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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The House of Delegates adjourned Saturday, April 10 at midnight having completed 281 bills, 78 of which have already been signed into law.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates is closing in on the final day of the regular legislative session with long hours leading up to March 28, the deadline for bills due out of committees in their house of origin to ensure three full days for readings on the full floor, also known as “Crossover Day.”

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As of Friday, March 19, 2021, 1290 bills have been introduced to the House of Delegates. Of those bills, 97 have passed and advanced to the Senate. With about three weeks left in the regular legislative session, more collaboration with the Senate is taking place to complete legislation that makes West Virginia the easy choice for families and businesses to relocate and remain.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regular, 60-day legislative session has cleared the halfway point, and next week will see the last day for bills to be introduced in the House of Delegates.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the West Virginia House of Delegates gets close to the halfway point of the regular 60-day session, members are spending even more time in debate during floor sessions and lengthy committee meetings. A total of 11 bills have completed legislation and are waiting for action from the Governor, including Senate Bill 14, which would allow more avenues for potential teachers to receive certification in an effort to mitigate the state’s current shortages for teachers.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates spent a great deal of time this week in committee meetings debating proposals, and regular legislative session is now more than one-fourth complete, and a total of 25 House bills have passed the House out of 787 House bills introduced. Two more bills completed legislative action this week as well.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The second week of the regular legislative session was exceptionally busy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. After meeting in a Saturday session Feb. 13, Delegates were poised to end this week having passed a total of 18 bills to the Senate for consideration, with the full Legislature having completed two measures that would make necessary updates to the tax code as well.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates gaveled in Wednesday, Feb. 10 for the 85th Legislature with a focus on carrying out the business of the state while keeping all participants safe from the threat of Coronavirus.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has requested members of the West Virginia Legislature, the Board of Public Works and West Virginia Supreme Court Justices join him in the House of Delegate Chamber for his fifth State of the State address at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10. Justice’s March 2020 Executive Order prohibiting any visitors to the Capitol unless they have an appointment remains in place as does the indoor face covering requirement. No tickets to the event are being made available this year.