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Committee counsel summarized the bill, saying it \"amends 2 sections of code to provide that a voter who is not registered as affiliated with a major political party ... may not vote a party ballot in the primary election\" and that a \"political party\" is defined in statute (chapter 3, article 1, section 8) as any affiliation that polled at least 1% of total votes cast for governor in the last general election.

Dean Kersey, chief of staff for the Secretary of State, described the variety of primary structures across states and said some states have closed primaries while others are semi-closed or open. Kersey said he could provide comparative information after the hearing and noted administrative details about how party ballots are presented at polling places.

Sponsor Senator Eric Tarr said the bill aims to prevent what he described as \"raiding\" of primaries by unaffiliated voters who switch affiliation or vote strategically in another party's primary. Tarr said the legislation seeks predictability and clarity in the primary process and cited an example: \"I'll talk about the Sue Klein election. So this is what happened within that Sue Klein election. Sue Klein election, you had a bunch of Democrats that moved from, Democrat party into unaffiliated, and then voted in Republican primaries, and put somebody who was their candidate, so to speak, and able to push that person over and win that primary.\" Tarr told the committee he introduced the bill to protect the integrity of primary nominations.

Committee members asked whether the change duplicates or conflicts with party rules; counsel and Mr. Kersey discussed how parties that nominate by convention do not produce a party ballot at polling places, and how the bill's language would operate on election day.

The vice chair moved that SB 564 be reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it pass and that it be referred under double committee reference to the Judiciary Committee; the motion carried.

Why it matters: The bill would change who may participate in party primary ballots, potentially narrowing primary electorates and affecting where unaffiliated voters may cast ballots in partisan primaries.

Next steps: The bill will go to the full Senate and, under the motion, also to the Judiciary Committee for additional review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","WV Senate Government Organization Committee in Session Mar 4, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","SB 564 would prevent voters not registered with a political party from voting a party's primary ballot, providing them a separate ballot for nonpartisan races and questions; the committee voted to report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass and a referral to the Judiciary Committee.","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},6301730,"Committee adopts committee substitute for SB 485 to allow limited procurement exemption for election infrastructure",131,2553000,2684000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2485855-3c822012b1b697e5ec39ac335890f8a3&start=2553&end=2684","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2485855-3c822012b1b697e5ec39ac335890f8a3/thumbnail_2553000.jpg","/articles/6301730/West-Virginia/Committee-adopts-committee-substitute-for-SB-485-to-allow-limited-procurement-exemption-for-election-infrastructure","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6301730-6b1beaa36b5ab04259a34e9544b91305/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164331&Signature=OKsxuPnM-kpN3xE0GPnUUJU1qEDSoF2L-EsL-VwIxq2PlLbIzOm4E~EfABnP99CMl66XkWNNVzRczTHEBvkSpIFr5I3ocGRFn9QFM9c2usTFc58AS66vhEGrrxUUCh0T-ubqpTuqWmk8ACtKxbUJbQ5hR895-WH-OG3WY3kM~8lCE8YkDWpUMYmLh5wujtT6fxRLx2M~CVccU2AdlynlfF56g87~xHvGxOlo37caGfxdmYUs5EmXvAshRiPAUCR-Dd87nMUWSMd65uBzxShPWkRd3Xi37yD3yoCmvIQr5uPgD0dzLE6HK3Pklsnsl0qG0mBn-KD1JeqsQ6cFIYkfxA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Committee on Government Organization agreed to a committee substitute for Senate Bill 485 that would give the Secretary of State a limited exemption from standard Purchasing Division procurement procedures for certain election infrastructure security systems and assets.

Committee counsel explained the committee substitute rewords and reformats an exemption included in the introduced bill; the substitute recasts the exceptions listed in subsection C and retains an operative seventh subdivision as the exemption requested by the Secretary of State. Counsel said the committee and chair had agreed on the exemption language.

Counsel deferred to the Secretary of State to explain the operational rationale for the limited exemption, and the committee adopted the substitute language. The vice chair moved that the committee substitute be reported to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass; the committee approved the motion and the substitute will be reported.

Why it matters: The substitute would let the Secretary of State procure some election-security-related assets outside the standard Purchasing Division bidding process; proponents argued the change addresses operational needs for election infrastructure security procurement.

Process note: The transcript records committee agreement to the substitute and the committee’s motion to report; specific procurement thresholds, asset categories, or dollar amounts were not detailed on the record.","A committee substitute for SB 485 would grant a limited exemption to the Secretary of State from Purchasing Division procurement requirements for certain election infrastructure security systems; the committee agreed to the language and reported the substitute to the full Senate.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6301735,"Committee narrows notice requirement for dissolving LLCs and nonprofits; electronic notice adopted when email on file",836,1533000,2369000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2485855-3c822012b1b697e5ec39ac335890f8a3&start=1533&end=2369","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2485855-3c822012b1b697e5ec39ac335890f8a3/thumbnail_1533000.jpg","/articles/6301735/West-Virginia/Committee-narrows-notice-requirement-for-dissolving-LLCs-and-nonprofits-electronic-notice-adopted-when-email-on-file","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6301735-a41d0e755d1544cd15c938d5437cb8ee/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164331&Signature=QH1Gnk-TlNDK3To1HeKYKCl8AsAO9AtVJZRg8euz3jf9YRPkv8yHWPYxjW7sPAUpdbjwpF6VJp0XDRipS5HK5rwnMZdwmaHymLcWgFxfBguYzWw-B-ypKPts0qJKSI5g~TxtCPPfJVfZ8wQJhupvmBAvUFE5a2r67a6MW0-rfH-HTsZWOgkrLAZ~bVqEfFH4Jo6SHdTjKeBZDuEWSEm4RitwD1exqXvvnzbemrUlccXKO2VQKbG7AgmDEACHZi7F1AkFaZ74tuELxtvhf9kxhkGPpX1WZtZQOwEVM3JK~GNebsldIy7hZ9y1mDnridTuGH4BfQyGRLwSLWvB-tMgWw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Committee on Government Organization voted to amend and report Senate Bill 522 (LLCs) and Senate Bill 525 (nonprofits), adopting an amendment that allows the Secretary of State to send an electronic notice of a certificate of dissolution when an email address for the entity is on file.

Committee counsel opened the discussion on SB 522, describing the bill as clarifying the procedure for administratively dissolving an LLC when statutory grounds are not remedied. Counsel said the bill was requested by the Secretary of State and that, under current law, the Secretary of State files and serves a certificate of dissolution; the bill eliminates an older requirement for a second in-person or certified-mail service that dated to 2002.

Dean Kersey, chief of staff for the Secretary of State, told the committee the office already uses electronic communication regularly and that sending an additional email would not be \"cumbersome\" if an email exists. Kersey said, \"We don't have emails for 20 some percent of the entities that file with us\" and that the office had studied costs and concluded the second certified mailing previously saved by eliminating the second mailing would be significant; he said certified mail \"is $8.95 right now\" and that earlier estimates of savings from removing the second mailing were \"upwards of $35,000.\" Kersey explained the change is part of an administrative clean-up and that the Secretary of State's database already notifies entities earlier in the process.

Committee members asked whether there is any fee charged to a dissolved LLC (Kersey said \"the company owes no money if we dissolve them\" and that reinstatement within two years carries a fee and other requirements). Senators debated whether electronic notice should be permitted only when an email is on file; the junior senator from the fifteenth proposed and the committee adopted a conceptual amendment providing that the Secretary of State \"shall send electronic notice to the company with a copy of the certificate of dissolution if the Secretary of State has an email address on file for the company.\" Counsel said the change will be incorporated into a committee substitute.

The committee then reported SB 522 as amended to the full Senate with the recommendation that it pass. The committee later adopted the same approach for SB 525, which mirrors SB 522 but applies to nonprofit corporations; the committee reported SB 525 as amended to the full Senate with the recommendation that it pass.

Why it matters: The bills reduce mailing costs and allow the Secretary of State to use email when available, while preserving a paper-based fallback for entities without emails. The committee emphasized administrative practicality and cost savings.

What was not changed: The underlying timeline for administrative dissolution (entities that do not file required annual reports for multiple years) and the statutory reinstatement window were discussed but not altered in committee.

Committee action: The committee adopted the electronic-notice amendment and reported both bills to the full Senate with recommendations to pass.","The committee amended and reported bills (SB 522 for LLCs and SB 525 for nonprofits) that remove an outdated second certified-mail requirement and permit the Secretary of State to send the post-dissolution notice electronically if an email address is on file.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6301739,"Committee approves substitute for SB 458 to clarify medical licensure language",343,1117000,1460000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2485855-3c822012b1b697e5ec39ac335890f8a3&start=1117&end=1460","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2485855-3c822012b1b697e5ec39ac335890f8a3/thumbnail_1117000.jpg","/articles/6301739/West-Virginia/Committee-approves-substitute-for-SB-458-to-clarify-medical-licensure-language","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6301739-5aa87cda96ee5aebfb7c3353c1eac832/orig.mp4?Expires=1771164331&Signature=Uf~LfVKQbzz~mYeTJIwtocK8E8CgvoQKWOaPwlbedoWayCHEjyaoYPk~vC6q5nte~LTYiCvXT0DRzhgLUDNyZtfPucMe0fcuUB1JEBK2JJLjCBlcC0~oygsAOZpKzZdqx12HSESOMfp06o35~B43WLR2AyYT--SIJYT8UUa0fJmG~kvm8Yo1SxuyayHPyJ3jfpbVawcDWh5~u2FNI6pr~XQZ4RQbr5XcItcIf~GIEaZCwdX8OPY9nU9scLgq5Y9nHVf8CJwRd0ullWFQIWLQOtIzr5TIyqvAEJrg6lekNzqQ2qY9PU0Ey9shNR5exkuJFsRplJrotkTvOCX1jNEdgw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate Committee on Government Organization on an undisclosed January day approved a committee substitute for Senate Bill 458 that revises state licensure language to clarify which medical graduates may practice without clinical supervision.

Committee counsel told members the substitute removes a reference to Article 3E of Chapter 30 and instead specifies that a person \"[is] licensed to practice medicine, pediatric medicine, or osteopathic medicine without clinical supervision after successfully completing a graduate medical education program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the American Osteopathic Association, or the Council on Podiatric Medical Education, or Colleges on Podiatric Medicine.\" Counsel said the wording had been reviewed and agreed to by stakeholders, including the Board of Medicine and its executive director, Mr. Spangler.

The substitute also removes a previously proposed \"1 year\" requirement and deletes redundant language referencing training \"in the United States,\" counsel said. Senator from Cabell asked whether the substitute reflected the amendment moved the previous day; counsel responded that the committee substitute largely adopts the prior amendment \"in principle.\" Senator from Summers clarified that an earlier amendment related to a hand examination and dentists was not incorporated in the committee substitute.

With no further questions, the committee voted to agree to the language of the committee substitute and then voted to report the committee substitute to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass.

Why it matters: The substitute narrows and clarifies which graduates of accredited programs may practice without clinical supervision; the change also resolves stakeholder concerns and removes redundant temporal and geographic language.

Background and process: Committee counsel characterized the change as a clarification of existing licensure language for the Chapter 30 boards and said stakeholders reviewed the substitute. The committee’s actions were procedural: agreeing to the substitute and reporting it to the full Senate with a recommendation of passage. No floor vote or final enactment is recorded here.

Committee action: The committee agreed to the committee substitute and voted to report SB 458 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass.","The Senate Committee on Government Organization agreed to a committee substitute for Senate Bill 458 that revises licensure language for physicians and related practitioners, removing a reference to Article 3E of Chapter 30 and specifying graduate medical education accreditation standards.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee backs SB 564 to bar unaffiliated voters from party primary ballots; sponsor and Secretary of State explain rationale

Committee adopts committee substitute for SB 485 to allow limited procurement exemption for election infrastructure

Committee narrows notice requirement for dissolving LLCs and nonprofits; electronic notice adopted when email on file

Committee approves substitute for SB 458 to clarify medical licensure language