West Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive 7 R cosponsors

HB 5604 — Relating to procurement by state spending units

Last action — Vetoed by Governor 3/27/24

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

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 12, 2024. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to HB 5604 changes the rules for local fiscal bodies regarding how they can use funds, specifically allowing them to enter multi-year contracts for technology services, such as cloud computing, if they can document that it will save money. This is important because it provides more flexibility for local governments to invest in technology that could improve their services without overstepping budget limitations. By requiring justification for these contracts, the amendment also ensures accountability in spending public funds.

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HB5604 SFAT Woodrum #1 3-6Fletcher  7835 Senator Woodrum moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:
HB5604 SFA Woodrum 3-7 #1Stewart 7801  Senator Woodrum moved to amend the bill on page 6, section 26, by striking out the entirety of subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (b) to read as follows:
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“(b) Local fiscal bodies may not obligate funds beyond the current fiscal year except for contracts executed to procure technology licensing service agreements or technology services including cloud computing.
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Local fiscal bodies shall justify entering into multi-year technology license service agreements or technology services including cloud computing by maintaining documentation of material fiscal savings to the body.”    AdoptedRejected
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for House Bill 5604—A BILL to amend and reenact §5A-3-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;
to amend said code by adding thereto a new section designated §5A-3-10f;
to amend and reenact §5A-6-2 of said code;
to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §5A-6-4f;
and to amend and reenact §11-8-26 of said code, all relating generally to procurement by state spending units and local fiscal bodies of technology and technical infrastructure products and services;
modifying process for procurement of technical infrastructure by state spending units;
and permitting local fiscal bodies to enter into multi-year technology license service agreements with justification.
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Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor 3/27/24

  2. To Governor 3/21/2024

  3. Vetoed by Governor 3/27/24 - House Journal

  4. Vetoed by Governor 3/27/24 - Senate Journal

  5. To Governor 3/21/2024 - House Journal

  6. To Governor 3/21/2024 - Senate Journal

  7. House Message received

  8. Completed legislative action

  9. Communicated to Senate

  10. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 634)

  11. House received Senate message

  12. Senate requests House to concur

  13. Title amendment adopted

  14. Passed Senate (Roll No. 421)

  15. Amended on 3rd reading (Voice vote)

  16. Read 3rd time

  17. On 3rd reading

  18. Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  19. Read 2nd time

  20. On 2nd reading

  21. Read 1st time

  22. Immediate consideration

  23. Reported do pass

  24. To Government Organization

  25. To Government Organization

  26. Introduced in Senate

  27. Communicated to Senate

  28. Passed House (Roll No. 392)

  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. Introduced in House

  38. To Finance

  39. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 143 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Householder

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (143)

143 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Votes

PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB

Passed 88 Yea · 9 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 58602
Unaffiliated 22301
Democrat 8000
Total 88903
% of votes cast 88%9%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Forsht — Yea
Kump — Yea
Ross — Yea
Linville — Yea
Griffith — Yea
Longanacre — Yea
Smith — Yea
Hamilton — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Martin — Yea
Summers — Yea
Tully — Yea
Warner — Yea
Nestor — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Devault — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Householder — Yea
Winzenreid — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Fast — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Foster — Nay
Kirby — Nay
Rowe — Nay
Steele — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
Joey Garcia Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Yea
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Nay
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Not Voting
Bryan Ward Republican Nay
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Green Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Nay
Eric Brooks Republican Nay
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Nay
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Not Voting
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Nay
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Unaffiliated 16001
Democrat 1000
Total 33001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
MARONEY — Not Voting
STOVER — Yea
MARTIN — Yea
STUART — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
CAPUTO — Yea
NELSON — Yea
PHILLIPS — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
HUNT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
KARNES — Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Amy Grady Republican Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jay Taylor Republican Yea
Laura Wakim Chapman Republican Yea
Mark R. Maynard Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Mike Oliverio Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Vince Deeds Republican Yea

Official roll call →

PASSAGE

Passed 84 Yea · 14 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 59700
Democrat 8000
Unaffiliated 17702
Total 841402
% of votes cast 84%14%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Forsht — Yea
Smith — Yea
Linville — Yea
Hamilton — Yea
Martin — Yea
Summers — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Tully — Yea
Warner — Yea
Nestor — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Devault — Yea
Winzenreid — Yea
Householder — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Foster — Nay
Longanacre — Nay
Ross — Nay
Rowe — Nay
Griffith — Nay
Fast — Nay
Kirby — Nay
Kump — Not Voting
Steele — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
Joey Garcia Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Nay
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Nay
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Green Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Nay
Eric Brooks Republican Nay
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Nay
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Yea
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Nay
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Nay
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 5604?
HB 5604 is sponsored by John Paul Hott (Republican), Adam Burkhammer (Republican), Jordan Maynor (Republican), Linville, Jarred Cannon (Republican), Roger Hanshaw (Republican), Clay Riley (Republican), Householder, and Chris Phillips (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 5604?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 12, 2024. It awaits signature.
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