Senate Bill No. 328
(By Senators Ross, Anderson,
Bowman
and Boley)
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[Introduced January 28, 1999; referred to the
Committee
on Government Organization; and then to the Committee
on the Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section two, article nine,
chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
relating to authorizing the secretary of state to
promulgate a legislative rule relating to the use
of electronic signatures by state agencies.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section two, article nine, chapter sixty-four
of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted, to read
as follows:
ARTICLE 9. AUTHORIZATION FOR MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES AND BOARDS TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-9-2. Secretary of state.
(a) The legislative rule filed in the state register
on the thirty-first day of July, one thousand nine
hundred ninety-seven, authorized under the authority of
section two, article one, chapter fifty-nine of this
code, modified by the secretary of state to meet the
objections of the legislative rule-making review
committee and refiled in the state register on the third
day of November, one thousand nine hundred ninety-seven,
relating to the secretary of state (fees relating to
electronic records, 153 CSR 2), is authorized.
(b) The legislative rule filed in the state register
on the thirty-first day of July, one thousand nine
hundred ninety-seven, authorized under the authority of
section sixty-seven, article one, chapter thirty-one of
this code, modified by the secretary of state to meet the
objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the state register on the fifth
day of January, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight,
relating to the secretary of state (matters relating to
corporations and other business entity filing, 153 CSR
5), is authorized.
(c) The legislative rule filed in the state register
on the third day of August, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-eight, authorized under the authority of section
four, article five, chapter thirty-nine, of this code,
modified by the secretary of state to meet the objections
of the legislative rule-making review committee and
refiled in the state register on the twenty-third day of
September, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight,
relating to the secretary of state (use of electronic
signatures by state agencies
, 153 CSR 30), is authorized.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the
Secretary of State to promulgate a legislative rule
relating to the Use oOf Electronic Signatures bBy State
Agencies
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Strike-throughs indicate language that would be
stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates
new language that would be added.