2025 Regular Session • West Virginia Legislature
SB796: Establishing legal voter identification standards
Legislative Summary
The purpose of this bill is to require a photograph on all valid identifying documents used for voter identification purposes and to ensure that driver's licenses, permits, and identification cards issued to lawful noncitizen residents are easily distinguishable from drivers' licenses, permits, and identification cards issued to citizens to ensure no noncitizen is capable of utilizing a noncitizen driver's license, permit, or identification card to register to vote.
Bill History
3/18/2025
Filed for introduction
Senate
3/18/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
3/18/2025
Introduced in Senate
Senate
3/18/2025
To Judiciary
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/18/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)
Sponsors
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor
Kevan Bartlett
Republican