West Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 9 R cosponsors

HB 4466 — Relating to School Building Authority’s review of school bond applications

Last action — Chapter 106, Acts, Regular Session, 2022

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2022. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

15 added · 31 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to HB 4466 significantly changes its title and updates the requirements for local capital improvement bond financing. It introduces a process for localities to apply for funding from the School Building Authority, including a need for initial approval before holding a bond levy election. Additionally, it specifies how the financial assistance can be used, sets a time limit for project completion, and allows for extensions in certain situations. These changes are important because they aim to create clearer guidelines for how local governments can secure funding and manage capital improvement projects effectively, ensuring better use of resources for school infrastructure.

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HB4466 S ED AM #1 3-7 Hager  7871   The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill on page eight, section fifteen, lines one hundred sixty-five through one hundred eighty, by striking out all of subdivision (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subdivision (2), to read as follows:
HB4466 S ED AMT #1 3-7 Hager  7871   The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
(2) A county board may apply to the authority for funding under this article as a part of the county’s bond finance plan for a proposed capital improvement bond levy to be submitted to the voters of that county.
Eng.
The county board shall first submit a request for the funding to the executive director of the authority prior to the county board’s proposed bond levy election.
Com.
After initial consultation with the executive director, the county board shall prepare a written outline of the bond finance plan, the capital improvements to be made with levy funds, and the amount and timing of funding requested from the authority.
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The county board shall then present its request at a meeting of the members of the authority.
For House Bill 4466—A Bill to amend and reenact §18-9D-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to seeking contribution of School Building Authority funds to support a local capital improvement bond finance plan;
Grants of financial assistance that have received initial approval under this section are contingent upon passage of the bond levy and final approval by the School Building Authority of the county’s bond finance plan.
providing for application to the School Building Authority;
Any materials produced by the county or its county board that refer to the authority shall include a statement of this contingency and terms.
requiring initial approval prior to conducting bond levy election;
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, financial assistance to be provided by the authority may only be used to pay costs of capital improvements and may not be pledged as security for or repayment of any bonds issued by the county board.
requiring conditional language in materials referencing School Building Authority;
Upon passage of bond levy, the county board shall have four years to finalize the project:
limiting use of financial assistance provided;
Provided, That the authority may grant an extension to the four years in extenuating circumstances.
establishing time limit for project completion;
The provisions of this subsection do not apply to any proposed capital improvement bond levy that is scheduled to be submitted to the voters on or before December 31, 2022.
allowing extension to the time limit in extenuating circumstances;
      Adopted Rejected
exempting new provisions from applying to any proposed capital improvement bond levy scheduled to be submitted to the voters on or before December 31, 2022;
and deleting obsolete provisions.
          Adopted Rejected
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Action History

  1. Chapter 106, Acts, Regular Session, 2022

  2. Approved by Governor 3/28/22

  3. To Governor 3/24/22

  4. Approved by Governor 3/28/22 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/28/22 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/24/22 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/24/2022 - Senate Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 579)

  12. House received Senate message

  13. Senate requests House to concur

  14. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 413)

  15. Read 3rd time

  16. On 3rd reading

  17. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. On 2nd reading

  20. Read 1st time

  21. On 1st reading

  22. 2nd reference dispensed

  23. Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Finance

  24. To Education

  25. To Education then Finance

  26. Introduced in Senate

  27. Communicated to Senate

  28. Passed House (Roll No. 290)

  29. Read 3rd time

  30. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  31. Read 2nd time

  32. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  33. Read 1st time

  34. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  35. By substitute, do pass

  36. To House Finance

  37. With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance

  38. To House Education

  39. Introduced in House

  40. To Education then Finance

  41. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (141)

141 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 10000
Unaffiliated 21002
Democrat 1000
Total 32002
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
LINDSAY — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
STOVER — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MARTIN — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BROWN — Yea
NELSON — Yea
CAPUTO — Yea
PHILLIPS — Not Voting
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
GEFFERT — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
KARNES — Not Voting
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

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Subjects

finance education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 4466?
HB 4466 is sponsored by Wayne Clark (Republican), Smith, Joe Ellington (Republican), William Anderson (Republican), Joe Statler (Republican), Wamsley, Guy Ward (Republican), Dana Ferrell (Republican), Trenton Barnhart (Republican), Carl Martin (Republican), and Betsy Kelly (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4466?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2022. Enacted.
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