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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia authorizes Department of Environmental Protection rule on hazardous air pollutant emission standards
Last action · January 29, 2026: Reported in Com. Sub. for S. B. 256Sponsor: Patricia Rucker
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 261 authorizes the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to a regarding emission standards for hazardous air pollutants, as filed in the State Register on July 23, 2025.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Department of Environmental Protection
The agency receives legislative authorization to promulgate and enforce the specified rule on hazardous air pollutant emission standards.
Industrial and Commercial Facilities
Facilities emitting hazardous air pollutants must comply with the authorized legislative rule standards.
Key Facts
- The bill authorizes the Department of Environmental Protection to promulgate a legislative rule relating to emission standards for hazardous air pollutants.
- The authorized rule was filed in the State Register on July 23, 2025.
- The rule is identified in the text as 45 CSR 34.
- The authorization is granted pursuant to the authority of §22-5-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- Jan 29, 2026SenateReported in Com. Sub. for S. B. 256
- Jan 15, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Judiciary
- Jan 15, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Jan 15, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Judiciary
- Jan 15, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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