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Night Session

     The joint assembly having been dissolved, the Senate returned to its chamber and resumed its regular session.
Executive Communications

     Senator Tomblin (Mr. President) presented the following communication from His Excellency, the Governor, submitting the Executive Budget and annual budget bill, which was received and read by the Clerk:
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

CHARLESTON

January 8, 2003

Senate Executive Message No. 1
The Honorable Earl Ray Tomblin
President, West Virginia Senate
State Capitol
Charleston, West Virginia
Dear President Tomblin:
     I herewith submit, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, a budget and budget bill for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
                              Very truly yours,
                               Bob Wise,
                               Governor.
     Subsequently, Senator Tomblin (Mr. President) laid before the Senate the aforementioned annual budget bill,
     By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Sprouse (By Request of the Executive):
     Senate Bill No. 75--A Bill making appropriations of public money out of the treasury in accordance with section fifty-one, article VI of the constitution.
     Which was read by its title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
     Senator Tomblin (Mr. President) announced appointment of standing committees of the Senate for this seventy-sixth Legislature, and at the request of the Senator Chafin, and by unanimous consent, the complete list was ordered printed in the Journal as follows:
STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE

2003

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AGRICULTURE

     Senators Edgell (Chair), Love (Vice Chair), Bailey, Dempsey, Hunter, Ross, Unger, Facemyer, Guills and Weeks.
BANKING AND INSURANCE

     Senators Minard (Chair), Jenkins (Vice Chair), Chafin, Fanning, Helmick, Kessler, Prezioso, Sharpe, Snyder, Deem, Facemyer, Harrison and Minear.
CONFIRMATIONS

     Senators Love (Chair), Chafin (Vice Chair), Bailey, Bowman, Minard, Plymale, Harrison, McKenzie and Smith.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

     Senators McCabe (Chair), Oliverio (Vice Chair), Bowman, Chafin, Fanning, Helmick, Kessler, Minard, Plymale, Prezioso, Unger, Facemyer, Guills, McKenzie and Minear.
EDUCATION

     Senators Plymale (Chair), Edgell (Vice Chair), Bailey, Bowman, Caldwell, Dempsey, Hunter, Oliverio, Unger, White, Boley, Guills, Harrison and Sprouse.
ENERGY, INDUSTRY AND MINING

     Senators Sharpe (Chair), Dempsey (Vice Chair), Chafin, Fanning, Helmick, Hunter, Jenkins, Kessler, Oliverio, Ross, Deem, Guills, McKenzie and Weeks.
FINANCE

     Senators Helmick (Chair), Sharpe (Vice Chair), Bailey, Bowman, Chafin, Dempsey, Edgell, Love, McCabe, Plymale, Prezioso, Unger, Boley, Facemyer, Guills, Minear and Sprouse.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION

     Senators Bowman (Chair), Bailey (Vice Chair), Caldwell, Chafin, Jenkins, Kessler, McCabe, Minard, Rowe, Snyder, White, Boley, Minear, Smith and Weeks.
HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES

     Senators Prezioso (Chair), Unger (Vice Chair), Edgell, Hunter, Jenkins, McCabe, Ross, Rowe, Sharpe, Snyder, Boley, Guills, Smith and Weeks.
INTERSTATE COOPERATION

     Senators Caldwell (Chair), Dempsey (Vice Chair), Minard, Rowe, Unger, Minear and Smith.
JUDICIARY

     Senators Kessler (Chair), Snyder (Vice Chair), Caldwell, Fanning, Hunter, Jenkins, Minard, Oliverio, Ross, Rowe, White, Deem, Harrison, McKenzie, Smith and Weeks.
LABOR

     Senators Snyder (Chair), Rowe (Vice Chair), Dempsey, Edgell, Hunter, Love, Prezioso, Boley, Deem and Harrison.
MILITARY

     Senators Hunter (Chair), Caldwell (Vice Chair), Bailey, Dempsey, Minard, Oliverio, Boley, Deem and Weeks.
NATURAL RESOURCES

     Senators Fanning (Chair), White (Vice Chair), Bowman, Helmick, Love, McCabe, Plymale, Prezioso, Ross, Snyder, Deem, Facemyer, Minear and Smith.
PENSIONS

     Senators Jenkins (Chair), Fanning (Vice Chair), Edgell, McCabe, Plymale, Boley and Harrison.
RULES

     Senators Tomblin (Chair), Bowman, Chafin, Helmick, Kessler, Prezioso, Sharpe, McKenzie, Minear and Sprouse.
TRANSPORTATION

     Senators Ross (Chair), Caldwell (Vice Chair), Love, Oliverio, Rowe, White, Deem, Facemyer and McKenzie.
JOINT COMMITTEES

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ENROLLED BILLS

     Senators Rowe (Cochair), Bailey, Caldwell, White and Facemyer.
                                   
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     The President then announced the appointment of Senator Chafin, of the County of Mingo, as majority leader of the Senate;
     Senator Sprouse, of the County of Kanawha, as minority leader of the Senate;
     Senator Bailey, of the County of Wyoming, as majority whip of the Senate;
     Senator McKenzie, of the County of Ohio, as minority whip of the Senate;
     And,
     Senator Sharpe, of the County of Lewis, as President pro Tempore of the Senate.
     On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, January 9, 2003, at 11 a.m.
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