Statement from Thirteenth Senate District Regarding Redistricting
Charleston, WV – “We are satisfied with makeup of the Thirteenth District, which we are proud to represent, in the 2021 redistricting map.”
Member Press Release
Statement from House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw
“For the past three years, I’ve had the privilege of serving as Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates. Earlier this week, Illinois Congressman Sean Casten suggested that the West Virginia economy was ‘irrelevant.’ On behalf of nearly 1.8 million West Virginians, I’m here today to respectfully disagree.”
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Friday, October 15, 2021
Friday, October 15, 2021 – 5th Day of Third Extraordinary Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
House Passes Historic Single-Member District Bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the first time in West Virginia’s 158-year history, members of the Republican-led West Virginia House of Delegates adopted a measure that would establish 100 single-member Delegate districts through the process of decennial redistricting.
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Thursday, October 14, 2021
Thursday, October 14, 2021 – 4th Day of Third Extraordinary Session
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
THIRD READING
- SB 3034: Dividing state into senatorial districts – (With right to amend)
SECOND READING
- SB 3035: Requiring covered employers provide certain exemptions from mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations (original similar to HB 335)
- SB 3036: Supplementing and amending appropriations to DHS, Division of Justice and Community Services (original similar to HB 336)
Scheduled Committee Meetings
10 a.m.: Senate Committee on Rules (Senate President’s Conference Room)
- SB 3030: Updating provisions establishing Intermediate Court of Appeals (Blair, Baldwin)
Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.
All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here.
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Wednesday, October 13, 2021 – 3rd Day of Third Extraordinary Session
The Senate will convene at noon.
Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Tuesday, October 12, 2021
The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.
Senate Redistricting Committee to Meet October 8
The Senate Redistricting Committee will meet at 3 p.m. on Friday, October 8, 2021, in the Senate Judiciary Committee Room (208W). The agenda for Thursday’s meeting will be posted to the Committee’s website here.
Coal Communities Workgroup Listening Tour
WHO: members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Coal Communities Workgroup (list of all members may be found HERE.
WHAT: Community Listening Tour stops
WHEN & WHERE:
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m.– Marshall County Fairgrounds 714 Myrtle Avenue (use East 12th Street entrance) Moundsville, WV 26041
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m. – Shack Neighborhood House 537 Blue Horizon Drive Pursglove, WV 26546
Monday, Oct. 25 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Word of Life Church gymnasium Route 5 College Road Logan, WV 25601
Wednesday, Oct. 27 6 p.m. Woodrow Wilson High School cafeteria 400 Stanaford Rd, Beckley, WV 25801
WHY: The Coal Communities Workgroup, announced by House Speaker Roger Hanshaw and Minority Leader Doug Skaff in early June, was created for lawmakers from both parties and throughout the state to work together to develop policy recommendations to help revitalize West Virginia’s coal communities. Members of the workgroup already have hosted initial virtual meetings with the federal Interagency Working Group on Coal and Power Plant Communities and Economic Revitalization, as well as local economic development representatives, Ret. Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, Appalachian Regional Commission Co-Chair Gayle Manchin and representatives from the U.S. Economic Development Administration and West Virginia’s Congressional representatives.
The workgroup’s goal is to go into communities and talk with local residents as well as local community and business leaders, to determine what our coal communities specifically need to succeed and what tools are already available.
Contact: Ann Ali at (304) 340-3323
Minority Caucus Congratulates Ihlenfeld
Charleston, WV – After President Biden nominated Senator William Ihlenfeld, Jr. (D-Ohio) to serve as the US Attorney for the Northern District this summer, the US Senate voted last night to confirm him. Senate Democratic leadership applauds this selection.