The Senate met today at 11 a.m.
House Bill 4005, repealing the prevailing hourly rate of wages requirements, completed legislation this afternoon. On January 27th, the bill passed in the House of Delegates with a vote of 55 to 44. After debate, the Senate passed the bill with a 18-16 vote. The bill will now be sent to the Governor’s office for final approval.
Senate bills 40 and 109 were also read, put to a vote and passed today. These bills will go to the House of Delegates for further consideration. House Bill 2101, eliminating obsolete government entities, was passed in the Senate with an amended title. The House will now have to concur with this amendment in order for the bill to complete legislation.
Senate bills 29, 159, 265, 270, 330, 385, 387 and 415 were read for the second time and advanced to the third reading.
Introduced today were Senate bills 505-519. Senate Bill 518 makes it unlawful to discriminate against persons due to sexual orientation.
The following committees will meet today:
Energy at 1:40 p.m. in 208W
Health & Human Resources at 1:40 p.m. in 451M
Government Organizations at 2:15 p.m. in 208W
Education at 2:15 p.m. in 451M
Judiciary at 3 p.m. in 208W
Finance at 3 p.m. in 451M
The committee on Finance will meet tomorrow at 10 a.m. prior to session.
The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.
