WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
SENATE JOURNAL
SEVENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION, 2008
SIXTH DAY
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Charleston, W. Va., Monday, January 14, 2008,
The Senate met at 11 a.m.
(Senator Tomblin, Mr. President, in the Chair.)
Prayer was offered by Dr. Earl Cochran, Bancroft Church of
God, Bancroft, West Virginia.
Pending the reading of the Journal of Friday, January 11,
2008,
On motion of Senator Foster, the Journal was approved and the
further reading thereof dispensed with.
The Senate proceeded to the second order of business and the
introduction of guests.
At the request of Senator Chafin, and by unanimous consent,
the provisions of rule number fifty-four of the Rules of the
Senate, relating to persons entitled to the privileges of the
floor, were suspended in order to grant the Honorable Estil L.
Bevins, a former Senate Sergeant at Arms privileges of the floor
for the day.
The Clerk presented a communication from the Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses, submitting its report on
veteran testing as required by chapter thirty, article twenty-four,
section seven of the code of West Virginia.
Which report was received and filed with the Clerk.
The Clerk presented a communication from the Department of
Health and Human Resources, submitting its annual report of the
James "Tiger" Morton Catastrophic Illness Commission, in accordance
with chapter sixteen, article five-q, section two of the code of
West Virginia.
Which communication and report were received and filed with
the Clerk.
The Clerk presented a communication from the West Virginia
State Police, submitting its annual report on its effectiveness in
recruiting minorities and females as required by chapter fifteen,
article two, section seven of the code of West Virginia.
Which report was received and filed with the Clerk.
The Senate proceeded to the sixth order of business.
On motions for leave, severally made, the following bill was
introduced, read by its title, and referred to the appropriate
committees:
By Senators Tomblin (Mr. President) and Caruth (By Request of
the Executive):
Senate Bill No. 216--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-13A-3d
and §11-13A-20a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-
13A-3f; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section,
designated §11-13V-4a, all relating to natural gas and coalbed
methane production; Severance and Business Privilege Tax Act and
Workers' Compensation Debt Reduction Act; specifying termination of
the severance and business privilege tax exemption for production
of coalbed methane and specifying that coalbed methane is taxed as
natural gas for purposes of the Severance and Business Privilege
Tax Act and for purposes of the taxes imposed by the Workers'
Compensation Debt Reduction Act; specifying dedication of tax;
providing effective dates; and specifying application of exemption
with relation to existing exemption entitlements.
Referred to the Committee on Energy, Industry and Mining; and
then to the Committee on Finance.
The Senate proceeded to the seventh order of business.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 18, Requesting Division of
Highways name bridge in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, "Dr. C.
Vincent Townsend, Sr., Bridge".
On unfinished business, coming up in regular order, was
reported by the Clerk and referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure.
The Senate proceeded to the eleventh order of business and the
introduction of guests.
The Senate then proceeded to the twelfth order of business.
Remarks were made by Senator Chafin.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator Stollings, and by
unanimous consent, the remarks by Senator Chafin were ordered
printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
Pending announcement of meetings of standing committees of the
Senate,
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate adjourned until
tomorrow, Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at 11 a.m.
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