Relating to authorizing the Public Defender Services to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the payment of fees and reimbursement of expenses of court-appointed attorneys

HB 2230 authorizes West Virginia's Public Defender Services to establish formal rules for paying court-appointed attorneys and reimbursing their case-related expenses. The bill specifically approves an existing legislative rule (89 CSR 01) that was filed with the State Register on August 19, 2024, under prior legal authority. This rule directly affects attorneys appointed by courts in criminal cases, setting their fee schedules and expense reimbursement procedures. The bill does not create new policies but formally authorizes the existing administrative rule to govern these payments.