WEST virginia legislature

2021 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2270

By Delegates Pack, J., Rohrbach, Summers, Longanacre, Ward, G., Forsht, Reed, Smith, Steele and Mallow

[Introduced February 10, 2021; Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16A-15-11, relating to transferring the Office of Medical Cannabis to the West Virginia Department of Agriculture.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 15. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

§16A-15-11. Transfer to Department of Agriculture.

(a) After July 1, 2021, the Office of Medical Cannabis operated and managed by the Department of Health and Human Resources shall transfer to the Department of Agriculture.

(b) With the transfer of the Office of Medical Cannabis from the administration of the Department of Health and Human Resources to the administration of the Department of Agriculture, all records, assets, and contracts, along with rights and obligations thereunder, obtained or signed on behalf of the Department of Health of Human Resources are transferred and assigned to the Department of Agriculture.

(c) The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources and the Commissioner of Agriculture shall determine which employees of the Department of Health and Human Resources shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to move the Office of Medical Cannabis from the Department of Health and Human Resources to the Department of Agriculture.

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