HB3013 HFIN FBM 3-25
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
FLOOR BOOK MEMO
HOUSE BILL 3013 (LEGISLATIVE WORKGROUPS)
Sponsors:Mr. Speaker (Mr. Thompson) and Delegates Boggs, Swartzmiller,
Caputo, Miley, Poling, M., White, Perdue, Morgan, Moye and Poling,
D.
Attorney:McO / Assistant:
Date: March 25, 2013
Title: OK
Fiscal Note: No
Code: §4-2B-1 (new)
Purpose: The bill would create a new section authorizing the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House to appoint job creation workgroups from
members within their respective houses of the Legislature. Each workgroup would
work at the direction of its appointing officer, independently or in cooperation with
the Department of Commerce, the West Virginia Development Office, or other
executive office or agency of the state, to obtain information to assist the
Legislature's efforts to take effective action to increase and attract jobs in West
Virginia. Their activities would include, but not be limited to, meeting with existing
businesses and organizations to further develop resources currently available to
expand upon and grow job opportunities within the state. Each workgroup would
serve as a resource for other members of their house of the Legislature on these
subject matters.
Members of a workgroup would receive no compensation for their services
other than actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties as members of
workgroup. The provisions of this new statute would expire December 31, 2014.
COMMITTEE ACTION: The bill was reported without amendment.
Effective Date:Regular