Senate Bill No. 187

(By Senator Snyder)

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[Introduced January 14, 2015; referred to the Committee on Government Organization; and then to the Committee on the Judiciary.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact article 7, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Racing Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to thoroughbred racing.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

            That article 9, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 7. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.

§64-7-1. Racing Commission.

            The legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 29, 2014, authorized under the authority of section two, article twenty-three, chapter nineteen of this code, relating to the Racing Commission (thoroughbred racing, 178 CSR 1), is authorized.

            NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Racing Commission to promulgate a legislative rule relating to thoroughbred racing.

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