Bill Text: WV HB5375 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Work Protection Act

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-08 - To House Government Organization [HB5375 Detail]

Download: West_Virginia-2024-HB5375-Introduced.html

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WEST virginia legislature

2024 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 5375

By Delegate Worrell

[Introduced; Referred

to the Committee on ]

 

 

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article designated §­­­­­­5B-2P-1, all relating to creating the "Work Protection Act" prohibiting a state agency or local government from enacting or enforcing a universal basic income program.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 2P. Work Protection Act.

§5B-2P-1. Creating the Work Protection Act; purpose; definitions; prohibition on guaranteed income programs; and effective date.

(a) Short title.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Work Protection Act".  

(b) Purpose. The purpose of this act is to promote the value of work by prohibiting a state agency or local government from administering, enacting, or enforcing guaranteed income programs.

(c) Definitions. As used in this section:

(1) "Local government" means a county; a municipality, an incorporated town, or a village; or any other district or political subdivision of the state or an agency, board, or commission of the district or political subdivision of the state;

(2) "State agency" means an office, board, commission, department, council, bureau, or other agency of state government;

(3) "Universal basic income program" means a program that is not expressly required by federal law in which an individual receives a guaranteed cash payment regularly.

(d) Prohibition on program. Unless expressly authorized by state law, a state agency or a local government shall not enact or enforce, directly or indirectly, a universal basic income program.

(e) Effective date. This act shall take effect upon passage.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create the Work Protection Act prohibiting a state agency or local government from enacting or enforcing a universal basic income program.

Strike-throughs language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.