HB 2222 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to authorizing certain agencies of the Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules.

HB 2222 authorizes specific agencies within the Department of Administration to create official rules without needing new legislation for each rule. This change directly affects those state agencies, allowing them to establish regulations on matters like licensing, environmental standards, or public services more efficiently. The bill grants these agencies the existing legal authority to promulgate rules, streamlining their regulatory process. It became law on March 26, 2025, as Chapter 167 of the 2025 Regular Session.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Jul 2025

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Signed Jul 31, 2025

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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute → Engrossed Committee Substitute · 3 edits · Mar 18, 2025

MINOR

The bill was updated from a 'Committee Substitute' to an 'Engrossed Version,' incorporating final legislative changes. The most significant substantive change is the correction of a missing comma in the text authorizing rules for 'retention and disposal scheduling,' ensuring the legal citation is properly formatted. Additionally, a section containing explanatory notes about the bill's purpose and formatting conventions was removed, likely to streamline the final text for publication.

TECHNICAL

A missing comma was added to the sentence authorizing rules for retention and disposal scheduling to fix a grammatical error in the legal citation.

A block of text containing explanatory notes about the bill's purpose and formatting conventions was deleted from the final version.

The header and version labels were updated to reflect the bill's progression from a committee substitute to the final engrossed version.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 3, 2025

How they voted

33–0

Passed

Total votes 33

Mar 18, 2025

D Democratic2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican31

31 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 27, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/26/2025 - House Journal

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/26/2025

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/26/2025 - Senate Journal

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (Roll No. 126)

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported do pass

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

To Judiciary

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

Mar 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed House (Roll No. 20)

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

By substitute, do pass

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 · 0 co-sponsors