Adopted by House 6-26-2008

HB219 H JUD AMT 6-24 #1

The Committee on the Judiciary moves to amend the title of the bill as follows:
H. B. 219 -- "A Bill to amend and reenact §3-8-1, §3-8-1a, §3- 8-4, §3-8-5 and §3-8-8 of the Code of West Virginia 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §3-9-14 of said code, all relating to the regulation and control of elections, generally; legislative findings related to the particular characteristics of West Virginia which warrant regulation of non-broadcast media; defining terms; clarifying that statutory prohibitions and criminal provisions relating to corporate election communications apply only to express advocacy; clarifying offenses and penalties; and establishing effective dates."