To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: March 31, 2021 was "Cross-Over" Day at the West Virginia Legislature. This is the day when all bills must pass out of their house of origin and on to the other chamber. Historically, just over 23 percent of all bills clear this hurdle and, once over to the other side of the Capitol, 65 percent of them end up being enacted. This year, a total of 2,037 bills have been introduced or originated in the Legislature. By the time both chambers recessed on Cross-Over Day, 389 bills had made the journey. Since the Legislature has already completed action on several dozen of those, there are now only 294 active bills pending. Among those bills are Governor Justice's tax proposals, together with competing versions from both the Senate and the House. In other significant news, however, is the passage of a bill creating an Intermediate Court of Appeals in West Virginia. This legislation has been a priority of the Chamber of Commerce and other allies for almost a decade.