To require state, county, municipal, and government-controlled entities to provide timely, public financial transparency through the West Virginia Checkbook system or a substantially similar public transparency platform

Summary

The bill makes participation in the WV Checkbook transparency system mandatory for any government body that a state, county or city controls. Entities must begin reporting by the start of their 2027 fiscal year and keep data no more than two months behind actual transactions. Failure to comply triggers quarterly and monthly civil fines.

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