Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024

Senate Judiciary Committee Makes Headway on Infrastructure Legislation

The Senate Judiciary Committee convened today to discuss two bills in regards to rules on Infrastructure.

Senate Bill 177 amends current legislation by requiring a sunset provision, and by updating an energy efficiency standard for commercial buildings from the 2000 edition to the 2010 edition of the International Property Maintenance Code. Kenneth E. Tyree, West Virginia State Fire Marshall, was brought in to discuss the West Virginia’s current building codes.

Senate Bill 190 is a Division of Highways (DOH) rule relating to new employment procedures. The bill provides a new pay plan for the DOH that allows salary and hourly classified employees to be compensated for hours worked after the accumulation of 40 hours.

The Committee amended the bill to define Premium as time and a half when employees work in excessive of 40 hours per week.

Both bills were passed by the Committee unanimously to be delivered to the full Senate for consideration.

The Committee is adjourned until next Monday, Jan. 14.

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