Relating to removal of a sunset clause for the West Virginia spay and neuter program
HB 2158 removes the expiration dates (sunset clauses) for additional registration fees on pet food in West Virginia. Specifically, it eliminates the temporary deadlines (June 30, 2027 for bulk pet food and June 1, 2027 for smaller packages) that currently require businesses to pay extra fees. These fees - $50 per product for bulk pet food and $35 per product for smaller packages - will now be permanently collected. The funds will continue flowing into the West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Fund, which supports spay/neuter services provided by licensed veterinarians statewide. This change directly affects pet food manufacturers and distributors who must register their products.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Last action Mar 25, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill was amended to correct grammatical errors and add a new exemption for farm producers. The changes remove redundant phrasing in the manufacturing permit section and add a fourth exception to the distributor permit requirements, allowing individuals to sell products grown exclusively on their own farms without a permit. This expands the scope of the bill by clarifying who is exempt from registration fees and permitting requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope was expanded to include an explicit exemption for individuals selling products produced exclusively on their own farms, in addition to existing exemptions for pet food manufacturers and distributors.
TECHNICAL
Corrected repetitive phrasing in the Commercial Feed Manufacturing Permit section to remove redundant words like 'his/her his or her'.
ELIGIBILITY
Added a new exemption for persons engaged in offering for sale, selling, exchanging, or bartering products or commodities produced exclusively on their own farms.
REQUIREMENT
Reformatted the list of exemptions for Commercial Feed Distributor Permits to use a consistent numbered list format with semicolons.
TIMELINE
Added a comma after the year 2027 in the sunset clause provisions for pet food registration fees.
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 5, 2025
How they voted
93–5
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 100
Mar 5, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican91
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
4
Committee
10
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules on 3rd reading
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Government Organization
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
To Agriculture
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
To Agriculture then Government Organization
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 27)
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
To House Government Organization
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
To House Local Governments
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
To House Government Organization
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
To Government Organization
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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