Scope: State (West Virginia)
Branch: Executive
Severity: Green
Date occurred: January 14, 2025
Executive Order 6-25, signed January 14, 2025, directs West Virginia executive agencies to review existing rules and develop a plan to reduce the volume of state regulations. The order establishes a review process and reporting requirements for agencies under the Governor's supervision.
Constitutional basis: Routine gubernatorial supervisory direction over executive agencies; any actual rule repeal still proceeds through statutory rulemaking and legislative rule review.