By Charles Young, WV News
CHARLESTON (WV News) — After bouncing between the House of Delegates and state Senate, a bill banning food dyes and preservatives completed the legislative process Friday.
Lawmakers in the Senate concurred with a change made to House Bill 2354 in the House on Thursday, sending the bill to the desk of Gov. Patrick Morrisey.
The change made in the House, offered by Majority Leader Pat McGeehan, R-Hancock, created an exemption for small business owners.
Those who sell “less than $5,000, in aggregate, of adulterated food per month” would not be subject to the law.
The bill initially passed the Senate last Wednesday, but lawmakers there amended the bill to delay its effective date by a year. House members approved that change Thursday and then added in the small business carve-out.