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Counsel explained that the substitute adds a new article to state code to provide banking protections for eligible adults suspected to be victims of financial exploitation. Under the substitute, depository institutions, broker-dealers, and investment advisers may delay, refuse or prevent certain financial transactions if they suspect financial exploitation of an eligible adult or incapacitated adult. The substitute allows disclosure of such activity to an eligible adult's authorized third party and requires mandatory notifications to designated state agencies responsible for receiving reports of suspected maltreatment, including the West Virginia Department of Human Services, Bureau for Social Services, and the Office of the Attorney General.

Counsel said the committee substitute makes mostly technical changes and sets an initial time limit of 15 days for holds or delays unless the institution clears the action sooner or a court order provides otherwise. The substitute includes provisions to avoid conflicts between obligations of broker-dealers and investment advisers and it provides that there is no private cause of action against a covered financial institution or their employees unless there is clear and convincing evidence they did not act in good faith.

Mark Adkins, registered lobbyist for the Community Bankers of West Virginia, testified the bankers' associations supported the bill and that it would be a helpful tool to combat fraud against vulnerable adults. Guest witnesses from AARP were present but did not have extended remarks recorded in the transcript. After no amendments, the committee agreed to the language of the substitute and the vice chair moved that it be reported to the full Senate; the motion carried by voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","WV Senate Judiciary Committee in Session Mar 28, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee voted to report Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 848 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature WV, West Virginia","taxId",77714,"location","West Virginia","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6098977,"Committee advances lobbyist-reform bill after lengthy floor debate and amendments",2991,7636000,10627000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2821476-a53bc7235dabfe7150697cca6af79caf&start=7636&end=10627","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2821476-a53bc7235dabfe7150697cca6af79caf/thumbnail_7636000.jpg","/articles/6098977/West-Virginia/Committee-advances-lobbyist-reform-bill-after-lengthy-floor-debate-and-amendments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6098977-7b32c89f229dbf6ddfd306c2d7e48079/orig.mp4?Expires=1776090413&Signature=RTdezgaLTC0EoCD3gG12onut0or6srKIF81eL7jySb4yHPCxPEwAYBnL2BjE41La5IQtOlHiMSe~Hr3W7YKQ4jPxorM~GiaF1Qhr3wDyfhQZIBjDrA6hU7IO180WUuq-8homT5G6PeIa9OPKdEVm4k6rzXohTkP2RhTjXFIDpLEJkEDFhH9m70NqcsxPi-T18~jidtDfQvZFNVm1FQLPgOK-FW3DnhKSc-MzYKLG8bFowd4HrP~uBLJByzRURFNAeQ2fmwuafDn8l5K5tGhU5gU1wkjqU3yayHS-tgU0fSgTkbzlucI-31gA86QGEvXe-nX8JhrqccqPsNPimuWmlA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The committee advanced the committee substitute for Senate Bill 745, a comprehensive lobbyist transparency and conduct measure, and voted to report the substitute as amended to the full Senate.

Committee members and counsel described a number of substantive changes made in subcommittee and on the floor. Counsel said the substitute would require searchable public disclosures by the Ethics Commission and apply eligibility and disclosure rules to persons who \"walk like a lobbyist\"—expanding definitions to capture consultants and contractors who perform lobbying functions. Counsel described reporting of compensation using five income \"buckets\" (ranges such as under $10,000; $10,000–$25,000; $25,000–$50,000; etc.) rather than requiring exact dollar figures, and said a lobbyist would not be required to report exact compensation amounts. Counsel also told the committee the citizen-expenditure reporting threshold had been raised from $150 to $1,000, and that an earlier 20-visit limit for uncompensated citizen lobbying had been removed.

The subcommittee report, delivered by the senator from Fayette, said the changes aimed to increase transparency while responding to lobbyists' concerns about competitive harm from disclosing precise contract amounts. The senator from Fayette also described a proposed prohibition preventing lobbyists (but not their employers) from contributing to individual candidates during covered periods; counsel cited Fourth Circuit precedent and South Carolina's statutory model as supportive authorities for restricting lobbyist contributions during the legislative session.

A substantial portion of the meeting focused on whether the bill should bar lobbyists from \"solicit[ing] or facilitat[ing] campaign contributions\" in addition to banning direct contributions. The senior senator from the fourth proposed deleting the words \"solicit and facilitate\" from the prohibition language. After debate that included concerns that restricting solicitation would further empower outside political action committees and reduce an individual candidate's ability to raise funds, the committee held a division vote on the amendment. The clerk reported the division as 8 in favor, 7 opposed, and the amendment to remove \"solicit and facilitate\" was adopted.

Other floor changes the committee noted: an added prohibition on lobbyist contributions by lobbyists or their spouses was discussed and subsequently narrowed after counsel warned of constitutional concerns about restricting spouses; the committee also restored bucketed income reporting and softened some disclosure requirements compared with earlier drafts. After further debate and several members speaking for and against, the committee agreed to the committee substitute as amended and the vice chair moved that it be reported to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass. The chair declared the motion adopted by voice vote.

Counsel and senators repeatedly emphasized that lobbyists and stakeholder groups had been engaged in subcommittee and committee work on the bill. Multiple senators characterized the bill as an attempt to restore public trust through greater transparency, while some members warned the restrictions could disadvantage individual candidates against better-funded outside groups.","The committee advanced Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 745, a lobbyist-transparency and conduct package, and reported it to the full Senate after amendments and a division vote.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":80,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6098982,"Committee approves change clarifying vendors subject to misconduct prosecution in corrections facilities",123,7513000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2821476-a53bc7235dabfe7150697cca6af79caf&start=7513&end=7636","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2821476-a53bc7235dabfe7150697cca6af79caf/thumbnail_7513000.jpg","/articles/6098982/West-Virginia/Committee-approves-change-clarifying-vendors-subject-to-misconduct-prosecution-in-corrections-facilities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6098982-1cfa8ceffad38d2db5e969181954fdb4/orig.mp4?Expires=1776090413&Signature=NaeWOO6DxjqqjJyCeF6ef-gmjx0jzDfpjbDHFA0B9yOwh~DLXPbLtsTxROIdyGwr3ct6sxZTmCuyYEZ7Ljlj6ZOQY7YSWpdQXy~vfrRZeqR0Y8xk3hwnf8G3owze2zgWgKVY7xYrimqjpXyvVGn3r2rB-VFeL3EHfNBQZw~KYvKCLg1UUD1HIh5lAdsqfjCL-hjR4tJ0DmcVAak4UGoNVitrsIyTgtXT8EwX4~6yIh1eOy4fgt9W9T6pbzwJfgJQHsIu5cf5BkTTtuUoL5xSB2e5sYDI2Y10saja~eZU3-FJgtrhrFdqQMmpDqxk0RDa2oTtCpcBb76sMXwQ2a5Usw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The committee voted to report Senate Bill 828 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass.

Counsel explained that Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 828 adds the words \"such as a vendor\" to clarify that persons operating in a Department of Corrections or juvenile facility pursuant to a contract are included among those who may be prosecuted under existing statutory prohibitions on sexual or criminal acts with incarcerated individuals.

Counsel said the substitute \"adds the language that a vendor is a person considered to be operating in a division of corrections facility pursuant to a contract.\" No fiscal note or further reference was indicated. Senators asked clarifying questions and the chair stated there were no amendments. The vice chair moved the bill be reported to the full Senate with the recommendation for passage; the motion carried by voice vote and the chair declared the motion adopted.

The committee also referenced prior and related matters but made no changes to the committee substitute on the floor.","Committee reported Senate Bill 828 to the full Senate. The substitute clarifies that a \"vendor\" working in correctional or juvenile facilities under contract is subject to existing criminal prohibitions against sexual misconduct with incarcerated individuals.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6098987,"Committee backs bill aligning state Board of Education eligibility with county rules",266,7227000,7493000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2821476-a53bc7235dabfe7150697cca6af79caf&start=7227&end=7493","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2821476-a53bc7235dabfe7150697cca6af79caf/thumbnail_7227000.jpg","/articles/6098987/West-Virginia/Committee-backs-bill-aligning-state-Board-of-Education-eligibility-with-county-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6098987-1a816cba35717f3efb0d853aeb5cc199/orig.mp4?Expires=1776090413&Signature=EoDTUWAWEi57VLIw9vxM1H4FZ1LHjevI8Nec-ZETDjSkNStjXDNKvr39JIiFrAsIcW7T9X9ToM5HHwU~0DeSYPThZFwaeL5oYhOYkJEcmeFOUNrfdgQwOi~xN2Uhq9UYrgGSr6SaKa7PEdhgVw47nYUNEiGgvkzhA5dc4ND2JjJq7JHTjl-~e3~r0C42tFSxeed~g1vRp0iWruCuHk4Z-HbuaYneTkFVFz3O-VnR24YXa3iXxO9mgyAip-BCvPK5qxTYHFtxB8Svpjo0dIZLqgXeiGCZb1JTO3zYCItorslwv0QSiHk-Tj1~JIEs3hGu2EztJsGaM5gZViERBLsxKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The committee voted to report Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 158 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass.

Senate Bill 158 would require members of the West Virginia Board of Education to meet the same eligibility requirements that current law imposes on county board of education members by adding subsections that bar certain appointees and employees from membership and that prohibit members from seeking or holding other public offices or party executive positions while serving.

Counsel told the committee that the bill adds two subsections to an existing section of law and that it \"provides persons who are ineligible for membership on the state board if they are appointees or employees of the board, if they are a member of any political party executive committee, or if they hold any other public office or public employment under the federal government, state government, or any of the state's political subdivisions.\" Counsel also said the measure prevents board members from soliciting or receiving political contributions to support or retire campaign debt for candidates.

A junior senator from the seventeenth raised a drafting question about the use of the word \"bipartisan\" on page 2 and proposed substituting \"nonpartisan.\" Counsel confirmed the change was acceptable as drafted. The amendment replacing \"bipartisan\" with \"nonpartisan\" on the identified lines was adopted without recorded division. After no further amendments, the committee agreed to the language of the committee substitute as amended and the vice chair moved that it be reported to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass. The motion carried by voice vote; the chair declared the motion adopted.

The counsel noted there was no fiscal note and no second reference for the bill on file. Counsel also identified the county board eligibility requirements the bill references as Chapter 18, Article 5, Section 1a of West Virginia law.","A Senate committee approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 158 to apply the same eligibility restrictions for the West Virginia Board of Education that now apply to county boards; committee adopted a minor wording amendment and voted to report the bill to the full Senate.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee approves bill allowing banks to delay or refuse suspicious transactions to protect eligible adults

Committee advances lobbyist-reform bill after lengthy floor debate and amendments

Committee approves change clarifying vendors subject to misconduct prosecution in corrections facilities

Committee backs bill aligning state Board of Education eligibility with county rules