2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB648: Requiring courts to interpret statutes and regulations
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to require courts and administrative officers to interpret statutes, regulations, and regulatory documents anew and not defer to the agency's interpretation of the rule or statute.
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Bill History
3/3/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
3/3/2025
To Government Organization then Judiciary
Senate
3/3/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
3/3/2025
To Government Organization
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/3/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Government Organization(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Laura Wakim Chapman
Republican