West VirginiaWest Virginia authorizes agency rules on dogs and other areas
West Virginia’s law authorizes many state agency rules, including rules on dog registration and hemp and kratom products.
What it does
The law authorizes a Department of Agriculture rule on forms and tags used to register, tax, and control dogs.
The law authorizes many agency rules, including a hemp and kratom rule that uses a 10-milligram-per-dose limit. Several Attorney General rules also get an end date.
The law removes specified parts of rules on state payment requests and real estate brokerage, and repeals an optometry interview-evaluation rule.
Argument forThe dog registration rule could help owners and officials follow a shared process for registering and tracking dogs.
Argument againstThe hemp and kratom rule’s per-dose limit could restrict sellers whose products exceed that limit.
More detail
The law authorizes the Department of Agriculture’s filed rule on dog registration. The rule concerns forms and tags used to register, tax, and control dogs. The act took effect upon passage.
The law authorizes filed rules for several state agencies, including a hemp and kratom rule with stated wording changes. The listed rules cover areas including consumer matters, professional licensing, and agricultural products. The hemp and kratom rule replaces certain wording with a limit of 10 milligrams per dose and related wording changes. The named Attorney General rules end on August 1, 2036.
The law removes specified parts of two agency rules and repeals an optometry rule. These provisions concern state payment requests, optometry interviews, and real estate brokerage. The act took effect upon passage.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 29Chapter 220, Acts, Regular Session, 2026Latest
- Apr 1Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 4/1/2026Major
- Mar 18To Governor 3/18/2026To Governor
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 4/1/2026 - House JournalMajor
- Vote recorded PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded EFFECT FROM PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 4/1/2026 - Senate JournalBecame Law
- Mar 14To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate JournalMinor
- Mar 14House Message received
- Mar 14Completed legislative action
- Mar 14Communicated to Senate
- Mar 14Effective from passage (Roll No. 690)
- Mar 14House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 689)
- Mar 14House received Senate message
- Mar 11Senate requests House to concur
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Effective from passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 11Effective from passage (Roll No. 457)
- Mar 11Passed Senate (Roll No. 456)Passed Senate
- Mar 11Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 11On 3rd reading
- Mar 10Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Mar 10Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 9Laid over on 2nd reading 3/9/2026
- Mar 9On 2nd reading
- Mar 6Read 1st timeMinor
- Mar 6Immediate consideration
- Mar 6Reported do pass, with amendmentMinor
- Feb 27To JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 27To JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 27Introduced in SenateMinor
- Feb 26Communicated to Senate
- Vote recorded EFFECT FROM PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 26Effective from passage (Roll No. 200)
- Feb 26Passed House (Roll No. 199)Passed House
- Feb 26Read 3rd timeMinor
- Feb 26On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 25Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 25On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 24Read 1st timeMinor
- Feb 24On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Feb 23By substitute, do pass
- Feb 23Markup Discussion
- Jan 30To House JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 30Do pass, but first to JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 14To House Government OrganizationMinor
- Jan 14Introduced in HouseMinor
- Jan 14To Government Organization then JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 14Filed for introductionIntroduced
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