WOW!
Today (Feb 24 2016) the WV House of Delegates AMENDED HB4145 that the WV Senate had sent to them for 'concurrence' on Feb 22 2016, adding in a $50.00 State Tax Credit for West Virginians who obtain a permit after the effective date of the bill. HB4145 was introduced with a $100 Tax Credit, which the Senate had removed.
The vote was 24 yeas, 9 nays, 1 absent (Yost). Nays were: Ashley, Beach, Facemire, Hall, Laird, Miller, Palumbo, Romano, Snyder.
NORMALLY, this would have been a very dangerous move, but this was no normal day.
The House of Delegates IMMEDIATELY sent the bill to the Senate and the Senate IMMEDIATELY concurred!
Credit goes jointly to the Leadership in the WV Legislature AND to West Virginians who never gave up on this years-long effort to regain a piece of our freedoms.
HB4145 has been sent to the Governor's desk. The Governor PROMISED, before HB4145 was even introduced, to veto such legislation. Given the margins by which the measure was approved and the bi-partisan nature of approval, he may wish to reconsider that promise (but likely will not).
PLEASE, call or email both Senate President Cole and House Speaker Armstead to thank them for their outstanding support and cooperation in getting HB4145 to the Governors desk, and BEG them to expedite a veto over ride vote, in the all-too-likely event it will be needed.
Today (Feb 24 2016) the WV House of Delegates AMENDED HB4145 that the WV Senate had sent to them for 'concurrence' on Feb 22 2016, adding in a $50.00 State Tax Credit for West Virginians who obtain a permit after the effective date of the bill. HB4145 was introduced with a $100 Tax Credit, which the Senate had removed.
The vote was 24 yeas, 9 nays, 1 absent (Yost). Nays were: Ashley, Beach, Facemire, Hall, Laird, Miller, Palumbo, Romano, Snyder.
NORMALLY, this would have been a very dangerous move, but this was no normal day.
The House of Delegates IMMEDIATELY sent the bill to the Senate and the Senate IMMEDIATELY concurred!
Credit goes jointly to the Leadership in the WV Legislature AND to West Virginians who never gave up on this years-long effort to regain a piece of our freedoms.
HB4145 has been sent to the Governor's desk. The Governor PROMISED, before HB4145 was even introduced, to veto such legislation. Given the margins by which the measure was approved and the bi-partisan nature of approval, he may wish to reconsider that promise (but likely will not).
PLEASE, call or email both Senate President Cole and House Speaker Armstead to thank them for their outstanding support and cooperation in getting HB4145 to the Governors desk, and BEG them to expedite a veto over ride vote, in the all-too-likely event it will be needed.
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