During a brief floor session this morning, the Senate adopted three resolutions. Senate Resolution 14 designates January 27, 2011 as “West Virginia Press Association Day,” Senate Concurrent Resolution 2 requests the Department of Highways name County Routes 1 and 3 “Glen Rogers Coal Miner Memorial Highway” and Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 requests the Department of Highways name bridge in Pendleton County “Korean War Veterans Bridge.”
The Senate also received four messages from the House of Delegates and referred all four bills to their respective committees for further consideration. One of the bills is House Bill 2402, which would redefine the term “public record” as it is used in the Freedom of Information Act.
Following that, the Senate heard 17 standing committee reports, which recommended the bills all do pass after appropriate committee action.
The Senate also introduced 43 bills, including Senate Bill 327, which would make it a crime to rob or attempt to rob a person under the pretense of having a deadly weapon and increase certain criminal penalties.
Also, Senate Bill 200, which would correct names of state institutions of higher learning, was read for the first time and advanced to second reading. Senate Bill 71, which would make child neglect creating substantial risk of bodily harm a misdemeanor, and Senate Bill 80, which would redefine the basis for disqualification of prospective jurors, were read for a second time and advanced to third reading on tomorrow’s calendar.
The following committees will meet today:
Health and Human Resources – 1 p.m. – 451M
Education – 2 p.m. – 451M
Finance – 3 p.m. – 451M (budget hearings)
Judiciary – 3 p.m. – 208W
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Economic Development – 9 a.m. – 451M
Transportation and Infrastructure – 10 a.m. – 451M
The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
