WV HB2951 | 2017 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Foward to future HB2951
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on March 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-13 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 13 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-13 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to. require the Commissioner of Bureau for Public Health to conduct a public health impact statement assessing the health impact of any new air or water rule, or modification of an existing air or water rule, proposed by the Department of Environmental Protection to ensure that no air or water rule is promulgated without substantiating independent medical or scientific evidence that there is no detrimental public health impact from the rule. The bill also requires that the findings in the impact statement be incorporated into the proposed rule.
Title
Assessing the health impact of any new, or modification to, rule proposed by the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-03-13 | House | To House Health and Human Resources |
2017-03-13 | House | Introduced in House |
2017-03-13 | House | To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary |
2017-03-13 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
HB2951 (Carry Over) 2017-03-13 - To House Health and Human Resources
Subjects
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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16 | 1 | 6 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
22 | 1 | 3 | Amended Code | Citation Text |