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WV SB163

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/14/2026

Primary Sponsor

Patricia Rucker

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires state agencies to submit an economic impact statement with proposed legislative rules that could have an economic impact exceeding $200,000 in any single year or $1 million over five years

  • Defines "economic impact statement" as a detailed analysis measuring potential costs of rule implementation, including effects on regulatory costs, business competitiveness, private-sector job creation, investment, and economic growth

  • Adds economic impact on the state and its residents as a required review criterion for the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee when evaluating proposed rules

  • Authorizes Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee members to request economic impact statements from agencies on emergency rules, regardless of the estimated economic impact threshold

  • Requires committee notices to identify whether an agency's proposed legislative rule followed all established submission requirements

Legislative Description

Requiring economic impact statements for certain legislative rules

Rule Making Authority

Last Action

To Economic Development

1/14/2026

Committee Referrals

Economic Development1/14/2026

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