West Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

SB 323 — Establishing revenue fund and source to support Department of Agriculture's improvement to facilities

Last action — Chapter 4, Acts, Regular Session, 2019

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    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 January 16, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

26 added · 16 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 323 includes the creation of a special revenue fund called the Department of Agriculture Capital Improvements Fund, which will now be specifically managed by the Department of Agriculture. This fund will allow for the tracking of specific sources of money and how it is spent, ensuring that surplus funds can carry over from year to year. These changes matter because they provide a dedicated financial resource for the state's agricultural improvements, which can help support farming and related initiatives in West Virginia. Additionally, eliminating certain deposits into the General Revenue Fund allows for more targeted funding in the agriculture sector.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 323 Senators Baldwin, Beach, Maynard, Romano, Rucker, Smith, Sypolt, Plymale, Cline, Roberts, Hamilton, and Stollings, original sponsors [Passed February 13, 2019;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 323 Senators Baldwin, Beach, Maynard, Romano, Rucker, Smith, Sypolt, Plymale, Cline, Roberts, Hamilton, and Stollings, original sponsors [Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;
in effect from passage]     AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §19-1-4e;
Reported on January 30, 2019]     A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §19-1-4e;
All funds collected by the department pursuant to this article, whether from the sale of food, the disposition of assets other than land, the lease of land or minerals or any other source, shall be paid into a special revenue account to be used for the purposes of this article:
All funds collected by the commission department pursuant to this article, whether from the sale of food, the disposition of assets other than land, the lease of land or minerals or any other source, shall be paid into a special revenue account to be used for the purposes of this article:
Provided, That when the remaining balance at the end of any fiscal year of the funds so collected and deposited in the special revenue account exceeds $1 million, the department may transfer the excess funds to the Department of Agriculture Capital Improvements Fund established in §19-1-4e of this code.
Provided, That when the aggregate remaining balance at the end of any fiscal year of said the funds so collected and deposited in the special revenue account in any fiscal year total $2,000,000, the commission shall deposit half of any excess funds collected into the special revenue account, and half into the General Revenue Fund of the state exceeds $1 million, the department may transfer the excess funds to the Department of Agriculture Capital Improvements Fund established in §19-1-4e of this code.
  NOTE:
The purpose of this bill is to establish a new special revenue fund and a funding source to support the Department of Agriculture’s efforts to make capital improvements to its facilities.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 4, Acts, Regular Session, 2019

  2. Approved by Governor 2/25/19 - House Journal

  3. Approved by Governor 2/25/19

  4. To Governor 2/19/19 - Senate Journal

  5. To Governor 2/19/19

  6. To Governor 2/19/19 - House Journal

  7. House Message received

  8. Completed legislative action

  9. Communicated to Senate

  10. Effective from passage (Roll No. 134)

  11. Passed House (Roll No. 133)

  12. Read 3rd time

  13. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  14. Read 2nd time

  15. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  16. Read 1st time

  17. Immediate consideration

  18. Reference dispensed

  19. Introduced in House

  20. Ordered to House

  21. Effective from passage (Roll No. 97)

  22. Passed Senate (Roll No. 97)

  23. Read 3rd time

  24. On 3rd reading

  25. Read 2nd time

  26. On 2nd reading

  27. Read 1st time

  28. On 1st reading

  29. Reported do pass

  30. To Finance

  31. Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

  32. To Government Organization

  33. Introduced in Senate

  34. To Government Organization then Finance

  35. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Baldwin

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (140)

140 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 98 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 23100
Unaffiliated 70001
Democrat 5000
Total 98101
% of votes cast 98%1%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Foster — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Fast — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Linville — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Malcolm — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Shott — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Walker — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Capito — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Pack — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Storch — Yea
Summers — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Householder — Yea
Kump — Not Voting
Longstreth — Yea
Miley — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Steele — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Nay
Patrick Martin 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 97 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69101
Republican 23100
Democrat 5000
Total 97201
% of votes cast 97%2%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Foster — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Walker — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Capito — Yea
Fast — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Hill — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Miley — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Storch — Yea
Summers — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Householder — Yea
Kump — Not Voting
Pethtel — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Cowles — Nay
Doyle — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Linville — Yea
Malcolm — Yea
Pack — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Shott — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Steele — Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Nay
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 30 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 28004
Total 30004
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
LINDSAY — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MANN — Not Voting
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Not Voting
MARONEY — Not Voting
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
BOSO — Yea
PALUMBO — Not Voting
TARR — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
ROBERTS — Yea
WELD — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
HARDESTY — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
IHLENFELD — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea

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Subjects

agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 323?
SB 323 is sponsored by Cline, Stollings, Beach, Baldwin, Patricia Rucker (Republican), Plymale, Bill Hamilton (Republican), Rollan A. Roberts (Republican), Romano, Maynard, Sypolt, and Randy E. Smith (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 323?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2019. Enacted.
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