H. B. 4382



(By Delegates Fleischauer, Fragale, Marshall,





Caputo, Compton, Boggs and Hubbard)



[Introduced February 4, 2002; referred to the



Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to repeal section twenty-four, article fifteen, chapter
eight of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, related to repealing the prohibition
against the political activities of members of paid fire
departments.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 15. FIRE FIGHTING; FIRE COMPANIES AND DEPARTMENTS; CIVIL
SERVICE FOR PAID FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
§1. Repeal of section relating to the political activities of
members
of paid fire departments.

Section twenty-four, article fifteen, chapter eight of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, is hereby repealed.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal that section of
the code which prohibits the political activities of members of
paid fire departments.