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.