Tag: Legislative


West Virginia Senate Bill 423 amends the AST Act

On March 27, 2015, West Virginia’s Governor Tomblin signed Senate Bill 423 (“SB 423”) amending the West Virginia Aboveground Storage Tank Act (the “AST Act”, W. Va. Code §§ 22-30-1) codified in April 2014 and effective June 6, 2014.   The amended Act, effective June 12, 2015, will relieve most USTs of most of regulatory requirements […]


Economic Development Bills of Interest

Smith Management Group is actively involved in the Kentucky Association for Economic Development (KAED).  One area of SMG’s involvement is with the group’s Public Policy Committee, which brings attention various bills of importance to economic development in the Commonwealth.  In addition to the environmental and energy related bills that SMG tracks in the weekly Legislative Updates, SMG follows […]


SMG Supports Small Business Issues

SMG’s Government Relations team attended the Small Business Caucus Breakfast at the Governor’s Mansion.  Important agenda items were Senate Bill 157 (Drug Free Workplace) sponsored by Senator Westerfield and House Bill 280 (Angel Investor Tax) sponsored by Representatives Palumbo, Keene and Kerr.