Department of Health and Human Resources, among dozens of other state agencies and groups.
The Doctor of the Day was Gerald A. Dague. He currently practices emergency medicine at Wheeling Hospital And Reynolds Memorial Hospital. The Doctor of the Day works with legislators and staff when they fall ill during the Regular Session.
There will be no committee meetings held today.
The committee meetings for Monday are as follows:
Pensions – 2:00 p.m. – 451M
Finance – 3:00 p.m. – 451M
