Virginia Passes Welfare Drug Test Bill
Virginia Welfare Drug Test Bill Passes Committee
A bill that would subject some welfare recipients to drug testing passed the Republican-controlled House Health, Welfare & Institutions Committee on a 14-8 vote along party lines. Democrats protested to no avail.
Introduced by Delegate Christopher Head (R-Roanoke), the bill, House Bill 221, would require local departments of social services to screen welfare applicants and recipients to determine whether probable cause exists to believe they are using illegal drugs. If probable cause is found, a formal substance abuse assessment, which could include drug testing, would be required. Persons who either refuse to take the drug test or fail it would be ineligible for welfare payments for one year, unless they underwent and complied with drug treatment.
“What are we trying to do here? asked Lionell Spruill Sr. (D-Chesapeake). “Now we’re picking on people who are poor,” he complained in remarks reported by the Richmond Times-Democrat. MORE
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