On the adoption of the
amendment, the yeas and nays were demanded, which demand was sustained.
The yeas and nays
having been ordered, they were taken (Roll No. 752), and there were—yeas
25, nays 73, absent and not voting 2, with the yeas and the absent and not
voting being as follows:
Yeas: Anderson,
Barach, Boggs, Brown, Diserio, Doyle, Evans, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Garcia,
Griffith, Hansen, Hornbuckle, Lovejoy, McGeehan, Pethtel, Pushkin, Rowe, Skaff,
Storch, Thompson, Walker, Williams, Young and Zukoff.
Absent and Not Voting:
Capito and Pack.
So, a majority of the
members present not having voted in the affirmative, the amendment was
rejected.
The Clerk reported an
amendment, offered by Delegate Hornbuckle and submitted as the following map:
On the
adoption of the amendment, the yeas and nays were demanded, which demand was
sustained.
The yeas and nays having been ordered, they were taken (Roll
No. 753), and there were—yeas 22, nays 76, absent and not voting 2, with
the yeas and the absent and not voting being as follows:
Yeas:
Barach, Boggs, Brown, Diserio, Doyle, Evans, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Garcia,
Griffith, Hansen, Hornbuckle, Lovejoy, Pethtel, Pushkin, Rowe, Skaff, Thompson,
Walker, Williams, Young and Zukoff.
Absent and Not Voting:
Capito and Pack.
So, a majority of the
members present not having voted in the affirmative, the amendment was
rejected.
The Clerk reported an
amendment, offered by Delegate Doyle and submitted as the following map:
On the adoption
of the amendment, the yeas and nays were demanded, which demand was sustained.
The yeas and nays having been ordered, they were taken (Roll
No. 754), and there were—yeas 22, nays 76, absent and not voting 2, with
the yeas and the absent and not voting being as follows:
Yeas:
Barach, Boggs, Brown, Diserio, Doyle, Evans, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Garcia,
Griffith, Hansen, Hornbuckle, Lovejoy, Pethtel, Pushkin, Rowe, Skaff, Thompson,
Walker, Williams, Young and Zukoff.
Absent
and Not Voting: Capito and Pack.
So, a
majority of the members present not having voted in the affirmative, the
amendment was rejected.
The Clerk reported an amendment,
offered by Delegates Barach and Pushkin and submitted as the following map:
On the
adoption of the amendment, the yeas and nays were demanded, which demand was
sustained.
The yeas and nays having been ordered, they were taken (Roll
No. 755), and there were—yeas 22, nays 76, absent and not voting 2, with
the yeas and the absent and not voting being as follows:
Yeas:
Barach, Boggs, Brown, Diserio, Doyle, Evans, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Garcia,
Griffith, Hansen, Hornbuckle, Lovejoy, Pethtel, Pushkin, Rowe, Skaff, Thompson,
Walker, Williams, Young and Zukoff.
Absent
and Not Voting: Capito and Pack.
So, a majority
of the members present not having voted in the affirmative, the amendment was
rejected.
The
Clerk reported an amendment, offered by Delegates Fleischauer and Barach and
submitted as the following map:
On the adoption of the amendment, the yeas and nays were
demanded, which demand was sustained.
The yeas and nays having been ordered, they were taken (Roll
No. 756), and there were—yeas 20, nays 78, absent and not voting 2, with
the yeas and the absent and not voting being as follows:
Yeas: Barach, Brown, Diserio, Doyle, Evans, Fleischauer,
Fluharty, Garcia, Griffith, Hornbuckle, Lovejoy, Pethtel, Pushkin, Rowe, Skaff,
Thompson, Walker, Williams, Young and Zukoff.
Absent and Not Voting: Capito and Pack.
So, a majority of the members present not having voted in
the affirmative, the amendment was rejected.
The Clerk
reported an amendment, offered by Delegate Young and submitted as the following
map:
The question being on
the adoption of the amendment, the same was put and did not prevail.
There being no further
amendments, and having been engrossed, the bill was read a third time.
The question being on
the adoption of the amendment, the same was put and did not prevail.
There being no further
amendments, and having been engrossed, the bill was read a third time.
The question being on
the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 757),
and there were—yeas 79, nays 20, absent and not voting 1, with the nays and the
absent and not voting being as follows:
Nays: Barach, Brown,
Diserio, Doyle, Evans, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Griffith, Hansen, Hornbuckle,
Lovejoy, Pethtel, Pushkin, Rowe, Skaff, Walker, Williams, Worrell, Young and
Zukoff.
Absent and Not Voting:
Pack.
So, a majority of the
members present having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill
(H. B. 301) passed.
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the
Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.
Com. Sub. for H. B.
334, Updating provisions establishing
the Intermediate Court of Appeals; on third reading, coming up in regular
order, was read a third time.
The question being on
the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 758),
and there were—yeas 98, nays none, absent and not voting 2, with the absent and
not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting:
Hanna and Pack.
So, a majority of the
members present having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill
(Com. Sub. for H. B. 334) passed.
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the
Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.
Second Reading
H. B. 302, Reapportioning Congressional Districts; on second
reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.
At the
request of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, the bill was advanced to
third reading with amendments pending, and the rule was suspended to permit the
offering and consideration of amendments on that reading.
H. B. 303, Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds
to Bureau of Senior Services; on second reading, coming up in regular order,
was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 304, Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds
to Division of Human Services Energy Assistance Fund; on second reading, coming
up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and
third reading.
H. B. 305, Expiring funds to unappropriated surplus balance
from Consumer Protection Recovery Fund; on second reading, coming up in regular
order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 306, Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds
to Department of Agriculture; on second reading, coming up in regular order,
was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 307, Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds
to the Division of Culture and History; on second reading, coming up in regular
order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 308, Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds
to Community Mental Health Services fund; on second reading, coming up in
regular order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 309, Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds
to Consolidated Medical Services Fund; on second reading, coming up in regular
order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 310, Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds
to Division of Health Central Office Fund; on second reading, coming up in
regular order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third
reading.
H. B. 311, Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds to
Division of Human Services; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was
read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 312, Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds
to Division of Health - Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment; on second
reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to
engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 313, Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds
to Educational Broadcasting Authority; on second reading, coming up in regular
order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 314, Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds
to Library Commission; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read
a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 315, Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds
to Department of Veterans Assistance; on second reading, coming up in regular
order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 316, Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds
to Department of Veterans Assistance - Veterans Home; on second reading, coming
up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and
third reading.
H. B. 317, Making supplemental appropriation of federal funds
to Commission for National and Community Service; on second reading, coming up
in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third
reading.
H. B. 318, Making supplemental appropriation to Division of
Culture and History; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a
second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 319, Making supplemental appropriation to Department of
Economic Development; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a
second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 320, Making supplemental appropriation to State
Department of Education; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was
read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 321, Making supplemental appropriation to Governor’s
Office Civil Contingent Fund; on second reading, coming up in regular order,
was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 322, Making supplemental appropriation to Division of
Personnel; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second
time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 323, Making supplemental appropriation to Department of
Transportation Public Port Authority; on second reading, coming up in regular
order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 324, Making supplemental appropriation to Department of
Transportation Office of Administrative Hearings; on second reading, coming up
in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third
reading.
H. B. 325, Making supplemental appropriation to Special
Railroad and Intermodal Enhancement Fund; on second reading, coming up in
regular order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third
reading.
H. B. 326, Supplementing and amending the Budget Bill; on
second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered
to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for H. B.
327, Clarifying the manner in which
an application fee is to be paid for a West Virginia resident to a obtain state
license to carry a concealed deadly weapon; on second reading, coming up in
regular order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third
reading.
H. B. 328,
Relating generally to the West Virginia ABLE Act; on second reading, coming up
in regular order, was read a second time.
On motion of Delegates Householder, Foster, Rowe and
Fleischauer, the bill was amended on page four, section four, beginning on line
twenty-five, following the words “of this code”, by striking out the comma and
the words “including emergency rules, if”.
The bill
was then ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 329, Exempting from consumer sales and service tax the
sale of aircraft sold in this state and registered in another state and removed
from this state within 60 days; on second reading, coming up in regular order,
was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 330, Relating to establishing Medal of Valor for
emergency medical service personnel, firefighters, and law-enforcement
officers; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time
and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for H. B.
332, Relating to the statutory salary
of the Director of Lottery Commission; on second reading, coming up in regular
order, was read a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading.
H. B. 333, Creating the Court Facilities Maintenance Fund; on
second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered
to engrossment and third reading.
Delegate Rowe arose to
a point of order regarding the constitutionality of amended Proclamations from
the Governor. The Speaker replied that the prior practice of the House has
been to observe the right of the Governor to issue an amended call and ruled
that the point was not well taken.
At 1:55 p.m., on motion of
Delegate Summers, the House of Delegates recessed until 3:30 p.m.
* * * * * * *
Afternoon Session
* * * * * * *
The House of Delegates was called
to order by the Honorable Roger Hanshaw, Speaker.
At the request of Delegate
Summers, and by unanimous consent, the House of Delegates returned to the Third
Order of Business for the purpose of receiving committee reports.
Committee Reports
Delegate
Householder, Chair of the Committee on Finance, submitted the following report,
which was received:
Your
Committee on Finance has had under consideration:
H. B.
336, Supplementing and
amending appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security, Division of
Justice and Community Services,
And
reports the same back with the recommendation that it do pass.
At the
respective requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, the bill (H.
B. 336) was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered
to second reading.
Delegate Summers moved
to dispense with the constitutional rule requiring the bill to be fully and
distinctly read on three different days.
On this question, the
yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 759), and there were—yeas 95, nays
none, absent and not voting 5, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting:
Foster, Hamrick, Pack, Riley and Westfall.
So, four fifths of the
members present having voted in the affirmative, the constitutional rule was
dispensed with.
The bill was then read
a second time and ordered to engrossment and third reading. Having been
engrossed, the bill was read a third time and put upon its passage.
On the
passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 760), and
there were—yeas 96, nays none, absent and not voting 4, with the absent and not
voting being as follows:
Absent
and Not Voting: Hamrick, Pack, Riley and Westfall.
So, a
majority of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (H. B. 336) passed.
Delegate
Summers moved that the bill take effect from its passage.
On this
question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 761), and there
were—yeas 96, nays none, absent and not voting 4, with the absent and not
voting being as follows:
Absent
and Not Voting: Hamrick, Pack, Riley and Westfall.
So, two
thirds of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the
affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (H. B. 336) takes effect from its
passage.
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House
communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request
concurrence therein.
Delegate Steele, Chair of the Committee on Government
Organization, submitted the following report, which was received:
Your Committee on Government Organization has had under
consideration:
H. B. 335, Relating to COVID-19 immunizations requirements for
employment in the public and private sectors,
And reports the same back with the recommendation that it do pass.
Delegate Zukoff moved that the bill be committed to the Committee
on Health and Human Resources.
On this
motion, the yeas and nays were demanded which demand was sustained.
On this
question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 762), and there
were—yeas 23, nays 74, absent and not voting 3, with the yeas and the absent
and not voting being as follows:
Yeas:
Barach, Bates, Boggs, Brown, Diserio, Doyle, Evans, Fleischauer, Fluharty,
Garcia, Griffith, Hansen, Hornbuckle, Lovejoy, Pethtel, Pushkin, Rowe, Skaff,
Thompson, Walker, Williams, Young and Zukoff.
Absent
and Not Voting: Pack, Riley and Westfall.
So, a
majority of the members present not having voted in the affirmative, the motion
was rejected.
At the
respective requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, the bill (H.
B. 335) was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered
to second reading.
Messages from the Senate
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3001 - “A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of
federal funds out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining
unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, to the Bureau of
Senior Services, Bureau of Senior Services, fund 8724, fiscal year 2022,
organization 0508, by supplementing, amending, and adding a new item of
appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
Delegate Summers
obtained unanimous consent for the bills on Messages from the Senate to be
taken up for immediate consideration, committee references to be dispensed
with, and for the bills to be read a first time.
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3001) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3002 - “A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of
federal funds out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining
unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, to the Department of
Health and Human Resources, Division of Human Services – Energy Assistance,
fund 8755, fiscal year 2022, organization 0511, by supplementing and amending
the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3002) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3003 - “A Bill expiring funds to the unappropriated
surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2022, in the amount of $2,000,000 from the Attorney General, Consumer
Protection Recovery Fund, fund 1509, fiscal year 2022, organization 1500, by
supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3003) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3004 - “A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of
federal funds out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining
unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, to the Department of
Agriculture, fund 8736, fiscal year 2022, organization 1400, by supplementing,
amending, and adding a new item of appropriation for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3004) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3005 - “A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of
federal funds out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining
unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, to the Department of
Arts, Culture, and History, Division of Culture and History, fund 8718, fiscal
year 2022, organization 0432, by supplementing, amending, and adding a new item
of appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill (S.
B. 3005) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate
consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3006 - “A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of
federal funds out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining
unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, to the Department of
Health and Human Resources, Division of Health – Community Mental Health
Services, fund 8794, fiscal year 2022, organization 0506, by supplementing and
amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3006) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3007 - “A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of
federal funds out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining
unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, to the Department of
Health and Human Resources, Consolidated Medical Service Fund, fund 8723,
fiscal year 2022, organization 0506, by supplementing and amending the
appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3007) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S.
B. 3008 - “A Bill
making a supplementary appropriation of federal funds out of the Treasury from
the balance of federal moneys remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2022, to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division
of Health - Central Office fund 8802, fiscal year 2022, organization 0506, by
supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2022.”
At the
respective requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of
the bill (S. B. 3008) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up
for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the
Senate, by
The
Clerk of the Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from
passage, and requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the
passage, of
S.
B. 3009 - “A Bill
making a supplementary appropriation of federal funds out of the Treasury from
the balance of federal moneys remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2022, to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division
of Human Services, fund 8722, fiscal year 2022, organization 0511, by
supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2022.”
At the
respective requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of
the bill (S. B. 3009) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up
for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate,
by
The
Clerk of the Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from
passage, and requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the
passage, of
S.
B. 3010 - “A Bill
making a supplementary appropriation of federal funds out of the Treasury from
the balance of federal moneys remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2022, to the Department of Health and Human Resources, Division
of Health – Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment, fund 8793, fiscal year
2022, organization 0506, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the
respective requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of
the bill (S. B. 3010) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up
for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the
Senate, by
The
Clerk of the Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from
passage, and requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the
passage, of
S.
B. 3011 - “A Bill
making a supplementary appropriation of federal funds out of the Treasury from
the balance of federal moneys remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2022, to the Department of Arts, Culture, and History,
Educational Broadcasting Authority, fund 8721, fiscal year 2022, organization
0439, by supplementing, amending, and adding a new item of appropriation for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the
respective requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of
the bill (S. B. 3011) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up
for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the Senate,
announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and requested
the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3012 - “A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of
federal funds out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining
unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, to the Department of
Arts, Culture, and History, Library Commission, fund 8720, fiscal year 2022,
organization 0433, by supplementing, amending, and adding a new item of
appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3012) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3013 - “A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of
federal funds out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining
unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, to the Department of
Veterans’ Assistance, Department of Veterans’ Assistance, fund 8858, fiscal
year 2022, organization 0613, by supplementing, amending, and adding a new item
of appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3013) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3014 - “A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of
federal funds out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining
unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, to the Department of
Veterans’ Assistance – Veterans’ Home, fund 8728, fiscal year 2022,
organization 0618, by supplementing, amending, and adding a new item of
appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3014) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3015 - “A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of
federal funds out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining
unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, to the Department of
Arts, Culture, and History, Commission for National and Community Service, fund
8841, fiscal year 2022, organization 0432, by supplementing, amending, and
adding a new item of appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3015) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3016 - “A Bill supplementing and amending the
appropriations of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys
remaining as an unappropriated balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to
the Department of Arts, Culture, and History, Division of Culture and History,
fund 0293, fiscal year 2022, organization 0432, by supplementing and amending
the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3016) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3017 - “A Bill supplementing and amending the
appropriations of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys
remaining as an unappropriated balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to
the Department of Economic Development, Department of Economic Development –
Office of the Secretary, fund 0256, fiscal year 2022, organization 0307, by
supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3017) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3018 - “A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of
public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an
unappropriated balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, by adding a new item
of appropriation and increasing the expenditure, to the Department of
Education, State Board of Education, State Department of Education, fund 0313,
fiscal year 2022, organization 0402, by supplementing and amending Chapter 11,
Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, known as the Budget Bill, for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3018) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S.
B. 3019 - “A Bill
supplementing and amending the appropriations of public moneys out of the
Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus
balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Executive, Governor’s Office
– Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105, fiscal year 2022, organization 0100, by
supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2022.”
At the
respective requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of
the bill (S. B. 3019) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up
for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the
Senate, by
The
Clerk of the Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from
passage, and requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the
passage, of
S.
B. 3020 - “A Bill
making a supplementary appropriation by adding a new item of appropriation and
increasing the expenditure of public moneys out of the Treasury from the
balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated balance in the State Fund,
General Revenue, to the Department of Administration, Division of Personnel,
fund 0206, fiscal year 2022, organization 0222, by supplementing and amending
Chapter 11, Acts of the Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, known as the Budget
Bill, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the
respective requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of
the bill (S. B. 3020) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the
Senate, by
The
Clerk of the Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from
passage, and requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the
passage, of
S.
B. 3021 - “A Bill
making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from
the balance of moneys remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2022, to the Department of Transportation, Public Port Authority, Special
Railroad and Intermodal Enhancement Fund, fund 8254, fiscal year 2022,
organization 0806, by supplementing and amending Chapter 11, Acts of the
Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, known as the Budget Bill, for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the
respective requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of
the bill (S. B. 3021) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up
for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the
Senate, by
The
Clerk of the Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from
passage, and requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the
passage, of
S.
B. 3022 - “A Bill
making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from
the balance of moneys remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2022, to the Department of Transportation, Office of Administrative
Hearings, fund 9027, fiscal year 2022, organization 0808, by supplementing and
amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the
respective requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of
the bill (S. B. 3022) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up
for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3023 - “A Bill making a supplementary appropriation by
adding a new item of appropriation and increasing the expenditure of public
moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an
unappropriated balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of
Transportation, Public Port Authority, fund 0581, fiscal year 2022,
organization 0806, by supplementing and amending Chapter 11, Acts of the
Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, known as the Budget Bill, for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3023) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3024 - “A Bill supplementing and amending Chapter 11, Acts
of the Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, known as the Budget Bill, by
supplementing and amending appropriations in Title II, Section 12, for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3024) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3025 - “A Bill to amend and reenact §16-48-3, §16-48-4,
and §16-48-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating
generally to the West Virginia ABLE Act; defining terms; authorizing the State
Treasurer to promulgate emergency rules; permitting a person with signature
authority, according to federal law, to open and manage an account on behalf of
a designated beneficiary; and clarifying that the State Treasurer may require
an application to open an ABLE account.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3025) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3027 - “A Bill to repeal §29-32-3 and §29-32-4 of the Code
of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §29-32-1,
§29-32-2, and §29-32-5 of said code, all relating to establishing Medal of
Valor for emergency medical service personnel, firefighters, and
law-enforcement officers; establishing Medal of Valor and criteria;
establishing First Responders Honor Board within Department of Homeland
Security; defining persons whom board may recommend to receive Medal of Valor;
establishing criteria for board membership; setting term of board membership;
requiring board meet at least annually and provide notice thereof; providing
for election of board chair and defining quorum; and requiring nominations for Medal
of Valor be submitted by the first day of next regular session of Legislature.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3027) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate
consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3028 - “A Bill to amend and reenact §6-7-2a of the Code of
West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the statutory salary of the
Director of the West Virginia Lottery Commission.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3028) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3029 - “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931,
as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §51-1-23, relating to
the creation and use of a Court Facilities Maintenance Fund.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3029) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3031 - “A Bill to amend and reenact §11-15-9 of the Code
of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to taxation of the sale of certain
aircraft; exempting from consumer sales and service tax the sale of aircraft
sold in this state and registered in another state and removed from this state
within 60 days; and providing conditions of exemption.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3031) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3032 - “A Bill to amend and reenact §61-7-4 of the Code of
West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to clarifying the manner in which an
application fee is to be paid for a West Virginia resident to obtain a state
license to carry a concealed deadly weapon; raising the fee to $50; requiring
half of the application fee collected be deposited into the State Treasury and
credited to the account of the State Police; and excluding honorably
discharged, resident veterans of the reserve and National Guard from payment of
the application fee.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3032) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the
Senate, announced the passage by the Senate, to take effect from passage, and
requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 3033 - “A Bill to amend and reenact §1-2-3 of the Code of
West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the composition of congressional
districts; and providing for congressional districts.”
At the respective
requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill
(S. B. 3033) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for
immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
Leaves of Absence
At the request of
Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, leave of absence for the day was
granted Delegate Pack.
Miscellaneous Business
Pursuant to House Rule
132, consent was obtained to print the following in the Appendix to the
Journal:
- Delegate Pethtel
regarding H. B. 301
At 4:50 p.m., the House
of Delegates adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 14, 2021.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
STEPHEN J. HARRISON,
Clerk
Building 1, Room M-212
1900 Kanawha Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 25305-0470
____________________
DONE at the Capitol in the
City of Charleston, State of West Virginia, this Twelfth day of October, in the
Year of our Lord, Two Thousand Twenty-One, and in the One Hundred Fifty-Ninth
Year of the State.
