West Virginia House Bill 3029 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-08 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to establish minimum requirements for court reporters; to require court reporters be licensed in this state; to establish an application procedure; to establish an application fee; to require applicants who have been convicted of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude to submit to an interview with the board; to require court reporters to renew their license every two years; to require court reporters to submit to a criminal background check to renew their license; to create the Court Reporters Fund; to require excess amounts in the fund be transferred to the General Revenue Fund; to require court reporters to file all documents related to any proceeding or for any reporting service performed with the clerk of the court; to establish penalties for failing to file all records; providing exemptions to this article; providing rule-making authority; providing for a severability clause; and providing for an effective date.

Requiring court reporters be licensed

Del. Rodney Pyles [D]

Del. Phillip Diserio [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-08	House	To House Judiciary
2020-01-08	House	Introduced in House
2020-01-08	House	To Judiciary then Finance
2020-01-08	House	Filed for introduction

HB3029 (Carry Over) 2019-02-12 - To House Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
30	2B	1	New Code	See Bill Text
30	2B	2	New Code	See Bill Text
30	2B	3	New Code	See Bill Text
30	2B	4	New Code	See Bill Text
30	2B	5	New Code	See Bill Text
30	2B	6	New Code	See Bill Text
30	2B	7	New Code	See Bill Text
30	2B	8	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=3029&year=2020&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb3029%20intr.htm&yr=2020&sesstype=RS&i=3029