# West Virginia SB 325: Authorizing Department of Health to promulgate legislative rules West Virginia SB 325, Authorizing Department of Health to promulgate legislative rules, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jack Woodrum (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-08 (Chapter 163, Acts, Regular Session, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB325-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia SB 325 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Authorizing Department of Health to promulgate legislative rules - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-13 - Last action: 2025-08-08, Chapter 163, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 - Sponsor: Jack Woodrum (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: §64-5-1, §64-5A-1, §64-5B-1 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (524 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jack Woodrum (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-11 | House | Effective from passage (Roll No. 561) | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-04-11 | House | House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 560) | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Effective from passage (Roll No. 451) | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 450) | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Effective from passage (Roll No. 390) | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 389) | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-03-10 | Senate | Effective from passage (Roll No. 82) | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2025-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 81) | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (49) - 2025-08-08: Chapter 163, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-21: To Governor 4/21/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-12: House Message received (Senate) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/21/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/21/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-11: House received Senate message (House) - 2025-04-11: House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 560) (House) - 2025-04-11: Effective from passage (Roll No. 561) (House) - 2025-04-11: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-04-11: Completed legislative action (House) - 2025-04-10: House Message received (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 450) (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Effective from passage (Roll No. 451) (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Senate requests House to concur (Senate) - 2025-04-04: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-04-04: Read 3rd time (House) - 2025-04-04: Passed House (Roll No. 389) (House) - 2025-04-04: Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2025-04-04: Effective from passage (Roll No. 390) (House) - 2025-04-04: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2025-04-03: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-04-03: Read 2nd time (House) - 2025-04-03: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2025-04-03: Amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2025-04-02: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2025-04-02: Read 1st time (House) - 2025-04-01: With amendment, do pass (House) - 2025-03-26: Markup Discussion (House) - 2025-03-11: House received Senate message (House) - 2025-03-11: Introduced in House (House) - 2025-03-11: To Health and Human Resources (House) - 2025-03-11: To House Health and Human Resources (House) - 2025-03-10: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Passed Senate (Roll No. 81) (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Effective from passage (Roll No. 82) (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Ordered to House (Senate) - 2025-03-07: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2025-03-07: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2025-03-06: On 1st reading (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Committee substitute reported (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Filed for introduction (Senate) - 2025-02-13: To Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2025-02-13: To Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb325 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb325 sub1.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb325 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb325 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb325 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb325 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed) - SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed) - SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed) - SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed) - SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed) - SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed) ## Sources - [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb325 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb325 sub1.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb325 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb325 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb325 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb325 intr.pdf) ## Related - [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs) - [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs) - [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs) - [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs) - [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs) - [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB325-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).