Bill Text: WV HB2468 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

West Virginia House Bill 2468

Introduced

Bill Title: To abolish the Department of Economic Development and the cabinet board position

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-17 - To House Government Organization [HB2468 Detail]

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2025 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 2468

By Delegates Anders, White, Coop-Gonzalez, Ridenour, Kimble, Dean, and Bridges

[Introduced February 17, 2025; referred to the Committee on Government Organization]

A BILL to repeal §5B-2-1, §5B-2-2, §5B-2-3, §5B-2-3b, §5B-2-4, §5B-2-4a, §5B-2-5, §5B-2-6, §5B-2-6a, §5B-2-9a, §5B-2-10, §5B-2-14, §5B-2-15, §5B-2-16, §5B-2-17, §5B-2-18, §5B-2-18a, §5B-2-19, §5B-2-20, and §5B-2-21 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Department of Economic Development.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

§1. Repeal of article creating the Department of Economic Development.

That §5B-2-1, §5B-2-2, §5B-2-3, §5B-2-3b, §5B-2-4, §5B-2-4a, §5B-2-5, §5B-2-6, §5B-2-6a, §5B-2-9a, §5B-2-10, §5B-2-14, §5B-2-15, §5B-2-16, §5B-2-17, §5B-2-18, §5B-2-18a, §5B-2-19, §5B-2-20, and §5B-2-21 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended are repealed.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal the article creating the Department of Economic Development.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.