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At the WV Legislature: Senate Committee on Government Organization considers real estate licensing requirements, combining municipal, county operations

By Matt Young, West Virginia Press Association

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Committee on Government Organization, on Wednesday, considered several pieces of legislation, including HB 3354, which seeks to, “authorize municipalities to combine operations with other municipalities and counties to provide governmental services.”

As explained in the text of the bill, HB 3354 authorizes, “Municipalities to combine operations with other municipalities and counties to provide governmental services; removing authority for regulation of keeping gunpowder and…