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Sunday, March 18, 2007

FIRST DAY

[Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, in the Chair]
Pursuant to the Proclamation of His Excellency, the Governor, issued on the seventeenth day of March, 2007, and hereinafter set forth, convening the Legislature in Extraordinary Session on the eighteenth day of March, 2007, the House of Delegates assembled in its Chamber in the Capitol Building in the City of Charleston, and at four-thirty o' clock postmeridian, was called to order by the Speaker, the Honorable Richard Thompson, Speaker.
Prayer was offered and the House was led in recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
 The roll being called (Roll No. 557), and 91 members having answered to their names, the Speaker declared the presence of a quorum.
Messages from the Executive

The Speaker laid before the House of Delegates the Proclamation of His Excellency, the Governor, convening the Legislaturein extraordinary session, which was read by the Clerk as follows:
State of West Virginia

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

Charleston

A PROCLAMATION

By The Governor

I, JOE MANCHIN III, GOVERNOR of the State of West Virginia, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 7, Article II of the Constitution of West Virginia, do hereby call the Legislature of West Virginia to convene in Extraordinary Session upon adjournment sine die of the 2007 Regular Session, as extended by proclamation dated March 7, 2007 and further extended by proclamation dated March 16, 2007, in its chambers in the State Capitol, City of Charleston, for the sole purpose of considering and acting upon the following matters:
FIRST: Certain supplementary appropriation bills.
SECOND: Legislation relating to the compensation of the membership of the West Virginia State Police.
THIRD: Legislation relating to the authorization of certain pharmacy-related practices; authorizing electronic prescribing; and extending the date for collaborative pharmacy practice agreements.
FOURTH: Legislation relating to the administration of certain estates valued to be one hundred thousand dollars or less, exclusive of real estate specifically devised and nonprobate assets.
FIFTH: Legislation to authorize and appropriate the expenditure of public moneys to pay the expenses of this Extraordinary Session.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of West Virginia to be affixed.



(Great Seal)
 		DONE at the Capitol in the City of Charleston, State of West Virginia, this the seventeenth day of March, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand Seven, and in the One Hundred Forty-Fourth year of the State.
JOE MANCHIN, III

Governor.

By the Governor:
Betty Ireland
Secretary of State
On motion of Delegate DeLong, the Speaker was authorized to appoint a committee of three to notify the Senate that the House of Delegates had assembled in extraordinary session and was ready to enter upon the business stated in the Proclamation by which it had been called together.
Whereupon,
The Speaker appointed as members of such committee:
Delegates Marshall, Martin and Sobonya.
On motion of Delegate DeLong, the Speaker was authorized to appoint a committee of three to join with a similar committee on the part of the Senate, to inform His Excellency, the Governor, that the Legislature had assembled in extraordinary session and was ready to enter upon the business stated in the Proclamation.
Whereupon,
The Speaker appointed as members of such committee:
Delegates Hatfield, Argento and Rowan.
Delegate Marshall, from the Committee to notify the Senate that the House of Delegates had assembled in extraordinary session and was ready to proceed to the business of the session, announced that the committee had discharged its duty.
Delegate Hatfield, from the Committee to inform His Excellency, the Governor, that the Legislature had assembled in extraordinary session, announced the performance of that duty.
Messages from the Senate

A message from the Senate, by
Senators Jenkins, Bailey and McKenzie, announced that the Senate had convened in extraordinary session, pursuant to the Proclamation of the Governor, with a quorum present, and was ready to enter upon the business for which the Legislature had been called together.
State of West Virginia

Joe Manchin III

Governor

April 18, 2007

EXECUTIVE MESSAGE NO. 1
2007 FIRST EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
The Honorable Richard Thompson
West Virginia House of Delegates
Building 1, Room M-228
Charleston, WV 25305
Dear Speaker Thompson:
The following amends and replaces the "FY 2007 Official Revised Estimate""General Revenue Fund 0 Statement of Revenues buy Source" which I submitted to you on January 10, 2007 as part of my Budget Document for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008:
General Revenue Fund

Statement of Revenues by Source

(Expressed in Thousands)




Source of Revenue 		FY 2007
Official
Revised
Estimate 		 
Business and Occupation Tax $ 178,500 1
Consumers Sales Tax 1,018,000  
Personal Income Tax 1,318,250  
Liquor Profits Transfers 11,000  
Racing Fees 1,500  
Beer Tax and Licenses 8,600  
Cigarette Taxes 103,200  
Business Franchise Fees 1,900  
Charter Tax 116,000 2
Use Tax 116,000  
Property Transfer Tax 16,000  
Property Tax 4,800  
Insurance Tax 106,500  
Departmental Collections 15,800 3
Corporate Income/Business FranchiseTax 300,750  
Miscellaneous Receipts 1,000  
Miscellaneous Transfers 1,000 4
Interest Income 45,000  
Severance Tax 314,000  
Smokeless Tobacco Tax 4,900  
HB102 - Lottery Transfers 77,900  
Senior Citizen Tax Credit Reimbursement 6,000  
Total $ 3,657,100  

1 Revised from $ 175,500 to $ 178,500 - Increase of $ 3,000
2 Revised from $ 112,000 to $ 116,000 - Increase of $ 4,000
3 Revised from $ 295,000 to $ 300,750 - Increase of $ 5,000
4 Revised from $ 35,000 to $ 45,000 - Increase of $ 10,000
5 Revised from $3,635,100 to $3,657,000 - Increase of $ 22,000
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter,
Sincerely yours,
Joe Manchin III
Governor
GENERAL REVENUE FUND

STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES,

AND CHANGES IN CASH BALANCE

(Expressed in Thousands)

  Actual Cash Balance July 1, 2006   468,971
Less: 31 Day Disbursements (July 1, 2006- July 31, 2006)
(24,984)
 		 
  Accumulated Prior Year Disbursements
(July 1, 2006 - July 31, 2006)
11 		 
  Prior Year Appropriations Forwarded (266,364) (291,337)
  Accumulated Surplus from FY 2006   177,634
Less: Transfer one-half to Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund (Statutory)  
(88,817)
  Unappropriated Surplus Balance   88,817
Plus: Accumulated Prior Year Reimbursements
(August 1, 2006 - March 15, 2007) 		 
78
  Unappropriated Balance   88,895
Less: Surplus Appropriation - Consolidated Public Retirement Bd. (HB212)
(80,000)
Less: Recommended Surplus Appropriations   (8,895)
  Unappropriated Surplus Balance from FY 2006   0
Plus: Revised Revenue Estimated FT 2007   3,657,100
Less: Regular Appropriations FY 2007   (3,628,750)
Less: Recommended Supplemental Appropriations   (28,079)
  Estimated Balance June 30, 2007   271

Bills Introduced

On motions for leave, bills were introduced, read by their titles, and severally referred as follows:
By Delegates Staggers, Webster, White, Shook, Fleischauer, Moye, M. Poling, C. Miller, Perdue, Wysong and Paxton:

H. B. 101 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §44-1-14a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to administration of estates by fiduciary commissioners; requiring commissioner to conclude administration of certain estates upon request by interested party; limiting notice required to creditors and payment of related fees by personal representatives; setting expiration of time period for unpaid creditors to file claims against estate; and requiring commissioner to conduct hearing on claim filed by unpaid creditor."
At the respective requests of Delegate DeLong, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill (H. B. 101) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
Delegate DeLong moved that the constitutional rule requiring the bill to be fully and distinctly read on three different days be dispensed with.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 558), and there were--yeas 91, nays none, absent and not voting 9, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Cann, Craig, Michael, Miley, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
So, four fifths of the members present having voted in the affirmative, the constitutional rule was dispensed with.
Having been engrossed, the bill was then read a third time and put upon its passage.
The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 559), and there were--yeas 91, nays none, absent and not voting 9, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Cann, Craig, Michael, Miley, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (H. B. 101) passed.
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.
By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson and Delegate Armstead
[By Request of the Executive]:
H. B. 102 - "A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of Agriculture, fund 0131, fiscal year 2007, organization 1400, to the West Virginia Conservation Agency, fund 0132, fiscal year 2007, organization 1400, to the Department of Administration - Public Defender Services, fund 0226, fiscal year 2007, organization 0221, to the Department of Education - State Department of Education, fund 0313, fiscal year 2007, organization 0402, to the Higher Education Policy Commission - System - Control Account, fund 0586, fiscal year 2007, organization 0442, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, two thousand seven."
At the respective requests of Delegate DeLong, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill (H. B. 102) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
Delegate DeLong moved that the constitutional rule requiring the bill to be fully and distinctly read on three different days be dispensed with.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 560), and there were--yeas 91, nays none, absent and not voting 9, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Cann, Craig, Michael, Miley, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
So, four fifths of the members present having voted in the affirmative, the constitutional rule was dispensed with.
Having been engrossed, the bill was then read a third time and put upon its passage.
**Delegate Ellem requested to be excused from voting on the passage of H. B. 102 under the provisions of House Rule 49, stating that **
The Speaker refused to excuse the Gentleman from voting, stating that he was a member of a class of persons possibly to be affected by the passage of the bill and that he demonstrated no direct personal or pecuniary interest therein.
The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 561), and there were--yeas 91, nays none, absent and not voting 9, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Cann, Craig, Michael, Miley, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
Delegate DeLong moved that the bill take effect from its passage.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 562), and there were--yeas 91, nays none, absent and not voting 9, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Cann, Craig, Michael, Miley, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
So, two thirds of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (H. B. 102) takes effect from its passage.
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.
By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Thompson, and Delegate Armstead)
[By Request of the Executive]:
H. B. 103 - "A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of Administration - Division of General Services, fund 0230, fiscal year 2007, organization 0211, to the Department of Commerce - Division of Tourism, fund 0246, fiscal year 2007, organization 0304, to the Department of Commerce - West Virginia Development Office, fund 0256, fiscal year 2007, organization 0307, to the Department of Commerce - Division of Natural Resources, fund 0265, fiscal year 2007, organization 0310, to the Department of Commerce - Division of Miners Health, Safety and Training, fund 0277, fiscal year 2007, organization 0314, to the Department of Education - State FFA-FHA Camp and Conference Center, fund 0306, fiscal year 2007, organization 0402, to the Department of Education - State Department of Education, fund 0313, fiscal year 2007, organization 0402, to the Department of Health and Human Resources - Division of Health - Central Office, fund 0407, fiscal year 2007, organization 0506, to the Department of Health and Human Resources - Consolidated Medical Service Fund, fund 0525, fiscal year 2007, organization 0506, to the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, fund 0443, fiscal year 2007, organization 0606, to the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety - Division of Corrections - Correctional Units, fund 0450, fiscal year 2007, organization 0608, and to the Department of Revenue - Office of the Secretary, fund 0465, fiscal year 2007, organization 0701, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, two thousand seven."
At the respective requests of Delegate DeLong, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill (H. B. 103) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
Delegate DeLong moved that the constitutional rule requiring the bill to be fully and distinctly read on three different days be dispensed with.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 563), and there were--yeas 91, nays none, absent and not voting 9, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Cann, Craig, Michael, Miley, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
So, four fifths of the members present having voted in the affirmative, the constitutional rule was dispensed with.
Having been engrossed, the bill was then read a third time and put upon its passage.
**Delegates Pethtel and Rowan requested to be excused from voting on the passage of H. B. 103 under the provisions of House , stating that they **
The Speaker refused to excuse the Members from voting, stating that they were members of a class of persons possibly to be affected by the passage of the bill and that they demonstrated no direct personal or pecuniary interest therein.
The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 564), and there were--yeas 91, nays none, absent and not voting 9, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Cann, Craig, Michael, Miley, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (H. B. 103) passed.
Delegate DeLong moved that the bill take effect from its passage.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 565), and there were--yeas 91, nays none, absent and not voting 9, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Cann, Craig, Michael, Miley, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
So, two thirds of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (H. B. 103) takes effect from its passage .
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates and request concurrence therein.
Messages from the Senate

A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the Senate, announced the passage by the Senate and requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 1001 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §30-5-1b, §30-5-12, §30-5-12b, §30-5-16b and §30-5-29 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-5-12c; to amend and reenact §30-7-15c of said code; and to amend and reenact §60A-3-308 of said code, all relating generally to the authorization of certain pharmacy- related practices; authorizing electronic prescribing; and extending the date for pharmacy collaborative agreements."
At the respective requests of Delegate DeLong, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill (S. B. 1001) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
Delegate DeLong moved that the constitutional rule requiring the bill to be fully and distinctly read on three different days be dispensed with.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 566), and there were--yeas 90, nays none, absent and not voting 10, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Cann, Craig, Crosier, Michael, Miley, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
So, four fifths of the members present having voted in the affirmative, the constitutional rule was dispensed with.
The bill was then read a second time and ordered to third reading.
Having been read a third time the bill was put upon its passage.

The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 567), and there were--yeas 90, nays none, absent and not voting 10, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Cann, Craig, Crosier, Michael, Miley, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1001) passed.
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.
At 5:27 p.m., on motion of Delegate DeLong, the House of Delegates recessed for 20 minutes, and reconvened at that time.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the Senate, announced the passage by the Senate and requested the concurrence of the House of Delegates in the passage, of
S. B. 1002 - "A Bill to amend and reenact §15-2-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the compensation of the membership of the West Virginia State Police."
At the respective requests of Delegate DeLong, and by unanimous consent, reference of the bill (S. B. 1002) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
Delegate DeLong moved that the constitutional rule requiring the bill to be fully and distinctly read on three different days be dispensed with.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 568), and there were--yeas 88, nays none, absent and not voting 12, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Brown, Cann, Craig, Crosier, Michael, Miley, Moye, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
So, four fifths of the members present having voted in the affirmative, the constitutional rule was dispensed with.
The bill was then read a second time and ordered to third reading.
Having been read a third time the bill was put upon its passage.

The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 569), and there were--yeas 88, nays none, absent and not voting 12, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Brown, Cann, Craig, Crosier, Michael, Miley, Moye, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1002) passed.
Delegate DeLong moved that the bill take effect July 1, 2007.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 570), and there were--yeas 88, nays none, absent and not voting 12, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Brown, Cann, Craig, Crosier, Michael, Miley, Moye, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
So, two thirds of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 1002) takes effect July 1, 2007.
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.
 A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, without amendment, a bill of the House of Delegates as follows:
H. B. 101, Relating to the administration of estates by fiduciary commissioners.
A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, without amendment, a bill of the House of Delegates as follows:
H. B. 102, Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Agriculture, the West Virginia Conservation Agency, the Department of Administration, Department of Education.
 A message from the Senate, by
The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, with amendment, a bill of the House of Delegates as follows:
H. B. 103, Making a supplementary appropriation to Department of Administration- Division of General Services, Department of Commerce, Division of Natural Resources, ....etc.
On motion of Delegate DeLong, the bill was taken up for immediate consideration.
The following Senate title amendment was reported by the Clerk:
On page one by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
H. B. 103 - "A Bill making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of Administration - Division of General Services, fund 0230, fiscal year 2007, organization 0211, to the Department of Commerce - Division of Tourism, fund 0246, fiscal year 2007, organization 0304, to the Department of Commerce - West Virginia Development Office, fund 0256, fiscal year 2007, organization 0307, to the Department of Commerce - Division of Natural Resources, fund 0265, fiscal year 2007, organization 0310, to the Department of Commerce - Division of Miners' Health, Safety and Training, fund 0277, fiscal year 2007, organization 0314, to the Department of Education - State FFA-FHA Camp and Conference Center, fund 0306, fiscal year 2007, organization 0402, to the Department of Education - State Department of Education, fund 0313, fiscal year 2007, organization 0402, to the Department of Health and Human Resources - Division of Health - Central Office, fund 0407, fiscal year 2007, organization 0506, to the Department of Health and Human Resources - Consolidated Medical Services Fund, fund 0525, fiscal year 2007, organization 0506, to the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety - Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, fund 0443, fiscal year 2007, organization 0606, to the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety - Division of Corrections - Correctional Units, fund 0450, fiscal year 2007, organization 0608, and to the Department of Revenue - Office of the Secretary, fund 0465, fiscal year 2007, organization 0701, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth day of June, two thousand seven."
 On motion of Delegate DeLong, the House of Delegates concurred in the Senate amendment.
The bill, as amended by the Senate, was then put upon its passage.
 The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 571), and there were--yeas 88, nays none, absent and not voting 12, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Brown, Cann, Carmichael, Craig, Crosier, Michael, Miley, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
 So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (H. B. 103) passed.
Delegate DeLong moved that the bill take effect from its passage.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 572), and there were--yeas 88, nays none, absent and not voting 12, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Brown, Cann, Carmichael, Craig, Crosier, Michael, Miley, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
 So, two thirds of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (H. B. 103) takes effect from its passage.
Ordered, That the Clerk of the House communicate to the Senate the action of the House of Delegates.
Leaves of Absence

At the request of Delegate DeLong, and by unanimous consent, leaves of absence for the day were granted Delegates Cann, Craig, Michael, Miley, Schadler, Shook, Stemple, Talbott and Ron Thompson.
Miscellaneous Business

Delegate Moye announced that he was absent on today when the votes were taken on Roll Nos. 568, 569 and 570, and that had he been present, he would have voted "Yea" thereon.
At the request of Delegate Doyle, and by unanimous consent, permission was granted the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, after it had examined, found truly enrolled and presented to His Excellency, the Governor, for his action, bills passed but not presented to him prior to adjournment of this session of the Legislature, to file its report with the Clerk and that such reports be included in the final Journal of this session, and that communications from His Excellency, the Governor, as to his action on bills after adjournment of the session, also be included in the Journal.
In accordance with the foregoing unanimous consent request, Delegate Doyle filed reports of the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills as follows:
Chairman Doyle, from the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted the following report, which was received:
March 21, 2007

H. B. 101, Relating to the administration of estates by fiduciary commissioners,
And,
H. B. 102, Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Agriculture, the West Virginia Conservation Agency, the Department of Administration, Department of Education.
March 23, 2007

H. B. 103, Making a supplementary appropriation to Department of Administration- Division of General Services, Department of Commerce, Division of Natural Resources, ....etc.
April 2, 2007

(S. B. 1001), Authorizing certain pharmacy-related practices,

And,
(S. B. 1002), Relating to compensation of West Virginia State Police.
On motion of Delegate DeLong, the Speaker was authorized to appoint a committee of three to notify the Senate that the House of Delegates had completed the business of this First Extraordinary Session of the 78th Legislature and was ready to adjourn sine die.
Whereupon,
The Speaker appointed as members of said committee the following:
Delegates Marshall, Martin and Sobonya.
On motion of Delegate DeLong, the Speaker was authorized to appoint a committee of three on the part of the House of Delegates, to join with a similar committee of the Senate, to inform His Excellency, the Governor, that the Legislature was ready to adjourn sine die.
The Speaker appointed as members of such committee the following:

Delegates Hatfield, Argento and Rowan.
Messages from the Senate

A message from the Senate, by
Senators Jenkins, Foster and Facemyer, announced that the Senate had completed the business of this Second Regular Session and was ready to adjourn sine die.
Delegate Marshall, from the committee to notify the Senate of impending sine die adjournment, announced that the committee had performed that duty.
Delegate Hatfield, from the committee to inform His Excellency, the Governor, that the Legislature had completed the business of this Second Regular Session and was ready to adjourn sine die, announced the performance of that duty.
Messages from the Executive

Subsequent to the adjournment of the session, communications were received from His Excellency, the Governor, advising that on March 23, 2007, he approved H. B. 102 and H. B. 103; on April 2, 2007, he approved S. B. 1001; on April 4, 2007, he approved H. B. 101 and S. B. 1002.
There being no further business to come before the House, at 6:07 p.m., on motion of Delegate DeLong, the House of Delegates adjourned sine die.
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We hereby certify that the forgoing record of the proceedings of the House of Delegates, First Extraordinary Session, 2007, is the official Journal of the House of Delegates for said session.
Richard Thompson
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Gregory M. Gray

Clerk of the House of Delegates