House Journal

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Tuesday, June 6, 2017

TWELFTH DAY

[MR. SPEAKER, MR. ARMSTEAD, IN THE CHAIR]

            The House of Delegates met at 12:00 noon, and was called to order by the Honorable Tim Armstead, Speaker.

            Prayer was offered and the House was led in recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.                                                   Delegate Cowles arose to suggest the absence of a quorum, the Clerk opened the machine for the roll to be taken (Roll No. 637), and 90 members being present, the Speaker declared the presence of a quorum.  The absent being as follows:

            Absent: Bates, A. Evans, Fast, N. Foster, Hill, Hollen, Marcum, Moye, Williams and Wilson.

            The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of Monday, June 5, 2017, being the first order of business, when the further reading thereof was dispensed with and the same approved.

Committee Reports

Delegate Ellington, Chair of the Committee on Health and Human Resources, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on Health and Human Resources has had under consideration:

 S. B. 1014, Relating generally to physician assistants,

And reports the same back, with amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended.

At the respective requests of Delegate Cowles, and by unanimous consent, the bill (S. B. 1014) was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.

Delegate Ellington, Chair of the Committee on Health and Human Resources, submitted the following report, which was received:

Your Committee on Health and Human Resources has had under consideration:

H. B. 117, Relating to West Virginia Health Care Authority,

And reports the same back, with amendment, with the recommendation that it do pass, as amended, but that it first be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

            In accordance with the former direction of the Speaker, the bill (H. B. 117) was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

            Delegate Hanshaw, Chair of the Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, submitted the following report, which was received:

            Your Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills has examined, found truly enrolled, and on the 6^th day of June, 2017, presented to His Excellency, the Governor, for his action, the following bill, signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates:

            S. B. 1010, Relating to Volunteer Fire Department Workers’ Compensation Premium Subsidy Fund.

Leaves of Absence

At the request of Delegate Cowles, and by unanimous consent, leaves of absence for the day were granted Delegates Bates, A. Evans, Fast, N. Foster, Hill, Hollen, Marcum, Moye, Williams and Wilson.

Miscellaneous Business

            Delegate Cowles asked and obtained unanimous consent that the remarks of Delegate C. Miller today regarding PTSD among Veterans be printed in the Appendix to the Journal.

            At 12:24 p.m., the House of Delegates adjourned until 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 7, 2017.