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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Introduced Senate Bill 755 B YSENATOM ORRIS [Introduced February 5, 2026;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Enrolled Senate Bill 755 B YSENATOM ORRIS [Passed March 11, 2026;
referred to the Committee on Government Organization;
in effect 90 days from passage (June 9, 2026)] Enr SB 755 AN ACT to amend and reenact §5A-3-59 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing the requirement that state agencies submit annual progress reports on small, women, and minority-owned business procurement to the Department of Administration.
and then to the Committee on Finance] Intr SB 755 A BILL to amend and reenact §5A-3-59 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing the requirement that state agencies submit annual progress reports on small, women, and minority-owned business procurement to the Department of Administration.
(2) "Minority-owned business" means a business concern that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more minority individuals or in the case of a corporation, partnership, or limited liability Intr SB 755 company or other entity, at least 51 percent of the equity ownership interest in the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or other entity is owned by one or more minority individuals and both the management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more minority individuals.
(2) "Minority-owned business" means a business concern that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more minority individuals or in the case of a corporation, partnership, or limited liability Enr SB 755 company or other entity, at least 51 percent of the equity ownership interest in the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or other entity is owned by one or more minority individuals and both the management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more minority individuals.
(b) State agencies shall submit annual progress reports on small, women and minority- owned business procurement to the Department of Administration in a form specified by the Department of Administration (c) (b) The Department of Administration shall propose rules for legislative approval pursuant to §29A-3-1 et seq.
(b) The Department of Administration shall propose rules for legislative approval pursuant to §29A-3-1 et seq.
These certification programs shall deny certification to vendors from states that deny like certifications to West Virginia-based small, women, or minority-owned Intr SB 755 businesses or that provide a preference for small, women, or minority-owned businesses based in that state that is not available to West Virginia-based businesses.
These certification programs shall deny certification to vendors from states that deny like certifications to West Virginia-based small, women, or minority-owned businesses or that provide a preference for small, women, or minority-owned businesses based in that state that is not available to West Virginia-based businesses.
(1) Establish minimum requirements for certification of small, women, and minority-owned businesses;
Enr SB 755 (1) Establish minimum requirements for certification of small, women, and minority-owned businesses;
Enr SB 755 The Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Delegates hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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Clerk of the Senate ...............................................................
Clerk of the House of Delegates Originated in the Senate.
In effect 90 days from passage.
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President of the Senate ...............................................................
Speaker of the House of Delegates __________ The within is ................................................
this the...........................................
Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2026.
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