Discussions are continuing on several bills lawmakers could possibly take up again in a Special Session later this week.
A Tuesday meeting between Governor Earl Ray Tomblin and leaders of the Senate and House of Delegates resulted in no final decisions on how to move forward with three bills that did not make it out of the 2013 Regular Legislative Session.
More talks are expected this week on the bills dealing with the proposed tax increment financing district in Morgantown
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Tim Miley from Harrison County
“We’re not under the pressure of having to get so many other bills passed as well. Our focus can be directly solely on the two or three bills that are of importance to people down here in Charleston
He says there has been a lot of communication in recent days between the House and Senate on ways to get the bills moving.
In the closing days of the 60 day session, House supporters of a separate bill that would have equalized pay for all magistrates were using the Morgantown TIF bill as leverage, trying to get the Senate to sign off on the widespread pay raise.
The Senate did agree to raise salaries for magistrates in half a dozen counties, but that was not enough for those in the House.
Delegate Miley denies claims he stopped the progress of the separate proposed bill for Morgantown’s TIF which would create a special tax district to help finance a new ballpark, a new interchange along Interstate 79 and space for retail and commercial businesses.
“I wouldn’t consider it being held up in my committee,” he said. “It passed out of my committee before other bills passed out of my committee. It was set for passage on the last day of the session, as were many other bills.”
If there is some agreement, a Special Session could be called as early as Friday.
