Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

House Gov. Org. Hears 55 Rule Bills

The Committee on Government Organization met this afternoon.

Several rule bills were on the agenda for committee hearings. These bills were advanced to markup and passage.

Department of Administration

Office of Technology

Board of Risk and Insurance Management

  • House Bill 4202 – relating to Mine Subsidence Insurance
  • House Bill 4203 – relating to Public Entities Insurance Program
  • House Bill 4204 – relating to Preferred Medical Liability and High-Risk Medical Liability Program

Department of Motor Vehicles

Department of Agriculture

  • House Bill 4265 – relating to registration forms and tags for registration, taxation, and control of dogs
  • House Bill 4266 – relating to grades and standards for apples
  • House Bill 4267 – relating to public markets
  • House Bill 4268 – relating to licensing of livestock dealers
  • House Bill 4269 – relating to Grade A pasteurized milk
  • House Bill 4270 – relating to select plant-based derivatives and select plant-based derivative products of hemp and kratom
  • House Bill 4271 – relating to agritourism
  • House Bill 4272 – relating to exempted dairy farms and milk and milk products processing

Board of Architects

State Auditor

  • House Bill 4280 – relating to standards for requisitions for payment issued by the state officers on the Auditor

Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists

  • House Bill 4281 – relating to qualifications, training, examination, and certification of instructors in barbering, hair styling, nail technology, aesthetics, waxing, and cosmetology
  • House Bill 4282 – relating to operational standards for schools of barbering, cosmetology, hair styling, nail technology, and aesthetics
  • House Bill 4283 – relating to barber apprenticeship
  • House Bill 4284 – relating to waxing specialists

Contracting Licensing Board

  • House Bill 4285 – relating to the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act

Board of Examiners

  • House Bill 4286 – relating to licensing
  • House Bill 4287 – relating to licensed professional counselor license renewal and continuing professional education requirements
  • House Bill 4288 – relating to marriage and family therapist licensing

Board of Funeral Services

  • House Bill 4289 – relating to funeral directors, embalmers, apprentices, courtesy card holders, and funeral establishment requirements

Board of Landscape Architects

Board of Medicine

  • House Bill 4292 – relating to licensure, practice requirements, disciplinary and complaint procedures, and continuing education for physician assistants
  • House Bill 4293 – relating to continuing education for physicians and podiatric physicians

Medical Imaging Technologists

Board of Occupational Therapy

Board of Osteopathic Medicine

  • House Bill 4304 – relating to licensing procedures for osteopathic physicians
  • House Bill 4305 – relating to osteopathic physician assistants
  • House Bill 4306 – relating to emergency temporary permits to practice during States of Emergency or States of Preparedness

Board of Pharmacy

Board of Physical Therapy

  • House Bill 4315 – relating to general provisions for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants
  • House Bill 4316 – relating to general provisions for athletic trainers

Board of Psychologist

  • House Bill 4317 – relating to requirements for licensure as a psychologist or a school psychologist

Public Service Commission

  • House Bill 4318 – relating to the occupancy of customer-provided conduit

Real Estate Commission

  • House Bill 4319 – relating to licensing real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons, and the conduct of brokerage business

Secretary of State

  • House Bill 4320 – relating to loan and grant programs under the Help America Vote Act for the purchase of voting equipment, election systems, software, services, and upgrades

Senior Services

  • House Bill 4321 – relating to the shared table initiative for senior citizens

Board of Social Work

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