SB435 H GO AMT 4-11
Thompson 3192
The Committee on Government Organization moves to amend the
title of the bill to read as follows:
"A BILL to amend and reenact §8-1-5a of the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to continuing the Municipal
Home Rule Pilot Program; continuing the Municipal Home Rule Pilot
Program; continuing the Municipal Home Rule Board; setting forth
legislative findings; authorizing Class I, II, III and IV
municipalities to participate in the program; clarifying the voting
privileges of members of the Municipal Home Rule Board; clarifying
the powers and duties of the board; establishing written plan
requirements for municipalities; establishing requirements for the
adoption of ordinances; requiring public hearings; setting forth
powers and duties of the participating municipalities; prohibiting
certain acts by participating municipalities; providing the
opportunity for participating municipalities to withdraw from the
program; providing for amendments to the written plan; requiring a
performance review of the pilot program; establishing reporting
requirements; validating the continuance of certain ordinances
passed by the municipalities participating in the pilot program;
prohibiting municipalities participating in the pilot program from
restricting the right of any person to purchase, possess, transfer, own, carry, transport, sell or store any firearm, firearm accessory
or accouterment, or any ammunition or ammunition component;
providing limited exceptions to the firearms prohibition; and
establishing a termination date of the pilot program."