West Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 649 — Permitting county emergency phone system directors negotiate contracts for mobile phones

Last action — Chapter 70, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  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 29, 2020. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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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 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

34 added · 41 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill SB 649 has made a few important changes. It clarifies the roles and responsibilities of the advisory board overseeing emergency dispatch centers, specifying that the advisory board may offer recommendations on the operation of the system. It also emphasizes the ability for multiple jurisdictions to collaborate on enhanced emergency telephone systems, potentially improving response times and service efficiency. These amendments aim to strengthen emergency services by promoting cooperation among different agencies while ensuring effective governance of emergency dispatch operations.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 649 Senators Maynard and Cline, original sponsors [Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 649 Senators Maynard and Cline, original sponsors [Passed March 2, 2020;
reported on February 19, 2020]     A BILL to amend and reenact §24-6-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting directors of county emergency phone systems to obtain mobile phone emergency lines and enter into service provider contracts;
in effect 90 days from passage]     AN ACT to amend and reenact §24-6-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting directors of county emergency phone systems to obtain mobile phone emergency lines and enter into service provider contracts;
(k) Emergency mobile-phone contracts entered into pursuant to subsection (j) of this section may be paid from funds received by the Public Service Commission relating to fees remitted to the county or by other county funds.
(k) Emergency mobile-phone contracts entered into pursuant to subsection (j) of this section may be paid from funds received by the Public Service Commission relating to 911 fees remitted to the county or by other county funds.
A report of the funds expended for subsection (j) of this section shall be presented to the interim Joint Committee on Government Organization no later than November 30, 2020, to ensure the fiscal responsibility and efficacy of this section.     NOTE:
A report of the funds expended for subsection (j) of this section shall be presented to the interim Joint Committee on Government Organization no later than November 30, 2020, to ensure the fiscal responsibility and efficacy of this section.       Bill Status  |  Bill Tracking  |  Legacy WV Code  |  Bulletin Board  |  District Maps  |  Senate Roster  |  House Roster  |  Live  |  Blog  |  Jobs  |  Links  |  Home This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information.
The purpose of this bill is to permit the director of a county or municipality emergency telephone system to negotiate contracts for emergency mobile-phones in the county in the event landlines are unavailable.
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 70, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  2. Approved by Governor 3/25/20

  3. To Governor 3/13/20

  4. Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/25/20 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/13/20 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/13/20 - Senate Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. Passed House (Roll No. 442)

  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. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  18. Do pass

  19. To House Judiciary

  20. To Judiciary

  21. Introduced in House

  22. Ordered to House

  23. Passed Senate (Roll No. 209)

  24. Read 3rd time

  25. Constitutional Rule Suspended (Roll No. 208)

  26. Read 2nd time

  27. On 2nd reading

  28. Read 1st time

  29. On 1st reading

  30. Committee substitute reported

  31. To Government Organization

  32. Introduced in Senate

  33. To Government Organization

  34. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Maynard · Primary
  • Cline · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 150 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Maynard

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Cline

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 96 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 24001
Unaffiliated 67102
Democrat 5000
Total 96103
% of votes cast 96%1%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Espinosa — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Kump — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Evans — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fast — Yea
Linville — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Little — Yea
Shott — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Bates — Yea
Foster — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Graves — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Steele — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Storch — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Summers — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Miley — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Hill — Yea
Pack — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Capito — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Walker — Yea
Householder — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Cowles — Nay
Kessinger — Not Voting
Wilson — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 30002
Total 32002
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
LINDSAY — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
MANN — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MARONEY — Not Voting
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Not Voting
PALUMBO — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
PITSENBARGER — Yea
TARR — Yea
CLINE — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
FACEMIRE — Yea
PREZIOSO — Yea
UNGER — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
ROBERTS — Yea
WELD — Yea
HARDESTY — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
WOELFEL — Yea
IHLENFELD — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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