Members of the Natural Resources Committee reviewed Senate Bill 613, Monday.
Following discussion of the legislation, which would require the Department of Natural Resources to include the election of organ donation on hunting licenses, members voted to report the bill to the full Senate.
President of the Center for Organ Recovery and Education, Susan Stuart, came before the committee to answer questions concerning the bill and to explain the application process to committee members.
Currently there are 115,000 people in the United States who are waiting for an organ transplant. Of those, 20 people die every day.
According to Stuart, is passed, this legislation would allow for the state to adequately assist those who need an organ transplant. When compared to the national average, West Virginia is 20 percent lower than the national designation rate for lifesaving organs.
Senate Bill 517, which allows an owner or lessee to sell crop damage was also reported to the full Senate while Senate Bill 572, which prohibits a county assessor from reclassifying managed timberland property, was laid over due to a lack of time.
