Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Senate Passes One Bill, Advances Eight to Third Reading

The Senate met briefly today at 11 a.m. 

 

Senate Bill 278, which clarifies physicians’ mutual insurance company is not a state or quasi-state actor, was passed today with a unanimous vote. This bill will now be sent to the House of Delegates for consideration. 

 

Eight Senate Bills, 6, 39, 43, 309, 345, 346, 349 and 426 were read for the second time and advanced to third reading. Senate Bill 6 requires drug screening and testing of applicants for the TANF program. Senate Bill 39 regulates off-road motorcycles within the Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Area. 

 

Senate Bill 7, which establishes a wrongful conduct rule prohibiting recovery of damages in certain circumstances, and House Bill 2800, which adds law-enforcement officers’ contact information and names of family members to the list of exemptions from public record requests, were read today and advanced to the second reading. 

 

Senate Bills 544-558 were introduced to the floor. 

 

The following committees will meet today:

Agriculture & Rural Development at 1 p.m. in 451M

Banking & Insurance at 2 p.m. in 208W

Finance at 3 p.m. in 451M

Judiciary at 3 p.m. in 208W

 

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure will meet tomorrow at 10 a.m. in 451M.

 

The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 11 a.m.

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