HB4147 S JUDICIARY AMT

Hartley 7889

    The Committee on the Judiciary moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

    Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 4147--A Bill to amend and reenact §15-5-1 and §15-5-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §46A-6J-1, §46A-6J-2, §46A-6J-3 and §46A-6J-4 of said code, all relating to emergency preparedness; revising the policy statement for the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management; authorizing the Governor or the Legislature to declare a state of preparedness; limiting a state of preparedness to thirty days; identifying conditions that permit a declaration of a state of preparedness; adding the term “state of preparedness” to where “state of emergency” is referred throughout the code; providing that a state of preparedness has the same effect as a state of emergency for the purposes of the Emergency Management Assistance Compact and the Statewide Mutual Aid System; revising the definition of “state of emergency” in the West Virginia Consumer Protection Act; defining “state of preparedness” and “large-scale threat” in the West Virginia Consumer Protection Act; requiring the Governor to specifically list items or services subject to unfair pricing provisions in a proclamation declaring a state of preparedness; requiring notification of a state of preparedness by the Secretary of State; and making other technical and stylistic revisions.

Adopted

Rejected