SB395 SFAT Palumbo 2-5

Kevin Baker x7816

    Senator Palumbo moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

    Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 395--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-5-8b; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-4-9, all relating generally to the operation and oversight of certain benefit programs; granting certain subpoena power to the Investigations and Fraud Management Division within the Department of Health and Human Resources to investigate welfare fraud; authorizing the Investigations and Fraud Management Division to request search warrants, swear to complaints and seek relevant orders from circuit court in certain situations; providing access to out-of-state documents in certain circumstances; prohibiting disclosure of persons under investigation by the Investigations and Fraud Management Division; defining terms; creating misdemeanor and felony offenses for certain unlawful use of certain benefits or benefit access devices; stating certain presumptions and calculations permissible in prosecution of these offenses; providing an alternative to confinement for individuals convicted of the offenses associated with unlawful use of certain benefits; and precluding certain prosecution under multiple sections for conduct arising out of the same transaction or occurrence.

Adopted

Rejected