West Virginia House Bill 4158 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-10 - On 2nd reading, House Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to establish the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program as a permanent program identified as the Municipal Home Rule Program. The bill provides that any ordinance, act, resolution, rule or regulation enacted pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program shall continue until repealed. The bill clarifies the authority of the Municipal Home Rule Board. The bill allows all municipalities to participate in the Municipal Home Rule Program. The bill requires certain notice prior to passing of an ordinance. The bill prohibits municipalities participating in the Municipal Home Rule Program from passing an ordinance, act, resolution, rule or regulation that is contrary to certain laws governing the professional licensing or certification of public employees. The bill provides for petition procedures to protest enacted or amended ordinances. The bill requires ratification of certain ordinances by the voters in a municipal election. The bill eliminates the automatic termination of the Municipal Home Rule Pilot Program on July 1, 2019.

Relating to municipal home rule

Del. Steve Westfall [R]	Del. George Ambler [R]	Del. Zachery Maynard [R]	Del. Danny Wagner [R]
Del. Martin Atkinson [R]	Del. Charlotte Lane [R]	Del. Guy Ward [R]	Del. Joshua Higginbotham [R]
Del. Danny Hamrick [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-10	House	On 2nd reading, House Calendar
2018-02-27	House	Placed on House Calender
2018-02-27	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2018-02-26	House	Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/27/18
2018-02-26	House	Placed at foot of bills on 2nd Reading
2018-02-26	House	Placed on Special Calender
2018-02-26	House	On 2nd reading, House Calendar
2018-02-23	House	Placed on House Calender
2018-02-23	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2018-02-22	House	Read 1st time
2018-02-22	House	On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2018-02-21	House	By substitute, do pass
2018-02-08	House	To House Government Organization
2018-02-08	House	With amendment, do pass, but first to Government Organization
2018-01-16	House	To House Political Subdivisions
2018-01-16	House	Introduced in House
2018-01-16	House	To Political Subdivisions then Government Organization
2018-01-16	House	Filed for introduction

SB432 (Similar To) 2018-02-28 - To House Government Organization

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	1	5a	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4158&year=2018&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4158%20intr.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4158
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4158%20SUB.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4158