2026 Regular Session
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DOCX: SB297 INTR.docx
West Virginia Legislature
2026 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
Senate Bill 297
BY Senator Rucker
[Introduced January 15, 2026; referred
to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend and reenact §64-7-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Racing Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to thoroughbred racing.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 7. Authorization for Department of revenue to promulgate legislative rules.
§64-7-1. Racing Commission.
The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 24, 2025, authorized under the authority of §19-23-6 of this code, modified by the Racing Commission to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on November 5, 2025, relating to the Racing Commission (thoroughbred racing, 178 CSR 01), is authorized.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Racing Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to thoroughbred racing.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.