West Virginia House Bill 2544 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on April 3 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-04-04 - To Government Organization
Pending: Senate Government Organization Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to improve state emergency preparedness. The bill requires the Commissioner of Highways to erect signs on the interstate highways and other roadways relating to directions to emergency shelters. It requires the Office of Emergency Services to coordinate with local radio and television stations to broadcast public service announcements with information as to the location of emergency shelters. The bill provides tax credits for use of natural gas or propane fueled emergency generators. And, the bill provides a protection from civil or criminal liability to persons who donate food during times of emergencies.

Improving state emergency preparedness

Del. Ron Walters [R]	Del. Kevin Craig [D]	Sen. Mark Hunt [D]	Del. Harry White [D]
Del. Joshua Nelson [R]	Del. Michael Folk [R]	Del. Suzette Raines [R]	Del. Brady Paxton [D]
Del. Larry Kump [R]	Del. Brent Boggs [D]	Del. Tim Miley [D]

2013-04-03 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 158) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-04-04	Senate	To Government Organization
2013-04-04	Senate	To Government Organization then Finance
2013-04-04	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2013-04-04	Senate	House Message received
2013-04-03	House	Communicated to Senate
2013-04-03	House	Passed House (Roll No. 158)
2013-04-03	House	Read 3rd time
2013-04-03	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2013-04-02	House	Read 2nd time
2013-04-02	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2013-04-01	House	Read 1st time
2013-04-01	House	From House Calendar, 1st reading, placed on Special Calendar
2013-03-29	House	By substitute, do pass
2013-03-21	House	To House Finance
2013-03-21	House	With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance
2013-02-19	House	To House Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security
2013-02-19	House	Introduced in House
2013-02-19	House	To Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security then Finance
2013-02-19	House	Filed for introduction

SB497 (Similar To) 2013-03-12 - To Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
11	13DD	1	New Code	See Bill Text
11	13DD	2	New Code	See Bill Text
11	13DD	3	New Code	See Bill Text
17	2A	8d	New Code	See Bill Text
55	7D	1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2544&year=2013&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2544%20intr.htm&yr=2013&sesstype=RS&i=2544
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB2544%20SUB.htm&yr=2013&sesstype=RS&i=2544
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2013/RS/votes/house/00158.pdf