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.
SB-534: Relating to incentives for consolidating local governments
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Stollings
Introduced In House on 03/30/2017
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.
HB-2746: Requiring county commissions to maintain websites with specific information
Sponsored by: Rep. Gary G. Howell
Filed For Introduction on 03/01/2017
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.
HB-2745: Adding the examination of Advanced Care Technician
Sponsored by: Rep. Rodney Allen Miller
On 3rd Reading on 04/08/2017
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.
HB-2754: Relating to fire fees on nonresidents of a municipality
Sponsored by: Rep. George Ambler
Do Pass, But First To Finance on 03/15/2017
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.
HB-2716: Imposing an indefinite moratorium on new business and occupancy or privilege taxes
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Miley
Filed For Introduction on 02/27/2017
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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.
SB-441: Establishing Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Gregory Boso
Vetoed By Governor 4/26//17 on 04/26/2017
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.
SB-393: Relating to administration of municipal pensions
Sponsored by: Sen. Ed Gaunch
Reported Do Pass, But First To Finance on 03/09/2017
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.
SB-354: Relating to municipalities' policemen and firemen pension plans
Sponsored by: Sen. Ed Gaunch
Reported Do Pass, But First To Finance on 02/23/2017
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.
HB-2537: Relating to disability pensions of municipal employees
Sponsored by: Rep. Martin Atkinson
Filed For Introduction on 02/17/2017
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.
HB-2444: Requiring county commissions to maintain websites with specific information
Sponsored by: Rep. Martin Atkinson
Filed For Introduction on 02/14/2017