On the 60th and last day of the session, the Senate read 29 bills a third time and referred three to the foot of bills on third reading. Of the bills read, six have completed legislation and the remaining 23 now move to the House for approval. House Bill 4184 was amended and passed, which creates the West Virginia Tourism Development Act. Another bill that passed is House Bill 4335, which relates to a child’s right to nurse. Additionally, House Bill 4588, which prohibits abortions after 20 weeks in order to protect an unborn child, was passed in the Senate.
The Senate received messages from the House and concurred and passed 14 bills, two of which will return to the House for approval. One of which was Senate Bill 373, the water resources protection bill, was passed and now moves back to the House for approval. The Senate concurred and passed Senate Bill 376, which would require certain construction workers complete the OSHA safety program.
The Senate is in recess until 5:30
Update
The Senate reconvened this evening to receive conference committee reports for “>House Bill 4208, House Bill 4236 and House Bill 4619. The Senate also refused to concur to House amended Senate Bill 6, Senate Bill 306 and Senate Bill 345.
The Senate is in recess until 7:15
The Senate reconvened this evening and amended House amended Senate Bill 344, relating to supplemental appropriations, and Senate Bill 623, relating to substance abuse screening of mine personnel. Both bills now move back to the House for the body to concur and pass. The Senate refused to concur and pass House amended Senate Bill 419, the Overdose Prevention Act.
Senate Bill 6, the psuedoephedrine bill, and House Bill 4208, banning synthetic hallucinagens, both were assigned conference committees. Additionally, The Senate refused to receive House Bill 4286, the Captive Cervid Farming Act, and requested a conference committee.
The Senate is in recess until 8:15
The Senate received conference committee reports for House Bill 4298, which relates to the West Virginia Ethics Comission, and Senate Bill 6, the psuedoephedrine bill. The Senate received messages from the House and completed legislation on 10 bills. One of the bills that completed is Senate Bill 253, which clarifies code for the Community-Based Demonstration Pilot Program to Improve Outcomes for At-Risk Youth.
The Senate is in recess until 10 p.m.
