Senate 377

West Virginia Legislature

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

Senate Bill 377

BY: Senator Rucker

[Introduced January 15, 2026; referred

to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-10-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the submission and approval of a comprehensive Mine Safety Program for coal mining operations in the State of West Virginia.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 10. Authorization for Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules.

§64-10-1. Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on September 24, 2024, authorized under the authority of §22A-1-6 of this code, relating to the Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training (the submission and approval of a comprehensive Mine Safety Program for coal mining operations in the state of West Virginia, 56 CSR 08), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office of Miners' Health, Safety, and Training to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the submission and approval of a comprehensive Mine Safety Program for coal mining operations in the state of West Virginia.

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