The Senate met Monday morning to vote on eight different bills that were on third reading, which included Senate Bill 266.
The proposed legislation would create the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals. It would just be one court of appeals instead of the proposed two in past years. The panel would consist of three judges, and the court would have appellate jurisdiction over the following decisions:
- Final orders or decisions of a circuit court in a civil case
- Final orders or decisions of a family court
- Final orders or decisions of an administrative agency, currently appealable to the circuit court of Kanawha County
- Final orders or decisions of the Workers’ Compensation Board of Review
- Final orders and decisions in guardianship and conservatorship cases.
The court would have no original jurisdiction and is expressly without appellate jurisdiction over:
- Any criminal matter
- Any juvenile proceeding
- Decisions or orders in child abuse and neglect decisions
- Mental hygiene orders or decisions
- Interlocutory appeals
- Decisions or orders in cases involving challenges to election practices
- Decisions or orders of the Public Service Commission
- Certified questions from circuit or federal courts
- Extraordinary remedies
The bill narrowly passes the Senate by a vote of 17 -16, and will be reported to the House.
The Senate also passed House Bill 2481, which would permit the retail selling on Sundays from 1 p.m. to midnight.
The following bills were also passed by the Senate:
- Senate Bill 259: Expanding Coyote Control Program
- Senate Bill 295: Relating to crimes against public justice
- Senate Bill 489: Relating to Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act
- Senate Bill 502: Exempting sales of investment metal bullion and coins
- Senate Bill 545: Relating to HIV testing
- Senate Bill 550: Declaring certain claims to be moral obligations of state
Senate bills 637 to 663 were also introduced.
The Senate is in recess until 2:30 p.m.
The following committees will meet today:
Natural Resources at 1:30 p.m. in 208W
Banking at 2 p.m. in 451M
Finance at 3 p.m. in 451M
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Transportation at 10 a.m. in 451M
Military at 10 a.m. in 208W
Health at 1 p.m. in 451M
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