The House Political Subdivisions Committee met today to discuss six bills.
House Bill 2434 was reported out of subcommittee. The bill would relate to reevaluation of land damaged as a result of natural disaster. The bill was then amended by the committee using the amendment from the subcommittee. The bill was referred to the Committee on Finance as amended with the recommendation that it pass.
House Bill 2515 was reported out of subcommittee as well. The bill would create the West Virginia Monument and Memorial Protection Act of 2017. The bill was amended by the committee using the amendment from the subcommittee. Delegate Foster (R-Putnam) amended the amendment to make sure that memorials could not be replaced, removed, or renamed without approval. The bill was referred to the Committee with the recommendation that it pass with a vote of 13-10.
House Bill 2209 would limit the authority of municipalities to regulate the purchasing, possessing, transferring, owning, carrying, transporting, selling, and storing of knives. This is similar to the code that currently bans regulations of firearms. The bill was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary with the recommendation that it do pass.
House Bill 2444 would require county commissions to maintain websites with specific information. The website doesn’t have to be of a great quality, it just has to have the information required by the bill. The bill was defeated in committee.
House Bill 2754 would relate to fire fees on nonresidents of a municipality. The bill was referred to the Committee on Finance with the recommendation that it pass.
House Bill 2654 would expand the county commissions’ ability to dispose of county or district property. The bill was amended by the committee. The bill was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary with the recommendation that it pass.
