H. B. 2177

(By Delegates Gallagher, Douglas, Compton, Linch,

Faircloth and Riggs)

[Introduced January 23, 1995; referred to the

Committee on Government Organization then the Judiciary.]





A BILL to amend chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated article three-a, relating to authorizing the division of labor to promulgate legislative rules relating to the regulation of trade, weights and measures.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That chapter sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new article, designated article three-a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3A. AUTHORIZATION FOR BUREAU OF COMMERCE TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.

§64-3A-1. Division of labor.

The legislative rules filed in the state register on the fifteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, modified by the division of labor to meet the objections of the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the state register on the third day of November, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four, relating to the division of labor (regulation of trade, weights and measures), are authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of Labor to promulgate legislative rules relating to the regulation of trade, weights and measures.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.