CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The House met Friday morning for Day 17 of the Legislative Session.
Before the floor session, the Rules Committee met and moved House Bill 2006 and House Bill 2400 to the inactive House Calendar on second reading.
Five bills passed today, with one of them being amended.
House Bill 2354 was advanced to third yesterday with the right to be amended. The bill bans the following additives and dyes from food sold in West Virginia: butylated hydroxyanisole, propylparaben, Blue No. 1, Blue No. 2, Green No. 3, Red No. 3, Red No. 40, Yellow No. 5, and Yellow No. 6. The amendment requires schools to stop providing lunches with these additives beginning in August of 2025. Schools may sell products with these additives only if the event is not on school property and at least 30 minutes after dismissal.
House Bill 2344 includes maintenance vehicles in the “slow down and move over” rule. When a maintenance or stationary vehicle is on the shoulder of the road, drivers should slow down and move to the left on multilane roads.
House Bill 2170 allows volunteer fire departments to use funds for computers, software, programming, and a CPA to transition to the WV Checkbook fiscal reporting system.
House Bill 2157 provides one-trip temporary vehicle permits to be purchased and printed online.
House Bill 2065 allows Gold Star parents to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use.
Bill introduced today can be found here.
Resolutions introduced today can be found here.
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. Monday, March 3, 2025.
