Senate Journal

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

SENATE JOURNAL

EIGHTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION, 2015

SIXTY-THIRD DAY

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Charleston, W. Va., Tuesday, March 17, 2015

            The Senate met at 9 a.m.

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

            Prayer was offered by the Honorable Ronald F. Miller, a senator from the tenth district, and Pastor, West Point Baptist Church, Asbury, West Virginia.

            The Senate was then led in recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance by the Honorable Kent Leonhardt, a senator from the second district.

            Pending the reading of the Journal of Monday, March 16, 2015,

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

            Senator Carmichael then moved that the Senate adjourn until tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 9 a.m.

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

            The roll being taken, the yeas were: Blair, Boley, Boso, Carmichael, Facemire, Ferns, Gaunch, D. Hall, M. Hall, Karnes, Kirkendoll, Laird, Leonhardt, Maynard, Miller, Plymale, Prezioso, Romano, Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Trump, Unger, Walters, Williams, Woelfel, Yost and Cole (Mr. President)--28.

            The nays were: Kessler--1.

            Absent: Beach, Mullins, Nohe, Palumbo and Takubo--5.

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

            In accordance with the foregoing motion, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at 9 a.m.

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