Bill > HB4679

This bill, titled "To prohibit counties, towns and municipalities from using taxpayer dollars to hire lobbyists to represent them at the State level," aims to prevent local governments from spending public funds on individuals or groups who advocate for their interests before the state legislature. Specifically, it amends existing laws to explicitly ban county commissions, governing bodies of consolidated local governments, and governing bodies of municipalities, towns, villages, cities, or other municipal corporations from using tax money to pay for lobbyists. A lobbyist is someone hired to influence legislation or government decisions, and this bill seeks to ensure that taxpayer money is not used for such representation at the state level, thereby focusing local government spending on services directly benefiting their residents.

Government Affairs

http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4679&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill