West Virginia 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 554 — Removing salary caps for director of State Rail Authority

Last action — Chapter 200, 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 February 07, 2019. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

15 added · 28 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Bill SB 554 remove the set minimum and maximum salary limits for the Executive Director of the West Virginia State Rail Authority. Now, the Secretary of the Department of Transportation has the authority to determine the salary with the authority’s approval, rather than needing to work within a specific range. This matters because it gives more flexibility in setting competitive salaries for the position, which could help attract and retain qualified leadership for the rail authority.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Introduced Senate Bill 554 By Senator Clements [Introduced February 7, 2019;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Enrolled Senate Bill 554 By Senator Clements [Passed March 9, 2019;
Referred to the Committee on Government Organization] A BILL to amend and reenact §29-18-4a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to aligning the salary of the Director of the State Rail Authority with similar positions in state government;
in effect 90 days from passage] AN ACT to amend and reenact §29-18-4a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to supervision of the West Virginia State Rail Authority by Secretary of the Department of Transportation pursuant to law;
and providing that the Secretary of Transportation set the salary with the consent of the authority.
and removing range of amounts from which salary is set for executive director of authority.
West Virginia State Rail Authority director’s salary set by the authority.
Supervision of West Virginia State Rail Authority;
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code to the contrary, the salary of the Executive Director of the State Rail Authority shall be set by the authority:
executive director’s compensation.
Provided, That the salary set by the State Rail Authority for the Executive Director may not be less than $60,000 and not more than $70,000 per year Secretary of the Department of Transportation with the consent of the authority.
The West Virginia State Rail Authority is under the supervision of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation pursuant to the provisions of §5F-1-1 of this code.
The director’s salary shall be paid from general revenue appropriations and shall be consistent with the salaries for similar positions in state government.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code to the contrary, the salary of the Executive Director of the State Rail Authority shall be set by the authority.
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The purpose of this bill is to remove the minimum and maximum salary caps for the director of the State Rail Authority, allow the Secretary of the Department of Transportation to set the salary with the consent of the authority, and allow the salary to be consistent with the salary for similar positions in state government.
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 200, Acts, Regular Session, 2019

  2. Approved by Governor 3/25/19

  3. To Governor 3/22/19

  4. Approved by Governor 3/25/19 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/25/19 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/22/19 - Senate Journal

  7. Completed legislative action

  8. Communicated to House

  9. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 532)

  10. House Message received

  11. Communicated to Senate

  12. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  13. Passed House (Roll No. 616)

  14. Read 3rd time

  15. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  16. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  17. Read 2nd time

  18. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  19. Read 1st time

  20. Immediate consideration

  21. With amendment, do pass

  22. To House Finance

  23. To Finance

  24. Introduced in House

  25. Ordered to House

  26. Passed Senate (Roll No. 226)

  27. Read 3rd time

  28. On 3rd reading

  29. Read 2nd time

  30. On 2nd reading

  31. Read 1st time

  32. On 1st reading

  33. Reported do pass

  34. To Government Organization

  35. Introduced in Senate

  36. To Government Organization

  37. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 151 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (151)

151 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 97 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 70100
Republican 22101
Democrat 5000
Total 97201
% of votes cast 97%2%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Evans — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Fast — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Shott — Yea
Foster — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Walker — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Capito — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Graves — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Hollen — Yea
Householder — Yea
Linville — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Malcolm — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Pack — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Storch — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Paynter — Nay
Rowan — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Bates — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Harshbarger — Yea
Hill — Yea
Kump — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Miley — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Staggers — 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 Not Voting
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 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

transportation
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SB 554 is sponsored by Charles H. Clements (Republican).
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