West Virginia Senate Bill 521 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 4)
Status: Engrossed on March 12 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-03-13 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill relates to electoral reforms of the West Virginia judiciary and Boards of Education generally. The bill requires the election of justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals, circuit court judges, family court judges, magistrates and members of Boards of Education be on a partisan basis, establishes ballot design and printing, requires partisan ballots be used, and provides for the continuing applicability of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Program.

Requiring party affiliations be listed for all candidates

Sen. Tom Willis [R]

Sen. Chris Rose [R]

Sen. Darren Thorne [R]

Sen. Jay Taylor [R]

2025-03-12 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 98) (Y: 22 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-13	House	To House Judiciary
2025-03-13	House	To Judiciary
2025-03-13	House	Introduced in House
2025-03-13	House	House received Senate message
2025-03-12	Senate	Ordered to House
2025-03-12	Senate	Title amendment adopted
2025-03-12	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 98)
2025-03-12	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-03-12	Senate	On 3rd reading
2025-03-11	Senate	Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2025-03-11	Senate	Read 2nd time
2025-03-10	Senate	Laid over on 2nd reading 3/10/2025
2025-03-10	Senate	On 2nd reading
2025-03-07	Senate	Read 1st time
2025-03-07	Senate	On 1st reading
2025-03-06	Senate	Committee substitute reported
2025-02-18	Senate	To Judiciary
2025-02-18	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2025-02-18	Senate	To Judiciary
2025-02-18	Senate	Filed for introduction

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Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=521&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb521%20intr.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=521
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb521%20sub1.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=521
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb521%20sub1%20eng.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=521
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb521%20sfa%20tarr%20_1%203-11.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb521%20sfat%20tarr%20_1%203-12.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb521%20sfa%20tarr%20_1%203-11%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb521%20sfat%20tarr%20_2%203-12.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb521%20sfat%20tarr%20_2%203-12%20adopted.htm
Amendment	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2025/RS/floor_amends/sb521%20sfat%20tarr%20_1%203-12%20pulled.htm
Supplement	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Fiscalnotes/FN(2)/fnsubmit_recordview1.cfm?RecordID=923650329
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2025/RS/votes/senate/03-12-0098.pdf