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The junior senator from the seventh told colleagues the legislation — \"in the exact same form as it left this body\" and consistent with Senate Bill 761 — addresses substance abuse and \"gives family members an additional tool to get loved ones the help they need.\" He urged passage. The senator described the bill as important to address \"the scourge of substance abuse plaguing our state.\"

Senator from Fayette spoke in support and referenced testimony in the House by Stacey Archer, the mother of Joel Archer, saying she had testified before the House Health Committee and on the Senate side and had worked on long-term recovery efforts in Charleston and the state. Fayette said she would \"be so glad to hit this green button on this vote.\"

The Senate clerk recorded the passage as 34 yeas, 0 nays, 0 absent. After passage Senator Stewart moved and the Senate adopted a title amendment by voice vote; the presiding officer declared the title amendment adopted and directed the clerk to communicate action to the House.

The floor statements characterized the bill as a tool to assist families seeking intervention for loved ones with substance use disorder; the transcript does not record the detailed text of the bill or subsequent implementation steps on the Senate floor beyond passage and the title amendment adoption.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate in Session Apr 12, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The West Virginia Senate passed an engrossed committee substitute (House Bill) described on the floor as the \"Joel Archer Substance Abuse Intervention Act,\" with proponents saying it provides families another tool to seek treatment for loved ones struggling with addiction; the floor vote was 34-0 and a title amendment was adopted.","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},6075908,"Senate approves multiple Medicaid supplemental appropriations, realigns lottery funds",95,2494000,2589000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2978694-a2ace13a1045b0ccad7e4ea33c9e6fde&start=2494&end=2589","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2978694-a2ace13a1045b0ccad7e4ea33c9e6fde/thumbnail_2494000.jpg","/articles/6075908/West-Virginia/Senate-approves-multiple-Medicaid-supplemental-appropriations-realigns-lottery-funds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6075908-0a38472e8842d8670c0dbb7f05a538ce/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175971&Signature=m-kE7mASSLQFZ7AH9xNnWsaQqY-uk8dzuItkEAbeHuZW8VqGa7NXbprqc6mO-o5iQoJgPGDAzK80dKmQMhg6j-YfFoF~vW9LgDhTZqLVntSF7SI6F7YLrlPntJQk9M~C-JMHjZhZiAMI0AqXS2p9-BoyRkP2zq95QHj~WTVJdoPSd~lfV8Fe-u6mDEIjyL9te9874BRQ7BmMK6H~bNBS03HF8L1eDHKFRJaYQF~j~STOMwZ63UtVPb5XASV4pWLsObPi7tSjI~WJMPSTDHB0WNk7GEmIwa-GUHAC0Kb0d7ugFv9q4UdEXUusIfrDaqO4b9NV4fzU14BtQJ-orAvBKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The West Virginia Senate on April 11 approved multiple supplemental appropriation measures that increase appropriations for medical services and reallocate existing state lottery and debt service funds.

On the Senate floor Senator from Lewis and the junior senator from the sixteenth described and advanced several House-originated supplemental bills. The Senate voted, in recorded roll calls where recorded, 34 yeas and 0 nays on each measure when the constitutional reading rule was dispensed with and the bills were placed on passage.

Key measures approved or advanced included:

- Engrossed House Bill 33 49, \"supplemental appropriation — Medicaid\": Creates a new medical services lottery surplus line of appropriation within the State Excess Lottery Fund and transfers $45,022,906 from the unappropriated balance of excess lottery surplus to the Department of Human Services. The junior senator from the sixteenth urged passage, and the Senate recorded a 34-0 vote to pass the bill and later declared it effective from passage.

- Engrossed House Bill 33 52, \"supplemental appropriation — human services, Medicaid\": Appropriates $39,376,837 from the unappropriated balance of general revenue surplus to a new medical services surplus line for the Department of Human Services, Bureau of Medical Services. The Senate passed the bill on a recorded 34-0 vote and declared it effective from passage.

- Engrossed House Bill 33 59, \"supplemental appropriation — EDA and Medicaid (net 0)\": Realigns funds within the State Excess Lottery Fund by decreasing the debt service appropriation in the Economic Development Project Fund by $9,506,440 and increasing the medical services appropriation within the Department of Human Services by the same amount. The Senate passed the bill on a recorded 34-0 vote.

- Engrossed House Bill 33 71, \"supplemental appropriation — health facilities to Office of Inspector General (net 0)\": Moves $58,632 in personal services and employee benefits from Welch Community Hospital to the Office of the Inspector General within the Department of Health; the Senate passed the bill on a recorded 34-0 vote and made it effective from passage.

Senator from Lewis handled procedural motions to dispense with the constitutional rule requiring three separate readings and to make several bills effective on passage. Where recorded, the roll-call results were 34 yays, 0 nays, 0 absent.

Several items were described on the floor as realignments of existing state funds rather than new net spending (for example, HB 33 59 and HB 33 71 were described as net zero transfers). The Senate clerk was directed to communicate the actions to the House after each passage.

The transcript does not show substantive floor debate opposing the measures; members who summarized the bills emphasized the administrative and budgetary mechanics of the transfers and the departmental recipients.","The West Virginia Senate on April 11 approved several supplemental appropriation measures affecting Medicaid funding, including two new appropriations totaling about $84.4 million and internal fund realignments totaling $9.5 million; all measures passed by recorded 34-0 votes where recorded.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6075913,"Senate refuses to concur with House amendment removing diploma requirement for school cooks and custodians",92,1854000,1946000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2978694-a2ace13a1045b0ccad7e4ea33c9e6fde&start=1854&end=1946","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2978694-a2ace13a1045b0ccad7e4ea33c9e6fde/thumbnail_1854000.jpg","/articles/6075913/West-Virginia/Senate-refuses-to-concur-with-House-amendment-removing-diploma-requirement-for-school-cooks-and-custodians","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6075913-7ff2cfd8f7f54c9e0f7e4ba531f6b29a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175971&Signature=kzk4xN-Pa0JNpHLKr4Swoz-v92RfERqOMVEkRLd6jKlWArDjhBRqBbIiODEZrAKo3TW6adJVMTcgHnssZujcfGpgcqTyQDwqmo0GMFCgMqAOTF8eoQPfeiU7y7l2zl6S~bLzZjdXKP3v2YLgJsUhzFCOGzppY2McxufMvUg-aKI88mOedbRwK2xvanmKcnm6Dw7ea1zklxFkk9DNxFONubh1l99cskZ0m~3ca1QCJ0lZVjXuA5ghtsPJAH~xaIbgpU6Co4y1GvAYVI1y0lva9UJ9XtXU-LyDhNG74XuICSCFxaz4wvs1G3gutO2tZwBGMiBECfhBgWNiBxSi3oD3ZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The West Virginia Senate on April 11 voted to refuse to concur with a House amendment to Senate Bill 275 that would have removed a high school diploma or equivalent requirement for school cooks and custodians 21 years of age and older.

Senator from Lewis moved that the Senate refuse to concur in the House amendment and request a message be sent to the House. The motion was adopted and the clerk was directed to communicate the Senate's action to the House.

The motion drew its primary floor explanation from Senator from Lewis, who said the House amendment \"only provides for the removal of high school diploma or equivalent requirement for cooks and custodians who are 21 years of age or older\" and argued that the change \"reduces the pool of persons available to fill these positions during a time when the school system across the state are struggling to fill these and other positions.\" The senator urged rejection of the amendment.

No roll-call tally for the refusal-to-concur motion was recorded in the floor transcript; the presiding officer declared the motion adopted and ordered the clerk to notify the House.

The action returns the matter to the two chambers for further negotiation; the Senate's refusal to concur means the amendment will either be reconsidered by the House or the two chambers may appoint conferees or negotiate alternate language.

No additional legal references or implementation steps were recorded on the floor record for this item.

Clerk actions and the formal communication to the House were recorded at the conclusion of the motion.","The West Virginia Senate voted to refuse concurrence with a House amendment to Senate Bill 275 that would have removed a high school diploma or equivalent requirement for cooks and custodians aged 21 and over, citing concerns about staffing pools in school systems.","actionData","errors"]

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