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WV SB579

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/24/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Helton

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Declares any existing municipal ordinances that recognize additional protected classes beyond state law to be void and unenforceable

  • 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

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/26/2025
Judiciary2/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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