Senate Bill No. 614

(By Senators Jenkins and Plymale)

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[Introduced February 17, 2003; referred to the Committee on Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance.]

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A BILL to amend article thirteen, chapter eight of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section eleven-a, relating to permitting municipalities to assess taxes and levy fees subject to local referendum.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article thirteen, chapter eight of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section eleven-a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 13. TAXATION AND FINANCE.
§8-13-11a. Municipalities may levy any tax or assess any fee not prohibited by the constitution if first approved by a municipal referendum.

 In addition to other taxing authority previously granted, any municipality may levy any tax or assess any fee not specifically prohibited by the state's constitution: Provided, That the tax or fee is first approved by a municipal referendum.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize municipalities to assess any tax or levy any fee not prohibited by the constitution, so long as it is first approved by a municipal referendum.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.