WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2024 REGULAR SESSION
Enrolled Senate Bill 438
By Senators Woodrum and Deeds [Passed March 6, 2024; in effect from passage]
 Enr SB 438
1 AN ACT to amend and reenact §5-30-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating
2 to requirements for rosters of individuals who have obtained professional, occupational,
3 and trade licenses, registrations, and certificates made available to public; establishing
4 exception for certain authorizing entities; and removing geographical information from
5 rosters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 30. ROSTERS OF INDIVIDUALS AUTHORIZED TO PRACTICE
PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND TRADES.
§5-30-2. Roster of licensed, registered, or certified practitioners to be made available to the public; exception.
1 The secretary or director of every board, commission, agency, or entity that issues
2 licenses, registrations, or certificates, or otherwise authorizes individuals to practice a profession,
3 occupation, or trade in this state, except for those subject to the provisions of §30-1-13 of this
4 code, shall prepare and maintain a complete roster of the names of all persons licensed,
5 registered, certified, or otherwise authorized to practice in this state the profession, occupation, or
6 trade to which such board, commission, agency, or entity relates, arranged alphabetically by
7 name. Each such board, commission, agency, or entity shall make the roster available upon
8 request to any member of the public and shall also place and maintain the roster on its website if it
9 maintains one.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 5-30-2
Enrolled Version: 5-30-2