The Legislature adjourned the 2nd session of the 81st Legislature at midnight.
Both chambers went till 12 a.m., passing legislation during the final, 60th-day, floor session. Out of the 1,876 bills introduced, 198 bills (104 House Bills and 94 Senate Bills) completed legislation this session.
Some major pieces of legislation passed, and now head to the Governor’s desk:
- Senate Bill 391, providing salary increase for teachers and school service personnel.
- House Bill 4283, raising the minimum wage.
- Senate Bill 461, creating the West Virginia Future Fund.
- Senate Bill 373, relating to water resource protection.
- House Bill 4343, creating West Virginia Project Launchpad Act.
The Senate is adjourned until Monday at 6 p.m.
The House is adjourned until Monday at 5:30 p.m.
Budget Conference Committee will meet on Monday, at 4 p.m. in room 451M.
House Budget Conferees are Delegates Boggs, Reynolds, Williams, Perdue, Anderson, Allen Evans, and Canterbury
