West Virginia House Bill 2779 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)
Status: Engrossed on February 6 2019 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-03-09 - Communicated to House
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to provide that proceeds from certain oil and gas wells that are due to persons whose name or address are unknown are to be kept in a special fund and if unclaimed within seven years the proceeds shall be transferred to the Oil and Gas Reclamation Fund. The bill provides that if there is a surface disturbance those named surface owners of a leased interest subject to pooling for a horizontal well are the only surface owners insofar as the well permit is concerned. The bill provides that if another surface owner should become known his or her name shall be added as a surface owner on the permit. The bill provides that if proceeds from other mineral tracts in a unit or pool of a horizontal well are not claimed by an unknown, missing or abandoned owner within seven years the proceeds shall be transferred to the Oil and Gas Reclamation Fund. The bill provides that certain provisions take effect beginning when funds have been unclaimed for seven years after the special commissioner’s lease regardless of when the lease was signed. The bill authorizes rulemaking.

Providing that proceeds from certain oil and gas wells to persons whose name or address are unknown are to be kept in a special fund

Del. John Shott [R]	Del. William Anderson [R]	Del. Scott Cadle [R]	Del. John Kelly [R]
Del. Chris Phillips [R]	Del. Edward Evans [D]	Del. Brent Boggs [D]	Del. David Pethtel [D]
Del. Zachery Maynard [R]	Del. Joshua Higginbotham [R]	Del. Evan Hansen [D]

2019-03-09 - Senate - Rejected by Senate (Roll No. 495) (Y: 4 N: 30 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-02-06 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 87) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-09	Senate	Communicated to House
2019-03-09	Senate	Rejected by Senate (Roll No. 495)
2019-03-09	Senate	Read 3rd time
2019-03-09	Senate	On 3rd reading
2019-03-08	Senate	Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2019-03-08	Senate	Read 2nd time
2019-03-08	Senate	On 2nd reading
2019-03-07	Senate	Read 1st time
2019-03-07	Senate	Immediate consideration
2019-03-07	Senate	Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
2019-03-01	Senate	To Judiciary
2019-03-01	Senate	Reported do pass, but first to Judiciary
2019-02-07	Senate	To Energy, Industry and Mining
2019-02-07	Senate	To Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary
2019-02-07	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2019-02-07	Senate	House Message received
2019-02-06	House	Communicated to Senate
2019-02-06	House	Passed House (Roll No. 87)
2019-02-06	House	Read 3rd time
2019-02-06	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2019-02-05	House	Read 2nd time
2019-02-05	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2019-02-04	House	Read 1st time
2019-02-04	House	On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2019-02-01	House	By substitute, do pass
2019-01-30	House	To House Energy
2019-01-30	House	Introduced in House
2019-01-30	House	To Energy
2019-01-30	House	Filed for introduction

SB384 (Similar To) 2019-01-21 - To Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
37	4	9	New Code	See Bill Text
55	12A	7	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2779&year=2019&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2779%20intr.htm&yr=2019&sesstype=RS&i=2779
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB2779%20SUB.htm&yr=2019&sesstype=RS&i=2779
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2019/RS/votes/house/00087.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2019/RS/votes/senate/03-09-0495.pdf