Senate Bill No. 250

(By Senators Bowman, Bailey, Ball,

Kessler, Plymale, White, Wooton,

Boley, Buckalew, Minear and Scott)

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[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;

reported January 29, 1998.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact section five, article one-a, chapter twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuation of the commission on uniform state laws.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section five, article one-a, chapter twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended an reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1A. COMMISSION ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS.
§29-1A-5. Reestablishment of commission.
After having conducted a performance and fiscal audit through preliminary performance review its joint committee on government operations, pursuant to section nine article ten, chapter four of this code, the Legislature hereby finds and declares that the commission on uniform state laws should be continued and reestablished. Accordingly, notwithstanding the provisions of section four article ten, chapter four of this code, the commission on uniform state laws shall continue to exist until the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-three two thousand four.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue the Commission on Uniform State Laws until July 1, 2004, pursuant to the provisions of the West Virginia Sunset Law.

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

This bill is recommended by the Joint Committee on Government Operations for passage during the 1998 Regular Session of the Legislature.)