Bill Text: VA SB1438 | 2015 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: State and local government employees; prohibited use of state funds.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-09 - Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws and Technology (5-Y 10-N) [SB1438 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2015-SB1438-Comm_Sub.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 1438 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology on February 2, 2015) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Wexton) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 2.2-2902.2 and by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 15 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-1512.5, relating to state and local government employees; prohibited enrollment in or use of public funds to pay membership dues for private organizations.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 2.2-2902.2 and by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 15 of Title 15.2 a section numbered 15.2-1512.5 as follows:

§2.2-2902.2. Membership in private organizations; payment of dues; employee consent required.

No state employee shall be enrolled by his employer as a member of a private organization, nor shall any public funds be used to pay the individual membership dues or enrollment fees of a state employee in a private organization, without the prior written consent of the employee.

§15.2-1512.5. Membership in private organizations; payment of dues; employee consent required.

No local employee shall be enrolled by his employer as a member of a private organization, nor shall any public funds be used to pay the individual membership dues or enrollment fees of a local employee in a private organization, without the prior written consent of the employee. As used in this section, "local employee" means the same as that term is defined in §51.1-700.