HB 5063: To permit the county commission to appoint a county commissioner to a convention and visitor’s bureau as a voting member - West Virginia

Committee Substitute → Engrossed Committee Substitute · 3 edits · Mar 12, 2026

MINOR

The bill was formally reclassified from a 'Committee Substitute' to an 'Engrossed Version,' indicating it has passed committee review and is ready for final legislative action. The text of the legislation itself remains substantively unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to a list of reporting requirements and the addition of a blank line after the bill title.

Scope change

No change in the scope or applicability of the law; the bill's subject matter and legal effect are identical to the previous version.

TECHNICAL

The version label in the header was updated to reflect the bill's current status in the legislative process.

Minor punctuation adjustments were made to the list of annual reporting requirements in subsection (8).

A blank line was inserted after the bill title and origin information.

Introduced Version → Committee Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was reorganized to reflect its status as a Committee Substitute, updating the legislative session dates and committee history. The primary policy change clarifies that county commissions are not prohibited from appointing a commissioner to a convention and visitor's bureau, while adding a specific provision that the absence of such a commissioner should not automatically disqualify a meeting from having a quorum.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the appointment of county commissioners to convention and visitor's bureaus was clarified to explicitly allow the practice and define how their absence affects meeting quorums.

REQUIREMENT

Revised the rule on quorum to state that the absence of an appointed county commissioner does not count against the meeting's ability to conduct business.

TECHNICAL

Updated the legislative session year from 2026 to 2026 (unchanged text but context implies session continuity) and changed the committee name from Government Organization to Government Administration.

Adjusted the bill status labels to reflect the transition from 'Introduced Version' to 'Committee Substitute'.

Engrossed Committee Substitute → Enrolled Committee Substitute · 3 edits · Apr 2, 2026

MINOR

The bill was converted from a draft committee version to the final enrolled version, adding official signatures and certification statements required for passage. The substantive policy text regarding convention and visitor's bureau reporting, budget requirements, and audit rules remained identical between the two versions, with no changes to eligibility criteria, funding thresholds, or operational mandates.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text governing convention and visitor's bureaus is identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

Added official certification signatures for the Clerk of the House, Clerk of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and President of the Senate, along with the Governor's signature line, which are required to finalize the bill into law.

Added standard legislative enrollment text stating the bill originated in the House of Delegates and will take effect 90 days from passage.

Removed draft-specific headers, page numbers, and internal markup symbols used during the legislative process.

To permit the county commission to appoint a county commissioner to a convention and visitor’s bureau as a voting member

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