West Virginia Senate Bill 585 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 25 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-27 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit county commissions from adopting any ordinance, rule, license requirement, or other authorization that exceeds state law, rule, or regulation regarding agricultural operations. The bill revokes any ordinance, rule, or regulation previously adopted by county commissions regarding agricultural operations. The bill prohibits county commissions from adopting any ordinance, rule, regulation, or other authorization that applies to use of federal or state pesticides, herbicides, or insecticides. The bill prohibits county commissions from adopting ordinances that regulate dwellings or other buildings on agricultural land or operations; requiring appointment of at-large member on county enforcement agency to have background or knowledge of agricultural operations. The bill clarifies that authorization of public health official to obtain nuisance injunction does not apply to agricultural operations.

Prohibiting county commissions from adopting any authorization that exceeds state law regarding agricultural operations

Sen. Bill Hamilton [R]

Sen. Glenn Jeffries [D]

2023-02-25 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 273) (Y: 32 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-27	House	To House Judiciary
2023-02-27	House	To Judiciary
2023-02-27	House	Introduced in House
2023-02-25	Senate	Ordered to House
2023-02-25	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 273)
2023-02-25	Senate	Read 3rd time
2023-02-25	Senate	On 3rd reading
2023-02-24	Senate	Read 2nd time
2023-02-24	Senate	On 2nd reading
2023-02-23	Senate	Read 1st time
2023-02-23	Senate	On 1st reading
2023-02-22	Senate	Committee substitute for committee substitute reported
2023-02-14	Senate	To Government Organization
2023-02-14	Senate	Committee substitute reported, but first to Government Organization
2023-02-08	Senate	To Agriculture and Natural Resources
2023-02-08	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2023-02-08	Senate	To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Government Organization
2023-02-08	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	1	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
7	1	3ff	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=585&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb585%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=585
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb585%20sub1.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=585
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb585%20sub2.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=585
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/senate/02-25-0273.pdf