Senate Bill No. 478
(By Senator Withers, By Request)
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[Introduced March 22, 1993; referred to the Committee
on Small Business; and then to the Committee
on Finance.]
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A BILL to repeal sections seven and fourteen, article one-a, chapter forty-seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to registration by sellers of bedding or filling material and annual registration fees.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 1A. REGULATION AND CONTROL OF BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERY BUSINESSES.

§1. Repeal of sections relating to registration by sellers of bedding or filling material and annual registration fees.

Sections seven and fourteen, article one-a, chapter forty- seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, are hereby repealed.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the annual registration requirement and the applicable fees. This bill would cause the loss of approximately $46,700 to the generalrevenue fund, but would provide relief to about 1,000 businesses currently conducting business under the provisions of this article. Registration with the state has become unnecessary because federal regulations are now in effect to adequately protect the consumer.