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Votes at a glance: Government Organization Committee moves multiple bills to full Senate
Summary
The committee adopted committee substitutes or reported several bills to the full Senate with do-pass recommendations; most were voice votes with the chair declaring the ayes to have it.
The Senate Government Organization Committee considered a long agenda and reported multiple measures to the full Senate with recommendations that they pass. Several items were resolved by voice vote; the chair declared the ayes to have it on each recorded action.
Items reported to the full Senate (committee substitute or originating bill) included:
- Senate Bill 8-92 (Property Valuation Training and Procedures Commission nominations): Committee substitute agreed to; reported with finance reference. - Senate Bill 7-90 (utility reporting and continuing education): Committee substitute agreed to; reported with finance reference. - Senate Bill 8-90 (auctioneers): Committee substitute agreed to; compensation provision removed by amendment; reported to full Senate. - Senate Bill 5-93 (electronic voting data preservation/publication): Committee substitute agreed to; reported to full Senate. - Senate Bill 9-16 (agritourism authority): Committee substitute agreed to; reported with finance reference (second reference noted). - Senate Bill 8-37 (repeal Office of Equal Opportunity): Reported to full Senate with do-pass recommendation. - Senate Bill 6-26 (regional airport authority residency rule): Committee substitute agreed to; reported with do-pass recommendation. - Senate Bill 8-01 (West Virginia Public Waterway Act): Committee substitute agreed to; reported with do-pass recommendation. - Originating Bill No. 2 (limits on political-subdivision standards vs. DEP): Reported with do-pass recommendation. - Originating Bill No. 1 (zoning and commercial water extraction outside WV): Reported with do-pass recommendation; committee recessed to allow drafting of amendments before final action.
Most committee actions were taken by voice vote and recorded by the chair as "ayes have it." Where presenters appeared, they included county assessors, representatives of the Public Service Commission, the Department of Agriculture and the Secretary of State’s office. Several bills carried fiscal notes or revised fiscal estimates noted in the committee discussion.
