The House Health and Human Resources Committee discussed several bills.
House Bill 4517 would increase the accessibility of West Virginia’s child care tax credit for employers. This bill was reported to the House Finance.
House Bill 4067 would make it so that any employee working 32 hours or more per week in a licensed child care center is eligible for a child care subsidy, regardless of their household income. This bill was advanced to House Finance.
House Bill 5437 would create the Vape Safety Act. This act would require vape shops to obtain a license that would cost $1,200. This raise to the fee would cover costs for the Alcohol Beverage Control commissioner. In addition to updating licensing requirements, all products sold by the shop will be required to be placed on a registry. These products will require FDA approval or pending approval to be sold in these shops. This bill was advanced to markup and passage.
House Bill 4989 would establish a cancer screening pilot program for firefighters.
