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Votes at a glance: committee actions on several bills (March meeting)
Summary
The committee voted on multiple bills with brief discussion. Listed below are the bills, short descriptions from counsel, and committee actions recorded in the transcript.
The Senate committee took recorded actions on multiple bills during the session excerpt. The items below summarize counsel explanations and committee votes as recorded in the transcript excerpt.
Senate Bill 881 — Real property disposition by higher education boards: Counsel explained the bill would limit the applicability of certain disposition steps to property purchased with public funds and narrow appraisal and notice requirements in some transactions; it would require notice and a public hearing before selling property that was gifted to an institution. The committee voted to report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass, under the original double committee reference first to the Committee on Government Organization; the chair declared the motion adopted.
Senate Bill 529 — County board insurance limits: The committee substitute decreases a county board's minimum required per‑occurrence insurance from $1.25 million to $1 million and requires insurance be purchased from a company licensed in the state; sponsors noted youth leagues' access to school fields as a justification. The committee agreed to the committee substitute and voted to report it to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass, under the original double committee reference to the Committee on Finance; the chair declared the motion adopted.
Senate Bill 866 — Concussion education and protocol rulemaking: Counsel explained the bill would require the State Board to promulgate rules (in consultation with the West Virginia Board of Physical Therapy) governing concussion protocol, education and training and require schools to adopt concussion prevention and response plans. The committee voted to report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass; the chair declared the motion adopted.
Action summary: The transcript records committee voice votes and chair declarations that the motions carried for SB881 (refer to Government Organization), SB529 (refer to Finance), and SB866 (reported to full Senate).
