West Virginia 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

HB 4406 — Relating to the reproduction of checks and other records

Last action — Chapter 32, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 17, 2020. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

52 added · 19 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Bill HB 4406 now includes clearer guidelines about how long banks must keep records and clarifies that legal actions regarding account balances must occur within that time frame. Additionally, it specifies that banks have certain responsibilities regarding records that are kept past the designated retention period and allows exceptions for actions involving minors. These changes matter because they help protect both banks and customers by setting clear rules about record-keeping and legal rights, potentially reducing confusion in legal matters related to banking records.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature                         2020 regular session ENGROSSED House Bill 4406 By Delegates Nelson, Criss, Porterfield and Espinosa [Introduced January 17, 2020;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature                         2020 regular session ENROLLED House Bill 4406 By Delegates Nelson, Criss, Porterfield and Espinosa [Passed March 7, 2020;
Referred to the Committee on Banking and Insurance.]   A BILL to amend and reenact §31A-4-35 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the reproduction of checks and other records, and the preservation and disposition of originals.
in effect ninety days from passage.]   AN ACT to amend and reenact §31A-4-35 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the reproduction of checks and other records;
the period for which banks shall retain or preserve records;
providing clarification that an action against a bank for any balance, amount, or proceeds of an account must be brought during the retention or preservation period;
providing duties of a bank in possession of records after expiration of the record retention or preservation period;
and providing an exception to retention or preservation period limitation for actions brought on behalf of minors.
  NOTE:
  The Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills hereby certifies that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
The purpose of this bill is to provide repose from risk for a bank having lawfully destroyed records in accordance with the existing record retention law.
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                             Chairman, Senate Committee                                                       Originating in the House.
  In effect ninety days from passage.
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                                                   Speaker of the House of Delegates                                                                 ...............................................................
                                                                                     President of the Senate     __________             The within ...................................................
this the...........................................
  day of ..........................................................................................................., 2020.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 32, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

  2. Approved by Governor 3/25/20

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

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

  5. To Governor 3/7/20

  6. To Governor 3/17/20 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/17/20 - Senate Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 715)

  12. House received Senate message

  13. Senate requests House to concur

  14. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 458)

  15. Read 3rd time

  16. On 3rd reading

  17. Read 2nd time

  18. On 2nd reading

  19. Read 1st time

  20. Immediate consideration

  21. Reported do pass, with title amendment

  22. To Banking and Insurance

  23. To Banking and Insurance

  24. Introduced in Senate

  25. Communicated to Senate

  26. Passed House (Roll No. 190)

  27. Read 3rd time

  28. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  29. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  30. Read 2nd time

  31. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  32. Read 1st time

  33. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  34. With amendment, do pass

  35. To House Banking and Insurance

  36. Introduced in House

  37. To Banking and Insurance

  38. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

  • Nelson · Primary
  • Vernon Criss · Cosponsor
  • Porterfield · Cosponsor
  • Espinosa · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Nelson

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (148)

148 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-SENATE AMENDED HB

Passed 99 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 24001
Unaffiliated 70000
Democrat 5000
Total 99001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Angelucci — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Kessinger — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Estep-Burton — Yea
Kump — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Evans — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Shott — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fast — Yea
Linville — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Little — Yea
Sponaugle — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Bates — Yea
Foster — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Steele — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Graves — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Storch — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Summers — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Brown, S. — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Miley — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Canestraro — Yea
Hill — Yea
Pack — Yea
Walker — Yea
Capito — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Householder — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Not Voting
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
T. Kevan Bartlett 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 2000
Unaffiliated 31001
Total 33001
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
LINDSAY — Yea
SMITH — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
MANN — Not Voting
STOLLINGS — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
SWOPE — Yea
BLAIR — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
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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PASSAGE

Passed 91 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 22003
Unaffiliated 64006
Democrat 5000
Total 91009
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Estep-Burton — Yea
Angelucci — Yea
Evans — Yea
Lavender-Bowe — Yea
Rowan — Yea
Atkinson — Yea
Fast — Yea
Little — Yea
Rowe — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Fleischauer — Yea
Longstreth — Yea
Shott — Yea
Lovejoy — Yea
Skaff — Yea
Foster — Yea
Mandt — Yea
Staggers — Yea
Bates — Yea
Graves — Yea
Steele — Yea
Bibby — Yea
Hamrick — Yea
Storch — Yea
Boggs — Yea
Hanna — Yea
Maynard — Yea
Summers — Yea
Brown, N. — Yea
Swartzmiller — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Miley — Yea
Sypolt — Yea
Byrd — Yea
Hartman — Yea
Thompson, C. — Yea
Cadle — Yea
Hicks — Yea
Nelson — Yea
Thompson, R. — Yea
Higginbotham — Yea
Pack — Yea
Tomblin — Yea
Capito — Yea
Hill — Yea
Paynter — Yea
Caputo — Yea
Pethtel — Yea
Walker — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Waxman — Yea
Cowles — Yea
Householder — Yea
Porterfield — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Pyles — Yea
Wilson — Yea
Diserio — Yea
Jeffries, J. — Yea
Doyle — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Zukoff — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Rodighiero — Yea
Linville — Not Voting
Brown, S. — Not Voting
Kessinger — Not Voting
Sponaugle — Not Voting
Canestraro — Not Voting
Kump — 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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HB 4406?
HB 4406 is sponsored by Nelson, Vernon Criss (Republican), Porterfield, and Espinosa.
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