The Senate passed 20 bills today, suspending the constitutional rules requiring a bill be read on three separate days to pass 14 of them. Of those bills, House Bill 2008 completed legislation. The bill will audit the Department of Highways.
The Senate concurred with the House amendments and passed Senate Bill 6 today during the floor session. SB 6 would control the increase in the cost of liability insurance and to maintain access to affordable health care services for West Virginians.
Six bills were passed after being read for a third time, one of which was House Bill 2010, a law that would elect all justices to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, all circuit court judges, all family court judges and all magistrates on a nonpartisan basis by division.
Six Bill on first reading were advanced to second.
The Senate is adjurned until 11 A.M. Monday.
The Following committees will meet today:
Judiciary at 2 P.M. in 208W
the Following Committees will meet Sunday:
Judiciary at 6 P.M. in 208W
