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WV SB860

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tom Takubo

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the "Tobacco Cessation Initiative Program Special Revenue Account" in the State Treasury, administered by the Director of the Bureau for Public Health

  • Requires $5 million to be transferred annually to the account starting July 30, 2025, funded from interest and returns earned on the Revenue Shortfall Reserve Fund – Part B

  • Account balances, including accrued interest, do not revert to the General Revenue Fund at fiscal year end but remain available for tobacco cessation purposes

  • Expenditures from the account require legislative appropriation, except for fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, when spending is authorized directly from collections

Legislative Description

Funding Tobacco Use Cessation Initiative

Health

Last Action

To Health and Human Resources

3/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Health and Human Resources3/21/2025

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