Monday, December 23, 2024
Monday, December 23, 2024

Ethics Act Bill Passes Through Senate

This morning, the Senate passed 23 bills, including House Bill 2464, which would add additional requirements to the Ethics Act, and Senate Bill 516, which would require the state board establish a digital learning program.

Upon passage, House Bill 2613 completed legislative action and awaits the governor’s signature.

Additionally, 13 bills were read for a second time and advanced to third reading. Senate Bill 467, which would prohibit teachers from being assigned additional duties during planning period without consent, was advanced with a right to amend on third reading.

Seventeen bills were also read for a first time and advanced to second reading on tomorrow’s calendar.

The following committees will meet today:
Pensions – 2 p.m. – 208W
Finance – 3 p.m. – 451M
Judiciary – 3 p.m. – 208W

The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Economic Development – 8 a.m. – 451M
Finance – 9 a.m. – 451M
Government Organization – 10 a.m. – 208W
Transportation and Infrastructure – 10 a.m. – 451M
Health and Human Resources – 1 p.m. – 451M
Banking and Insurance – 2 p.m. – 208W
Education – 2 p.m. – 451M

The Senate will reconvene today at 6 p.m.

This evening, the Senate received 12 committee reports. All of the reports were taken up for immediate consideration and read a first time.

The Senate suspended the constitutional rule requiring a bill be read on three separate days for two of those bills and passed them after reading them for a second and third time. Those bills were Senate Bill 202, which would create a commission to develop pilot program to help at-risk youth, and Senate Bill 486, which would create the WVU-Tech Revitalization Project.

The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.

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