WEST virginia legislature
2020 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 12
By Senators Maynard, Cline, and Tarr
[Introduced January
8, 2020; referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary]
A BILL to amend and reenact §30-1-22 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to lobbying by counsel of state boards and commissions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL STATE BOARDS OF EXAMINATION OR REGISTRATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER.
§30-1-22. Lobbying.
No board may employ or
contract with any person whose job functions or obligations include lobbying on
behalf of the board: Provided, That the director board counsel
and appointed board members may lobby on behalf of the board.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that the director and appointed board members, but not board counsel, may lobby on behalf of the board.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.