House 4266

West Virginia Legislature

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4266

BY Delegate D. Smth

[Introduced; referred

to the committee on]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-9-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to grades and standards for apples.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 9. Authorization for miscellaneous boards and agencies to promulgate legislative rules.

§64-9-1. Department of Agriculture.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on June 24, 2025, authorized under the authority of §19-5-1 of this code, modified by the Department of Agriculture to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on August 18, 2025, relating to the Department of Agriculture (grades and standards for apples, 61 CSR 08), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Agriculture to promulgate a legislative rule relating to grades and standards for apples.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.