WEST virginia legislature

2020 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 4044

By Delegate Steele

[Introduced January 08, 2020; Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §6-7-9, relating to prohibiting payroll deductions to electioneering organizations.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 7. COMPENSATION, DEDUCTIONS AND ALLOWANCES.

§6-7-9. Certain deductions not allowed.

No state, county, or municipal government entity, or state agency may process payroll deductions from any employee’s paycheck that is directed to an organization that is engaged in electioneering.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit payroll deductions to electioneering organizations.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.