West Virginia House Bill 2137 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-13 - To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business
Pending: House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit out-of-state persons or business entities from soliciting business by written advertisement in this state by appearing to be a local or in-state person or business, unless the advertisement shows where the person or business entity is located. This is to prevent out-of-state businesses from advertising locally with eight hundred numbers to solicit customers and then contracting with a local company at a reduced rate to provide a service without paying sales tax.

Prohibiting out-of-state persons or business entities from soliciting business by written advertisement in this state under certain circumstances

Del. Joe Talbott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-13		To House Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business
2010-01-13		Introduced in House
2010-01-13		To Energy, Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then Judiciary
2010-01-13		Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	11A	5a	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2137&year=2010&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill