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NO-SHOWS CANCEL RULES COMMITTEE MEETING

The Senate Rules Committee couldn't get a quorum Monday and so the meeting was canceled. The cancellation changed the agenda of the Legislative session slated for June 17, since the bills entered for consideration by the Rules Committee could not be reviewed.
The meeting has been rescheduled for June 24.
The only senators who showed up Monday were V. Anne Golden, Rules Committee chairwoman, and Sens. Gregory Bennerson and Almando "Rocky" Liburd. Four senators are needed for a quorum.
Committee members who were not there included Sen. President Vargrave Richards, who is the vice chair of the committee, and Sens. Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg, Judy M. Gomez, and Adelbert M. "Bert" Bryan.
The bills to be considered were Bill No. 23-0059, the Government Financial Accountability Act of 1999; Bill No. 23-0081, the Economic Stimulus Act of 1999; Bill No. 23-0082, the Short Term Revenue Enhancement Act of 1999; Bill No. 23-0029, to amend Title 5, Section 4509, V.I. Code, pertaining to employment of prison inmates; Bill No. 23-0028, to amend Title 19, V.I. Code, to establish a cancer registry for the Territory; Bill No. 23-0044, to recognize and commemorate the St. John Slave Revolt of 1733 and to observe Nov. 23 as "Virgin Islands Freedom Fighters Day," and Bill No. 23-0005, to amend Title 23, Chapter 5, V.I. Code, by adding a new section pertaining to safe storage of firearms.
All these bills will be reviewed on the 24th, along with a new bill and consideration of two nominees to the Public Employee Relations Board, Aubrey Lee and Louis P. Hill.

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