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Senate Economic Development Committee adopts rules, authorizes chair to set agenda and technical edits
Summary
At an organizational meeting, the West Virginia Senate Economic Development Committee adopted the Senate rules to govern its proceedings, authorized the chair to set the committee agenda, permitted staff to make technical corrections to bills, approved a committee‑substitute procedure, set regular meeting times, and adjourned.
The West Virginia Senate Economic Development Committee met for an organizational session and adopted procedural motions authorizing how it will consider legislation this session. The committee voted to adopt the Rules of the Senate to govern its deliberations, authorized the chair to set the committee’s agenda, gave staff authority to make technical corrections to bills and drafts, and approved a process allowing council to incorporate bills or resolutions into a committee substitute after the committee votes to report a measure. The committee also said its regular meetings will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., and members were asked to bring their Surface devices for materials to be posted to the Chamber Automation System by the clerk.
The committee’s organizational motions were moved from the vice chair and carried by voice vote; the chair closed each vote by saying, "I declare the motion adopted." The meeting record shows the motions were approved by voice vote with no roll-call tallies recorded in the transcript. The committee then adjourned after the organizational business concluded.
Committee attorney Jay Lazell and committee clerk Tina Burns were introduced during the session. Lazell was identified as the committee’s per‑diem attorney for the session. Tina Burns was introduced as the committee clerk; the chair also referenced Jackie Kinder as committee secretary and pointed members to her for scheduling or follow-up needs. Several members identified their represented counties during introductions (Braxton, Webster, Upshur, Barbour, Randolph, Pendleton, Pocahontas; and other counties mentioned), but no policy debate or bill‑level discussion occurred in the provided transcript excerpt.
The authorization for staff to make "technical corrections" and for council to prepare committee substitutes sets internal procedures for how drafts may be edited and combined before final reporting. The committee recorded no formal roll‑call votes in the transcript; outcomes are recorded here as committee approvals by voice vote with chair confirmation. The meeting was adjourned after completing organizational business.
