H. B. 2562
(By Delegates Hunt, Linch, Compton, Faircloth,
Jenkins and Riggs)
[Introduced February 1, 1999; referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.]
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 of Electronic Signatures by State
Agencies.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be
stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates
new language that would be added.