West Virginia 2017 Second Special Session Status: Enacted

SB 2003 — Implementing special hiring procedures for DOH and Tax Division

Last action — Approved by Governor 10/24/17 - Senate Journal

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced October 16, 2017. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

112 added · 126 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Bill SB 2003 clarify the special employment procedures for the Tax Division of the Department of Revenue in West Virginia. The changes emphasize the importance of quickly filling about one hundred vacant positions to ensure the division can effectively enforce tax laws, especially as new funding for road projects becomes available. This is significant because it aims to maintain an adequate workforce during a time of increased demand for compliance with tax regulations. Overall, the updates are intended to streamline the hiring process and improve the Tax Division’s operational efficiency.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature SECOND EXTRAORDInaRY session Engrossed Senate Bill 2003 By Senators Carmichael (Mr.
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature SECOND EXTRAORDInaRY session ENROLLED Senate Bill 2003 By Senators Carmichael (Mr.
President) and Prezioso [Introduced October 16, 2017] A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11B-1-8;
President) and Prezioso (By Request of the Executive) [Passed October 17, 2017;
in effect from passage] AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11B-1-8;
Chapter 11.
Chapter 11B.
Special employment procedures for Tax Division Personnel.
Special employment procedures for Tax Division personnel.
— The commissioner shall implement the special merit based application and appointment procedure authorized by the provisions of this section for all the employees of the division to ensure and provide for the selection and retention of competent and qualified personnel.
— The commissioner shall implement the special merit-based application and appointment procedure authorized by the provisions of this section for all the employees of the division to ensure and provide for the selection and retention of competent and qualified personnel.
— When seeking applications or making appointments pursuant to the special procedure authorized by subsection (c) of this section, the division is not required to comply with Division of Personnel procedures for seeking applications and making appointments to classified service positions as provided by the provisions of articles six and six-a, chapter twenty-nine of this code or in any other provision of this code, including those procedures promulgated in procedural or legislative rules promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, except that this section does not exempt the division from provisions of this code, prohibiting nepotism, favoritism, discrimination or unethical practices related to appointment, or the public employee grievance system.
— When seeking applications or making appointments pursuant to the special procedure authorized by subsection (c) of this section, the division is not required to comply with Division of Personnel procedures for seeking applications and making appointments to classified service positions as provided by the provisions of article six, chapter twenty-nine of this code or in any other provision of this code, including those procedures promulgated in procedural or legislative rules promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, except that this section does not exempt the division from provisions of this code, prohibiting nepotism, favoritism, discrimination or unethical practices related to appointment, or the public employee grievance system.
(f) The provisions of this section shall apply notwithstanding the provisions of article six or article six-a, chapter twenty-nine of this code to the contrary.
(f) The provisions of this section shall apply notwithstanding the provisions of article six, chapter twenty-nine of this code to the contrary.
Special employment procedures for Division of Highways Personnel.
Special employment procedures for Division of Highways personnel.
— When seeking applications or making appointments pursuant to the special procedure authorized by subsection (c) of this section, the division is not required to comply with Division of Personnel procedures for seeking applications and making appointments to classified service positions as provided by the provisions of articles six and six-a, chapter twenty-nine of this code or any other provision of this code, including those procedures promulgated by legislative rules, subject however to the following exceptions:
— When seeking applications or making appointments pursuant to the special procedure authorized by subsection (c) of this section, the division is not required to comply with Division of Personnel procedures for seeking applications and making appointments to classified service positions as provided by the provisions of article six, chapter twenty-nine of this code or any other provision of this code, including those procedures promulgated by legislative rules, subject however to the following exceptions:
(f) The provisions of this section shall apply notwithstanding any provisions of article six or six-a, chapter twenty-nine of this code to the contrary.
(f) The provisions of this section shall apply notwithstanding any provisions of article six, chapter twenty-nine of this code to the contrary.
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor 10/24/17 - Senate Journal

  2. To Governor 10/20/17 - Senate Journal

  3. Chapter 2, Acts, 2nd Extraordinary Session, 2017

  4. Approved by Governor 10/24/17

  5. To Governor 10/20/17

  6. Completed legislative action

  7. Communicated to House

  8. Effective from passage (Roll No. 15)

  9. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 14)

  10. House Message received

  11. Communicated to Senate

  12. Effective from passage (Roll No. 704)

  13. Passed House (Roll No. 703)

  14. Resumed consideration

  15. Postponed consideration until 8:30pm

  16. Read 3rd time

  17. Amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. Dispensed with Constitutional Rule (Roll No. 699)

  20. Read 1st time

  21. Immediate consideration

  22. Reference dispensed

  23. Introduced in House

  24. Ordered to House

  25. Effective from passage (Roll No. 7)

  26. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 7)

  27. Read 3rd time

  28. Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 6)

  29. Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  30. Read 2nd time

  31. On 2nd reading

  32. Read 1st time

  33. Committee reference dispensed

  34. Immediate consideration

  35. Introduced in Senate

  36. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Carmichael · Primary
  • Prezioso · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 150 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Carmichael

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Prezioso

Not signed on (150)

150 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

Passed 59 Yea · 31 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 412307
Republican 16701
Democrat 2101
Total 593109
% of votes cast 60%31%0%9%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Romine, C. — Yea
Arvon — Yea
Romine, R. — Yea
Foster — Yea
Blair — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Walters — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Speaker Armstead — Yea
Evans, A. — Yea
Evans, E. — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Boggs — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Deem — Not Voting
Fast — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Iaquinta — Not Voting
Longstreth — Yea
Love — Yea
O'Neal — Yea
Overington — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Shott — Yea
Summers — Not Voting
Upson — Not Voting
Westfall — Yea
Martin — Nay
Thompson — Nay
Diserio — Nay
Lane — Nay
Brewer — Nay
Canestraro — Nay
Ferro — Nay
Graves — Nay
Hicks — Nay
Lovejoy — Nay
Lynch — Nay
Paynter — Nay
Robinson — Nay
Rodighiero — Nay
Sponaugle — Nay
Storch — Not Voting
Wilson — Not Voting
Ambler — Yea
Capito — Yea
Caputo — Nay
Espinosa — Yea
Folk — Nay
Frich — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Hill — Nay
Householder — Yea
Isner — Yea
Kessinger — Nay
Marcum — Nay
Miley — Yea
Moye — Nay
Pethtel — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Sobonya — Nay
Wagner — Nay
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Not Voting
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Nay
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Not Voting
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Nay
Guy Ward Republican Nay
Jason Barrett Republican Nay
Jeff Eldridge Republican Nay
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Nay
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Nay
Pat McGeehan Republican Nay
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 33 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2001
Unaffiliated 31000
Total 33001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
JEFFRIES — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
KARNES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MANN — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOSO — Yea
MULLINS — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
OJEDA — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
WELD — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
FERNS — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
GAUNCH — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Not Voting
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea

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SUSPEND CONSTITUTIONAL RULE

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 65006
Republican 23001
Democrat 3001
Total 91008
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Evans, E. — Yea
Arvon — Yea
Lane — Yea
Romine, C. — Yea
Blair — Yea
Romine, R. — Yea
Foster — Yea
Martin — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Fast — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Frich — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Love — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Marcum — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Walters — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Speaker Armstead — Yea
Evans, A. — Yea
Bates — Not Voting
Capito — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Hill — Yea
Householder — Yea
Iaquinta — Not Voting
Isner — Yea
Miley — Yea
O'Neal — Yea
Overington — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Storch — Not Voting
Upson — Not Voting
Wagner — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Ambler — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Deem — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Ferro — Yea
Folk — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Lynch — Yea
Moye — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Shott — Yea
Sobonya — Yea
Summers — Not Voting
Wilson — Not Voting
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Not Voting
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Not Voting
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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EFFECT FROM PASSAGE

Passed 82 Yea · 7 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 58508
Republican 21201
Democrat 3001
Total 827010
% of votes cast 83%7%0%10%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
Lane — Yea
Arvon — Yea
Romine, C. — Yea
Romine, R. — Yea
Blair — Yea
Foster — Yea
Martin — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Fast — Yea
Ferro — Yea
Frich — Yea
Graves — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Shott — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Walters — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Speaker Armstead — Yea
Evans, A. — Yea
Evans, E. — Yea
Diserio — Nay
Bates — Not Voting
Canestraro — Yea
Capito — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Deem — Not Voting
Espinosa — Yea
Folk — Nay
Harshbarger — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Hill — Yea
Householder — Yea
Iaquinta — Not Voting
Isner — Yea
Lynch — Nay
Marcum — Nay
O'Neal — Yea
Overington — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Sobonya — Yea
Storch — Not Voting
Summers — Not Voting
Upson — Not Voting
Wagner — Yea
Wilson — Not Voting
Ambler — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Hicks — Nay
Hollen — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Love — Yea
Miley — Yea
Moye — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sponaugle — Not Voting
Westfall — Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Not Voting
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Not Voting
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Guy Ward Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Nay
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Nay
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Subjects

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SB 2003 is sponsored by Carmichael and Prezioso.
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