Introduced Version
House Bill 2007 History
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H. B. 2007
(By Delegate Iaquinta)
[Introduced February 13, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Senior Citizen Issues then Finance.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §16-5S-12, relating
to establishing a program for collecting and reprogramming
used cellular telephones for distribution to seniors without
cellular phones for emergency calls.
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 §16-5S-12, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 5S. OLDER WEST VIRGINIANS ACT.
§16-5S-12. Cellular telephones for seniors without cellular
telephones for emergency calls.
__The commissioner shall establish a program for collecting and
reprogramming used cellular telephones from retailers, wholesalers, individuals or other sources for distribution to seniors without
cellular phones to use for emergency telephone calls.
__NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to establish a program for
collecting and reprogramming used cellular telephones to be
distributed to seniors without cellular phones for making emergency
calls.
This section is new; therefore, it has been completely
underscored.