Friday, November 22, 2024
Friday, November 22, 2024

Senate Passes 6 Bills

The Senate convened at 11:00 AM today to vote on six bills.

These bills included SB 35, which limits the civil penalty for littering to $2,000 or lower.

The Senate also passed SB 46, which allows pepper spray cannisters 1 oz or smaller to be carried in the state Capitol building, and declassifies pepper spray as a deadly weapon.

Senate Bills 140, 170, 207 and 310 were also pass and will be advanced to the House for further consideration.

Senate bills 16, 225 and 42 were read for the third time and will be up for a vote Monday Morning.

Senate bills 125, 217 and 323 were read for the first time and will advance to the amendment stage Monday morning.

The Senate is adjourned until 11:00 AM on Monday, January 20, 2020.

Madison Perdue
Madison Perdue
My name is Madison Perdue. I am a third-year English and Multimedia Journalism student at Marshall University, and an intern for the Capitol’s Office of Reference and Information. I am excited to be involved in the 2020 legislative session and learn about West Virginia lawmaking and public relations. During session, I will be reporting for the Senate.

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