This evening, the Senate met and completed seven pieces of legislation. Of those bills, one was the highly discussed autism bill.
After a long journey, House Bill 2693 was officially completed in the Senate tonight. This bill will provide for autism spectrum disorders to fall under insurance coverage. This bill was sent to the Governor and is awaiting his signature.
House Bill 2639 will authorize the Board of Physical Therapy to define a legislative rule relating to General Provisions for Athletic Trainers.
Additionally, Senate Bill 193 was completed as well. This bill will expand the responsibilities of the law-enforcement training sub-committee and rename it the law-enforcement professional standards sub-committee.
Senate Bill 488 will revise the West Virginia HIV testing statute to conform with the most recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention This bill was sent to the Governor for consideration.
The Senate also amended the House’s amendment to Senate Bill 616 and then sent it back to the House for it’s further consideration.
Additionally, the Senate refused to recede from it’s version of Senate Bill 614 and House Bill 2513 and sent requests to the House to ask it to recede instead.
The remaining pieces of legislation completed are available through the link below.
The Senate will stand in brief recess until 11 p.m.
