SB318 H GO AMT #1 4-1

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

Eng. Com. Sub for Senate Bill 318 - A BILL to amend and reenact §36-8-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to requirements for public notice of unclaimed property held by the State Treasurer; eliminating the requirement that the Treasurer annually publish a list of all unclaimed properties received the previous year in newspapers; requiring the Treasurer to annually publish a newspaper bulletin in each county of the state listing apparent owners of up to 15,000 recently received unclaimed properties; providing that the Treasurer is not required to publish said bulletin in a county if the Treasurer makes a determination that the bulletin is not a cost-effective method of promoting awareness of unclaimed property in that county; providing criteria for making a determination of cost-effectiveness; requiring the Treasurer to annually publish an advertisement regarding unclaimed property in a newspaper in each county in which the bulletin is not published; setting forth required content for said advertisement; and requiring the Treasurer to maintain a searchable online database of persons appearing to be the owners of unclaimed property.