WEST virginia legislature

2023 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2768

By Delegates Steele, Foster, Smith, Holstein and Mazzocchi

[Introduced January 18, 2023; Referred to the Committee on Government Organization]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-1-27, relating to requiring all Chapter 30 boards and state entities to utilize “.gov” website domains and e-mail addresses in order to clearly identify such entities and boards as official government entities.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL STATE BOARDS OF EXAMINATION OR REGISTRATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER.

§30-1-27. Requirement of official “.gov” website and e-mail address for state government boards and entities.

All state entities and Chapter 30 boards in West Virginia must utilize a “.gov” website domain and e-mail address by the year 2025.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require state entities and Chapter 30 boards to utilize a “.gov” website domain and e-mail address in order to identify them as an official government entity.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.