The West Virginia Senate read several committee substitutes and bills and advanced a group of measures toward later consideration, according to the meeting transcript.
The bill reader said, "Committee substitute for committee substitute for senate bill 5 86 relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices. Second reading of the bill." When asked, "Are there amendments?" the presiding officer recorded, "No, sir." The bill reader then said, "Bill will be engrossed in advance to third reading."
Similar procedural readings followed. The bill reader read a "Committee substitute for Senate Bill 6 86 relating to West Virginia commercial 2 relating to authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules. Second reading of the bill." Again, the presiding officer asked about amendments and recorded none, and the reader said the bill would be advanced to third reading.
The Senate also placed multiple measures on first reading and advanced them, including (verbatim as read): "Committee substitute for committee substitute for senate bill 37 allowing certain teachers retirement system members to exchange unused leave for monetary compensation;" "Committee substitute for senate bill 83 allowing foster care ombudsman access to child protective records;" "Committee substitute for senate bill 4 50 establishing West Virginia guarded properties before they are offered at public auction;" "Committee substitute for senate bill 5 47 creating charter school startup funds;" and "Senate bill 6 21 authorizing digital court records," followed by a "midi substitute for senate bill 7 19 relating to age at which minor can consent to certain medical decisions and services." Each of those items was read as a first reading and the transcript records the clerk/reader saying, "Bill be advanced," or similar language indicating advancement.
The transcript does not record any amendments, roll-call votes, or opposition on these readings. These actions were procedural: second- and first-readings were announced and the measures were advanced according to the reader's statements in the transcript.
The Senate also used the floor to announce committee meetings. The transcript records a speaker identified as the senator from Mason announcing, "Your education committee will meet tomorrow morning at 09:30AM," and another announcement that the committee on pensions will meet at 2 p.m. in Room 451 M.
No final enactments, recorded roll-call votes, or substantive debate on the bills appear in the provided transcript excerpts; the record shows the reading and advancement steps that move measures to later stages of the legislative process.