Charleston, WV (Wowk) – The legislators in West Virginia have completed a second full meeting week this afternoon.
Both chambers have passed bills and many more will be discussed next week.
On Friday morning in the Senate of West Virginia, deputy minority leader Joey Garcia hired a resolution that prompted the question of abortion to vote by the population of the mountain state.
“We have focused on many splitting topics in recent years,” said Senator Garcia.
While Garcia hopes that prohibitions on abortion, other legislators want to see the current ban on West Virginia by eliminating the exception for rape and incest.
“I think it’s a shame that we are talking about it at all,” said the Democrat who represents Marion County. “I have heard so many concerns about people in the whole of West Virginia. They talk about people in need of protection, people who have been sexually attacked and victims of incest. This should be a choice between their family and their doctor, not between the government.”
Another topic that works in both chambers is the condition of the renowned country roads in West Virginia.
“We definitely have to focus on our secondary roads,” said Republican Senator Mark Maynard, who represents Wayne County. “After the winter we have to repair some potholes. I hope that things will be great.”
Maynard introduced a law in this meeting that would create an “adopting of a street” program. Senate Bill 5 unanimously adopted on Friday and enables groups, organizations or individuals to work with the Foreign Ministry for Highways to improve the secondary roads.
“I really believe that West Virginia can be the eastern goal for our beautiful streets and landscape backcountry -intended roads,” said Maynard.
In the lower chamber, the delegates passed the house account 2354, which prohibits food dyes in certain products to be sold in grocery stores and school meals.
“The studies have shown that these additives, which do not add a nutritional value, actually eat in hyperactivity and ADHD,” said the Republican del. Adam Burkhammer from Lewis County. “We consider invoices on the list and one of them was a hot topic. We talk about the behavior of primary schools. How will we do that? We just tackled it. “
The law was passed with a vote of 93 to 5 and received non -partisan support.
“This is an invoice that I am incredibly excited about,” said Democrat del. Kayla Young from Kanawha County. “Some of the earlier comments made me talk about it. I am excited to see that we choose people through profits for the first time in a long time. I think it is really important.”
The National Confectioners Association partially published an explanation: “This measure will make food for people in West Virginia more expensive” and said: “Food security is the first priority for US condenses.”
The FDA has already announced a ban from Red Dye 3 from 2027, but House Bill 2354 would ban it from August of this year from August.
Both chambers return to State Capitol on Monday morning at 11 a.m.
