2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB890: Relating to auctioneers

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to update certain definitions, add a definition to Auction Firm, putting certain sections into simpler language, removing extensions from 2020, increasing the bond to 25,000 dollars, clarifying board, extending the period an apprentice auctioneer may continue to operate provided they have submitted renewal forms, expanding the board of review, granting board members compensation, clarifying penalty fees to be paid to the WVDA, adding additional clauses required for contracts, adding requirements for auction firms, and adding advertising prohibitions.

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Bill History

3/24/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
3/24/2025
To Government Organization then Finance
Senate
3/24/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
3/24/2025
To Government Organization
Senate
3/27/2025
Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
Senate
3/27/2025
2nd reference dispensed
Senate
3/28/2025
On 1st reading
Senate
3/28/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
3/29/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
3/29/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/31/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
3/31/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/31/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 253)
Senate
3/31/2025
Ordered to House
Senate
4/1/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
To Government Organization
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
To House Government Organization
House of Delegates

Roll Call Votes

Passed Senate (Roll No. 253)
3/31/2025
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/31/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Government Organization(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197047.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197046.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/19704.7 KB