The Senate met at 11:00 AM today to discuss the passage of four bills, two of which were from the House.
The first House bill to receive a vote today was HB 2696. This bill would establish a naming convention to record state-owned lands in an index system that provides easy cross-reference to county indexes. This bill was completed and will be sent to governor Justice.
HB 4130 provides that contracts for construction projects created from declared states of emergency may be bid on an open-ended basis, and can use a multiple contract award approach. Contracts for emergency construction aren’t required to specify the location of the work at the time of the contract award, but have to do so before the work begins. The bill also specifies conditions for prohibiting such contract awards and identifies other requirements. Because the bill was amended, the bill will return to the House for further consideration.
SB 209 was passed to the House, which would amend a section of state code allowing for allowing annexation through minor boundary adjustment.
The Senate also passed SB 241, which would require the state Board of Education to create a plan for the funding of school transportation costs separately from the present total state basic foundation program. The bill also requires a plan for better consideration of transportation costs in low-populated counties.
The Senate adopted Resolution 20, designating January 29th as Preston County Day at the legislature. The Senate also adopted Resolution 21, recognizing the achievements and contributions of Monongalia County. Two brief recesses were held for the presentations of these resolutions.
Senate bills 643-656 were introduced and referred to the appropriate committees.
The Senate is adjourned until 11:00 AM tomorrow.
The Senate Committee on Economic Development will meet at 1:00 PM in room 208W.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will meet at 3:00 PM in room 208W.
The Senate Finance Committee will meet at 3:00 PM in room 451M.
