Relating to drug testing of legislators
HB 3270 requires all West Virginia legislators to pass an annual drug test for illegal drugs and non-prescribed legal drugs to receive their pay or travel expense reimbursements. The bill applies to every legislator who receives compensation under state law, mandating testing by December 31 each year. Legislators must pay for their own tests, and failure to pass or take the test results in losing all pay and reimbursement for that legislative session. This policy change directly ties compensation to drug test compliance, with no exceptions for prescription medications.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2025
Last action Mar 28, 2025
Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 28, 2025
How they voted
75–15
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 100
Mar 28, 2025
D
Democratic9
88% Yea
R
Republican91
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
To House Finance
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee discharged as to Judiciary
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to discharge from Committee adopted (Roll No. 230)
lower
Mar 28, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (75-15-10)
house of delegates
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
To Judiciary then Finance
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shawn Fluharty
DDemocratic
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