West Virginia Senate Bill 497 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-12 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to improve state emergency preparedness. The bill requires the Commissioner of Highways to erect signs on the interstate highways and other roadways relating to directions to emergency shelters. It requires the Office of Emergency Services to coordinate with local radio and television stations to broadcast public service announcements with information as to the location of emergency shelters. The bill provides tax credits for use of natural gas, propane, gasoline or diesel fueled emergency generators. And, the bill provides a protection from civil or criminal liability to persons who donate food during times of emergencies.

Improving emergency preparedness; creating emergency generator tax credit

Sen. Chris Walters [R]	Sen. Clark Barnes [R]	Sen. Mike Green [D]	Sen. Daniel Hall [D]
Sen. Art Kirkendoll [D]	Sen. Ronald Miller [D]	Sen. David Nohe [R]	Sen. Ron Stollings [D]
Sen. Dave Sypolt [R]	Sen. Gregory Tucker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-03-12	Senate	To Judiciary
2013-03-12	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2013-03-12	Senate	To Judiciary then Finance
2013-03-12	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2544 (Similar To) 2013-04-04 - To Government Organization

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
11	13DD	1	New Code	See Bill Text
11	13DD	2	New Code	See Bill Text
11	13DD	3	New Code	See Bill Text
15	5	21	Amended Code	Citation Text
17	2A	8d	New Code	See Bill Text
55	7D	1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=497&year=2013&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb497%20intr.htm&yr=2013&sesstype=RS&i=497