West Virginia 2025 Regular Session All Bills
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB483
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/26/25
Engrossed
3/6/25
Refer
3/10/25
Refer
3/10/25
The purpose of this bill is to increase compliance with statutory requirements for the timely filing of campaign finance reports and provide stricter penalties including higher fines and turning over unpaid civil penalties to debt collection agencies if the fines are not fully satisfied within 30 days of issuance.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB484
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of synthetic media and artificial intelligence to influence an election.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB485
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Engrossed
3/10/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
3/11/25
Enrolled
4/10/25
Passed
4/30/25
The purpose of this bill is to exempt West Virginia Secretary of State purchases for securing, facilitating, or supporting critical election infrastructure from the competitive bidding process.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB486
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/5/25
Refer
3/5/25
Enrolled
3/19/25
Passed
3/26/25
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the qualifications of persons entitled to vote.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB487
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Engrossed
3/5/25
Refer
3/6/25
Refer
3/6/25
Enrolled
3/17/25
Passed
3/26/25
The purpose of this bill is to remove ineligible voters from active voter rolls; remove obsolete reference to combined voter registration and licensing fund; decrease the period of voting inactivity from four to two years; and provide an internal effective date.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB488
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/5/25
Refer
3/5/25
Enrolled
4/11/25
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the definition of electioneering, exclude non-express advocacy from the definition of electioneering, permit the use of cellular phones for personal reference within the electioneering prohibition zone and inside the polling place, prohibit taking photographs or video inside the polling place except for capturing potential violations of law, and permitting precinct election officials to enforce election laws and seek assistance from any law enforcement officer for that purpose.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB489
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
The purpose of this bill is to standardize and increase compliance with election law investigations by providing uniform procedures, deadlines, and specific outcomes in law.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB49
Introduced
2/12/25
Refer
2/12/25
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit mandates for vaccinations.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB490
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/27/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Enrolled
3/7/25
Passed
3/18/25
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit ranked-choice voting in elections in West Virginia.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB491
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
The purpose of this bill is to increase transparency in independent expenditure political communications by increasing the timeframe for when independent expenditures trigger a report, reducing the spending thresholds for reporting, and requiring written and spoken disclaimers for certain digital communications.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB492
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
3/5/25
Engrossed
3/10/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
3/11/25
Enrolled
3/24/25
Passed
4/1/25
The purpose of this bill is to remove outdated provisions governing political committees terminated within three years of the effective date of the amendments made to this section during the 2002 regular session.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB493
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
The purpose of this bill is to remove the existing amount limitations on contributions to all political committees beginning on July 1, 2025.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB494
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
The purpose of this bill is to increase transparency in electioneering communications political communications by increasing the timeframe for when electioneering communications trigger a report, reducing the spending thresholds for reporting, and requiring written and spoken disclaimers for certain digital communications.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB495
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
The purpose of this bill is add contact information of the committee chair and require and acknowledgment in the statement of organization that the committee must adhere to the reporting requirements set forth in the campaign finance laws of West Virginia.
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West Virginia 2025 Regular Session
West Virginia Senate Bill SB496
Introduced
2/14/25
Refer
2/14/25
Report Pass
2/26/25
Engrossed
3/3/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/4/25
Enrolled
4/10/25
Passed
4/24/25
The purpose of this bill is to clarify that energy work practitioners do not fall under the definition of massage therapy.