Eliminating the
Food Tax
House Bill 4088, Roll
Call #121
February 20, 2006
This discharge motion would force a floor vote to eliminate the 5% sales tax on food after June 30, 2006.
A NAY vote is a bad vote that prevents the House from voting to remove the food tax.
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Marriage Protection Amendment
House Joint Resolution 106, Roll Call #101
February 15, 2006
This discharge motion would force a floor vote on allowing the Marriage Protection Amendment to the West Virginia Constitution to appear on the November General Election. If ratified, this would prevent the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals from ever legalizing same sex marriage.
A NAY vote is a bad vote that prevents the House from voting to
allow the people of West Virginia to vote on an amendment banning gay marriage.
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Parental Notification
Senate Bill 519, Roll Call #343
March 7, 2006
This discharge motion would force a floor vote on closing
a loophole in West Virginia law regarding abortions on underage girls. Under
current law, an underage girl can receive an abortion without her parent's
knowledge if a doctor not performing the abortion signs a waiver. Senate Bill
519 would only allow an abortion to be performed on an underage girl if a
judge O.K.'s the waiver on parental notification. This bill had passed in the
West Virginia Senate 32-2.
A NAY vote is a bad vote that prevents the House from voting to ban
abortions on underage girls without parental notification via doctor's waiver.
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Administrative
License Revocation
House Bill 4308, Roll
Call #613
March 11, 2006
This bill would prevent the West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles from automatically revoking the license of drivers who plead no-contest (Nolo contendre) to DUI and found guilty by the judge.
A YEA vote is a bad vote that prevents the Department of Motor Vehicles from automatically revoking the licenses of drivers who plead no-contest to drunk driving and found guilty.
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