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Senate reconsiders governor objections and passes Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 369
Summary
After the governor returned the measure with objections, the West Virginia Senate reconsidered and passed the committee substitute for Senate Bill 369 with an amendment clarifying election‑related committee language; the measure was made effective on passage by a recorded vote of 34–0.
The West Virginia Senate on April 2 reconsidered and passed the committee substitute for Senate Bill 369 after receiving a letter from the governor listing objections, and adopted an amendment that removes subsection 7 of the bill before final passage.
The action follows a letter from Gov. Patrick Morrisey that disapproved and returned the enrolled committee substitute for Senate Bill 369 under Section 14, Article 7 of the Constitution of the State of West Virginia. Senator from Lewis moved that the chamber reconsider and roll the bill; the motion carried, and the senate then adopted an amendment offered by Senator Martin that struck subsection 7 on pages 8 and 9.…
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