West Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

HB 4331 — West Virginia’s Urban Mass Transportation Authority Act

Last action — Chapter 166, Acts, Regular Session, 2022

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2022. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 7 sponsors

    1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

52 added · 29 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Bill HB 4331 now clearly allows for union or labor organization dues to be deducted from the wages of employees working for urban mass transportation authorities receiving federal funding. This change emphasizes the importance of supporting unions in the workforce while ensuring that these authorities can maintain their federal funding. By specifying this allowance, the bill aims to protect the rights of workers to join labor organizations without jeopardizing the financial support from federal programs.

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Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session ENGROSSED House Bill 4331 By Delegates Criss, Rohrbach, Pack, Riley, Queen, Storch, and Capito [Introduced January 21, 2022;
Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature regular session ENROLLED House Bill 4331 By Delegates Criss, Rohrbach, Pack, Riley, Queen, Storch, and Capito [Passed March 11, 2022;
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]   A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §8-27-4a, relating to the federal Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964;
in effect from passage.]   AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §8-27-21a, relating to allowing union or labor organization dues or fees to be deducted from the wages of employees of an urban mass transportation authority which receives federal funding from the Federal Transit Administration.
and ensuring the definition of “deduction” is changed to preserve federal funding.
§8-27-4a.
§8-27-21a.
Federal grants and wage deductions.
Federal grants;
The federal Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 was enacted to develop and revitalize the country’s public transportation systems.  This Act, in part, allows state and local transportation authorities to obtain federal grants.  Urban mass transportation authorities created pursuant to this section receive federal grants administered by the Federal Transit Administration.  Receipt of these federal grants requires certification from the United States Department of Labor.  Therefore, to preserve this source of federal funds for urban mass transportation authorities, only for urban mass transportation authority employees whose public authority employer is a recipient of federal funds, the term “deductions,” as used under Chapter 21, Article 5, shall include amounts for union, labor organization, or club dues or fees.
wage deductions.
  NOTE:
Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the term “deductions”, as defined in §21-5-1 of this code and applied to the wages of an employee of an urban mass transportation authority under this article which is a direct or indirect recipient of federal funding from the Federal Transit Administration pursuant to the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, as amended, includes amounts authorized for union or labor organization dues or fees.
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that for federal funding purposes, deductions is further defined in the code.
This section applies only to urban mass transportation authorities under this article.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
The Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills hereby certifies that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 166, Acts, Regular Session, 2022

  2. Approved by Governor 3/30/22

  3. To Governor 3/24/22

  4. Approved by Governor 3/30/22 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 3/30/2022 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/24/22 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/24/2022 - Senate Journal

  8. House Message received

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to Senate

  11. Effective from passage (Roll No. 576)

  12. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 575)

  13. House received Senate message

  14. Senate requests House to concur

  15. Effective from passage (Roll No. 411)

  16. Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 411)

  17. Read 3rd time

  18. On 3rd reading

  19. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  20. Read 2nd time

  21. On 2nd reading

  22. Read 1st time

  23. On 1st reading

  24. Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment

  25. To Judiciary

  26. To Judiciary

  27. Introduced in Senate

  28. Communicated to Senate

  29. Effective from passage (Roll No. 248)

  30. Passed House (Roll No. 247)

  31. Read 3rd time

  32. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  33. Amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  34. Read 2nd time

  35. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  36. Placed on Special Calender

  37. On 2nd reading, House Calendar

  38. Placed on House Calendar

  39. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  40. Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/17/22

  41. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  42. Read 1st time

  43. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  44. Do pass

  45. To House Judiciary

  46. Introduced in House

  47. To Judiciary

  48. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (6)

Not signed on (145)

145 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 30 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9100
Unaffiliated 20102
Democrat 1000
Total 30202
% of votes cast 88%6%0%6%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
LINDSAY — Yea
STOLLINGS — Yea
BALDWIN — Yea
MARONEY — Yea
STOVER — Yea
BEACH — Yea
MARTIN — Nay
SWOPE — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MAYNARD — Yea
SYPOLT — Yea
BROWN — Yea
NELSON — Yea
CAPUTO — Yea
PHILLIPS — Not Voting
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
GEFFERT — Yea
ROMANO — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
KARNES — Not Voting
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Amy Grady Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Nay
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea

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Subjects

transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 4331?
HB 4331 is sponsored by Capito, Storch, Ben Queen (Republican), Clay Riley (Republican), Pack, Matthew Rohrbach (Republican), and Vernon Criss (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 4331?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 21, 2022. Enacted.
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