Capping severance tax collections in general revenue at specified percentage
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SB 415 — Capping severance tax collections in general revenue at specified percentage
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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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
19 added · 26 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of SB 415 makes clear the purpose of the new Economic Development Growth Encouragement Fund and defines how funds will be allocated. It specifies that a portion of the state's General Revenue Fund will be set aside for this new account, which is intended to support economic development initiatives. These changes matter because they provide a structured approach to managing excess revenue and aim to encourage growth in West Virginia's economy.
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Red = new code to be enacted WEST VIRGINIAvirginia LEGISLATURElegislature REGULARregular SESSIONsession IntroducedCommittee Substitute for Senate Bill 415 By Senators TarrTarr, Stollings, and StollingsNelson [Introduced[Originating Januaryin 18,the 2022;Committee on Finance;
referredreported toon theFebruary Committee11, on2022] Finance] A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-13A-20b, relating to severance taxes;
setting an effective date;
(a) Effective July 1, 2022,2024, and every year thereafter, at the end of any fiscal year when the severance taxes collected pursuant to this article which are deposited into the state’s generalGeneral revenueRevenue fundFund exceed eight and one-half percent of the state’s general revenue collections, the amount of taxes collected shall be distributed as provided in this section.
(1) The first eight and one-half percent shall remain in the generalGeneral revenueRevenue fund;Fund.
(b) A special revenue account to be known as the “EconomicEconomic Development Growth Encouragement”Encouragement Fund is hereby created. The fund shall be administered by the Secretary of the Department of Economic Development. Expenditures from this fund shall be for the purposes set forth in §5B-2-1 et seq.
of this codecode, and upon the fulfillment of the provisions of §11B-2-1 et seq.
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The purpose of this bill is to diversify certain severance tax funds, capping severance tax collections in general revenue at a specified percentage and dedicating any excess above the specified percentage to a special revenue account;
creating an Economic Development Growth Fund;
setting out the purpose of the account and use of funds therein;
and providing for administration of the account.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
Bill Status | Bill Tracking | Legacy WV Code | Bulletin Board | District Maps | Senate Roster | House Roster | Live | Blog | Jobs | Links | Home This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information.
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Action History
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To House Finance
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To Finance
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Introduced in House
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Ordered to House
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Effective from passage (Roll No. 138)
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Passed Senate (Roll No. 138)
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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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Committee substitute reported
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To Finance
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Introduced in Senate
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To Finance
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Filed for introduction
Sponsors
- Nelson · Cosponsor
- Stollings · Cosponsor
- Eric Tarr · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Eric Tarr Republican
Co-sponsors (2)
- Nelson
- Stollings
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 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 | — | Yea |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 415?
- SB 415 is sponsored by Nelson, Stollings, and Eric Tarr (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 415?
- 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.
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