West Virginia Senate Bill 312 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-06 - To Finance
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to encourage economic development and job creation by creating the West Virginia Project Launch Pad Act; to provide criteria for establishment of West Virginia project launchpads in certain areas by the Governor; allow county commissions and county councils to apply for launchpad designations; provide the process for application and approval of launchpads; and to provide economic benefits for businesses locating or expanding in launchpads including state and local tax relief and other economic benefits. The bill prohibits businesses in a launchpad from employing illegal aliens, engaging in illegal activity, and being delinquent in payment of state and local taxes; permits the transfer of economic benefits to successor businesses; and requires businesses to comply with applicable zoning laws and state and local building and other codes. The bill also provides for the recapture of taxes and other economic benfits under specified circumstances; requires the promulgation of rules and regulations; imposes civil and criminal penalties for noncompliance; and requires periodic reports to the Governor and the Legislature. Additionally, the bill provides a special method for appraising property in a launchpad for economic development, including providing a new method of valuation of launchpad property; providing for an initial determination of value by the assessor and for protest and appeals; and requiring periodic reports to Governor and Legislature. Finally, the bill creates the “Promoting West Virginia Employment Act” and provides qualification for certain economic benefits provided under the act upon application and review; it also specifies an annual cap on benefits; provides for recapture of benefits; provides for administration and enforcement of the article including the issuance of regulations; and requires periodic reports to Governor and Legislature.

Creating Project Launchpad Act

Del. Samuel Cann [D]	Sen. Bob Williams [D]	Sen. Erik Wells [D]	Sen. Brooks McCabe [D]
Sen. Ron Stollings [D]	Sen. Corey Palumbo [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-06	Senate	To Finance
2014-02-06	Senate	Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
2014-01-09	Senate	To Economic Development
2014-01-09	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2014-01-09	Senate	To Economic Development then Finance
2014-01-09	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB4343 (Same As) 2014-03-31 - Vetoed by Governor 3/31/14

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
11	21A	1	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	10	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	11	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	12	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	13	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	14	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	15	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	16	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	17	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	18	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	2	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	3	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	4	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	5	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	6	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	7	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	8	New Code	See Bill Text
11	21A	9	New Code	See Bill Text
11	6L	1	New Code	See Bill Text
11	6L	2	New Code	See Bill Text
11	6L	3	New Code	See Bill Text
11	6L	4	New Code	See Bill Text
11	6L	5	New Code	See Bill Text
11	6L	6	New Code	See Bill Text
11	6L	7	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	1	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	10	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	11	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	12	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	13	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	14	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	15	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	16	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	17	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	18	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	19	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	2	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	20	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	21	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	22	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	23	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	24	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	25	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	26	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	27	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	28	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	29	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	3	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	30	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	31	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	32	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	33	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	34	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	35	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	36	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	37	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	38	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	39	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	4	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	40	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	41	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	5	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	6	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	7	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	8	New Code	See Bill Text
5B	2I	9	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=312&year=2014&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb312%20intr.htm&yr=2014&sesstype=RS&i=312
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB312%20SUB1.htm&yr=2014&sesstype=RS&i=312