WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2023 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
Senate Bill 224
By Senator Tarr
[Introduced January 16, 2023; referredto the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated ยง12-3-21, relating to establishing the revocation of authority for spending by an agency in support of a challenge to West Virginia law.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
## ARTICLE 3. LIMITATIONS ON AGENCY SPENDING.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, there is no spending authority for any political subdivision or state agency for the purposes of challenging a West Virginia state law.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit spending authority for money used by an agency in support of a challenge to WV law.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.