HB5694 S RULES AMT #1 3-7

Sarah Stewart

The Committee on Rules moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:— A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5A-3-64, relating generally to the Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination Act; defining terms; prohibiting public entities from contracting with companies that discriminate against certain firearm entities; setting an effective date; providing that contracts in violation of new requirements must be terminated; authorizing the Attorney General to file a cause of action against a company in certain circumstances; permitting the award of attorneys’ fees and damages to the State; exempting sole source provider contracts from new requirements; and providing rulemaking authority, including emergency rulemaking authority.

Adopted

Rejected