Charleston, WV – Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, and Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, issued the following statements today following the Senate’s adoption of a resolution and the House’s adoption of a motion, respectively, creating Select Committees on Redistricting.
Please see the following statement from Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, regarding the resignation of Senator Paul Hardesty, D-Logan. Senator Hardesty’s resignation became effective December 1.
CHARLESTON – Senate President Mitch Carmichael (R-Jackson), Senate Minority Leader Roman Prezioso (D-Marion), Speaker of the House of Delegates Roger Hanshaw (R-Clay), and House Minority Leader Tim Miley (D-Harrison), today commended Governor Jim Justice for his announcement of an Executive Order that will usher in a major expansion of broadband internet service to rural and underserved areas of West Virginia.
CHARLESTON – Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, Senate Minority Leader Roman Prezioso, D-Marion, Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, and House Minority Leader Tim Miley, D-Harrison, today delivered a letter to Governor Jim Justice to request that he initiate the necessary actions to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
CHARLESTON – Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, Senate Minority Leader Roman Prezioso, D-Marion, Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, and House Minority Leader Tim Miley, D-Harrison, today issued a joint statement to let West Virginians know the Legislature is working in a bipartisan and cooperative manner to support the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Senate passed with bipartisan support today SB 357, the Coal Jobs and Safety Act of 2015.
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Senate will honor the state’s Adult and Juvenile Drug Courts with a resolution on the Senate floor designating February 10 as Drug Court Day.
CHARLESTON – Senator Bill Cole, R-Mercer, was elected by the West Virginia Senate to be its President today during the opening session of the 82nd Legislature. He will serve as President for the next two years.
In an ongoing effort to make the legislative process more accessible to the public, both houses of the West Virginia Legislature are being equipped to live stream video of chamber proceedings that can be viewed on most desktop browsers and mobile devices.