WV HB5439 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-05 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 5 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-05 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to provide that using deadly force against an intruder or attacker in a workplace by person not engaged in unlawful activity if the person reasonably believes that he or she or another is in imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm; and providing that the person may not result in that person being terminated from employment for this action, regardless of company or employer policy.
Title
Provide that a person defending themselves or others while at work cannot be terminated
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-05 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-02-05 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2024-02-05 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 7 | 22 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
