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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia authorizes Division of Water and Waste Management to promulgate hazardous waste rule
Last action · January 14, 2026: To House Energy and Public WorksSponsor: Doug Smith
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia House Bill 4212 authorizes the Division of Water and Waste Management to a regarding the hazardous waste management system, as filed in the State Register on July 23, 2025.
Enables the implementation of specific administrative regulations governing hazardous waste management systems within the state.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Division of Water and Waste Management
Receives legislative authorization to promulgate and enforce the hazardous waste management system rule.
Key Facts
- Authorizes the legislative rule filed in the State Register on July 23, 2025, relating to the hazardous waste management system.
- Grants authorization under the authority of §22-18-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931.
- Amends and reenacts §64-3-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Energy and Public Works
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Energy and Public Works
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 30)
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