Senate Bill No. 284

(By Senators Bowman, Bailey, Chafin, Jenkins, Kessler, McCabe, Minard, Boley, Harrison, Minear and Weeks)

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[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;

reported February 24, 2005.]

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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-2-21, relating to continuation of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-2-21, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.
§33-2-21. Continuation of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
The Office of the Insurance Commissioner shall continue to exist until the first day of July, two thousand seven, unless sooner terminated, continued or reestablished pursuant to the provisions of article ten, chapter four of this code.
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NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue the Office of the Insurance Commissioner until July 1, 2007, pursuant to the West Virginia Sunset Law. This bill is recommended by the Joint Committee on Government Operations.

This section is new, therefore Strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.
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