The Senate convened at 11 a.m. for the 60th day of the Legislative Session, and immediately took up House messages in regards to five bills.
The House refused to recede from their amendments to Senate Bill 241, Permitting county court clerks scan certain documents in electronic form, and Senate Bill 317, Authorizing three or more adjacent counties form multicounty trail network authority, and request the two bills go to a conference committee.
President Carmichael (R – Jackson, 4) appointed Senators Sypolt (R – Preston, 14), Swope (R – Mercer, 6), and Facemire (D – Braxton, 12) to the conference committee over Senate Bill 241, and appointed Senators Maynard (R – Wayne, 6), Smith (R – Tucker, 14), and Beach (D – Monongalia, 13) to represent the Senate’s interests over Senate Bill 317.
The Senate also amended the House Amendment to Senate Bill 40, Establishing Military Service Members Court program. Senator Weld (R – Brooke, 1) moved to amend the bill in its entirety, and bring it back to the original language of the Senate version. The proposed legislation would establish a Military Service Member Court program within the Supreme Court of Appeals.
The Senate also amended the House Amendments to Senate Bill 352, Relating to Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation acquiring and disposing of services, and Senate Bill 398, Relating to compensation for senior judges.
All three bills will be reported back to the House of Delegates, and will request concurrence of said bills.
The Senate is currently in session.
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