WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2023 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 3034

By Delegate Young

[Introduced January 25, 2023; Referred to the Committee on Jails and Prisons then the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend and reenact §17B-2-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule to develop a driver’s license permit process for parolees under supervision by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and parole services.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

Article 2.  Issuance of license, expiration and renewal.

§17B-2-15. Authority for Rules.

The commissioner may propose legislative rules for promulgation that are necessary to carry out the examination, license and endorsement provisions of this chapter and the provisions regarding motor vehicle registration in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the commissioner shall propose a legislative rule for promulgation that is necessary to develop a driver’s license permit process for parolees under supervision by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and parole services.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the commissioner to promulgate a legislative rule related to developing a driver’s license permit process for parolees under supervision by the West Virginia Division of Corrections and parole services.

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