2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB50: Requiring municipal elections to be held on same day as statewide elections
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to require municipal elections to be held on statewide election days.
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Bill History
2/12/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/12/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
2/12/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/12/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
2/25/2025
Committee substitute reported
Senate
2/26/2025
On 1st reading
Senate
2/26/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
2/27/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
2/27/2025
Laid over on 2nd reading 2/27/2025
Senate
2/28/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/28/2025
Floor amendments adopted (Voice vote)
Senate
3/3/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
3/3/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/3/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 49)
Senate
3/3/2025
Ordered to House
Senate
3/4/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
To Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Markup Discussion
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Do pass
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 400)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/8/2025
House Message received
Senate
4/8/2025
Senate refused to concur; requested House recede(Voice vote)
Senate
4/8/2025
Communicated to House
Senate
4/12/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
House receded and passed (Roll No. 614)
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
Completed legislative action
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
House Message received
Senate
4/17/2025
To Governor 4/17/2025
Senate
4/12/2025
To Governor 4/17/2025 - Senate Journal
Senate
Amendments
sb50 hfa chiarelli 3-30 _1
sb50 hfa chiarelli 3-30 _1
3/30/2025Not Adopted
sb50 hfa chiarelli 3-30 _1 adopted
sb50 hfa chiarelli 3-30 _1 adopted
3/30/2025Adopted
sb50 sfa weld _1 2-28
sb50 sfa weld _1 2-28
2/28/2025Not Adopted
sb50 sfa weld _1 2-28 adopted
sb50 sfa weld _1 2-28 adopted
2/28/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House receded and passed (Roll No. 614)
4/12/2025
93
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 400)
4/7/2025
96
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 49)
3/3/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor
Jay Taylor
Republican