West Virginia Senate Bill 301 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 8 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-08 - To Health and Human Resources
Pending: Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to create a drug testing program for applicants and recipients of temporary assistance for needy families cash benefits; and for recipients of unemployment benefits. Any applicant or recipient who fails an initial drug test will be required to pass a second drug test in the following thirty to sixty days to maintain eligibility for or recipients of these benefits. Failing the secondary drug test results in ineligibility for benefits for a period of one year, and requires a mandatory drug test as part of a reapplication for benefits. The bill provides for a substance abuse treatment program. The bill provides for protective or vendor payments to a third-party payee for the benefit of the members of the household. The bill also ensures confidentiality of records. Finally, the bill provides for mandatory drug testing for members of the Legislature based on the drug testing program prescribed by the Commissioner of the Division of Human Services. In addition to the requirement of participating in a substance abuse treatment program for a member of the Legislature, the bill provides for the withholding of compensation until drug treatment is undertaken. Article

Relating to drug testing of legislators and public assistance recipients

Sen. Mitch Carmichael [R]

Sen. Evan Jenkins [D]

Sen. Daniel Hall [D]

Sen. David Nohe [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-08	Senate	To Health and Human Resources
2014-01-08	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2014-01-08	Senate	To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary then Finance
2014-01-08	Senate	Filed for introduction

HB2527 (Similar To) 2014-01-09 - To House Judiciary
HB3146 (Similar To) 2014-01-09 - To House Judiciary
SB301 (Similar To) 2014-01-08 - To Health and Human Resources

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
21A	6	18	New Code	See Bill Text
4	1B	1	New Code	See Bill Text
4	1B	2	New Code	See Bill Text
4	1B	3	New Code	See Bill Text
9	3	6	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=301&year=2014&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb301%20intr.htm&yr=2014&sesstype=RS&i=301