House Journal

West Virginia Legislature

 

Journal

 

 of the

 

 House of Delegates

 

Eighty-Fourth Legislature

 

First Extraordinary Session

 

 

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 [Mr. Speaker, Mr. Hanshaw, in the Chair]

 

 

            Pursuant to the Proclamation of His Excellency, the Governor, issued the seventh day of March, 2019, convening the Legislature in Extraordinary Session upon adjournment sine die of the 2019 Regular Session; the House of Delegates, assembled in its Chamber in the Capitol Building in the City of Charleston at 11:55 p.m., was called to order by the Speaker, the Honorable Roger Hanshaw.

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

            Delegate Summers arose to suggest the absence of a quorum, the Clerk opened the machine for the roll to be taken (Roll No. 759), and 99 members being present, the Speaker declared the presence of a quorum.  The absent being as follows:

Absent: Cooper

            On motion of Delegate Summers, the Speaker was authorized to appoint a committee of three to notify the Senate that the House of Delegates had assembled in extraordinary session and was ready to enter upon the business stated in the Proclamation by which it had been called together.

            Whereupon,

            The Speaker appointed as members of such committee:

            Delegates Foster, Sypolt and Boggs.

            On motion of Delegate Summers, the Speaker was authorized to appoint a committee of three, to join with a similar committee on the part of the Senate, to inform His Excellency, the Governor, that the Legislature had assembled in extraordinary session and was ready to enter upon the business stated in the Proclamation.

            Whereupon,

            The Speaker appointed as members of such committee:

            Delegates J. Kelly, Phillips and Byrd.

Resolutions

            Delegate Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) offered the following resolution, which was reported by the Clerk:

            H. C. R. 101 - “Authorizing adjournments of the Senate and House of Delegates.”

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That during this First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature in 2019, both the Senate and House of Delegates are hereby authorized to adjourn, as needed, for more than three days, pursuant to Section 23, Article VI of the Constitution of the State of West Virginia.

            At the respective requests of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, reference of the resolution (H. C. R. 101) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration and adopted.

            Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.

Leaves of Absence

At the request of Delegate Summers, and by unanimous consent, leave of absence for the day was granted Delegate Cooper.

            At 12:02 a.m., Sunday, March 10, 2019, the House of Delegates adjourned, pursuant to H. C. R. 101, until the call of the Speaker.