Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bulletin_Board/2013/RS/h_journal/hdj2013-03-06-22.htm
Timestamp: 2017-10-23 23:04:45
Document Index: 444379276

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The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of Tuesday, March 5, 2013, being the first order of business, when the further reading thereof was dispensed with and the same approved.
H. B. 2638, Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, renewal of licensure - qualifications for renewal,
H. B. 2642, Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, licensure of speech-pathology and audiology,
H. B. 2696, Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, requirements for licensure and certification,
In accordance with the former direction of the Speaker, the bills (H. B. 2638, H. B. 2642 and H. B. 2696) were each referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In accordance with the former direction of the Speaker, the bill (H. B. 2453) was referred to the Committee on Finance.
H. B. 2361, Relating to the definition of “eligible veteran” for certain state training and employment preference benefits,
H. B. 2553, Authorizing the Secretary of State to administratively dissolve certain business entities,
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2553 - “A Bill to amend and reenact §31B-8-809 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §31D-14-1420 of said code; to amend and reenact §31D-15-1530 of said code; to amend and reenact §31E-13-1320 of said code; and to amend and reenact §31E-14-1430 of said code, all relating to the authority to conduct business in the state; authorizing the Secretary of State to administratively dissolve or revoke the certificate of authority of certain business entities; authorizing dissolution or revocation if a professional license has been revoked and that license is necessary for the continued operation of the business entity; and authorizing dissolution or revocation if the business entity is in default with the Bureau of Employment Programs,”
H. B. 2554, Providing a procedure for the Secretary of State to reinstate certificates of authority for foreign corporations,
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2554 - “A Bill to amend and reenact §31D-15-1532 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §31D-15-1533; to amend and reenact §31E-14-1432 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §31E-14-1533; and to amend and reenact §59-1-2 of said code, all relating to providing a procedure for the Secretary of State to reinstate certificates of authority for foreign corporations; establishing a fee for reinstatement; and establishing a fee for parties to corporate mergers,”
H. B. 2760, Creating a uniform regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories,
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2760 - “A Bill to repeal §8-12-5a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §7-1-3 of said code; to amend and reenact §8-12-5 of said code; and to amend said code, by adding thereto a new article, designated §61-7B-1, §61-7B-2, §61-7B-3, §61-7B-4, §61-7B-5 and §61-7B-6, all relating to crimes and punishment; jurisdiction, powers and duties of county commissions; general powers of municipalities and their governing bodies; uniform regulation of firearms, ammunition, and firearm accessories throughout West Virginia solely by the Legislature; legislative intent; definition; general rules relating to the regulation of firearms, ammunition and firearm accessories; remedies for unlawful regulation; providing for exceptions; and providing applicability, grand fathering clause and effective date,”
Com. Sub. for S. B. 47 - “A Bill to repeal §19-18-4, §19-18-5, §19-18-6, §19-18-7, §19-18-8, §19-18-9, §19-18-10, §19-18-11 and §19-18-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §19-18-1, §19-18-2 and §19-18-3 of said code, all relating to providing a general livestock trespass law; prohibiting livestock from trespassing; clarifying damages that may be recovered; permitting containment of livestock; requiring owner of trespassing livestock be notified; requiring containment costs be negotiated; permitting containment costs to be recovered in court; permitting the sheriff to take possession of unclaimed livestock; permitting unclaimed livestock be sold at auction; setting forth how the proceeds of a livestock sale shall be distributed; and establishing misdemeanor penalties”; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture then the Judiciary.
S. B. 194 - “A Bill to repeal §9-2-9b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to contract procedures for the Medicaid program; and eliminating Department of Health and Human Resources’ exemption for contracts for the Medicaid program from purchasing requirements”; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 214 - “A Bill to amend and reenact §30-3-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to requirements of applicants for a license to practice medicine and surgery or podiatry; eliminating the need for personal interview with the Board of Medicine in certain circumstances; and clarifying that a personal interview by the Board of Medicine of all applicants is not required”; which was referred to the Committee on Government Organization. A message from the Senate, by
Com. Sub. for S. B. 335 - “A Bill to amend and reenact §16-2D-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting certain hospitals to request an exemption from certificates of need for health care facilities in specific instances”; which was referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Government Organization.
S. B. 338 - “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §55-7-27, relating to the liability of a possessor of real property for harm to a trespasser”; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Delegates Hartman and Campbell offered the following resolution, which was read by its title and referred to the Committee on Rules:
H. C. R. 57 - “Requesting that bridge number 42-219-1.59 on U. S. Route 219 across theTygart River at Elkwater, Randolph County, West Virginia, be named the ‘Fire Chief Lyle Ware Memorial Bridge’.”
Whereas, While serving as fire chief, Lyle Ware was instrumental in providing ambulance service to his community for thirty years, the purchasing of five new fire trucks, obtaining the “jaws of life” equipment, building a new fire station, and many other projects; and
Whereas, Fire Chief Lyle Ware served as president of the Randolph County Fire Association and belonged to the West Virginia Fire Chiefs’ Association and the West Virginia Firemen’s Association; and
That bridge number 42-219-1.59 on U. S. Route 219 across the Tygart River at Elkwater, Randolph County, West Virginia, be named the “Fire Chief Lyle Ware Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the bridge containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the bridge the “Fire Chief Lyle Ware Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Delegate P. Smith offered the following resolution, which was read by its title and referred to the Committee on Rules:
H. C. R. 58 - “Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge located at Sauls Run Rte 119\21, Lewis County, specifically bridge number 21-119\21-1.77, the ‘Marine Lance Corporal Michael Steven Garrett Memorial Bridge’.”
Whereas, Michael Steven Garrett was born on October 25, 1948 in Weston, West Virginia to Jack Walder Garrett and Lucille Irene Garrett. He attended Weston High School. He joined the United States Marine Corps on March 29, 1968. His unit was the CAP 1-1-6, CAO 1-1 1st CAG, COMBINED ACTION, III MAF. He began a tour of duty in Vietnam on September 12, 1968. He was shot on March 3, 1969, in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam while on patrol and died on March 4, 1969 at the 95th Evacuation Hospital Danang. He was buried in the Masonic Cemetery in Weston, West Virginia alongside his parents. He was survived by his siblings, Donnie Garrett of Weston, Jackie Garrett of Buchannon, Frances Saunders of Weston, Sharon Powell of Buchannon and Randy Harris of Amarillo, Texas; and
Whereas, It is fitting to honor Michael Steven Garrett by naming the bridge located at Sauls Run Rte 119\21, Lewis County, specifically bridge number 21-119\21-1.77, the “Marine Lance Corporal Michael Steven Garrett Memorial Bridge”; therefore, be it
That the Legislature hereby requests the Division of Highways to name the bridge located at Sauls Run Rte 119\21, Lewis County, specifically bridge number 21-119\21-1.77, the “Marine Lance Corporal Michael Steven Garrett Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to have made and be placed signs identifying the bridge as the “Marine Lance Corporal Michael Steven Garrett Memorial Bridge”; and, be it
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, and Delegates Anderson, Armstead, Ashley, Barill, Boggs, Caputo, Cowles, Diserio, Eldridge, Ellem, Ellington, Espinosa, D. Evans, Ferns, Ferro, Gearheart, Hamilton, Hamrick, Hartman, Howell, Jones, Lane, Marcum, Miley, Miller, Moore, Morgan, Moye, E. Nelson, J. Nelson, O’Neal, Pasdon, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, R. Phillips, Raines, Shott, Skaff, Sobonya, Stowers, Sumner, Swartzmiller, Tomblin, Walker, White and Williams offered the following resolution, which was read by its title and referred to the Committee on Rules:
H. R. 18 - “Calling upon the United States Congress to preserve the United State’s Constitutional Second Amendment Rights of our citizens and to address the greatest cause of acts of mass violence, mental illness.”
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the West Virginia House of Delegates deliver a copy of this resolution to the Vice President of the United States and the President pro tempore of the United States Senate, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority and Minority Leaders of the both Houses of Congress, and each United States Senator and Member of the House of Representatives from West Virginia.
H. B. 2834 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §60-6-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to state control of alcoholic liquors; miscellaneous provisions; and exempting valid nonprofit organizations from licensing requirements of the West Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority during certain events”; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
H. B. 2835 – “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-45-1 and §16-45-2, all relating to federal health care legislation; invalidity of federal health care legislation in this state; violations and criminal penalties; and providing a private right of action”; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Boggs, White, Lane and Ellem:
H. B. 2836 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §4-5-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Commission on Special Investigations generally; granting certain commission personnel the right to carry firearms in the course of their employment”; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Boggs, White, Reynolds, Hunt, Guthrie, Perdue, Pethtel, Williams, Manypenny, R. Phillips and Skaff
H. B. 2837 – “A Bill to repeal §12-1-12c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to repeal §12-6B-1, §12-6B-2, §12-6B-3 and §12-6B-4 of said code; to repeal §48-2-604 of said code; to amend and reenact §5-10B-3 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10B-14; to amend and reenact §12-1-3, §12-1-8, §12-1-11 and §12-1-12b of said code; to amend and reenact §12-2-2 and §12-2-3 of said code; to amend and reenact §12-3-1 of said code; to amend and reenact §12-3A-3 of said code; to amend and reenact §12-5-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §12-6A-1, §12-6A-2, §12-6A-3, §12-6A-4 and §12-6A-5, §12-6A-6 and §12-6A-7 of said code; to amend and reenact §12-6C-7 and §12-6C-9 of said code; to amend and reenact §18-30-8 and §18-30-11 of said code; to amend and reenact §33-3-14d; and to amend and reenact §36-8-13 of said code, all relating to the State Treasurer’s office; authorizing organizations exempt from taxation within West Virginia to participate in the deferred compensation plan in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code; authorizing Roth accounts within the deferred compensation plan in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code; authorizing financial institutions to offer products in addition to certificates of deposit; updating references to investing authorities to include the Board of Treasury Investments; raising the amount of eligible deposits from $100,000 to the amount insured by a federal agency; deleting archaic language pertaining to eligible depositories; amending language pertaining to what constitutes a conflict of interest for applicants and employees of the Treasurer’s office in connection with financial institutions by prohibiting those persons with a defined conflict from participating in the selection of or in contract negotiations with a depository; authorizing depositories to submit reports in an electronic format; repealing duplicate §12-1-12c; clarifying that payments under the CMIA are interest payments; changing the CMIA report from a quarterly report to an annual report since the calculation is only prepared annually; changing the requirement that deposits are required within twenty-four hours to one business day; establishing standards for receipting of moneys, including reviewing of internal controls by auditors and the Treasurer and ensuring copies of audits are submitted to the Legislative Auditor; ensuring confidential information in internal control procedures is redacted before release; clarifying the definitions of federal, special and general revenue funds; eliminating reference to the chief inspector of public offices, which position has not existed for many years; changing the report to the Legislative Auditor for accounts outside the treasury from quarterly to an annual report; clarifying that investments are managed by the Board of Treasury Investments in addition to the Investment Management Board; conforming language pertaining to determining the amount of federal funds in stale state checks to the capabilities of the Enterprise Resource Planning System; clarifying that the Treasurer determines the competitive bidding of banking, investment and related goods and services required for treasury operations; authorizing the Treasurer to develop procedures for storing, retaining and disposing of records for his or her office; ensuring the Director of the Division of Archives and History receives records with historical value; clarifying that the Treasurer is responsible for earnings received on securities, not just interest; repealing §12-6B-1 et seq.; consolidating the debt capacity division into the debt management division; amending legislative findings to acknowledge the importance of monitoring the debt of the state and its spending units; continuing division of debt management as the central information source for debt issued by the state and its spending units; expanding the definition of debt to include debentures, lease purchases, mortgages, securitizations and other types of obligations with specific amounts owed and payable on demand or on determinable dates; defining debt impact report, moral obligation bond, net tax supported debt and tax supported debt; amending definition of spending unit; eliminating requirement for developing a long-term debt plan; clarifying the division is responsible for continuously evaluating debt and debt service requirements and reviewing all proposed debt offerings of the state and its spending units; clarifying the division is to issue a debt impact report if requested by the Governor, Senate President or House of Delegates Speaker and that the report shall not restrict the Governor, Legislature or spending unit; requiring the division to monitor continuing disclosure requirements and post-issuance compliance issues; eliminating requirement that the debt management division provide staff for the debt capacity division; clarifying the reporting requirements of the division and the spending units; requiring the division to prepare and issue the debt capacity report; clarifying the Treasurer promulgates the rules; altering the bond required for the Board of Treasury Investments from $50 million to at least $10 million, as set by the board; updating language pertaining to rating agencies to nationally recognized statistical rating organizations; permitting investment in corporate debt in investment grade securities and in money market and other fixed income funds; authorizing the board to make loans specified by the Legislature and to offer an equipment and software financing program for state government entities; removing requirement that direct or guaranteed obligations of the United States constitute at least fifteen percent of the consolidated fund; providing that securities falling out of compliance with the Code do not have to be sold if the investment manager and investment consultant recommend retention; authorizing moneys in the College Prepaid Tuition and Savings Program Administrative Account be used to provide matching grants and scholarships for the program; clarifying the value of a prepaid tuition or savings plan account is not considered for purposes of determining eligibility for income-based governmental financial assistance unless required by federal law; satisfying amounts due to and from policemen’s and firemen’s pension and relief funds and the Teachers Retirement System; authorizing expenses related to operations and programs of the office of the Treasurer from the Unclaimed Property Fund; authorizing transfer of moneys from the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund for payment to policemen’s and firemen’s pension and relief funds; repealing §48-2-604 which duplicates the fee for marriage licenses; and making various technical clean up revisions”; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
By Delegates Fragale, Guthrie, Manypenny, Ferns, Skaff, R. Phillips, Raines, Barrett and Sponaugle:
H. B. 2838 – “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §19-20-26, relating to protecting dogs by creating regulations for commercial dog breeding operations; providing definitions; providing exceptions; allowing commercial breeders to sell dogs only as household pets; requiring a business license if required by the locality; authorizing county commissions to charge a fee to a commercial dog breeder to obtain an annual permit to operate; limiting the amount of the fee which may be charged; providing for the responsibilities of the commercial dog breeder; setting forth the requirements for maintaining adequate housing facilities and primary enclosures; providing for inspections by animal control officers or law-enforcement officers; prohibiting a commercial dog breeder to operate if convicted of animal cruelty; providing for no exemption from these provisions for a facility licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture; and providing criminal penalties”; to the Committee on Agriculture then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Storch, McCuskey, E. Nelson, Andes, Craig, Pasdon, Raines, Skaff and White:
H. B. 2839 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §21-5-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to payment of employees separated from payroll before paydays; making stylistic changes; and providing that employees who provide one pay period’s notice of intention to end his or her employment be paid within the next payroll cycle”; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Armstead, Raines, McCuskey, Walters and Lane:
H. B. 2840 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §11-1C-4 and §11-1C-9 the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §11-3-2a and §11-3-24 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-3-24c, all relating to valuation and assessment of property for ad valorem property taxation; allowing a real property owner to submit an independent appraisal of the property to the assessor; providing for notice to an owner of an increase in the assessed value that is greater than sixty percent of the value determined by an independent appraisal; objections by property owners to an increase in the assessed value before the board of equalization and review; providing that the assessor bear the burden of proof to show that the value of the independent appraisal is incorrect; assessment of property when the independent appraisal thereof is found to be correct; burden of proof in challenges to appraisals and assessments; legislative findings; establishing the burden and degree of proof necessary to challenge an assessment or appraisal of property”; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Overington, Lane, D. Evans, R. Smith, Armstead, Arvon, Gearheart, Butler, Householder, Sobonya and Cadle:
H. B. 2841 – “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-1-1a, relating to federal health care legislation and a prohibition against the federal government from requiring state agencies to enforce its provisions”; to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.
By Delegates Boggs, Swartzmiller, Ferro, Caputo and D. Poling
[By Request of the State Auditor’s Office]:
H. B. 2842 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §36-9-3 and §36-9-23 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to clarifying that time-sharing plans, accommodations and facilities are subject to regulation by the Division of Land Sales and Condominiums; and granting the Division of Land Sales and Condominiums the authority to seek additional relief in circuit courts”; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Armstead, Butler, Folk, Cadle, Westfall, Hamrick, McCuskey, Hamilton, Raines, Ambler and Andes:
H. B. 2843 – “A Bill to repeal §55-7-13 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto three new sections, designated §55-7-13a, §55-7-13b and §55-7-13c, all relating to comparative fault; abolishing joint liability; providing that damages be allocated to any defendant held liable in direct proportion to that defendant’s percentage of fault; and providing for method of assessing fault of the parties”; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Armstead, Espinosa, Cadle, D. Evans, R. Smith, Ashley, Anderson, Arvon, Raines, Storch and E. Nelson:
H. B. 2844 – “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §5B-2I-1, §5B-2I-2, §5B-2I-3, §5B-2I-4, §5B-2I-5 and §5B-2I-6, all relating to creating the Jobs Impact Statement Act; requiring a jobs impact statement for certain proposed legislation; the contents of the statement; and providing that the West Virginia Development Office prepare a jobs impact statement when requested by the Governor or leader of either House of the Legislature”; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
By Delegates Armstead, Cowles, Faircloth, Rowan, Howell, Frich, Ellem, Anderson, Border, Hamilton and Cooper:
H. B. 2845 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §6-5-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to matters affecting the right to hold office; and the disqualification of persons convicted of treason, felony or bribery from holding public office”; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Delegates Canterbury, Walters, Ambler and Ashley:
H. B. 2846 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §12-6-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing investment restrictions on foreign securities”; to the Committee on Finance.
H. B. 2847 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §11A-1-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §11A-1-7a, all relating to the collection of delinquent real property and personal property taxes by county sheriffs”; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
H. B. 2848 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §11A-3-18, §11A-3-27, and §11A-3-28 of the Code of the West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating generally to the sale of tax liens and nonentered, escheated and waste and unappropriated lands; providing the process for requesting a refund after forfeiture of rights to a tax deed; clarifying deadlines for receipt of tax deeds and refunds related to failure to meet deadlines; providing procedure for petitioning to compel execution of a deed by the State Auditor; removing the provisions allowing judgment against the State Auditor for costs in the case of failure or refusal to execute a deed without reasonable cause”; to the Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.
H. B. 2849 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §6-9-7 and §6-9-9a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §6-9-9b, all relating to audits and investigations by the chief inspector of public offices; clarifying that the chief inspector may also investigate, in addition to examine, the financial affairs of local governmental offices or political subdivisions and boards, commissions, authorities, agencies and other entities; clarifying that the chief inspector may also initiate civil and criminal actions if an investigation discloses misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance; providing for confidentiality of reports and working papers of the chief inspector division; and defining a term”; to the Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Boggs, Moore, Hamilton and Azinger:
H. B. 2850 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §33-17A-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to preventing the cancellation and nonrenewal of property homeowners insurance based upon a claim arising from natural causes or upon an inquiry that does not result in a claim”; to the Committee on Banking and Insurance then the Judiciary.
By Delegates Boggs, Ashley, D. Poling, Caputo and Swartzmiller
H. B. 2851 – “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §6-9-8a, relating to establishing a one time audit cost amnesty program for local governments with delinquent audit costs”; to the Committee on Political Subdivisions then Finance.
H. B. 2852 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §5-11-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to the West Virginia Human Rights Act; defining an employer for purposes of the act as employing one or more person(s)”; to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.
H. B. 2853 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §38-10-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increase the amount of certain exemptions of property in bankruptcy proceedings”; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
H. B. 2854 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §5-10-18 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to reentry into the Public Employees Retirement System by members of the Legislature; providing for each election or reelection to the Legislature to begin a new time period in which forfeited service credit may be restored”; to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.
H. B. 2855 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §20-2-5 and §20-2-5g of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to permitting persons sixty years of age and older to hunt deer with a crossbow instead of a traditional bow during any archery season in which deer hunting is permitted”; to the Committee on Natural Resources then the Judiciary.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2585, Increasing the time to file a petition in response to notice of an increased assessment; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.
The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 14), and there were--yeas 99, nays none, absent and not voting 1, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Fragale.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2351, Authorizing law enforcement to issue a charge by citation when making an arrest for driving with a suspended or revoked license,
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2450, Granting licensed real estate appraisers access to commercial or residential review documents,
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2579, Revising state water quality standard for Selenium,
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2764, Relating to compulsory school attendance.
At the request of Delegate Boggs, and by unanimous consent, leave of absence for the day was granted Delegate Fragale.
Delegates Armstead and Raines addressed the House regarding valuation and assessment of property for ad valorem property taxation, and at the conclusion thereof, Delegate Andes asked and obtained unanimous consent that said remarks be printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
At 11:41 a.m., the House of Delegates adjourned until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 7, 2013.