Welcome to the Law Office of Philip A. Reale, PLLC
Our mission is to provide an array of integrated services and effectively represent clients before legislative bodies and state agencies in a variety of public policy content areas. We leverage our knowledge of politics and government, our relationships with policymakers and our attentive staff to produce positive results for our clients. (Read more...)
News
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
January 29, 2010
Today marked the 17th day of the 2010 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature. With almost a third of the 60-day session complete, a total of 1,360 bills have been introduced to date – 958 in the House and 402 in the Senate. These include a number of carryover bills that were introduced in the House last year, but failed to complete legislation. (Read more...)
Click here for the complete text of Governor Joe Manchin's 2010 State of the State address.
NEW ADDITION TO THE LAW OFFICE OF PHILIP A. REALE, PLLC TEAM
Taylor Brandfass joins The Law Office of Philip A. Reale, PLLC to provide essential support within the office and for clients. Her background is in Legal Administrative Assisting and Business Computer Technology. Welcome Taylor!
Upcoming Events
IMPORTANT DATES:
2010 LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
| January 13, 2010 | First day of session. (WV Const. Art. VI, §18) |
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| February 1, 2010 | Twentieth Day - Submission of Legislative Rule-making Review bills due. (WV Code §29A-3-12) |
| February 22, 2010 | Forty-first Day - Last day to introduce bills in the Senate and the House. (Senate Rule 14), (House Rule 91a)* |
| February 28, 2010 | Forty-seventh Day - Bills due out of committees in house of origin to ensure three full days for readings. |
| March 3, 2010 | Fiftieth Day - Last day to consider bill on third reading in house of origin. (Joint Rule 5b)** |
| March 13, 2010 | Sixtieth Day - Adjournment at Midnight. (WV Const. Art. VI, §22) |
*Does not apply to originating or supplementary appropriation bills. Does not apply to Senate resolutions or concurrent resolutions. Does not apply to House resolutions or concurrent resolutions.
**Does not include budget or supplementary appropriation bills