In its late morning floor session the Senate passed three bills and read six bills a first time. The passed bills include Senate Bill 1009 which provides tax deduction for trust funds for children with autism, and two supplemental bills. Senate Bill 1014 is a supplemental appropriation for flood recovery and Senate Bill 1015 makes a supplemental appropriation from the Excess Lottery Revenue Fund to Public Defender Services.
These bills will now head to the House for consideration.
The Senate also advanced the following six bills to second reading:
House Bill 102 relates to the allocation of adjusted gross receipts from pari-mutuel racetracks with West Virginia Lottery racetrack table games.
House Bill 103 deals with the Alternative and Renewable Energy Portfolio Act.
House Bill 104 relates to the Motor Fuel Excise Tax Shortfall Reserve Fund.
House Bill 105 relates to the issuance of retail licenses for the sale of liquor.
House Bill 109 creates the School Innovations Zones Act.
House Bill 113 relates to revenue bonds for tourism and education and provides a procedure for the selection of projects to receive money resulting from such bonds.
The Senate Finance Committee will meet today at 1:15 p.m. in Room 451M.
The Senate will reconvene today at 3:00 p.m.
