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Thursday, January 12, 2006
The House of Delegates met at 11:00 a.m., and was called to order by the Speaker.
Prayer was offered and the House was led in recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of Wednesday, January 11, 2005, being the first
order of business, when the further reading thereof was dispensed with and the same approved.
Committee Reports
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following report, which
was received:
Your Committee on Rules has had under consideration:
H. C. R. 2, Naming the bridge on Cleveland Avenue in Buckhannon, West Virginia, the
"William S. O' Brien Memorial Bridge",
H. C. R. 3, Naming the bridge located 0.01 miles south of County Route 26 and located on
Route 85 in the community of Van, West Virginia, the "Thom Cline Memorial Bridge",
H. C. R. 4, Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge in Curtin, West
Virginia, the "Larry 'Joe' Markle Bridge",
H. C. R. 5, Naming the new Watson Bridge over the West Fork River on U. S. Route 250
in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, the "Watson Senior Citizens Bridge in Honor of Jim
Costello",
H. C. R. 6, Naming the section of West Virginia Route 16 from the intersection of West
Virginia Route 16 and West Virginia Route 5, North to the Ritchie County line the "Sheriff Park
D. Richards Memorial Highway",
H. C. R. 7, Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge at McCauley in Hardy
County, West Virginia, the "John and Freda Rudy Memorial Bridge",
H. C. R. 8, Requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways to name the bridge located
at U. S. Route 2 and Nine Mile Road in Cabell County, West Virginia, the "David Rickey Carson
Memorial Bridge",
H. C. R. 9, Honoring the late Leonard R. Valentine by declaring the bridge numbered 54 -
1.60 on State Route 54 in Mullens, West Virginia the "Leonard Valentine 'Coach Val' Memorial
Bridge",
H. C. R. 10, Requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways to name the bridge on I-64
at the intersection of Rt. 219 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia the "Gary Wayne
Martini Memorial Bridge",
H. C. R. 11, Requesting the Division of Highways name the bridge located on Jakes Run
Road off Frame Road in Elkview, West Virginia, the "Private James C. Summers Memorial Bridge",
H. C. R. 12, Requesting the Division of Highways name Bridge 4827 the "Sergeant George F. Eubanks Memorial Bridge",
H. C. R. 13, Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge on County Rt. 13,
Arnett, Raleigh County, West Virginia at the end of Posey Saxon Road, the "Sergeant Billy Ray
Holmes Memorial Bridge",
H. C. R. 14, Requesting the West Virginia Division of Highways to name State Route 25
from Glen Jean to Thurmond in Fayette County the "Jon Dragan Road",
H. C. R. 15, Requesting the Division of Highways to name the bridge spanning the Gauley
River on Route 39 near Summersville, Nicholas County, the "Brock's Bridge",
And,
H. C. R. 16, Honoring the late Roy M. Lilly by declaring the one lane bridge on Route 12/7
entering Corinne Bottom, West Virginia at mile post 0.03 the "Roy M. Lilly Memorial Bridge",
And reports the same back with the recommendation that they each be adopted.
Chairman Amores, from the Committee on the Judiciary, submitted the following report,
which was received:
Your Committee on the Judiciary has had under consideration:
H. B. 2136, Requiring the clerk of the county commission to execute, record and post a
disclaimer relating to certain unlawful covenants,
And reports the same back, by unanimous vote of the Committee, with the recommendation
that it do pass.
Having been reported from committee with no dissenting vote, and in accordance with the
provisions of House Rule 70a, the foregoing bill (H. B. 2136) will be placed on the Consent
Calendar.
Messages from the Executive
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, presented the eighty-fourth annual report of the West Virginia
Municipal Bond Commission for the period ending June 30, 2005, in accordance with section
fifteen, article three, chapter thirteen of the code; which was filed in the Clerk's Office.
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, presented the annual report of the biennium for the fiscal years July
1, 2003 through June 30, 2005 for the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical
Nurses, in accordance with section seven, article twenty-four, chapter thirty of the code; which was
filed in the Clerk's Office.
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, presented the annual report of the West Virginia Disaster Recovery
Board for the period ending June 30, 2005, in accordance with section twenty-seven, article five,
chapter fifteen of the code; which was filed in the Clerk's Office.
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, presented the annual report of the West Virginia Department of Tax
and Revenue of Classified Assessed Valuations Taxes Levied for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2006; which was filed in the Clerk's Office.
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, presented the 2004-2005 annual report of the West Virginia Parole
Board, a Division of Military Affairs and Public Safety, in accordance with section twenty, article
one, chapter five of the code; which was filed in the Clerk's Office.
Bills Introduced
On motions for leave, bills were introduced, read by their titles, and severally referred as
follows:
H. B. 4014 -- "A Bill to amend and reenact §18-9A-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931,
as amended, relating to the foundation allowance for regional education service agencies"; to the Committee on Education then Finance.
H. B. 4015 -- "
A Bill to amend and reenact §11B-2-20 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931,
as amended, relating to funding of the Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund"; to the Committee on
Finance.
Miscellaneous Business
Delegate Hamilton addressed the House concerning the tragedy which occurred at the Sago
Coal Mine, the media coverage and the dedicated and loving character of the persons involved in the
rescue of the deceased miners.
At the conclusion of his remarks, all the members of the House arose in tribute.
Delegate Mahan then asked and obtained unanimous consent that the remarks of Delegate
Hamilton be printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
Unanimous consent having been obtained, Delegate Moore offered a special prayer for the
surviving families of the deceased coal miners and the earnest hope for the total recovery of the lone
survivor, Randal McCloy, Jr.
At 11:40 a.m., the House of Delegates adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2006.