West Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 6 R cosponsors

SB 324 — Relating to Commissioner of Agriculture employees

Last action — Chapter 5, Acts, Regular Session, 2019

  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 January 16, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

31 added · 41 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SB 324 updates the language regarding the types of employees the Commissioner of Agriculture can hire, replacing terms like "assistants" and "agents" with broader categories such as "legal, business, science, and technical professionals." This change clarifies and expands the pool of professionals that can be employed, making it easier for the Commissioner to find qualified individuals to support the department's work. Additionally, it streamlines the wording to improve readability and understanding. This matters because having a well-defined and flexible hiring capability can enhance the department's efficiency and effectiveness in fulfilling its duties.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Introduced Senate Bill 324 By Senators Sypolt, Beach, Rucker, Smith, Weld, Boso, Cline, Clements, Tarr, and Hamilton [Introduced January 16, 2019;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Enrolled Senate Bill 324 By Senators Sypolt, Beach, Rucker, Smith, Weld, Boso, Cline, Clements, Tarr, and Hamilton [Passed February 7, 2019;
Referred to the Committee on Government Organization] A BILL to amend and reenact §19-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to employees of the Commissioner of Agriculture.
in effect from passage] AN ACT to amend and reenact §19-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to employees of the Commissioner of Agriculture.
The commissioner shall organize his or her department and may employ a general counsel and other such assistants, agents, clerks, stenographers, chemists, analysts, botanists, microscopists, institute instructors, pomologists, entomologists, veterinarians legal, business, science, and technical professionals, para-professionals, and experts, and employees as may be necessary in the performance of to perform the duties of his the office.
The commissioner shall organize his or her department and may employ a general counsel and other such legal, business, science, and technical professionals, para-professionals, and experts, and employees as may be necessary to perform the duties of the office.
He or she and shall fix their compensation and may require them to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties.
He or she shall fix their compensation and may require them to give bond for the faithful performance of their duties.
It shall be the duty of The commissioner to shall certify to the State Auditor, of this state from time to time, an itemized account of all expenditures made by him or her for clerk employee hire and other purposes, whereupon the Auditor shall draw his or her warrant on the State Treasurer of the state for the payment thereof out of the funds appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose, but in no case to exceed such appropriation.
The commissioner shall certify to the State Auditor, from time to time, an itemized account of all expenditures made by him or her for employee hire and other purposes, whereupon the Auditor shall draw his or her warrant on the State Treasurer for the payment thereof out of the funds appropriated by the Legislature for that purpose, but in no case to exceed such appropriation.
of the state   NOTE:
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to employ a general counsel and any other such personnel necessary to perform the duties of the office.
This bill is recommended by the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee for introduction and passage during the 2019 Regular Session of the Legislature.
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 5, Acts, Regular Session, 2019

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

  3. Approved by Governor 2/19/19 - Senate Journal

  4. Approved by Governor 2/19/19

  5. To Governor 2/15/19 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 2/15/19 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 2/15/19

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. Effective from passage (Roll No. 90)

  12. Passed House (Roll No. 89)

  13. Read 3rd time

  14. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  15. Read 2nd time

  16. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  17. Read 1st time

  18. Immediate consideration

  19. Reference dispensed

  20. Introduced in House

  21. Ordered to House

  22. Effective from passage (Roll No. 68)

  23. Passed Senate (Roll No. 68)

  24. Read 3rd time

  25. On 3rd reading

  26. Read 2nd time

  27. On 2nd reading

  28. Read 1st time

  29. On 1st reading

  30. Reported do pass

  31. To Government Organization

  32. Introduced in Senate

  33. To Government Organization

  34. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 142 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Sypolt

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (142)

142 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

EFFECT FROM PASSAGE

Passed 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69002
Republican 24000
Democrat 5000
Total 98002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Foster — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Fast — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Linville — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Malcolm — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Shott — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Storch — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Walker — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Byrd — Not Voting
Capito — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Kump — Not Voting
Pack — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Householder — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Miley — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Steele — Yea
Summers — 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 Yea
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 98 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 69002
Republican 24000
Democrat 5000
Total 98002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Foster — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Walker — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Bates — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Hill — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Householder — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Linville — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Malcolm — Yea
Pack — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Storch — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Kump — Not Voting
Pyles — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Byrd — Not Voting
Capito — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Fast — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Miley — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Shott — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Steele — Yea
Summers — 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 Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Passage

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 32000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
LINDSAY — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MANN — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
BOSO — Yea
PALUMBO — Yea
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

public-safety agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 324?
SB 324 is sponsored by Boso, Cline, Eric Tarr (Republican), Beach, Ryan Weld (Republican), Patricia Rucker (Republican), Bill Hamilton (Republican), Charles H. Clements (Republican), Sypolt, and Randy E. Smith (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 324?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2019. Enacted.
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