West Virginia House Bill 4016 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Passed on April 16 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-04-16 - Chapter 206, Acts, Regular Session, 2018
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to combat waste, fraud, and misuse of public funds through investigations, accountability and transparency. The bill directs that Auditor to establish and maintain a searchable financial transparency website. The bill clarifies the role of the Auditor to receive and investigate complaints of possible fraud, misappropriation, mismanagement or waste of public moneys. The Auditor is additionally directed to track and publish annual reports on complaints of possible fraud, misappropriation, mismanagement or waste of public moneys. The bill clarifies and increases the penalties for the offense of embezzlement and the offense of making a false statement as to financial condition. The bill also creates a new criminal offense of improper receipt or concealment of public funds.

Relating to combatting waste, fraud, and misuse of public funds through investigations, accountability and transparency

Del. Martin Atkinson [R]	Del. Cindy Frich [R]	Del. Mark Dean [R]	Del. John Shott [R]
Del. Terrishie Sypolt [R]	Del. Dianna Graves [R]	Del. Danny Hamrick [R]	Del. Brad White [R]
Del. Guy Ward [R]	Del. Moore Capito [R]

2018-03-08 - House - House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 393) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2018-03-07 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 383) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-02-27 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 228) (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-16	House	Chapter 206, Acts, Regular Session, 2018
2018-03-10	Senate	Approved by Governor 3/27/18 - Senate Journal
2018-03-27	House	Approved by Governor 3/27/18
2018-03-10	House	Approved by Governor 3/27/18 - House Journal
2018-03-10	House	To Governor 3/15/18 - House Journal
2018-03-15	House	To Governor 3/15/18
2018-03-10	Senate	To Governor 3/15/18 - Senate Journal
2018-03-09	Senate	House Message received
2018-03-08	House	Completed legislative action
2018-03-08	House	Communicated to Senate
2018-03-08	House	House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 393)
2018-03-08	House	House received Senate message
2018-03-07	Senate	Senate requests House to concur
2018-03-07	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 383)
2018-03-07	Senate	Read 3rd time
2018-03-07	Senate	On 3rd reading
2018-03-06	Senate	Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2018-03-06	Senate	Read 2nd time
2018-03-06	Senate	On 2nd reading
2018-03-05	Senate	Read 1st time
2018-03-05	Senate	On 1st reading
2018-03-03	Senate	Reported do pass, with amendment
2018-02-28	Senate	To Judiciary
2018-02-28	Senate	To Judiciary
2018-02-28	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2018-02-28	Senate	House Message received
2018-02-27	House	Communicated to Senate
2018-02-27	House	Passed House (Roll No. 228)
2018-02-27	House	Read 3rd time
2018-02-27	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2018-02-26	House	Read 2nd time
2018-02-26	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2018-02-23	House	Read 1st time
2018-02-23	House	On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2018-02-22	House	By substitute, do pass
2018-02-06	House	To House Finance
2018-02-06	House	With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance
2018-01-25	House	To House Judiciary
2018-01-25	House	Introduced in House
2018-01-25	House	To Judiciary then Finance
2018-01-25	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
12	4A	1	Amended Code	Citation Text
12	4A	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
12	4A	2a	New Code	See Bill Text
12	4A	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
12	4A	4	Amended Code	Citation Text
12	4A	5	New Code	See Bill Text
6	9B	1	New Code	See Bill Text
6	9B	2	New Code	See Bill Text
6	9B	3	New Code	See Bill Text
6	9B	4	New Code	See Bill Text
61	3	20	Amended Code	Citation Text
61	3	20b	New Code	See Bill Text
61	3	37	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4016&year=2018&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4016%20intr.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4016
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4016%20SUB.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4016
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4016%20SUB%20ENR.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=4016
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/house/00228.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/senate/03-07-0383.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2018/RS/votes/house/00393.pdf