The Senate reconvened at 5 p.m. to discuss 64 nominations from Governor Justice presented to the Senate in Executive Message 3.
Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Confirmations approved all nominations on the list with the exception of number nine; bringing the list down from 65 to 64 nominees. The Senate unanimously approved all 64 nominees.
Eight Senate bills also completed legislation including Senate Bill 152, Relating generally to criminal offense expungement. The proposed legislation would authorize the expungement of certain misdemeanors and non-violent felonies from a person’s criminal record.
The other bills that completed legislation include the following:
- Senate Bill 30: Eliminating tax on annuity considerations collected by life insurer
- Senate Bill 36: Allowing adjustment of gross income for calculating personal income liability for certain retirees
- Senate Bill 103: Relating generally to Public Defender Services
- Senate Bill 147: Shifting funding from Landfill Closure Assistance Fund to local solid waste authorities
- Senate Bill 291: Relating generally to survivor benefits for emergency response providers
- Senate Bill 345: Relating to fire service equipment and training funds for VFDs
- Senate Bill 402: Authorizing Division of Forestry investigate and enforce timber theft violations
All eight bills will be sent to the Governor to be signed into law or vetoed.
The Senate is currently in recess until 7:10 p.m.
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