In an evening floor session the Senate passed six bills including Senate Bill 1001 which would gradually reduce the food tax, and Senate Bill 1002 which allocates a portion of the coal severance tax to the county from which the coal was mined.
The body also passed Senate Bill 1003 which clarifies the requirement for deposit and transfer of higher education proceeds from real property.
The following supplemental appropriation bills also passed this evening: Senate Bill 1004, Senate Bill 1005, Senate Bill 1007
The following committees will meet this afternoon:
Senate Redistricting-2 p.m.-208W
Joint Committee on Marcellus Shale-9 a.m.-208W
The Senate will reconvene at 5 p.m. tomorrow
