HB 2233 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate legislative rules

HB 2233 authorizes the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to create specific regulations governing environmental protection. This procedural bill does not change existing environmental laws but grants the DEP the legal authority to develop detailed rules for implementation. The DEP will use this power to establish concrete requirements for pollution control, waste management, or other environmental standards in the future. It directly affects the DEP's regulatory process and future rulemaking activities.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 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 · 5 edits · Apr 4, 2025
MODERATE
The bill version was updated from the Committee Substitute to the Engrossed Committee Substitute, reflecting final legislative edits. The substantive policy content regarding environmental protection rules and permit procedures remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments and the addition of a blank line in the text.
TECHNICAL

Updated the version label from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Engrossed Version' in the header links.

Reordered the list of available bill versions in the header section.

Adjusted the formatting of the bill title line to align 'By Delegate D. Smith' with the text above it.

Added a blank line after the bill's origin committee information.

Corrected the indentation and spacing of the new subdivision 10.1.e regarding NPDES draft permits, removing unnecessary empty lines.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 12, 2025

How they voted

302
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Apr 4, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican31
30 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Apr 25, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025
lower
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal
upper
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 310)
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 62)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Amended
Amendment rejected (Voice vote)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Amendment reported by the Clerk
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
To House Energy and Public Works
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Doug Smith
Doug Smith
RRepublican
WV
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