SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 6

(By Senator Unger)

Amending Senate Rule Nos. 3 and 27.

    Resolved by the Senate:

    That Senate Rule No. 3 be amended to read as follows:

Officers

    3.  The Senate, at the commencement of each new Legislature, shall elect as its officers a President, Clerk, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper. If at any time the President becomes acting Governor pursuant to Article VII, Section 16 of the West Virginia Constitution, the Senate shall immediately elect one of its remaining members to serve as acting President. The acting President shall act and serve at all times when the duly elected President is serving as acting Governor and shall perform all of the duties of the office of Senate President without limitation, including any duties imposed by the West Virginia Constitution, any statute, the Senate Rules and the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Delegates and he or she shall receive the compensation and expenses of the President of the Senate as provided in article two-a, chapter four of the Code of West Virginia. Provided, That the The acting President shall not be in the line of succession for acting Governor under the provisions of Article VII, Section 16 of the West Virginia Constitution. The vote of a majority of all the members elected to the Senate shall be necessary for the election of these officers and the vote shall be by voice vote and be entered upon the Journal.;

    That Senate Rule No. 27 be amended to read as follows:

Committees

    27. At the commencement of each Legislature, standing committees shall be appointed, each committee to consist of the number of members indicated in the parentheses following the naming of the committee. The following committees shall be named:

        1. On Agriculture (11).

        2. On Banking and Insurance (13).

        3. On Confirmations (9).

        4. On Economic Development (14).

        5. On Education (14).

        6. On Energy, Industry and Mining (13).

        7. On Finance (17).

        8. On Government Organization (14).

        9. On Health and Human Resources (13).

10. On Interstate Cooperation (7); (the President of the Senate is to be ex officio cochairperson).

       11. On the Judiciary (17).

       12. On Labor (11).

       13. On Military (9).

       14. On Natural Resources (13).

       15. On Pensions (7).

16.On Rules (10) (11); (the President of the Senate is to be ex officio chairperson).

       17. On Transportation and Infrastructure (9).