West Virginia Senate Bill 337 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-27 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Right to Work Law. The bill prohibits any requirement that a person become or remain a member of a labor organization 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 terms.

Creating workplace freedom act

Sen. Mitch Carmichael [R]	Sen. Craig Blair [R]	Sen. Gregory Boso [R]	Sen. Dave Sypolt [R]
Sen. Charles Trump [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-27	Senate	To Judiciary
2015-01-27	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2015-01-27	Senate	To Judiciary
2015-01-27	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
21	1A	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
21	1A	4	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
21	5G	9	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=337&year=2015&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb337%20intr.htm&yr=2015&sesstype=RS&i=337