West Virginia House Bill 2643 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-13 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit employers and labor unions from requiring employees to become or remain members of labor unions as a condition of employment. The bill prohibits any requirement that a person must pay dues or other fees to a labor organization. The bill prohibits any requirement that a person contribute to a charity in lieu of paying dues or other fees to a labor organization. The bill provides that certain agreements or practices between labor organizations and employers are null and void. The bill provides for monetary penalties. The bill provides for injunctive relief. The bill provides for a private cause of action for damages and attorney=s fees. The bill provides exceptions. The bill requires prosecuting attorneys and the Attorney General to investigate complaints. The bill defines the term Alabor organization.@ This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.

Establishing the West Virginia Right to Work Law

Del. John Overington [R]	Del. Ron Walters [R]	Del. Eric Householder [R]	Del. Larry Faircloth [R]
Del. Paul Espinosa [R]	Del. Jill Upson [R]	Del. Scott Cadle [R]	Del. Geoff Foster [R]
Del. Tom Fast [R]	Del. Steve Westfall [R]	Del. Saira Blair [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-13	House	To House Judiciary
2016-01-13	House	Introduced in House
2016-01-13	House	To Judiciary
2016-01-13	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
11	21	12	Amended Code	Citation Text
21	5G	1	New Code	See Bill Text
21	5G	2	New Code	See Bill Text
21	5G	3	New Code	See Bill Text
21	5G	4	New Code	See Bill Text
21	5G	5	New Code	See Bill Text
21	5G	6	New Code	See Bill Text
21	5G	7	New Code	See Bill Text
21	5G	8	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2643&year=2016&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2643%20intr.htm&yr=2016&sesstype=RS&i=2643