Senate Bill No. 60
(By Senator Bowman)
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[Introduced January 10, 2007; referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to repeal §14-2-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as
amended, relating to venue for certain suits and actions
involving the state which may only be brought and prosecuted
in the circuit court of Kanawha County.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 2. CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE.
§1. Repeal of section relating to claims against the state.
That §14-2-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
is hereby repealed.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal
§14-2-2 of the
Code of West Virginia mandating that certain suits and actions
involving the state may only be brought and prosecuted in the
circuit court of Kanawha County.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.