Senate Bill No. 451

(By Senators Tomblin, Mr. President, Dempsey, Jenkins, Hunter and Love)

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[Introduced February 1, 2006; referred to the Committee

on Military; and then to the Committee on Finance.]

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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §15-1F-1b , relating to tolling any state licensure or registration requirement for persons on active duty in the United States military.

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 §15-1F-1b , to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1F. PRIVILEGES AND PROHIBITIONS.
§15-1F-1b. Tolling of the running of any licensure or registration requirement.

The running of any licensure or registration requirement, including, but not limited to, the payment of registration fees of a licensing board or commission of the state shall be tolled during the period of absence for active duty for any member of the armed services of the United States or the National Guard or other reserve component of the armed services of the United States or the National Guard or other reserve component of the armed forces until sixty days after the return of the member from active duty.


NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to toll any state licensure or registration requirement for persons on active duty in the United States military.

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