The Senate convened Thursday morning for a quick floor session, and discussed four House bills that were on third reading and up for passage.
House Bill 2746 would provide for a procedure to allow the county commission to administratively close dormant estates. If the county commission administratively closes an estate, the personal representative is still liable in a civil action to heirs, beneficiaries, or interested parties for property.
House Bill 2827 would remove a residency requirement for county deputy assessors to reside in the county in which they are appointed to.
Both bills were passed by the House and Senate, and will be reported to Governor Justice to either be signed into law or vetoed.
The Senate also passed two other House bills including House Bill 2740 which would bar a parent from inheriting from or through a child in certain instances. Those instances include:
- The parent’s parental rights were terminated by court order, and the parent-child relationship has not been judicially reestablished
- The child died before reaching the age of 18 and there is clear and convincing evidence that immediately before the child’s death the parental rights of the parent could have been terminated under the law on the basis of nonsupport, abandonment, abuse, neglect, or other actions or inactions of the parent toward the child.
A strike and insert amendment by Senator Trump (R – Morgan, 15) added clarification of the bill.
House Bill 2690 relates to policyholder notices under the WV Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act. The bill would remove the requirement that the commissioner propose rules for legislative approval establishing the form and content of the disclaimer that advises a policy owner. The Senate Committee substitute removed duplicative language.
Both bills were passed by the Senate, and will be reported back to the House of Delegates.
Senate Resolution 64, designating Feb. 28, 2019 as Rare Disease Day at the Capitol was unanimously adopted by the Senate.
The Senate is adjourned until tomorrow, March 1 at 11 a.m.
The following committees will meet today:
Health at 1 p.m. in 451M
Energy at 1 p.m. in 208W
Gov. Org. at 2 p.m. in 208W
Finance at 3 p.m. in 451M
Judiciary at 3p.m. in 208W
The following committees will meet tomorrow:
Finance at 9:30 a.m. in 451M
Judiciary at 9:30 a.m. in 208W
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