2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

HB2008: Executive Branch Reorganization

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to provide for the reorganization of several departments and divisions of state government as of July 1, 2025. The bill redesignates the department of economic development as a division under the department of commerce, the abolition of the department of arts, culture, and history and the transfer of its sections and commission under the department of tourism, and permits the governor to elect to appoint the Adjutant General as the secretary of the department of homeland security.

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Bill History

2/18/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
To Government Organization
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
To House Government Organization
House of Delegates
2/28/2025
By substitute, do pass
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/4/2025
Placed on House Calendar
House of Delegates
3/5/2025
On 2nd reading, House Calendar
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
From House Calendar, 2nd reading, placed on Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Amendment rejected (Roll No. 51)
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Amendment withdrawn (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 52)
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Effective July 1, 2025 (Roll No. 55)
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
3/12/2025
To Government Organization
Senate
3/12/2025
To Government Organization
Senate
4/4/2025
Reported do pass, with amendment
Senate
4/4/2025
Immediate consideration
Senate
4/4/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
4/7/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
4/7/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
4/8/2025
On 3rd reading with right to amend
Senate
4/8/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
4/8/2025
Committee Amendment Reported
Senate
4/8/2025
Morris amendments to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
Senate
4/8/2025
Tarr amendments to committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 351)
Senate
4/8/2025
Woelfel amendments to committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 352)
Senate
4/8/2025
Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
Senate
4/8/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 353)
Senate
4/8/2025
Rucker title amendment adopted
Senate
4/8/2025
Effective July 1, 2025 (Roll No. 354)
Senate
4/8/2025
Senate requests House to concur
Senate
4/10/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
4/10/2025
House concurred in Senate amend with title amend, passed (Roll No. 447)
House of Delegates
4/10/2025
Effective July 1, 2025 (Roll No. 448)
House of Delegates
4/10/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
House Message received
Senate
4/11/2025
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 523)
Senate
4/11/2025
Effective July 1, 2025 (Roll No. 524)
Senate
4/11/2025
Communicated to House
Senate
4/11/2025
Completed legislative action
Senate

Amendments

hb2008 hfat phillips 4-9

hb2008 hfat phillips 4-9

4/9/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 hfat phillips 4-9 adopted

hb2008 hfat phillips 4-9 adopted

4/9/2025Adopted

hb2008 sfa woelfel _1 4-8

hb2008 sfa woelfel _1 4-8

4/8/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 sfat woelfel _1 4-8 pulled

hb2008 sfat woelfel _1 4-8 pulled

4/8/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 sfa woelfel _1 4-8 rejected

hb2008 sfa woelfel _1 4-8 rejected

4/8/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 sfat tarr _1 4-8

hb2008 sfat tarr _1 4-8

4/8/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 sfat tarr _1 4-8 pulled

hb2008 sfat tarr _1 4-8 pulled

4/8/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 sfat woelfel _1 4-8

hb2008 sfat woelfel _1 4-8

4/8/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 sfa tarr 4-7 _1 rejected

hb2008 sfa tarr 4-7 _1 rejected

4/7/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 sfa tarr 4-7 _1

hb2008 sfa tarr 4-7 _1

4/7/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 sfa morris _1 4-7 adopted

hb2008 sfa morris _1 4-7 adopted

4/7/2025Adopted

hb2008 sfa morris _1 4-7

hb2008 sfa morris _1 4-7

4/7/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 sfat rucker _1 4-3 adopted

hb2008 sfat rucker _1 4-3 adopted

4/3/2025Adopted

hb2008 sfat rucker _1 4-3

hb2008 sfat rucker _1 4-3

4/3/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 s gov am _1 3-30 as amended

hb2008 s gov am _1 3-30 as amended

3/30/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 s gov am _1 3-30 adopted

hb2008 s gov am _1 3-30 adopted

3/30/2025Adopted

hb2008 s gov am _1 3-30

hb2008 s gov am _1 3-30

3/30/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 hfa foggin, et al. 3-11

hb2008 hfa foggin, et al. 3-11

3/11/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 hfa kelly 3-11 _1

hb2008 hfa kelly 3-11 _1

3/11/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 hfa foggin 3-11

hb2008 hfa foggin 3-11

3/11/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 hfat phillips 3-11 adopted

hb2008 hfat phillips 3-11 adopted

3/11/2025Adopted

hb2008 hfat phillips 3-11

hb2008 hfat phillips 3-11

3/11/2025Not Adopted

hb2008 hfa foggin, et al. 3-4

hb2008 hfa foggin, et al. 3-4

3/4/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Effective July 1, 2025 (Roll No. 524)
4/11/2025
30
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 523)
4/11/2025
24
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective July 1, 2025 (Roll No. 448)
4/10/2025
69
Yea
30
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House concurred in Senate amend with title amend, passed (Roll No. 447)
4/10/2025
65
Yea
34
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Woelfel amendments to committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 352)
4/8/2025
9
Yea
25
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Effective July 1, 2025 (Roll No. 354)
4/8/2025
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 353)
4/8/2025
25
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Tarr amendments to committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 351)
4/8/2025
17
Yea
17
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Amendment rejected (Roll No. 51)
3/11/2025
39
Yea
59
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passed House (Roll No. 52)
3/11/2025
61
Yea
37
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective July 1, 2025 (Roll No. 55)
3/11/2025
83
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/11/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1
Democrat: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/1970126.2 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/1/1970240.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/1/1970130.4 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/1970114.4 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/1/19704.7 KB