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Last Week in the House
Mineral Daily News-Tribune
CHARLESTON, W.Va. The second week of the regular legislative session was exceptionally busy for the West Virginia House of Delegates.
After meeting in a Saturday session Feb. 13, Delegates were poised to end this week having passed a total of 18 bills to the Senate for consideration, with the full Legislature having completed two measures that would make necessary updates to the tax code as well.
The full House of Delegates passed House Bill 2012 Feb. 16, which would increase the total number of potential public charter schools while adding virtual public charter school options.