2025 Regular SessionWest Virginia Legislature

SB586: Relating to requirements for filling vacancies in certain elected federal, state, and county offices

Legislative Summary

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the appointment of an individual to fill a vacant elected office if that person has not been a member of his or her registered political party for at least one year prior to the occurrence of the vacancy, and to require that appointments be made from the political party with which the individual vacating the office was affiliated at the time of the previous election for that office.

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Bill History

2/24/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
2/24/2025
To Government Organization then Judiciary
Senate
2/24/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
2/24/2025
To Government Organization
Senate
2/26/2025
Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary
Senate
2/26/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
3/13/2025
Committee substitute for committee substitute reported
Senate
3/14/2025
On 1st reading
Senate
3/14/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
3/17/2025
On 2nd reading
Senate
3/17/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
3/18/2025
On 3rd reading
Senate
3/18/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
3/18/2025
Passed Senate (Roll No. 124)
Senate
3/18/2025
Ordered to House
Senate
3/19/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
To Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Markup Discussion
House of Delegates
4/8/2025
With amendment, do pass
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/9/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
4/10/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Amendment reported by the Clerk
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 512)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
House of Delegates
4/11/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
House Message received
Senate
4/12/2025
Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 582)
Senate
4/12/2025
Effective from passage (Roll No. 583)
Senate
4/12/2025
Senate requests House to concur
Senate
4/12/2025
House received Senate message
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 629)
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
Effective from passage (Roll No. 630)
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/12/2025
House Message received
Senate
4/12/2025
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 611)
Senate
4/12/2025
Effective from passage (Roll No. 612)
Senate
4/12/2025
Communicated to House
Senate
4/12/2025
Completed legislative action
Senate

Amendments

sb586 hfat akers _1 4-12 adopted

sb586 hfat akers _1 4-12 adopted

4/12/2025Adopted

sb586 sfat martin _1 4-12 adopetd

sb586 sfat martin _1 4-12 adopetd

4/12/2025Not Adopted

sb586 sfa martin _3 4-12 adopted

sb586 sfa martin _3 4-12 adopted

4/12/2025Adopted

sb586 sfat martin _1 4-12

sb586 sfat martin _1 4-12

4/12/2025Not Adopted

sb586 sfa martin _3 4-12

sb586 sfa martin _3 4-12

4/12/2025Not Adopted

sb586 sfa martin _2 4-12

sb586 sfa martin _2 4-12

4/12/2025Not Adopted

sb586 sfa martin _2 4-12 pulled

sb586 sfa martin _2 4-12 pulled

4/12/2025Not Adopted

sb586 sfa martin _1 4-12

sb586 sfa martin _1 4-12

4/12/2025Not Adopted

sb586 sfa martin _1 4-12 pulled

sb586 sfa martin _1 4-12 pulled

4/12/2025Not Adopted

sb586 sfa stuart _1 4-12

sb586 sfa stuart _1 4-12

4/12/2025Not Adopted

sb586 hfa akers _1 4-12

sb586 hfa akers _1 4-12

4/12/2025Not Adopted

sb586 hfat akers _1 4-12

sb586 hfat akers _1 4-12

4/12/2025Not Adopted

sb586 hfa holstein 4-11 _1

sb586 hfa holstein 4-11 _1

4/11/2025Not Adopted

sb586 hfa holstein 4-11 _1 adopted

sb586 hfa holstein 4-11 _1 adopted

4/11/2025Adopted

sb586 hfat akers, gearheart, and rohrbach 4-10

sb586 hfat akers, gearheart, and rohrbach 4-10

4/10/2025Not Adopted

sb586 hfat akers and rohrbach 4-10

sb586 hfat akers and rohrbach 4-10

4/10/2025Not Adopted

sb586 hfa rohrbach 4-10 _1 adopted

sb586 hfa rohrbach 4-10 _1 adopted

4/10/2025Adopted

sb586 hfat akers and gearheart 4-10 adopted

sb586 hfat akers and gearheart 4-10 adopted

4/10/2025Adopted

sb586 hfat akers and gearheart 4-10

sb586 hfat akers and gearheart 4-10

4/10/2025Not Adopted

sb586 hfa rohrbach 4-10 _1

sb586 hfa rohrbach 4-10 _1

4/10/2025Not Adopted

sb586 hfa gearheart 4-9 _1

sb586 hfa gearheart 4-9 _1

4/9/2025Not Adopted

sb586 hfa gearheart 4-9 _1 revised

sb586 hfa gearheart 4-9 _1 revised

4/9/2025Not Adopted

sb586 hjud am. _1 4-7 as amended

sb586 hjud am. _1 4-7 as amended

4/7/2025Not Adopted

sb586 hjud am. _1 4-7 adopted

sb586 hjud am. _1 4-7 adopted

4/7/2025Adopted

sb586 hjud am. _1 4-7

sb586 hjud am. _1 4-7

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Effective from passage (Roll No. 612)
4/12/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective from passage (Roll No. 630)
4/12/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 611)
4/12/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 582)
4/12/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Effective from passage (Roll No. 583)
4/12/2025
33
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 629)
4/12/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House (Roll No. 512)
4/11/2025
98
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed Senate (Roll No. 124)
3/18/2025
34
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/12/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Joey Garcia
Joey Garcia
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/197030.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197030.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/1/197032.2 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text1/1/197043.9 KB