WV HB4244 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-10 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-10 - 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 impose and collect a tax on opioid drugs or substances in order to fund substance addiction prevention and treatment.
Title
Collecting a tax from manufacturers and distributors of opium and opiate drugs to be used for funding addiction and prevention
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-10 | House | To House Health and Human Resources |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-01-10 | House | To Health and Human Resources then Finance |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Filed for introduction |
