West Virginia House Bill HB2327

West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/12/25
• Refer: 2/12/25

Caption

Relating to authorizing the Board of Sanitarians to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the practice of public health sanitation

Summary

HB2327 is a rule-authorization bill that gives legislative approval to a proposed rule from the West Virginia Board of Sanitarians concerning the practice of public health sanitation. The bill amends a section of state code governing authorization for miscellaneous boards and agencies to promulgate legislative rules, and specifically authorizes the Board’s rule filed in the State Register on August 30, 2024, as modified and refiled on November 18, 2024 after review by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee. The measure does not create a new regulatory program or substantially rewrite substantive law on its own; instead, it allows an existing administrative rule to take effect under state law. The referenced rule is identified as 20 CSR 04 and concerns standards and requirements for public health sanitation practice, which likely affects sanitarians and the public health regulatory framework in West Virginia.

Impact

HB2327’s legal effect is to authorize a legislative rule of the Board of Sanitarians, thereby giving the rule the force of law once the authorization process is complete. It impacts the administrative rules governing public health sanitation practice and the professionals regulated by the Board, while leaving the underlying statutory framework largely unchanged except for the authorization provision in §64-9-1.

Sentiment

Based on the bill text and available context, the bill appears routine and administrative rather than controversial. There are no recorded committee transcripts or votes indicating opposition or debate, and the measure’s purpose is narrowly focused on approving a revised rule after legislative review. The overall sentiment is best characterized as procedural support for agency rulemaking.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the available materials. The only implied issue is whether the Board of Sanitarians’ rule, as modified to address objections from the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee, should be authorized; however, no opposing arguments, stakeholder concerns, or recorded dissent are provided. Because the bill is a rule-approval measure, any contention would likely center on the content of the underlying sanitation rule rather than the authorization bill itself.