HB 5448 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Revising the statute relating to the state emergency response commission meetings.

HB 5448 amends West Virginia law to allow members of the State Emergency Response Commission to delegate meeting attendance to an employee when they cannot personally attend. This change explicitly permits members to have an employee serve as their representative ("designee") at commission meetings, addressing practical challenges of scheduling and attendance. The bill does not alter the commission’s membership, responsibilities, or other substantive rules. It specifically updates the statute to clarify that delegation is permissible for all commission-related meetings.
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Feb 2026
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Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Last action Feb 11, 2026
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