Senate 322

WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

Senate Bill 322

By Senate Rucker

[Introduced January 15, 2026; referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-9-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Attorney General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the prevention of unfair or deceptive acts or practices in home improvement transactions.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

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

§64-9-1. Attorney General.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on May 4, 1987, authorized under the authority of §46A-6-103 of this code, relating to the Attorney General (the prevention of unfair or deceptive acts or practices in home improvement transactions, 142 CSR 05), is authorized with the amendments set forth below:

On page 1, by adding a new subsection 1.10. to read as follows:

"1.10. Sunset Provision – This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect on August 1, 2036."

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Attorney General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the prevention of unfair or deceptive acts or practices in home improvement transactions.

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