2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
HB2816: Relating to clarifying secondary sources are not the law and public policy of West Virginia in certain instances
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to clarify that secondary sources are not the law and public policy of West Virginia in certain instances; and permitting the use of certified questions on issues of first impression in certain circumstances.
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Bill History
2/24/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
To Judiciary
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
Introduced in House
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
To House Judiciary
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
Markup Discussion
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
By substitute, do pass
House of Delegates
3/27/2025
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/27/2025
Read 1st time
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/28/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Passed House (Roll No. 271)
House of Delegates
3/31/2025
Communicated to Senate
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
4/1/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
4/1/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
4/9/2025
Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary
Senate
4/9/2025
Immediate consideration
Senate
4/9/2025
Read 1st time
Senate
4/9/2025
On 2nd reading, rereferred to Judiciary
Senate
Roll Call Votes
Passed House (Roll No. 271)
3/31/2025
84
Yea
11
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/31/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor

Joe Funkhouser
Republican