HB 2630 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

To require all state employees, county employees, and employees of county school boards to be subject to random drug testing

HB 2630 requires all state employees, county employees, and K-12 school employees (including teachers and volunteers like coaches) to undergo mandatory drug testing. The bill mandates pre-employment drug tests for all new hires and requires 10% of all employees to be randomly tested annually. These requirements begin on July 1, 2025, for state and county employees, and for the 2025-2026 school year for school staff. Each employer must adopt rules implementing these testing procedures, including the 10% annual random testing rate. The bill does not specify testing methods, penalties for positive results, or exceptions beyond the defined employee groups.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
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Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Feb 21, 2025
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Feb 21, 2025
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To House Education
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Feb 19, 2025
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Introduced in House
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Feb 19, 2025
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To Education then Judiciary
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