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HCR 1 Raising a Joint Assembly to hear an address by His Excellency, the Governor Adopted 01/10/96  
HJR 1 Statewide Uniform and County Board Option School Funding and Increased Homestead Exemption Amendment Pending 03/05/96  
HR 1 Authorizing printing and distribution of Acts of the Legislature and Journals of the House of Delegates Adopted 01/11/96 Rowe
SCR 1 Requesting joint committee on government and finance to make study regarding protection of elective shares Adopted 03/04/96  
SJR 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Increased Homestead Exemption Amendment Pending 01/23/96  
SR 1 Raising committee to inform House of Delegates Senate has assembled Adopted 01/10/96 Chafin
HCR 2 Naming Number 24.76 Bridge on State Route 16 in Mullens, Wyoming County, the "Paul 'Butch' Goode Bridge" Adopted 02/05/96  
HJR 2 Requiring State Superintendent of Free Schools and Members of the Board of Education to be Elected and Serve for Terms of Four Years Amendment Pending 01/11/96  
HR 2 Authorizing the appointment of employees for this, the second regular session of the Seventy-second Legislature, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six Adopted Rules 01/16/96 Mr. Speaker (Mr. Chambers)
SCR 2 Urging Congress reconsider and modify 1990 federal Clean Air Act Pending 02/21/96  
SJR 2 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Executive Accountability Amendment Pending 01/31/96  
SR 2 Appointing committee to inform governor Legislature has assembled Adopted 01/10/96 Chafin
HCR 3 Requesting the Division of Highways to designate Route 5 from Hartland to Procious a bicycle route Adopted 03/01/96  
HJR 3 Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment Pending 01/17/96  
HR 3 Authorizing the Committee on Rules to arrange a Special Calendar Adopted Rules 01/16/96 Mr. Speaker (Mr. Chambers)
SCR 3 Requesting division of highways name New River bridge on I-64 "Mary Draper Ingles Bridge" Adopted 03/01/96  
SJR 3 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Capital Punishment Amendment Pending 02/06/96  
SR 3 Authorizing appointment of employees for the Senate Adopted 01/19/96 Craigo
HCR 4 Naming the bridge that crosses Paint Creek on the Turnpike the "Miller and Brogan Memorial Bridge" Pending 01/11/96  
HJR 4 Prohibiting state funding for abortion except when necessary to save the life of the mother or in cases of rape or incest amendment Pending 01/18/96  
HR 4 Creating a standing Committee on Veterans' Affairs Adopted 01/24/96 Mr. Speaker (Mr. Chambers)
SCR 4 Providing for a more productive use of the education information system Pending 02/05/96  
SJR 4 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment Pending 02/07/96  
SR 4 Commemorating centennial of Children's Home Society Adopted 01/29/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 5 Applying to Congress to call a convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced federal budget Pending 01/17/96  
HJR 5 Super-Majority Required for Passage of Tax Bill Amendment Pending 01/18/96  
HR 5 In memory of John F. "Jack" Bennett, former member of the House of Delegates from the County of Taylor Adopted 01/29/96 Mr. Speaker (Mr. Chambers)
SCR 5 Requesting division of highways name new bridge at Taylorville, Mingo county, "Wirt Marcum Memorial Bridge" Adopted 01/31/96  
SJR 5 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Education Reorganization Amendment Pending 02/13/96  
SR 5 Memorializing life of Honorable J. Howard Myers, former Senate clerk Adopted 01/29/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 6 Naming the newly constructed bridge on County Route 9 in Taylorville the "Wirt Marcum Memorial Bridge" Pending 01/19/96  
HJR 6 Initiative and Referendum Amendment Pending 01/18/96  
HR 6 Requesting the United States postal service to preserve and maintain the Wheeling, West Virginia postmark and processing center Adopted 01/30/96 Hutchins
SCR 6 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study municipal and county self-government Pending 03/09/96  
SJR 6 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Term limits for Members of the Board of Public Works; Office of Lieutenant Governor Created Amendment Pending 03/02/96  
SR 6 Requesting Columbia Gas Transmission, Inc. maintain its Charleston headquarters Adopted 01/31/96 Ross
HCR 7 Recognizing the achievements and contributions of Frank "Shank" Pregley and naming the Blackwater River Neutralization Project the "Frank 'Shank' Pregley River Neutralization Project" Adopted 03/04/96  
HJR 7 Surviving Spouse and Increased Homestead Exemption Amendment Pending 01/19/96  
HR 7 Research and development between West Virginia and Pennsylvania which will enable the disbursement of funds necessary to achieve the goals of the Dunkard Creek Watershed Association Pending 02/05/96 Beach
SCR 7 Requesting Congress enact legislation to control indiscriminate importation of solid waste Pending 02/09/96  
SJR 7 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Judicial Improvement Amendment Pending 02/19/96  
SR 7 Amending Senate rule no. 15, relating to introduction of bills Rejected 02/14/96 Wiedebusch
HCR 8 Providing for a more productive use of West Virginia Education Information System Pending 01/25/96  
HJR 8 Decreased Property Assessment Amendment Pending 01/24/96  
HR 8 Commemorating the gallant public service of law-enforcement officers who have given their lives for the preservation of peace and the protection of West Virginia's citizens Adopted 02/13/96 Mr. Speaker (Mr. Chambers)
SCR 8 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study gender-based pricing Pending 02/12/96  
SJR 8 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution designated Judiciary Budget Amendment Pending 02/19/96  
SR 8 Congratulating Gilbert High School for winning 1995 Class A football championship Adopted 02/08/96 Wagner
HCR 9 Joining with His Excellency, the Governor, in designating the month of February, 1996, as Food for Thought Month Adopted 02/27/96  
HJR 9 Fair and Equal Citizenship Amendment Pending 03/09/96  
HR 9 Paying tribute to the life, accomplishments and memory of C. Farrell Johnson, former member of the House of Delegates from the Thirty-fifth Delegate District Adopted 02/09/96 Mr. Speaker (Mr. Chambers)
SCR 9 Requesting division of highways name bridge connecting Rts. 16 and 28 in Clay county "Clarence M. Stover Bridge" Pending 02/20/96  
SR 9 Requesting U.S. postal service maintain Wheeling postmark Adopted 02/12/96 Blatnik
HCR 10 Declaring Monongahela Silt Loam to be the official state soil Pending 03/04/96  
HJR 10 Decreased Term of Supreme Court Justices Amendment Pending 03/09/96  
HR 10 Commemorating the passing of former House of Delegates member, Paul Hicks Adopted 02/12/96 Tomblin
SCR 10 Encouraging school systems adopt Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Program of NRA Adopted 03/07/96  
SR 10 Commemorating public service of deceased law-enforcement officers Adopted 02/13/96 Buckalew
HCR 11 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study regarding protection of widow's rights in assigning her elective share Pending 02/05/96  
HJR 11 Capital Punishment Amendment Pending 01/29/96  
HR 11 Opposing the definitional change of the term "farm sales of $1,000" to "farm sales of $10,000" and expressing concern relative thereto Adopted 02/16/96 Mr. Speaker (Mr. Chambers)
SCR 11 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study comparative gasoline prices in surrounding states Pending 03/06/96  
SR 11 Commending office of Emergency Services, various state agencies and volunteers for response to citizens during blizzard and flooding in January 1996 Adopted 02/14/96 Boley
HCR 12 Directing the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of the Secondary Schools Activities Commission, its duties, responsibilities, authority and accountability Pending 02/06/96  
HJR 12 Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment Pending 01/31/96  
HR 12 Amending House Rule Nos. 92a and 93, relating to bill carryover and bills to be presented in quadruplicate Adopted 02/21/96 Greear
SCR 12 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study child support enforcement commission Pending 02/21/96  
SR 12 Requesting army corps of engineers construct flood prevention dam on Greenbrier river Adopted 02/14/96 Helmick
HCR 13 Naming the bridge crossing Little Coal River at the confluence of Spruce Fork as Route 17 enters Madison, Boone County, in honor of Lieutenant Darwin K. Kyle Adopted 03/01/96  
HR 13 Commemorating the passing of Joseph Monroe Arbogast, former member of the House of Delegates Adopted 02/16/96 Ashley
SCR 13 Declaring first week of June, Garden Week Adopted 03/06/96  
SR 13 Memorializing life of Honorable Todd C. Willis, former Senate clerk Adopted 02/16/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 14 Requesting the Congress of the United States to enact legislation that would enable the states to control the indiscriminate importation of solid waste Adopted 02/26/96  
HJR 14 Modern Investment Management Amendment Pending 02/20/96  
HR 14 Recognizing the valiant and courageous service of West Virginia's veterans Adopted 02/21/96 Mr. Speaker (Mr. Chambers)
SCR 14 Applying to Congress to propose an amendment to the Constitution preventing judicial branch of government from instructing a levy or increase in tax Pending 02/22/96  
SR 14 Recognizing outstanding accomplishments of Williamson High School cheerleaders for winning 1995 Class A championship Adopted 02/19/96 Chafin
HJR 15 Redistricting by Independent Commission Amendment Pending 02/13/96  
HR 15 Establishing an annual "Speak No Evil Day" Pending 02/23/96 Calvert
SCR 15 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study worthless check writing Pending Small Business 02/23/96  
SR 15 Honoring Marian McQuade, founder of National Grandparents' day Adopted 02/20/96 Love
HCR 16 Requesting the Department of Highways to extend the Robert C. Byrd Drive to become a link in the Heritage Tour Adopted 03/04/96  
HJR 16 Homestead Exemption Increase Amendment Pending 02/13/96  
HR 16 Requesting the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a flood control study of various waterways in Mercer County to help with the prevention of flooding Adopted 03/05/96 Osborne
SCR 16 Extending gratitude and support to all units called to duty in "Operation Joint Endeavor" Pending 03/08/96  
SR 16 Commemorating Veterans Visibility Day Adopted 02/21/96 Manchin
HCR 17 Declaring the praying mantis the official insect of West Virginia Pending 02/21/96  
HJR 17 Judicial Improvement Amendment Pending 02/16/96  
HR 17 Declaring Tuesday, February 27, 1996, Osteoporosis Awareness Day Adopted 02/27/96 Mr. Speaker (Mr. Chambers)
SCR 17 Concerning reductions in national reserve account grants program Adopted 03/01/96  
SR 17 Requesting army corps of engineers study flood prevention in Mercer county Adopted 02/21/96 Whitlow
HCR 18 Urging the Congress of the United States to amend the Federal Food and Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to facilitate the development and approval of new drugs and biologics Adopted 02/27/96  
HJR 18 State, County and Municipal Property Tax Amendment Pending 02/20/96  
HR 18 A resolution of support for the troops in Bosnia Adopted 03/06/96 Mr. Speaker (Mr. Chambers)
SCR 18 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study proposal authorizing wireless telecommunications utilities Pending Finance 03/09/96  
SR 18 Designating week of February 26, 1996, Peace Corps week Adopted 02/23/96 Grubb
HCR 19 Concerning reductions in the National Reserve Account Grants Program Pending 02/22/96  
HJR 19 Land Value Tax Local Option Amendment Pending 03/05/96  
SCR 19 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study family law masters system Pending 03/06/96  
SR 19 Requesting MU and WVU football teams participate in annual game Adopted 02/22/96 Plymale
HCR 20 Requesting that all public support programs for children in West Virginia be designed to encourage fathers to be present in their children's homes and lives Pending 03/04/96  
HJR 20 Reducing the Number of Supreme Court Justices Amendment Pending 02/21/96  
HR 20 Requesting the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct dams to control the floodwaters of the Greenbrier River Adopted 03/07/96 Martin J.
SCR 20 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study juvenile crime Pending 03/08/96  
SR 20 Requesting 1996-1997 school year designated "Year of the Student" Adopted 02/27/96 Wagner
HCR 21 Extending gratitude and support to the 152nd Military Police Detachment, the 130th Tactical Airlift Unit and all other units called to duty in "Operation Joint Endeavor" Pending 03/09/96  
HJR 21 Professional Sports Team and NASCAR Racetrack Corporation Amendment Pending 02/22/96  
HR 21 Paying tribute to The Honorable Speaker of the House of Delegates, Robert C. "Chuck" Chambers Adopted 03/15/96 Kiss
SCR 21 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study safe coexistence of recreational and commercial watercraft Pending Natural Resources 03/06/96  
SR 21 Memorializing life of Honorable Porter Cotton, former Senate doorkeeper Adopted 02/27/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 22 Designating March 29 as the annual Non-Traditional Students of West Virginia Higher Education Day Pending 03/09/96  
HJR 22 Safe Roads Amendment of 1996 Adopted 03/10/96  
HR 22 Directing the Commissioner of Highways to provide for the placement of signs on all appalachian corridor highways that identify the location of food, fuel and lodging, etc. Adopted 03/09/96 Louisos
SCR 22 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study certain motor vehicle insurance coverage Adopted Banking and Insurance 03/08/96  
SR 22 Opposing reduction of payment in lieu of taxes for federally owned land Adopted 02/27/96 Helmick
HCR 23 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of the use of chlorine in water purification, etc. Pending 02/26/96  
HR 23 Paying tribute to His Excellency, The Governor Adopted 03/09/96 Mr. Speaker (Mr. Chambers)
SCR 23 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study parkways, economic development and tourism authority Pending Government Organization 02/29/96  
SR 23 Commemorating passing of Bruce Bosley, WVU football player Adopted 03/05/96 Helmick
HCR 24 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of the need for cheerleading safety laws in the State Pending 03/07/96  
HR 24 Requesting the next Speaker of the House of Delegates to appoint a Select Committee of eleven members to address economic development issues Pending 03/09/96 Nesbitt
SCR 24 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study misuse of handicapped parking spaces Pending Government Organization 02/29/96  
SR 24 Declaring February 27, 1996, "Osteoporosis Awareness Day" Adopted 02/27/96 Walker
HCR 25 Naming the West Virginia 9 Bypass on the south end of Martinsburg, Berkeley County, "Apple Harvest Drive Pending 02/26/96  
HR 25 Commemorating the passing of former Delegate Forest Buck of Tyler County Adopted 03/09/96 Willison
SCR 25 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study number of workers hired for in-state public improvement projects Pending Labor 03/06/96  
SR 25 Recognizing Appalachian American Indians as official state tribe Adopted 03/01/96 Love
HCR 26 Requesting the Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary to study what legal remedies might be available to ensure the well being of children whose parental status is in limbo Pending 02/26/96  
SCR 26 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study and conduct public hearings on market zone changes for Class A and Class B retail liquor licenses Adopted Small Business 03/08/96  
SR 26 Requesting WV congressional delegation oppose definitional change of term "farm sales of $1,000" Adopted 03/01/96 Manchin
HCR 27 Directing the Division of Highways to name the bridge across the New River outside Hinton on State Route 20, the "Sylvia Mathews Bridge" Pending 02/27/96  
SCR 27 Requesting Governor to authorize commissioner of highways to increase maximum speed limit Pending 03/01/96  
SR 27 Recognizing Trails coalition for outstanding contribution to tourism development Adopted 03/01/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 28 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of population density requirements in West Virginia Adopted Political Subdivisions 03/08/96  
SCR 28 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study current retirement law relating to governmental pension plans Pending Finance 03/09/96  
SR 28 Recognizing accomplishments of Carolyn Gretchen Conner as WVU's twenty-fifth Rhodes Scholar Adopted 03/04/96 Chafin
HCR 29 Directing the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of toilet facilities for workers on locomotive engines and cabooses in West Virginia Adopted 03/07/96  
SCR 29 Requesting joint committee on the judiciary study environmental self audits Adopted Judiciary 03/08/96  
SR 29 Recognizing outstanding accomplishments of Sherman Junior High School for being selected as a Nat'l Blue Ribbon school Adopted 03/04/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 30 Raising a Joint Assembly to hear an address by the Honorable Robert C. Byrd Adopted 02/29/96  
SCR 30 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study department of health and human resources Pending 03/08/96  
SR 30 Commending National Guard service to citizens during blizzard and flooding of January 1996 Adopted 03/05/96 Craigo
HCR 31 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study the safe coexistence of recreational watercraft and commercial watercraft in the state Pending 03/01/96  
SCR 31 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study loan to deposit ratio of certain financial institutions Pending Banking and Insurance 03/08/96  
SR 31 Recognizing outstanding academic accomplishments of WVU's five Foundation Scholarship winners Adopted 03/07/96 Manchin
HCR 32 Requesting the Division of Highways to designate U. S. Route 50 between Clarksburg and Parkersburg the "Stonewall Jackson Memorial Highway" Pending 03/01/96  
SCR 32 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study creation of board relating to optometric practice expansion Pending 03/07/96  
SR 32 Congratulating Jim Comstock, editor and publisher of "The WV Hillbilly", on his eighty-fifth birthday Adopted 03/07/96 Boley
HCR 33 Requesting the Joint Commitee on Government and Finance to make a study of WV laws regarding parking for persons with disabilities Pending 03/01/96  
SCR 33 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study use of corporal punishment and effect on juvenile misconduct in schools Rejected 03/08/96  
SR 33 Recognizing outstanding accomplishments of Pocahontas County High School forestry students Adopted 03/07/96 Helmick
HCR 34 Endorsing the development of a West Virginia Transportation Park Pending 03/01/96  
SCR 34 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study timberland policy Pending 03/09/96  
SR 34 Recognizing dedicated public service of Billie Ann Auer, chief desk clerk of Senate Adopted 03/09/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 35 Directing the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of crop damage caused by deer in West Virginia Pending 03/09/96  
SCR 35 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study solid waste Pending 03/08/96  
SR 35 Recognizing dedicated public service of Larry W. Stalnaker, administrative assistant to Senate Clerk Adopted 03/09/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 36 Commending the city of Charles Town upon the centennial of the initiation of rural free mail delivery Pending 03/07/96  
SCR 36 Requesting joint committee on government and finance study telecommunications tax Pending Finance 03/09/96  
SR 36 Recognizing dedicated public service of Rose Springer, chief word processor of Senate Adopted 03/09/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 37 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of nursing homes in the State of West Virginia Pending 03/02/96  
SCR 37 Requesting joint committee on government and finance appoint task force to study mitigation Pending 03/08/96  
SR 37 Commemorating public service of Honorable Ernest C. Moore, former House of Delegates member Adopted 03/15/96 Wagner
HCR 38 Suspension of Joint Rule No. 5, relating to consideration of Com. Sub. for H. J. R. 19, Land Value Tax Local Option Amendment Adopted 03/05/96  
SCR 38 Extending gratitude and support to all units called to duty in "Operation Joint Endeavor" Pending 03/08/96  
SR 38 Recognizing public service of Honorable Gaston Caperton, Governor Adopted 03/15/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 39 Suspending Joint Rule 3 to extend the time limit on filing conference committee reports until 3/5/96 for H.B. 4481 Pending 03/04/96  
SCR 39 Providing for extension of regular session of the seventy-second Legislature Adopted 03/09/96  
SR 39 Recognizing public service of Honorable Robert C. Chambers, Speaker of House of Delegates Adopted 03/15/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 40 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of the use of bioptic telescopic devices by drivers with vision impairment, etc. Adopted 03/08/96  
SR 40 Recognizing public service of Honorable Joe Manchin III, Senate member Adopted 03/15/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 41 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study the issue of creating a board relating to optometric practice expansion Adopted 03/08/96  
SR 41 Recognizing public service of Honorable David E. Miller, Senate member Adopted 03/15/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 42 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of the effect on insurance consumers and agents when an insurer withdraws from contractual relationships Pending 03/06/96  
SR 42 Recognizing public service of Honorable Tony E. Whitlow, Senate member Adopted 03/15/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 43 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of solid waste and solid waste disposal fees in West Virginia Pending 03/09/96  
SR 43 Recognizing public service of Honorable John C. Yoder, Senate member Adopted 03/15/96 Tomblin (Mr. President)
HCR 44 Increasing the maximum speed limit on certain state highways Pending 03/06/96  
SR 44 Raising committee to notify House of Delegates Senate is ready to adjourn sine die Adopted 03/15/96 Chafin
HCR 45 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of the funeral service industry in West Virginia Pending Government Organization 03/06/96  
SR 45 Raising committee to notify governor Legislature is ready to adjourn sine die Adopted 03/15/96 Chafin
HCR 46 Joint Committee to study pari-mutuel wagering at licensed simulcast facilities and telecommunication pari-mutuel wagering at horse and dog racing tracks in and for the state of West Virginia Pending 03/06/96  
HCR 47 Suspension of Joint Rule No. 5, relating to consideration of Com. Sub. for H. J. R. 22,Safe Roads Amendment of 1996 Adopted 03/08/96  
HCR 48 Directing the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of the wholesomeness of meat products and poultry products sold and distributed in the state Pending 03/07/96  
HCR 49 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of substance abuse and its effects on West Virginia families Pending 03/09/96  
HCR 50 Requesting the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability to make a study of long-term care facilities in the state Pending 03/07/96  
HCR 51 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and finance to make a study of legislation proposed to extend uniform faculty status to college and university librarians Pending 03/09/96  
HCR 52 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of funds spent for the benefit of the average student in grades K-12 in the state Pending 03/09/96  
HCR 53 Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of total time rural students spend in route to schools Pending 03/09/96  
HCR 54 Directing the Joint Committee on Govrenment and Finance to make a study of the current basic state aid allowance for public schools in the state Pending 03/09/96  
HCR 55 Extending time within which conference committees can report Adopted 03/09/96