House Journal

 

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Monday, September 19, 2016

SECOND DAY

[MR. SPEAKER, MR. ARMSTEAD, IN THE CHAIR]

 

 

            The House of Delegates met at 12:00 Noon, and was called to order by the Honorable Tim Armstead, Speaker.

            Prayer was offered and the House was led in recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Delegate Cowles arose to suggest the absence of a quorum, the Clerk opened the machine for the roll to be taken (Roll No. 744), and 90 members being present, the Speaker declared the presence of a quorum.  The absent being as follows:

Absent:  Blair, Eldridge, Flanigan, Gearheart, Manchin, Moore, Perdue, Storch, Trecost and Weld.

            The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of Sunday, September 18, 2016, being the first order of business, when the further reading thereof was dispensed with and the same approved.

MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE

            A message from the Senate, by

            The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, without amendment, to take effect from passage, a bill of the House of Delegates as follows:

            H. B. 201, Supplemental appropriation expiring funds from the aforesaid accounts to the unappropriated surplus balance of the State Fund, General Revenue.

Motions

            At the request of Delegate Cowles, and by unanimous consent, permission was granted the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, after it had examined, found truly enrolled and presented to His Excellency, the Governor, for his action, bills passed but not presented to him prior to adjournment of this session of the Legislature, to file its report with the Clerk and that such reports be included in the final Journal of this session, that communications from His Excellency, the Governor, as to his action on bills after adjournment of the session, also be included in the Journal and that other applicable communications not reported before the adjournment of this session, which do not require action by the House, be considered received by the House, filed with the Clerk and recorded in the Journal.

Leaves of Absence

At the request of Delegate Cowles, and by unanimous consent, leaves of absence for the day were granted Delegates Blair, Eldridge, Flanigan, Gearheart, Manchin, Moore, Perdue, Storch, Trecost and Weld.

Miscellaneous Business

On motion of Delegate Cowles, the Speaker was authorized to appoint a committee of three to notify the Senate that the House of Delegates had completed the business of this Second Extraordinary Session of the 82^nd Legislature and was ready to adjourn sine die.

            Whereupon,

            The Speaker appointed as members of said committee the following:

            Delegates R. Smith, Stansbury and Lynch.                           .

            On motion of Delegate Cowles, the Speaker was authorized to appoint a committee of three on the part of the House of Delegates, to join with a similar committee of the Senate, to inform His Excellency, the Governor, that the Legislature was ready to adjourn sine die.

            The Speaker appointed as members of such committee the following:

            Delegates Duke, Border and Boggs.

Committee Reports

            Delegate McCuskey, Chair of the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, filed the following report with the Clerk after it had examined, found truly enrolled and presented to His Excellency, the Governor, for his action, a bill passed but not presented to him prior to adjournment of this session of the Legislature:

September 20, 2016

            (H. B. 201), Supplemental appropriation expiring funds from the aforesaid accounts to the unappropriated surplus balance of the State Fund, General Revenue.

Messages from the Executive

Subsequent to the adjournment of the session, communications were received from His Excellency, the Governor, advising that on September 20, 2016, he approved H. B. 201.

            There being no further business to come before the House, at 12:28 p.m., on motion of Delegate Cowles, the House of Delegates adjourned sine die.

 

 

 

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            We hereby certify that the forgoing record of the proceedings of the House of Delegates, Second Extraordinary Session, 2016, is the Official Journal of the House of Delegates for said session.

 

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Tim Armstead

Speaker of the House of Delegates                           ____________________

                                                                                    Stephen J. Harrison

                                                                                    Clerk of the House of Delegates