Senate Journal

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

SENATE JOURNAL

EIGHTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

EXTENDED SESSION, 2014

SIXTY-FIRST DAY

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Charleston, W. Va., Sunday, March 9, 2014

    The Senate met at 12:05 a.m. for an extended session to complete action on the annual state budget (Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 306), today’s proceedings being authorized by the Governor’s proclamation of March 5, 2014, extending the regular sixty-day session until and including the twelfth day of March, two thousand fourteen, solely for that purpose, as being the only permissive legislation within constitutional purview.

    The Legislature now being in extended session for the sole consideration of

    Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 306, Budget Bill.

(Senator Kessler, Mr. President, in the Chair.)

    Prayer was offered by Bishop Joe Thomas, Nondenominational Fellowship Pentecostal Ministries, Charleston, West Virginia.

    Pending the reading of the Journal of Saturday, March 8, 2014,

    On motion of Senator Nohe, the Journal was approved and the further reading thereof dispensed with.

    The Senate proceeded to the twelfth order of business.

    Remarks were made by Senators Wells and M. Hall.

    Thereafter, at the request of Senator Cann, and by unanimous consent, the remarks by Senator Wells were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.

(Senator McCabe in the Chair.)

    Remarks were made by Senators Chafin, Edgell, Cann, Plymale and Stollings.

    Thereafter, at the request of Senator Wells, and by unanimous consent, the remarks by Senators Chafin, Edgell, Cann, Plymale and Stollings were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.

    Senator Unger then moved that the Senate adjourn until tomorrow, Monday, March 10, 2014, at 6 p.m.

    The question being on the adoption of Senator Unger’s motion, and on this question, Senator Unger demanded the yeas and nays.

    The roll being taken, the yeas were: Beach, Blair, Boley, Cann, Carmichael, Chafin, Cole, Cookman, Edgell, Facemire, Fitzsimmons, Green, D. Hall, M. Hall, Jenkins, Kirkendoll, Laird, McCabe, Miller, Nohe, Palumbo, Plymale, Prezioso, Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Unger, Walters, Wells, Williams, Yost and Kessler (Mr. President)--32.

    The nays were: Barnes and Tucker--2.

    Absent: None.

    So, a majority of those present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared Senator Unger’s motion had prevailed.

    In accordance with the foregoing motion, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Monday, March 10, 2014, at 6 p.m.

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