West Virginia House Bill 4233 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on April 16 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-04-16 - Chapter 245, Acts, Regular Session, 2018
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill concerns generally fraudulent transfers. The bill establishes that a presumption imposes on the party against which the presumption is directed the burden of proving that the nonexistence of insolvency is more probable than its existence. The bill provides that a creditor making a claim for relief has the burden of proving the elements of the claim for relief by a preponderance of the evidence. The bill sets forth rules regarding the defenses, liability and protection of transferees. The bill establishes the governing law. The bill provides for the application to series organizations. The bill provides for the limiting, modifying or superseding of the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. The bill adds new and modifies existing definitions.

Relating generally to fraudulent transfers

Del. Erikka Storch [R]	Del. Danny Hamrick [R]	Del. Michael Ferro [D]	Sen. Jason Barrett [R]
Del. Joe Ellington [R]

2018-03-10 - House - House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 540) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-09 - Senate - Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 432) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-02-01 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 35) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-16	House	Chapter 245, Acts, Regular Session, 2018
2018-03-10	Senate	Approved by Governor 3/27/18 - Senate Journal
2018-03-27	House	Approved by Governor 3/27/18
2018-03-10	House	Approved by Governor 3/27/18 - House Journal
2018-03-21	Senate	To Governor 3/21/18 - Senate Journal
2018-03-10	House	To Governor 3/21/18 - House Journal
2018-03-21	House	To Governor 3/21/18
2018-03-10	Senate	House Message received
2018-03-10	House	Completed legislative action
2018-03-10	House	Communicated to Senate
2018-03-10	House	House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 540)
2018-03-10	House	House received Senate message
2018-03-09	Senate	Senate requests House to concur
2018-03-09	Senate	Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 432)
2018-03-09	Senate	Read 3rd time
2018-03-09	Senate	Committee amendments adopted (Voice vote)
2018-03-09	Senate	On 3rd reading with right to amend, amendment pending
2018-03-08	Senate	Read 2nd time
2018-03-08	Senate	Immediate consideration
2018-03-08	Senate	Reported do pass, with amendments and title amendment
2018-03-08	Senate	Having been read 1st time 3/7/18
2018-03-07	Senate	Rereferred to Judiciary on 2nd reading
2018-03-07	Senate	Read 1st time
2018-03-07	Senate	Immediate consideration
2018-03-07	Senate	Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary
2018-02-02	Senate	To Judiciary
2018-02-02	Senate	To Judiciary
2018-02-02	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2018-02-02	Senate	House Message received
2018-02-01	House	Communicated to Senate
2018-02-01	House	Passed House (Roll No. 35)
2018-02-01	House	Read 3rd time
2018-02-01	House	On 3rd reading, House Calendar
2018-01-31	House	Read 2nd time
2018-01-31	House	On 2nd reading, House Calendar
2018-01-30	House	Read 1st time
2018-01-30	House	On 1st reading, House Calendar
2018-01-29	House	By substitute, do pass
2018-01-22	House	To House Judiciary
2018-01-22	House	Introduced in House
2018-01-22	House	To Judiciary
2018-01-22	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
40	1A	1	Amended Code	Citation Text
40	1A	13	New Code	See Bill Text
40	1A	14	New Code	See Bill Text
40	1A	15	New Code	See Bill Text
40	1A	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
40	1A	4	Amended Code	Citation Text
40	1A	5	Amended Code	Citation Text
40	1A	6	Amended Code	Citation Text
40	1A	8	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4233&year=2018&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4233%20intr.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4233
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4233%20SUB.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4233
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4233%20SUB%20ENR.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4233
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/house/00035.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/senate/03-09-0432.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/house/00540.pdf