HB 2145 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to terminating the authority of the Director of the Purchasing Division to impose a certain annual fee upon vendors

HB 2145 terminates the West Virginia Purchasing Division Director's authority to charge vendors an annual fee for bid notifications. The bill specifically removes the provision allowing fees up to $125 per year (capped at the cost of notification services) that vendors previously had to pay to receive procurement notices. This change directly affects businesses and vendors participating in state procurement contracts, eliminating a mandatory fee requirement. The bill amends existing code sections (§5A-3-4 and §5A-3-12) to end this fee authority effective upon the bill's 2025 enactment.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action Mar 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Engrossed Version · 5 edits · Mar 27, 2025

MODERATE

This bill terminates the Purchasing Division Director's authority to charge an annual fee to vendors seeking to do business with the state. The fee, previously capped at $125 per fiscal year, will no longer be collected starting on the effective date of these 2025 amendments. Additionally, the bill adds new requirements for vendors to report changes in their submitted information immediately and clarifies that certificates are public records.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed by removing the authority to collect fees from vendors while maintaining the requirement for vendors to submit prequalification information and certificates.

FISCAL

Removed the authority for the Director to charge an annual fee of up to $125 to vendors, which was previously established in §5A-3-4(7).

REQUIREMENT

Modified §5A-3-12(b) to require immediate reporting of any changes in vendor information rather than waiting for the next filing period.

Added new subsection (c) stating that vendor certificates and information become public records.

Added new subsection (d) allowing the Director to waive requirements for corporations on national stock exchanges and sole-source vendors.

ENFORCEMENT

Added new subsection (e) establishing misdemeanor penalties for submitting false certificates, including fines up to $1,000 and potential jail time.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 27, 2025

How they voted

97–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 100

Mar 27, 2025

D Democratic9

9 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican91

88 Yea 3

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Mar 29, 2025

Committee

To Government Organization

upper

Mar 29, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (Roll No. 207)

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Do pass

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

To House Finance

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

To Finance

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors