WEST virginia legislature

2025 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 932

By Senator Chapman

[Introduced March 24, 2025; referred

to the Committee on Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §4-2-13, relating to combining the offices of the Legislative Auditor and the State Auditor.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 2. LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR; POWERS; FUNCTIONS; DUTIES; COMPENSATION.

§4-2-13. Combining the offices of the Legislative Auditor and the State Auditor.

Effective July 1, 2025, the offices of the Legislative Auditor and the State Auditor shall be combined into one office. The powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Legislative Auditor as set forth throughout this article shall be transferred to the office of the State Auditor.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to combine the offices of the Legislative Auditor and the State Auditor.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.