Municipalities

State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Relating to incentives for consolidating local governments [SB-534] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Taxes ]
The purpose of this bill is to create incentives for local governments to consolidate in an effort to save money on local services.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Stollings Introduced In House on 03/30/2017

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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Requiring county commissions to maintain websites with specific information [HB-2746] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Community Development ] [Cybersecurity ]
The purpose of this bill is to require county commissions to maintain websites with specific information and to provide website information to the Secretary of State, to require Class I and Class II municipalities to maintain websites with specific information, and to allow Class III and IV municipalities to maintain websites provided they contain specific information. This bill is recommended by the by the Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization for introduction and passage during the 2017 Regular Session.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gary G. Howell Filed For Introduction on 03/01/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Adding the examination of Advanced Care Technician [HB-2745] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
The purpose of this bill is to add provisions for the testing of applicants for the position of Advanced Care Technician for those municipalities which provide an advance life support ambulance service.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Allen Miller On 3rd Reading on 04/08/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Relating to fire fees on nonresidents of a municipality [HB-2754] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to cap the fire fees on nonresidents of a municipality who are users of that municipality’s fire service. The bill excludes charges for certain buildings.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. George Ambler Do Pass, But First To Finance on 03/15/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Authorizing local government adopt energy efficiency partnership programs [SB-480] [Energy ] [Environmental ]
Authorizing local government adopt energy efficiency partnership programs

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Craig P. Blair Introduced In House on 03/22/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Eliminating requirement municipal courts wait 90 days before notifying DMV of person's failure to appear or pay assessed costs [SB-481] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Relating to municipal courts notifying DMV of person's failure to appear and pay costs

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Craig P. Blair Introduced In House on 03/13/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Imposing an indefinite moratorium on new business and occupancy or privilege taxes [HB-2716] [Taxes ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to impose an indefinite moratorium on new business and occupancy or privilege taxes in West Virginia municipalities; prohibiting municipalities that annex new territory from imposing preexisting business and occupancy or privilege taxes on businesses within the annexed territory; prohibiting municipalities from raising preexisting business and occupancy or privilege taxes; and permitting municipalities to lower preexisting business and occupancy or privilege taxes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Miley Filed For Introduction on 02/27/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Authorizing the City of South Charleston to levy a special district excise tax [HB-2709] [Taxes ] [Economic Development ] [Community Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the City of South Charleston to levy a special district excise tax for the benefit of the South Charleston Park Place Economic Opportunity Development District.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andrew Nelson Robinson Chapter 160, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Establishing Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program [SB-441] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish the municipal home rule pilot program as a permanent program, allow all municipalities to participate in the program, and allow municipalities who institute a sales and use tax pursuant to the program to administer and collect the tax through their own municipal collector’s offices.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gregory Boso Vetoed By Governor 4/26//17 on 04/26/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Relating to administration of municipal pensions [SB-393] [Pensions ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish procedures to correct errors in the administration of municipal pensions; make the act of fraud in relation to a record of a municipal pension a felony; and provide for criminal penalties.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ed Gaunch Reported Do Pass, But First To Finance on 03/09/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Relating to Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System [SB-392] [Pensions ] [Retirement ] [Law Enforcement ]
This purpose of this bill is to add a definition for “vested” to Municipal Police and Fire Retirement System; and clarify duty/nonduty disability.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ed Gaunch Chapter 159, Acts, Regular Session, 2017 on 05/23/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Prohibiting local government entities from setting prevailing wages [SB-383] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Construction ]
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit local government entities from setting prevailing wages.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Gregory Boso Filed For Introduction on 02/21/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Requiring notice be given to cities of an increase to pension and relief funds [HB-2549] [Pensions ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ]
The purpose of this bill is to requiring notice be given to cities of an increase to pension and relief funds. The bill provides that the increase does not take effect until July 1 of the affected year.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Justin J. Marcum Filed For Introduction on 02/20/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Authorizing a municipality to prohibit the sale of fireworks within its boundaries [HB-2550] [Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize a municipality to prohibit the sale of fireworks within its boundaries.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Chad Stephen Lovejoy Filed For Introduction on 02/20/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Relating to municipalities' policemen and firemen pension plans [SB-354] [Pensions ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Finance ] [Retirement ]
The purpose of this bill is to permit municipalities with policemen’s and firemen’s pension plans fully funded at or above 125% to not pay normal cost into the pension plans.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ed Gaunch Reported Do Pass, But First To Finance on 02/23/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Ensuring that local Convention and Visitor Center Bureaus have a board that is elected by a governing body [HB-2573] [Tourism ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that local Convention and Visitor Center Bureaus have a board that is elected by a governing body.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Fast Introduced In House on 02/20/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Relating to disability pensions of municipal employees [HB-2537] [Pensions ] [Disabilities ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Senior Citizens ]
The purpose of this bill is to increase amount of income that may be earned by a person receiving a municipal disability pension before an offset of benefits is required. The bill also provides an automatic increase to that limit when the minimum wage increases.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Martin Atkinson Filed For Introduction on 02/17/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Allowing surcharge for certain fire-related cleanup and demolition [SB-328] [Funding ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Safety ] [Community Development ]
The purpose of this bill is to create a fund to relieve the burden upon municipalities and counties of certain fire related cleanup and demolition.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert H. Plymale Filed For Introduction on 02/15/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Requiring county commissions to maintain websites with specific information [HB-2444] [Technology and Innovation ] [Community Development ] [Data Privacy ] [Elections ]
The purpose of this bill is to require county commissions to maintain websites with specific information and to provide website information to the Secretary of State, to require Class I and Class II municipalities to maintain websites with specific information, and to allow Class III and IV municipalities to maintain websites provided they contain specific information.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Martin Atkinson Filed For Introduction on 02/14/2017

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State (West Virginia)
West Virginia 2017 Regular Session

Exempting certain hotel rooms from hotel occupancy tax [SB-310] [Taxes ] [Tourism ] [Property Tax ]
The purpose of this bill is to exempt complimentary hotel rooms provided by a hotel operator to guests without charge from the hotel occupancy tax.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Craig P. Blair Filed For Introduction on 02/14/2017

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