Senate refuses to concur on troops-to-teachers amendment; dozens of House bills cleared or amended

The West Virginia Senate on the floor declined to concur in a House amendment to Senate Bill 765 (troops-to-teachers program) and moved a broad set of House bills through second and third reading, adopting title amendments and, in many cases, final passage.

Senator from Lewis offered and carried the motion that the Senate refuse to concur in the House amendment to Senate Bill 765, and the motion was adopted by voice vote. The clerk then communicated the action to the House.

Other roll-call outcomes on third reading included unanimous or near‑unanimous passage of several measures. The Senate concurred in a House amendment to Senate Bill 225 (expanding powers of National Park Service law enforcement officers) as amended; the machine vote on final passage was 33 yays, 0 nays, 1 absent/not voting, and the Senate declared the bill passed and effective from passage.

Votes at a glance (bill — short description — outcome — recorded vote when provided): - Senate Bill 765 — establishing troops-to-teachers program — Senate refused to concur in House amendment; motion adopted by voice vote — individual roll call not recorded in transcript. - Senate Bill 225 (as amended) — expands powers of National Park Service law enforcement officers — passed (machine vote recorded: 33 yays, 0 nays, 1 absent/not voting);…