This was a vote on approving the amendment that was made by the Senate Judiciary Committee to HB 3270. As the bill arrived in the Senate, it had been agreed to by the plaintiffs' bar and the business community. The amendment to the bill was narrowly approved on a 9-8 vote, with both the Chairman and Vice-Chairman opposing its adoption. This amendment would have had the effect of killing the bill, but was successfully rejected by the full Senate.
The West Virginia Chamber strongly opposed the Judiciary Committee amendment to HB 3270, and this vote was "double weighted" in the scorecard. This was only a vote in the Senate.