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2009 Proposed Bills
H. B. 2564
(By Delegates Marshall and Caputo)
[Introduced February 17, 2009; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §64-6-4, relating to amending the Fire Commission rule adopting the State Fire Code; and limiting the exemption given to buildings used wholly as dwelling houses for no more than two families to those buildings only when owner-occupied.
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 §64-6-4, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 6. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND PUBLIC SAFETY TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-6-4. Fire commission.
The legislative rule contained in title eighty-seven, series one, and filed in the State Register on April 26, 2006, under the authority of section five, article three, chapter twenty-nine of this code, relating to the Fire Commission (State Fire Code, 87 CSR 1)is reauthorized with the following amendment: On page one, section one, subsection 1.5, by inserting before the word "buildings" the words "owner-occupied".
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to amend the Fire Commission Rule adopting the Fire Code. The bill limits the exemption given to buildings used wholly as dwelling houses for no more than two families to those buildings only when owner-occupied.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
Past Proposed Bills
House Bill 2864
(By Delegates Webster, Amores, Moore, Caputo, Fragale, M. Poling, DeLong, Hamilton, Brown, Perdue and Fleischauer)
(Introduced February 6, 2007; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary)
A BILL to amend the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §37-6A-1, §37-6A-2, §37-6A-3, §37-6A-4, §37-6A-5, and §37-6A-6, relating to residential rental security deposits; relevant definitions; security deposits; maintenance of records; prohibited provisions in rental agreements; remedies upon landlord's non- compliance; application of article; security deposits prior to effective date of article.
Senate Bill's Introduced
Senate Bill 163 would make the destruction of a landlord’s rental property a criminal offense if the tenant were found to act with reckless disregard. If the damage is greater than $300 but less than $1,000, then the tenant would be charged with a misdemeanor and upon conviction could be fined up to $300 or up to six months in jail, or both. If the damage is greater than $1,000, then the tenant would be charged with a felony offense and upon conviction could be fined up to $1,000 or sentenced to jail from one to 10 years. This bill also establishes the use of video or photographic evidence of the destruction, in conjunction with credible and trustworthy testimony, as proof of the offense.
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