WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

SENATE JOURNAL

SEVENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

EXTENDED SESSION, 2008

SIXTY-FIRST DAY

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Charleston, W. Va., Sunday, March 9, 2008

The Senate met at 12:15 a.m.
(Senator Tomblin, Mr. President, in the Chair.)

Prayer was offered by the Honorable Shirley Love, a senator from the eleventh district.
Pending the reading of the Journal of Saturday, March 8, 2008,
On motion of Senator Oliverio, the Journal was approved and the further reading thereof dispensed with.
The Senate proceeded to the third order of business.
 A message from The Clerk of the House of Delegates announced that that body had refused to recede from its amendment, and requested the appointment of a committee of conference of six from each house on the disagreeing votes of the two houses, as to
Eng. Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 150, Budget bill.
The message further announced the appointment of the following conferees on the part of the House of Delegates:
Delegates White, Boggs, Perdue, Kominar, M. Poling and Anderson.
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate agreed to the appointment of a conference committee on the bill.
Whereupon, Senator Tomblin (Mr. President) appointed the following conferees on the part of the Senate:
Senators Helmick, Plymale, Prezioso, Bowman, Facemyer and Guills.
Ordered, That The Clerk communicate to the House of Delegates the action of the Senate.
The Senate proceeded to the twelfth order of business.
Remarks were made by Senators Bowman and Chafin.
 Senator Chafin then moved that the Senate adjourn until tomorrow, Monday, March 10, 2008, at 6 p.m.
The question being on the adoption of Senator Chafin's motion, and on this question, Senator Chafin demanded the yeas and nays.
The roll being taken, the yeas were: Boley, Bowman, Caruth, Chafin, Edgell, Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Green, Guills, Hall, Helmick, Jenkins, Kessler, Love, McCabe, Minard, Plymale, Prezioso, Stollings, Sypolt, White and Tomblin (Mr. President)--23.
The nays were: Bailey, Barnes, Deem, Hunter, McKenzie, Oliverio, Sprouse, Unger, Wells and Yoder--10.
Absent: Sharpe--1.
 So, a majority of those present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared Senator Chafin's motion had prevailed.
In accordance with the foregoing motion, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Monday, March 10, 2008, at 6 p.m.
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