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Bill > SB374
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Introduced
01/15/2026
01/15/2026
In Committee
02/03/2026
02/03/2026
Crossed Over
02/02/2026
02/02/2026
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
A BILL to amend and reenact §64-10-1 et seq. of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules; authorizing the rules as filed and as modified by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and as amended by the Legislature; authorizing the Division of Economic Development to promulgate a legislative rule relating to tourism development districts; authorizing the Division of Forestry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to rules for the certification of managed timberland; authorizing the Division of Labor to promulgate a legislative rule relating to child labor; authorizing the Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the submission and approval of a comprehensive Mine Safety Program for coal mining operations in the State of West Virginia; authorizing the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to small arms hunting; authorizing the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to wildlife rehabilitation; authorizing the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to special boating; authorizing the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to defining terms used in hunting and trapping; authorizing the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to prohibitions when hunting and trapping; authorizing the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to deer hunting; authorizing the Division of Natural Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to special migratory game bird hunting; and authorizing the Division of Rehabilitation Services to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act Board.
AI Summary
This bill authorizes various agencies within the West Virginia Department of Commerce to create and implement "legislative rules," which are official regulations that have the force of law. Specifically, it allows the Division of Economic Development to establish rules for tourism development districts, the Division of Forestry to certify managed timberland, and the Division of Labor to regulate child labor. The Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training is authorized to create rules for mine safety programs, while the Division of Natural Resources can enact rules concerning small arms hunting, wildlife rehabilitation, special boating regulations (including a specific amendment for motorboat operation on Stonecoal Lake), defining hunting and trapping terms, hunting and trapping prohibitions, deer hunting, and special migratory game bird hunting. Finally, the Division of Rehabilitation Services is authorized to create rules for the Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act Board. These rules, once filed and potentially modified by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and the Legislature, will become official state regulations.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
On 1st reading, Special Calendar (on 02/26/2026)
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