West Virginia House Bill 2247 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-01-23 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a chief deputy sheriff from engaging in certain political activities. The bill prohibits a chief deputy sheriff from soliciting contributions from anyone employed in a sheriff’s office. The bill also prohibits the chief deputy sheriff from using official authority to influence or interfere with the nomination or election of any candidate or the passage or defeat of a ballot measure. Additionally, the bill prohibits the chief deputy sheriff from coercing anyone to pay, lend or contribute to any organization supporting a nomination, election or defeat of a ballot issue.

Prohibiting a chief deputy sheriff from engaging in certain political activities

Del. Daryl Cowles [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-01-23	House	To House Judiciary
2015-01-23	House	Introduced in House
2015-01-23	House	To Judiciary
2015-01-23	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
7	14	13	Amended Code	Citation Text
7	14	15	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2247&year=2015&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2247%20intr.htm&yr=2015&sesstype=RS&i=2247