Summary#

SR-68, “Recognizing the dedicated public service of the Honorable Charles Houston Clements,” is a West Virginia Senate resolution, not a bill amending state law. The enacted resolution formally recognizes Clements’s service and directs the Senate Clerk to send him a copy; its stated purpose is to express the Senate’s appreciation.

• The Senate recognizes Clements’s public service and expresses gratitude for it.
• The resolution records that Clements served in the House of Delegates and Senate, and chaired the Senate Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in three legislatures.
• The Senate Clerk must forward a copy of the resolution to Clements.

What it means for you#

• West Virginians: The resolution does not directly change your rights, taxes, fees, benefits, or public services.
• Senate Clerk: The Clerk is directed to send Clements a copy.
• Charles Houston Clements: He receives formal recognition and a copy of the resolution.

Money#

No cost information is in the available material.

• The Clerk must forward a copy, but the resolution gives no cost estimate or funding amount.

What is unclear#

• The text does not say when the Clerk must send the copy.
• The available material does not give a cost estimate for carrying out the direction to send it.

Case for#

• The resolution gives the Senate a formal way to recognize Clements’s public service and express gratitude.
• It records some details of his service for the public record.

Case against#

• The resolution is recognition only; it does not create a new service, benefit, or policy change.
• The text does not describe any action beyond recognizing Clements and sending him a copy.