{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-4-1a-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 4-1A-3","heading":"Legislative act defined.","body":"\"Legislative act\" means an act that is generally to be performed by the Legislature in relation to the investigative, deliberative and decision-making business before it. A \"legislative act\":\n(1) Is an integral part of the processes by which members participate in proceedings that come before the Senate or House of Delegates or a committee thereof; and\n(2) Relates to the consideration and passage or rejection of proposed legislation; or\n(3) Relates to other matters that Constitutional law places within the jurisdiction of either the Senate, the House of Delegates or the legislative branch of state government as a whole.","path":["CHAPTER 4. THE LEGISLATURE.","ARTICLE 1A. LEGISLATIVE IMMUNITY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/4-1A-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:19:41Z","sha256":"f1cb0a89de8018e3e1c5d1644557e98fc12b60e54a4ce67b70ad7d3c03a8138c","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-4-1a-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-4-1a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}