West Virginia Senate Bill SB399

West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

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

Caption

Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board rule relating to requirements for registration and renewal of appraisal management companies

Summary

SB399 is a rule-authorization bill that gives legislative approval to a proposed rule of the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. The rule concerns the requirements for registration and renewal of appraisal management companies, and the bill specifically authorizes the version of the rule that was filed in the State Register, modified to address objections from the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee, and then refiled. In practical terms, the bill does not itself create a new regulatory program; instead, it allows the board’s administrative rule on appraisal management company registration and renewal to take effect. The bill’s effect is to amend West Virginia Code §64-9-1, which governs authorization for miscellaneous boards and agencies to promulgate legislative rules, by adding this particular rule to the list of approved rules. The underlying rule is identified as 190 CSR 05 and is tied to the state’s real estate appraisal licensing framework. Because the bill is an authorization measure, its impact is focused on validating and enabling agency rulemaking rather than changing substantive property or licensing law directly in the statute itself.

Impact

SB399 authorizes the Real Estate Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board to implement its legislative rule on appraisal management company registration and renewal requirements. This gives legal force to the board’s administrative standards for appraisal management companies operating in West Virginia and affects the regulated industry, including companies that manage appraisal assignments and must register or renew under state requirements. The bill amends §64-9-1 to include this rule among those approved by the Legislature, thereby allowing the rule to be enforced as part of state administrative law.

Sentiment

The available context suggests the bill is routine and largely noncontroversial. There are no recorded committee transcripts or votes indicating debate, opposition, or amendments beyond the rule being modified to meet objections from the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee before refiling. That history suggests the rule was reviewed and adjusted through the normal legislative oversight process, with the bill serving as a procedural approval step rather than a contested policy change.

Contention

The main point of potential contention is the substance of the underlying administrative rule governing appraisal management companies, particularly the requirements for registration and renewal. However, no specific objections are documented in the provided materials, and the only noted issue is that the rule was modified to address concerns raised by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee before being refiled. Because there are no committee transcripts or votes, there is no evidence of broader disagreement among legislators or affected stakeholders in the available record.