WEST virginia legislature

2020 regular session

Committee Substitute

for

Senate Bill 798

Senators Sypolt, Cline, Stollings, and Romano, original sponsors

[Originating in the Committee on Finance; reported on February 21, 2020]

A BILL to amend and reenact §19-37-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to adding pasteurized milk and other dairy foods produced or processed in West Virginia to the list of items required to be purchased by all state-funded institutions, such as schools, colleges, correctional facilities, governmental agencies, and state parks.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 37. West VIRGINIA FRESH FOOD ACT.

§19-37-2. State-funded institutions to purchase food from in-state sources; exception.

Beginning July 1, 2019, all state-funded institutions, such as schools, colleges, correctional facilities, governmental agencies, and state parks, shall purchase a minimum of five percent of their fresh produce, meat, and poultry products, pasteurized milk, and other dairy foods produced or processed in West Virginia from in-state producers: Provided, That such produce, meat, and poultry products, pasteurized milk, and other dairy foods can be grown or are available from in-state producers. The Commissioner of Agriculture may include in the rules promulgated pursuant to this article additional products which shall be required to be purchased by all state-funded institutions from West Virginia in-state producers as set forth in this section.