Relating to authorizing the Office of Technology to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the plan of operation
Summary
HB2228 is a rule-authorization bill that approves a legislative rule for the West Virginia Office of Technology concerning its “plan of operation.” The bill amends the state code section governing legislative rule approvals to authorize the specific rule that was filed in the State Register on August 29, 2024, modified to address objections from the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee, and refiled on October 11, 2024.
The bill does not create a new program or substantive policy change on its own; instead, it gives legal effect to an administrative rule already developed by the Office of Technology. The underlying rule is identified as 163 CSR 04, and the bill’s practical effect is to allow the agency’s operational framework to proceed under state law.
Impact
HB2228 would amend §64-2-1 of the West Virginia Code to add the Office of Technology’s plan-of-operation rule to the list of authorized legislative rules. This would permit the rule to take effect and govern the agency’s internal operations, administrative procedures, or organizational structure as defined in the rule, while leaving the broader statutory framework unchanged. The bill primarily affects the Office of Technology and any state entities or users that interact with its administrative processes.
Sentiment
Based on the bill text and available context, the measure appears routine and procedural rather than controversial. There are no recorded committee transcripts or votes indicating opposition or debate, and the bill’s purpose is narrowly limited to authorizing a revised administrative rule. The overall sentiment is therefore neutral to favorable, consistent with a standard rule-approval bill.
Contention
No specific points of contention are documented in the available materials. The only notable procedural issue is that the rule had to be modified to meet objections from the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee before being refiled, which suggests prior technical or drafting concerns rather than policy disagreement. Because there are no transcripts or vote records, it is not possible to identify any legislators, agencies, or stakeholders actively opposing the bill.