Public Hearing on Beer Tax Bill Today @ 5 pm

A Public Hearing regarding an increase in the beer tax is scheduled for Monday, February 22 at 5:00 p.m. in the House of Delegates Chambers. The Hearing is being held by the House Committee on Health and will focus on House Bill 2100. This bill, in its amended form, will generate revenues to the state from an increase in the beer tax, which hasn’t been increased since 1966. The revenues will be used to meet the needs of the state’s substance abuse continuum of care: Prevention, Early Intervention, Treatment and Recovery. Monies will be administered by the WV Supreme Court of Appeals and distributed based on decisions of a multi-disciplinary board in a manner consistent with the Governor’s Comprehensive Strategic Plan to Address Substance Abuse in WV and the recommendations of the WV Partnership to Promote Community Well-Being.