WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2022 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4277

By Delegates Steele and Foster

[Introduced January 19, 2022; Referred to the Committee on Government Organization]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-5Q-5, relating to sunset of the James “Tiger” Morton Catastrophic Illness Commission.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 5Q. THE JAMES “TIGER” MORTON CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS FUND.

§16-5Q-5. Sunset provision; effective date.

The James “Tiger” Morton Catastrophic Illness Commission established in this article shall terminate on June 30, 2023, unless continued by the Legislature. Pursuant to the provisions in §4-10-12 and §4-10-13 of this code, the commission shall commence all necessary wind-up activities. This section shall become effective July 1, 2022.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to sunset the James “Tiger” Morton Catastrophic Illness Commission.

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