House 4303

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4303

By Delegate D. Smith

[Introduced January 14, 2026; referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-9-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Board of Optometry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to continuing education.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

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

§64-9-1. Board of Optometry.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 23, 2025, authorized under the authority of §30-8-6 of this code, modified by the Board of Optometry to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on September 18, 2025, relating to the Board of Optometry (continuing education, 14 CSR 10), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Optometry to promulgate a legislative rule relating to continuing education.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.