West Virginia Senate Bill SB383

West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

• Introduced: 2/13/25
• Refer: 2/13/25

Caption

Board of Funeral Service Examiners rule relating to funeral director, embalmer, apprentice, courtesy card holders, and funeral establishment requirements

Summary

SB 383 is a rule-authorization bill. It amends West Virginia Code §64-9-1 to approve a legislative rule filed by the Board of Funeral Service Examiners, as modified and refiled after review by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee. The authorized rule is identified as 6 CSR 01 and covers requirements for funeral directors, embalmers, apprentices, courtesy card holders, and funeral establishments. The bill does not itself create a new regulatory scheme; rather, it gives legislative approval for the Board’s existing rulemaking package to take effect. In practical terms, it confirms the Board’s authority to set and enforce professional and facility standards governing funeral service practice in West Virginia, including licensure- and establishment-related requirements.

Impact

If enacted, SB 383 would authorize the Board of Funeral Service Examiners’ legislative rule and thereby make the rule enforceable under state law. The bill affects the regulatory framework for funeral directors, embalmers, apprentices, courtesy card holders, and funeral establishments, and it may influence licensing, training, supervision, and operational standards for those regulated parties. It does not appear to amend substantive funeral service statutes beyond approving the rule.

Sentiment

Based on the available record, the bill appears routine and noncontroversial. There are no committee transcripts or recorded votes indicating opposition or debate, and the measure is framed as a standard authorization of a rule that was already reviewed and refiled to address committee objections. The overall sentiment is best characterized as administrative and procedural support for the Board’s regulatory authority.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided materials. The only implied issue is whether the Board’s rule, as revised after Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee objections, should be approved; however, the bill text indicates that the rule was refiled in response to those concerns. Because there are no transcripts or votes, no identifiable supporters or opponents are shown in the record.