WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

SENATE JOURNAL

SEVENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

EXTENDED SESSION, 2004

SIXTY-FOURTH DAY

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Charleston, W. Va., Wednesday, March 17, 2004

     The Senate met at 6 p.m.
(Senator Tomblin, Mr. President, in the Chair.)

     Prayer was offered by the Honorable C. Randy White, a senator from the eleventh district.
     Pending the reading of the Journal of Tuesday, March 16, 2004,
     On motion of Senator Love, the Journal was approved and the further reading thereof dispensed with.
     The Senate proceeded to the third order of business.
Executive Communications

     The Clerk then presented communications from His Excellency, the Governor, advising that on March 12, 2004, he had approved Enr. House Bill No. 4484; on March 16, 2004, he had approved Enr. House Bill No. 4108, Enr. Committee Substitute for House Bill No. 4273, Enr. House Bill No. 4286, Enr. House Bill No. 4449 and Enr. House Bill No. 4560; and on March 17, 2004, he had approved Enr. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 52, Enr. Senate Bill No. 268, Enr. Senate Bill No. 269, Enr. Senate Bill No. 324 and Enr. Committee Substitute for Senate Bill No. 500.
     The Senate proceeded to the twelfth order of business.
     Remarks were made by Senators Deem and Minard.
     Senator Bailey then moved that the Senate adjourn until tomorrow, Thursday, March 18, 2004, at 6 p.m.
     The question being on the adoption of Senator Bailey's motion, and on this question, Senator Bailey demanded the yeas and nays.
     The roll being taken, the yeas were: Bailey, Boley, Caldwell, Dempsey, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Harrison, Helmick, Jenkins, Kessler, Love, McCabe, Minard, Minear, Plymale, Prezioso, Ross, Snyder, Weeks, White and Tomblin (Mr. President)--22.
     The nays were: Bowman, Deem, Hunter, McKenzie, Sharpe, Sprouse and Unger--7.
     Absent: Chafin, Guills, Oliverio, Rowe and Smith--5.
     So, a majority of those present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared Senator Bailey's motion had prevailed.
     In accordance with the foregoing motion, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, March 18, 2004, at 6 p.m.
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