WV HB4604 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
Status: Passed on May 13 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-13 - Chapter 112, Acts, Regular Session, 2016
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to lessen the burden of proof from a “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard to a “preponderance of the evidence” standard as the needed proof to sustain an allegation of a violation of the Ethics Act. The bill also would lengthen the statute of limitations in which to bring a complaint under the Ethics Act from the current two years, to five years.

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Title

Relating to violations of the Ethics Act

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-12 - House - House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 628) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-03-07 - Senate - Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 323) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-02-22 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 151) (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-05-13HouseChapter 112, Acts, Regular Session, 2016
2016-03-25HouseApproved by Governor 3/25/16
2016-03-15HouseApproved by Governor 3/25/16 - House Journal
2016-03-15SenateApproved by Governor 3/25/16 - Senate Journal
2016-03-15SenateTo Governor 3/24/16 - Senate Journal
2016-03-24HouseTo Governor 3/24/16
2016-03-15HouseTo Governor 3/24/16 - House Journal
2016-03-12SenateHouse Message received
2016-03-12HouseCompleted legislative action
2016-03-12HouseCommunicated to Senate
2016-03-12HouseHouse concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 628)
2016-03-12HouseHouse received Senate message
2016-03-07SenateSenate requests House to concur
2016-03-07SenatePassed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 323)
2016-03-07SenateRead 3rd time
2016-03-07SenateOn 3rd reading
2016-03-05SenateCommittee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2016-03-05SenateRead 2nd time
2016-03-05SenateOn 2nd reading
2016-03-04SenateRead 1st time
2016-03-04SenateOn 1st reading
2016-03-03SenateReported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
2016-02-23SenateTo Judiciary
2016-02-23SenateTo Judiciary
2016-02-23SenateIntroduced in Senate
2016-02-23SenateHouse Message received
2016-02-22HouseCommunicated to Senate
2016-02-22HousePassed House (Roll No. 151)
2016-02-22HouseRead 3rd time
2016-02-22HouseOn 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2016-02-20HouseRead 2nd time
2016-02-20HouseOn 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2016-02-19HouseRead 1st time
2016-02-19HouseOn 1st reading, Special Calendar
2016-02-18HouseBy substitute, do pass
2016-02-17HouseTo House Judiciary
2016-02-17HouseIntroduced in House
2016-02-17HouseTo Judiciary
2016-02-17HouseFiled for introduction

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
6B24Amended CodeCitation Text

West Virginia State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4604&year=2016&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Texthttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4604%20intr.htm&yr=2016&sesstype=RS&i=4604
Texthttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4604%20SUB.htm&yr=2016&sesstype=RS&i=4604
Texthttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4604%20SUB%20ENR.htm&yr=2016&sesstype=RS&i=4604
Texthttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4604%20SUB%20ENR%20OFFICIAL.htm&yr=2016&sesstype=RS&i=4604
Roll Callhttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2016/RS/votes/house/00151.pdf
Roll Callhttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2016/RS/votes/senate/03-07-0323.pdf
Roll Callhttp://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2016/RS/votes/house/00628.pdf

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