West Virginia Senate Bill 522 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 1 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-01 - Chapter 309, Acts, Regular Session, 2023
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to allocate a percentage of county excise taxes received from transfers of title to real estate in each county for funding improvements to election administration, infrastructure, and physical and cyber security; allocate a percentage of county excise taxes received from transfers of title to real estate in each county for funding other county purposes including but not limited to compliance with the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act; authorize the Secretary of State to promulgate legislative rules establishing minimum adequate funding thresholds and standards based on county classification for improving election administration, infrastructure, and security; and authorize county clerks to reallocate the excess portion of funding for improving election administration, infrastructure, and security to other approved county purposes upon determination by the Secretary of State that the minimum funding thresholds and standards have been met.

Allocating percentage of county excise taxes for funding improvements to election administration

Sen. Eric Tarr [R]

Sen. Jack Woodrum [R]

2023-03-11 - Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 580) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-10 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 670) (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-02-27 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 289) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-01	Senate	Chapter 309, Acts, Regular Session, 2023
2023-03-11	House	Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - House Journal
2023-03-11	Senate	Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - Senate Journal
2023-03-29	Senate	Approved by Governor 3/29/2023
2023-03-11	House	To Governor 3/17/2023 - House Journal
2023-03-11	Senate	To Governor 3/17/2023 - Senate Journal
2023-03-17	Senate	To Governor 3/17/2023
2023-03-11	Senate	Completed legislative action
2023-03-11	Senate	Communicated to House
2023-03-11	Senate	Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 580)
2023-03-11	Senate	House Message received
2023-03-10	House	Communicated to Senate
2023-03-10	House	Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2023-03-10	House	Passed House (Roll No. 670)
2023-03-10	House	Read 3rd time
2023-03-10	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2023-03-09	House	Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2023-03-09	House	Read 2nd time
2023-03-09	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2023-03-08	House	Read 1st time
2023-03-08	House	Immediate consideration
2023-03-08	House	With amendment, do pass
2023-02-28	House	To House Finance
2023-02-28	House	To Finance
2023-02-28	House	Introduced in House
2023-02-27	Senate	Ordered to House
2023-02-27	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 289)
2023-02-27	Senate	Read 3rd time
2023-02-27	Senate	On 3rd reading
2023-02-25	Senate	Read 2nd time
2023-02-25	Senate	On 2nd reading
2023-02-24	Senate	Read 1st time
2023-02-24	Senate	On 1st reading
2023-02-23	Senate	Committee substitute for committee substitute reported
2023-02-10	Senate	Referred to Finance
2023-02-10	Senate	Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
2023-01-31	Senate	To Government Organization
2023-01-31	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2023-01-31	Senate	To Government Organization
2023-01-31	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
11	22	2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=522&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb522%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=522
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb522%20sub1.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=522
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb522%20sub2.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=522
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb522%20sub2%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=522
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/sb522%20h%20fin%20amt.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/sb522%20h%20fin%20am%20_1.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/sb522%20h%20fin%20am%20_1%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/sb522%20h%20fin%20amt%20adopted.htm
Supplement	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Fiscalnotes/FN(2)/fnsubmit_recordview1.cfm?RecordID=862148995
Supplement	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Fiscalnotes/FN(2)/fnsubmit_recordview1.cfm?RecordID=864055971
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/senate/02-27-0289.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/house/00670.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/senate/03-11-0580.pdf