Creating Unemployment Compensation Insurance Fraud Unit within Workforce WV
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SB 543 — Creating Unemployment Compensation Insurance Fraud Unit within Workforce WV
Last action — Senate requests House to concur
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
16 added · 9 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to SB 543 changes the bill's title and its contents significantly. It now includes provisions that address insurance fraud, allows specific state personnel to use state vehicles and carry firearms, sets training requirements for firearm usage, and exempts the Unemployment Compensation Fraud Unit from some transparency laws. These changes matter because they aim to enhance the state's ability to combat insurance fraud while also addressing the necessary security and training for personnel involved in this enforcement.
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Senate Bill No.
543 -- “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §21A-10-23, relating to authorizing the Commissioner of Workforce West Virginia to create an Unemployment Compensation Insurance Fraud Unit;
establishing training and experience requirements;
specifying duties;
granting certain authorities necessary to conduct investigations into alleged unemployment insurance fraud;
authorizing certain personnel to operate a state vehicle and carry a firearm;
establishing training requirements for carrying a firearm;
exempting the Unemployment Compensation Fraud Unit from the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and the Open Government Proceedings Act;
and creating certain immunities for acts of an investigator employed by the unit.
Adopted Rejected
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Action History
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Senate requests House to concur
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Senate amends House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 525)
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House Message received
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Communicated to Senate
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Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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Passed House (Roll No. 494)
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Read 3rd time
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On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
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Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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Read 2nd time
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On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
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2nd reference dispensed
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Read 1st time
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On 1st reading, Special Calendar
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With amendment, do pass
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To House Judiciary
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To Judiciary then Finance
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Introduced in House
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Ordered to House
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Passed Senate (Roll No. 153)
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Read 3rd time
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On 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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On 2nd reading
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Read 1st time
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On 1st reading
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Reported do pass
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To Finance
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Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
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To Judiciary
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Introduced in Senate
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To Judiciary then Finance
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Filed for introduction
Sponsors
- Jeffries · Cosponsor
- Baldwin · Cosponsor
- Jack Woodrum · Cosponsor
- Eric Tarr · Cosponsor
- Rollan A. Roberts · Primary
- Randy E. Smith · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Rollan A. Roberts Republican
Co-sponsors (5)
- Jeffries
- Baldwin
- Jack Woodrum Republican
- Eric Tarr Republican
- Randy E. Smith Republican
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 3% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| SYPOLT | — | Yea |
| BROWN | — | Yea |
| LINDSAY | — | Yea |
| STOLLINGS | — | Yea |
| BALDWIN | — | Yea |
| MARONEY | — | Yea |
| STOVER | — | Yea |
| BEACH | — | Yea |
| MARTIN | — | Yea |
| SWOPE | — | Yea |
| BOLEY | — | Yea |
| MAYNARD | — | Yea |
| NELSON | — | Yea |
| CAPUTO | — | Yea |
| PHILLIPS | — | Yea |
| PLYMALE | — | Yea |
| TRUMP | — | Yea |
| GEFFERT | — | Nay |
| ROMANO | — | Yea |
| JEFFRIES | — | Yea |
| SMITH | — | Yea |
| MR PRESIDENT | — | Yea |
| KARNES | — | Yea |
| Mike Woelfel | Democrat | Yea |
| Amy Grady | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Hamilton | Republican | Yea |
| Charles H. Clements | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Tarr | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Woodrum | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Azinger | Republican | Yea |
| Patricia Rucker | Republican | Yea |
| Rollan A. Roberts | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Weld | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Takubo | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 543?
- SB 543 is sponsored by Jeffries, Baldwin, Jack Woodrum (Republican), Eric Tarr (Republican), Rollan A. Roberts (Republican), and Randy E. Smith (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 543?
- This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 543?
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