WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2025 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 2265

By Delegate D. Smith

[Introduced February 12, 2025; referred to the Committee on Finance]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-7-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule relating to retail enforcement of select plant-based derivatives and derivative products, including hemp and kratom.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 7. Authorization for Department of revenue to promulgate legislative rules.

§64-7-1. Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 20, 2024, authorized under the authority of §19-12F-5 of this code, relating to the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner (retail enforcement of select plant-based derivatives and derivative products, including hemp and kratom, 175 CSR 11), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Alcohol Beverage Control Commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule relating to retail enforcement of select plant-based derivatives and derivative products, including hemp and kratom.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.