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Senate Bill 102 (modifying the form of certain deeds): The clerk reported the House amended and passed the engrossed committee substitute for Senate Bill 102. Senator from Lewis moved concurrence; a sponsor noted the changes were technical. The Senate voted to concur and passed the bill by roll-call: 33 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent, not voting. The clerk will communicate the action to the House.

House Bill 2695 (authorizing Raleigh and Mason counties to levy a special excise tax for economic development districts): The clerk reported the House amended the Senate amendments to House Bill 2695. Senator from Lewis moved concurrence, describing the bill’s purpose as authorizing the two counties to levy a special excise tax for economic development districts; the House amendment clarified aspects of the jurisdiction. The Senate passed the measure by roll-call: 21 yeas, 12 nays, 1 absent, not voting. The clerk will communicate the action to the House.

The transcript records sponsor summaries and vote tallies; it does not include the statutory text changes, rate tables, or fiscal-note details for either measure.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate in Session Apr 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate concurred in House amendments and passed measures on deed forms (Senate Bill 102) and authorized Raleigh and Mason counties to levy a special excise tax for economic development districts (House Bill 2695). Vote tallies: SB102 passed 33-0-1; HB2695 passed 21-12-1.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature WV, West Virginia","taxId",77714,"location","West Virginia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6075923,"Senate concurs with House changes to bill limiting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools",106,1148000,1254000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2978683-32af2c601324301d3ec2faae3e1c77b4&start=1148&end=1254","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2978683-32af2c601324301d3ec2faae3e1c77b4/thumbnail_1148000.jpg","/articles/6075923/West-Virginia/Senate-concurs-with-House-changes-to-bill-limiting-instruction-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-in-public-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6075923-a69932d03c55cdd423b00a5802033b76/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169230&Signature=YeMAB41Ngl7tRM5J9E61gU1Iah9lBmvtSL7T~AinlULIGGqmmDWXoWqEod~ZjiBLpucYG560wD7y7Cy0Tbi6rXMAnMX-wiLlkhyoHkvmAnu9KFVFsHgARbjQ1SzHPYEVK4Z83wIwCQvWtN4kU~3GAVdYUYLQDZ0rXNJRZQVkTT~helW-XxHoifTJEBMgnXJpM15waRpUPEkcCKCI7RVjvQqyFrntnNZ1kOLqtqNHNXlcPm7Irmscv-ygJMoItvX4dJjgDkmBX6nDvPnpD80JUwKSqnvLbnubiIaeKwo6JAYPi3KQQgMRQMjpcDOBJCfe9sHKLMih7vrpji40-zYjlg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The West Virginia Senate concurred in the House amendment to Senate Bill 154 and passed the bill on a roll-call vote of 32 yeas, 1 nay, 1 absent.

The clerk reported the House had amended and passed the committee substitute. Senator from Lewis moved concurrence and explained the House made two notable changes: it added an exception to the prohibition for instruction that is part of the curriculum established in dual enrollment and Advanced Placement courses, and it replaced a newly created complaint-and-appeal procedure in the Senate bill with a process allowing parents to file complaints pursuant to State Board Policy 7211. He also said the bill provides that school personnel may be subject to discipline or dismissal under the current code. He described both changes as “positive improvements to the bill” and urged adoption.

After the sponsor’s explanation, the Senate voted to concur in the House amendment. The chair directed the clerk to prepare the voting machine; the roll-call tally was 32 yeas, 1 nay, 1 absent, not voting. The Senate declared the bill passed and the clerk will communicate the action to the House.

The transcript records the sponsor’s summary of the scope and the procedural changes; it does not include the bill’s statutory text, the precise complaint procedures under policy 7211, or any implementation guidance for school districts.","The Senate concurred in the House amendment to Senate Bill 154, which sponsors described as prohibiting instruction related to sexual orientation or gender identity in public schools with certain exceptions and routing parent complaints to State Board policy 7211; the bill passed 32-1-1.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":44,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":50,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6075928,"Senate concurs in House changes to judges’ pay and pauses employer retirement contributions until funding falls",350,1083000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2978683-32af2c601324301d3ec2faae3e1c77b4&start=733&end=1083","/articles/6075928/West-Virginia/Senate-concurs-in-House-changes-to-judges-pay-and-pauses-employer-retirement-contributions-until-funding-falls","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6075928-cb2f517943aaa216f739c61bf5369de6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169230&Signature=gmqzVRbFHJ-3236QCu-HfUJeEYlb92y~1UVv0Auwp7~l3DvfwOBEJBWVs90aoqmP3HncX-3MTDymMlDzR1ZH1ZZql-293zrvos2wo8EoxySNJvLv-0pe4k6HivX6LKCdvCYFabGve3El-wve0xfSAEvNLhR6h~-nilUn5DsF4GeD~4d4RweMNj5nAVRRbRK6e6AiWM2hNPujxfSLWw5rYGQ~9qZPxx7kaGonAM2GYX54~hGMfxSKa-pe6i81vRhgXjMS2a82mK3HsWlvLuQPePJvbZO4PPVYhxgWWR2cDlcqMNtnzhir6OCZT9YPMMSf-YMBlqqmUiQNUnispyvRpw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The West Virginia Senate concurred in House amendments to a bill that will pause employer contributions to the judicial retirement plan and authorize multi-stage judicial pay raises. The Senate recorded final passage by roll-call: 32 yeas, 1 nay, 1 absent. The Senate also voted to make part of the bill effective July 1, 2025 with the same roll-call result and stated it met the two-thirds threshold for immediate effectivity.

The clerk reported the House had amended and passed the committee substitute for the bill. Senator from Lewis moved concurrence in the House amendment. Senior senator from the Thirteenth explained the bill’s major provisions: beginning July 1, 2025, the employer will discontinue contributions to the judicial retirement plan; employee contributions will be locked at 7 percent. The senator said the employer contribution pause remains in effect “until the funded percentage drops below 125%,” and noted the current funding level is 243 percent.

The senator outlined pay increases across judicial classes: effective July 1, 2026, a $5,000 increase for the Supreme Court of Appeals justices, $5,000 for intermediate Court of Appeals judges, $5,000 for circuit court judges and $10,000 for family court judges; on July 1, 2027, an additional $5,000 pay raise for each of the four judicial classes.

Senator from Cabell echoed support in brief remarks, saying judicial officers are underpaid compared with other jurisdictions and urging passage. After brief discussion, the Senate concurred in the House amendment and passed the bill (32-1-1). The senator then moved that the bill be made effective July 1, 2025; the Senate voted 32-1-1 and the chair declared that more than two-thirds of those elected voted in the affirmative, making the bill effective on that date. The clerk will communicate the action to the House.

The transcript does not include the statutory text changes, actuarial analysis or fiscal-note details; those items are not specified in the spoken record.","The Senate concurred in House amendments to a bill changing judicial compensation and pausing employer contributions to the judicial retirement plan while the plan remains highly funded. The measure passed and the Senate voted to make part of the bill effective July 1, 2025.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6075933,"Senate adopts amendment and passes bill increasing penalties for assaults on athletic officials",170,551000,721000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2978683-32af2c601324301d3ec2faae3e1c77b4&start=551&end=721","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2978683-32af2c601324301d3ec2faae3e1c77b4/thumbnail_551000.jpg","/articles/6075933/West-Virginia/Senate-adopts-amendment-and-passes-bill-increasing-penalties-for-assaults-on-athletic-officials","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6075933-82851412241a0d9eac6c27bf10063485/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169230&Signature=IO3FuukACBJFK7qFmkYwqfbn1VhD9l~XrLU4TPG1IAjAxFOcyMvb0Yj0~EjCMBSiZ0Cq8OhHYMb3ioyCzQ2uX~fmtzwYlySoSSgwgVvF6MILR1MBD-EioCLbIqXL6RCOa0YDG7KC55ZiBgPEnWaXmPlxZvuEbI0rIa0SlCKn2-u~eteuZE36ivmouMgVeHKz~ZJky3zn~TOMG86zCaObpvDYZoarerSZC9OzfH8JWgNNVbQ-1cEQ~jeouxymwGtCnIDX6dLcddPrJhH1FVbNUvGhFs~kpsGutb12RzGaz2M2qQWNjr0J~NebfBkaL4R30crx-zMW8mjZGmSnSVHB9w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The West Virginia Senate adopted an amendment and passed the House-amended committee substitute for Senate Bill 531, relating to offenses of assault and battery on athletic officials. The Senate voted 32 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent on final passage.

Senator from Lewis, speaking in support of the measure, said the bill’s purpose is “protecting athletic officials and participants” by increasing penalties for assault or battery against athletic officials and participants at sporting events. He said the bill also allows schools or governing boards to notify those convicted, ban them from attending sporting events and, if necessary, enforce that ban as criminal trespass. He urged adoption of a title amendment and the substantive amendment.

The clerk reported the House had amended and passed the committee substitute before the Senate considered it. The Senate first adopted the senator’s amendment to the House amendment by voice vote; the chair declared the amendment adopted. The Senate then voted on concurrence in the House amendment as amended and passed the bill by roll-call tally: 32 yeas, 0 nays, 2 absent, not voting. The clerk was instructed to communicate the action to the House.

No other debate or amendments were recorded in the transcript beyond the sponsor’s explanation and the chair’s calls for the yeas and nays. The transcript does not specify sentencing ranges or statutory citation changes beyond the summary the sponsor provided.

The action will be transmitted to the House for further processing as required by legislative procedure.","The West Virginia Senate adopted an amendment and passed the House-amended committee substitute for Senate Bill 531, increasing penalties for assault or battery on athletic officials and allowing schools or governing boards to ban convicted persons from events and enforce bans with criminal trespass.","actionData","errors"]

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