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This Week’s Senate Calendar

Legislature Building on St. Thomas.
Legislature Building on St. Thomas.

32nd Senate Calendar Legislature of The Virgin Islands

Senate Calendar Week Beginning May 28

Monday, May 28

Holiday: MEMORIAL DAY

Tuesday, May 29

Committee on Education, Youth and Recreation has been CANCELED

Wednesday, May 30

REVISED

9 a.m.

Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services

Virgin Islands Cardiac Center, St. Croix

Agenda:

The committee will conduct a hearing to consider the following bills:

BLOCK I

9-11 a.m.

Bill No. 32-0197 – An Act amending Title 19, V.I.C., by adding a new Chapter 68 entitled “Animal Shelters” providing a minimum standard of care for sheltered animals.

(Sponsor: Senator Nereida Rivera-O’Reilly)

BLOCK II

11 a.m. to Noon

Bill No. 32-0177 – An Act amending Title 27, V.I.C., chapter 1, subchapter IV, section 97(a) relating to renewal of nursing licenses

(Sponsor: Senator Nereida Rivera-O’Reilly)

LUNCH –Noon to 1 p.m.

BLOCK III

Noon to 1-3 p.m.

BR No. 17-0403 – Title 5, part 4, chapter 42 to add a new Section 428 to read as follows: every person, firm, association, corporation, institution or any governmental unit operating and maintaining a hospital in this jurisdiction shall have a lien by operations

(Sponsor: Senator Nereida Rivera-O’Reilly)

BR No. 17-0236 — An Act amending Title 19, V.I.C., chapter 37, subchapter III, adding section 870 to allow for the pronouncement of death by registered nurses, physician assistants and nurse practitioners

(Sponsor: Senator Nereida Rivera-O’Reilly)

Thursday, May 31

No time given

Committee on Finance

Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas

Agenda:

The committee will meet to consider the following lease:

Agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands, acting through the Commissioner of the Department of Property and Procurement (“Lessor”) and Industrious Auto Repair Inc. (“Lessee”), to receive a status update on programs administered in the territory and the recovery phase to include timelines and project updates.

Friday, June 1

10 a.m.

Committee on Government Affairs, Veterans, Energy and Environmental Protection

Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas

Agenda:

The committee will convene and receive updates from V.I. Water and Power Authority (WAPA) regarding:

  • Billing Processing
  • Restoration Update
  • Street Lighting
  • And other related matters
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