H. B. 2195

(By Delegates Gallagher, Douglas, Compton,

Linch, Faircloth and Riggs)

(Introduced January 23, 1995; referred to the

Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.)





A BILL to amend and reenact section twenty-three, article nine, chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to authorizing the real estate commission to promulgate legislative rules relating to requirements in licensing real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons and the conduct of a brokerage business.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That section twenty-three, article nine, chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 9. AUTHORIZATION FOR MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES AND BOARDS TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.

§64-9-23. Real estate commission.

(a) The legislative rules filed in the state register on the fourth day of December, one thousand nine hundred eighty-nine, modified by the real estate commission to meet the objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the state register on the eighth day of January, one thousand nine hundred ninety, relating to the real estate commission (renewal of license - continuing education), are authorized.
(b) The legislative rules filed in the state register on the twenty-fifth day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-one, modified by the real estate commission to meet the objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the state register on the twenty-first day of November, one thousand nine hundred ninety-one, relating to the real estate commission (requirements in licensing real estate brokers and salesmen and the conduct of brokerage businesses), are authorized.
(c) The legislative rules filed in the state register on the fourth day of September, one thousand nine hundred ninety-two, modified by the real estate commission to meet the objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the state register on the tenth day of November, one thousand nine hundred ninety-two, relating to the real estate commission (requirements in licensing real estate brokers and salesmen and the conduct of brokerage business), are authorized.
(d) The legislative rules filed in the state register on the fifteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, modified by the real estate commission to meet the objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the state register on the twelfth day of October, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, relating to the real estate commission (requirements in licensing real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons and the conduct of brokerage business), are authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Real Estate Commission to promulgate legislative rules relating to requirements in licensing real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons and the conduct of a brokerage business.

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