H. B. 2725
(By Delegates Ellem, Anderson, Border, Carmichael,
C. Miller, Sumner, Schoen, Andes and Azinger)
[Introduced February 20, 2009; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §29-22B-508 of the Code of West
Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to video lottery
licensing suspension.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §29-22B-508 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 22B. LIMITED VIDEO LOTTERY.
§29-22B-508. Commission action on applications.
(a) The commission may not issue any new license until after
the background investigations are concluded expressly authorized by
the West Virginia Legislature. This provision shall does not apply
to an application for renewal of a license except to the extent
background investigations are required of an applicant for renewal
of a license in legislative rules of the commission.
(b) The commission shall make an affirmative determination that the applicant is qualified and that the applicable
renewal
license fees have been paid prior to issuing any
renewal license.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to suspend the future
issuing of new video lottery licenses; no new licenses may be
issued unless expressly authorized by the Legislature.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.