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WV HB2465

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Chris Anders

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Origin

House of Delegates

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits county commissions from using tax revenues to pay for lobbyist services to represent the county at the state level

  • Bans consolidated local governments from spending tax money on lobbyists for state-level representation

  • Prohibits municipalities, towns, villages, cities, and other municipal corporations from using collected tax funds to hire lobbyists for state-level advocacy

  • Adds three new sections to West Virginia Code covering counties (§7-28-1), consolidated local governments (§7A-9-1), and municipal corporations (§8-40-1)

Legislative Description

To prohibit counties, towns and municipalities from using taxpayer dollars to hire lobbyists to represent them at the State level

Municipalities

Last Action

To House Local Governments

2/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Local Governments2/17/2025
Government Organization2/17/2025

Full Bill Text

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