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WV SB579
Bill
Status
3/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Helton
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AI Summary
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Prohibits municipalities participating in West Virginia's Municipal Home Rule Program from enacting nondiscrimination ordinances that include protected classes beyond those recognized in existing state statutes
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Declares any existing municipal ordinances that recognize additional protected classes beyond state law to be void and unenforceable
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Adds this restriction to the list of limitations on what Home Rule municipalities can regulate, alongside existing prohibitions on areas like taxation, firearms, environmental law, and professional licensing
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Requires municipalities already participating in the Home Rule Program to update their ordinances to comply with this new restriction
Legislative Description
Relating to Home Rule Reform
Municipalities
Last Action
To House Judiciary
3/26/2025