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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia authorizes Tax Department rule on online bingo and raffles
Last action · January 14, 2026: To House FinanceSponsor: Doug Smith
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia House Bill 4258 authorizes the Tax Department to officially adopt a regarding online bingo and raffles, following modifications made to meet legislative committee review.
The measure permits the implementation of updated regulatory standards for online charitable gaming in the state, directly affecting operators and participants of online bingo and raffles.
- West Virginia legislative rules must undergo review by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and receive explicit statutory authorization from the Legislature to take effect. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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Tax Department
The department is granted legislative authorization to promulgate and implement the specified rule on online bingo and raffles.
Operators and participants of online bingo and raffles
They become subject to the newly authorized administrative rule governing online charitable gaming operations.
Key Facts
- House Bill 4258 authorizes the Tax Department to promulgate a legislative rule relating to on-line bingo and raffles (110 CSR 16A).
- The legislative rule was initially filed in the State Register on July 25, 2025.
- The rule was modified by the Tax Department to meet objections raised by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee.
- The modified rule was refiled in the State Register on September 24, 2025.
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- The bill amends and reenacts §64-7-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Finance
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Jan 14, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Finance
- Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
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