SB 704 — Supplementing and amending appropriations to PSC, Motor Carrier Division
Last action — Chapter 33, Acts, Regular Session, 2024
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2024. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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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
9 added · 10 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of Bill SB 704, which is about allocating additional public funds, has been updated to reflect that it has now passed and is in effect immediately. Additionally, the bill's introduction details have been removed, indicating that it has moved past the initial stage in the legislative process. These changes show progress in the bill's journey towards implementation, which is important for ensuring that necessary funds for personal services and employee benefits are made available quickly.
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION IntroducedEnrolled Senate Bill 704 BYBy SENATORSSenators BLAIR(MR.Blair (Mr.
PRESIDEN)ANDPresident) Wand OELFELWoelfel (BYR[By EQUESTRequest OFof THEthe XECUTIV)Executive] [Introduced[Passed FebruaryMarch 7, 2024;
referredin toeffect thefrom Committeepassage] onEnr Finance] Intr SB 704 AAN BILLACT making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of federal moneys remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions, Public Service Commission – Motor Carrier Division, fund 8743, fiscal year 2024, organization 0926, and Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions, Public Service Commission – Gas Pipeline Division, fund 8744, fiscal year 2024, organization 0926, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.
Code Chapter 24A) Fund 8743 FY 2024 Org 0926 Appro- Federal priation Funds 1 Personal Services and Employee Benefits.............00100......Benefits.................00100...
$69,990 IntrEnr SB 704 And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, to fund 8744, fiscal year 2024, organization 0926, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of appropriation as follows:
Code Chapter 24B) Fund 8744 FY 2024 Org 0926 Appro- Federal priation Funds 1 Personal Services and Employee Benefits.............00100......Benefits.............00100.......
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Action History
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Chapter 33, Acts, Regular Session, 2024
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Approved by Governor 3/14/2024
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To Governor 3/12/2024
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Approved by Governor 3/14/2024 - Senate Journal
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To Governor 3/12/2024 - Senate Journal
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To Governor 3/12/2024 - House Journal
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House Message received
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Completed legislative action
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Communicated to Senate
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Effective from passage (Roll No. 586)
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Passed House (Roll No. 585)
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Read 3rd time
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On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
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Read 2nd time
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On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
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Read 1st time
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Immediate consideration
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House received Senate message
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Ordered to House
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Effective from passage (Roll No. 362)
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Passed Senate (Roll No. 362)
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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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Immediate consideration
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Reported do pass
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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
- Mike Woelfel · Cosponsor
- Blair · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 150 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Blair
Co-sponsors (1)
- Mike Woelfel Democrat
Not signed on (150)
150 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 150 →"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 |
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| Republican | 63 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 94 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 1% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ross | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Kirby | — | Yea |
| Forsht | — | Yea |
| Foster | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Steele | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Griffith | — | Yea |
| Summers | — | Yea |
| Hamilton | — | Yea |
| Hardy | — | Yea |
| Tully | — | Yea |
| Nestor | — | Yea |
| Warner | — | Yea |
| Phillips | — | Yea |
| Westfall | — | Yea |
| Devault | — | Yea |
| Winzenreid | — | Yea |
| Householder | — | Yea |
| Espinosa | — | Yea |
| Fast | — | Yea |
| Jeffries | — | Yea |
| Longanacre | — | Nay |
| Kump | — | Not Voting |
| Linville | — | 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 | Yea |
| Bob Fehrenbacher | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Ward | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Eric Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Matthew Rohrbach | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Hite | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 95 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Kirby | — | Yea |
| Forsht | — | Yea |
| Longanacre | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Foster | — | Yea |
| Steele | — | Yea |
| Griffith | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Summers | — | Yea |
| Hamilton | — | Yea |
| Hardy | — | Yea |
| Tully | — | Yea |
| Nestor | — | Yea |
| Warner | — | Yea |
| Phillips | — | Yea |
| Westfall | — | Yea |
| Devault | — | Yea |
| Winzenreid | — | Yea |
| Householder | — | Yea |
| Espinosa | — | Yea |
| Jeffries | — | Yea |
| Fast | — | Yea |
| Ross | — | Yea |
| Kump | — | Not Voting |
| Linville | — | Not Voting |
| Evan Hansen | Democrat | Yea |
| Hollis Lewis | Democrat | Yea |
| Joey Garcia | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Eric Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Matthew Rohrbach | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Hite | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 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 |
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| MARONEY | — | Yea |
| 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 |
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- SB 704 is sponsored by Mike Woelfel (Democrat) and Blair.
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 07, 2024. Enacted.
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