This morning, the Senate passed 11 bills, including House Bill 2709, which would allow county school boards to enter into energy-saving contracts. The bill will now go back to the House for its further consideration.
Twenty-five bills were read for a second time and advanced to third reading. Senate Bill 242, which would dedicate a portion of coal severance tax to the county of origin, and Senate Bill 484, which would relate to management agreements of the Higher Education Policy Commission, were both amended before being advanced to third reading.
Additionally, the Senate took up five standing committee reports for immediate consideration. The Senate read Senate Joint Resolution 11, Senate Bill 277 and Senate Bill 436 a second time and advanced them to third reading. Senate Bill 535 was read a first time and advanced to second reading. Senate Concurrent Resolution 43 was adopted.
The following committees will meet today:
Government Organization – 1 p.m. – 208W (Public Hearing)
Health and Human Resources – 1 p.m. – 451M
Education – 2 p.m. – 451M
Finance – 3 p.m. – 451M
Judiciary – 3 p.m. – 208W
The following committee will meet tomorrow morning:
Confirmations – 10 a.m. – 214W
The Senate will reconvene today at 6 p.m.
This evening, the Senate received nine standing committee reports and took them all up for immediate consideration. Four of those bills were read for a first time and advanced to second reading. The other five were read a second time and advanced to third reading. One of those bills was Senate Bill 505, which would relate generally to gaming at licensed racetracks and historic resort hotels.
The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
