West Virginia House Bill 2716 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 10-1)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-27 - To House Political Subdivisions
Pending: House Political Subdivisions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

Imposing an indefinite moratorium on new business and occupancy or privilege taxes

Del. Guy Ward [R]	Del. Gary Howell [R]	Del. Pat McGeehan [R]	Del. Danny Hamrick [R]
Del. Tim Miley [D]	Del. Stephen Wilson [R]	Del. Ray Hollen [R]	Del. Anthony Paynter [R]
Del. Cindy Frich [R]	Del. Jim Butler [R]	Sen. Karen Arvon [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-27	House	To House Political Subdivisions
2017-02-27	House	Introduced in House
2017-02-27	House	To Political Subdivisions then Finance
2017-02-27	House	Filed for introduction

HB2716 (Carry Over) 2017-02-27 - To House Political Subdivisions

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	13	5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2716&year=2017&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2716%20intr.htm&yr=2017&sesstype=RS&i=2716