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IntroducedJan 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 04, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 12, 2026
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Became Law
West Virginia Senate Bill
Relating to elections
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 14, 2026: To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 481
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 96
- Adkins
- Dittman
- Howell, T
- Pritt
- Akers
- Drennan
- Jeffries
- Pushkin
- Amos
- Eldridge
- Jennings
- Ridenour
- Anders
- Ellington
- Jordan
- Riley
- Anderson
- Fehrenbacher
- Kelly
- Rohrbach
- Bell
- Ferrell
- Kimble
- Roop
- Bridges
- Flanigan
- Kyle
- Shamblin
- Brooks
- Fluharty
- Leavitt
- Sheedy
- Browning
- Foggin
- Lewis
- Smith, D
- Burkhammer
- Funkhouser
- Linville
- Statler
- Butler
- Garcia
- Lucas
- Stephens
- Campbell
- Green
- Mallow
- Street
- Cannon, D
- Hall
- Marple
- Toney
- Cannon, J
- Hamilton
- Martin
- Vance
- Canterbury
- Hansen
- Masters
- Ward, B
- Chiarelli
- Heckert
- Maynor
- Ward, G
- Clark
- Hillenbrand
- Mazzocchi
- Watt
- Clay
- Hite
- McCormick
- White
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Holstein
- McGeehan
- Williams
- Cooper
- Hornbuckle
- Miller
- Willis
- Criss
- Hornby
- Moore
- Worrell
- Crouse
- Horst
- Parsons
- Young
- Dean
- Hott
- Phillips
- Zatezalo
- Dillon
- Howell, G
- Pinson
- Speaker Hanshaw
NO: 0
YES: 96
- Adkins
- Dittman
- Howell, T
- Pritt
- Akers
- Drennan
- Jeffries
- Pushkin
- Amos
- Eldridge
- Jennings
- Ridenour
- Anders
- Ellington
- Jordan
- Riley
- Anderson
- Fehrenbacher
- Kelly
- Rohrbach
- Bell
- Ferrell
- Kimble
- Roop
- Bridges
- Flanigan
- Kyle
- Shamblin
- Brooks
- Fluharty
- Leavitt
- Sheedy
- Browning
- Foggin
- Lewis
- Smith, D
- Burkhammer
- Funkhouser
- Linville
- Statler
- Butler
- Garcia
- Lucas
- Stephens
- Campbell
- Green
- Mallow
- Street
- Cannon, D
- Hall
- Marple
- Toney
- Cannon, J
- Hamilton
- Martin
- Vance
- Canterbury
- Hansen
- Masters
- Ward, B
- Chiarelli
- Heckert
- Maynor
- Ward, G
- Clark
- Hillenbrand
- Mazzocchi
- Watt
- Clay
- Hite
- McCormick
- White
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Holstein
- McGeehan
- Williams
- Cooper
- Hornbuckle
- Miller
- Willis
- Criss
- Hornby
- Moore
- Worrell
- Crouse
- Horst
- Parsons
- Young
- Dean
- Hott
- Phillips
- Zatezalo
- Dillon
- Howell, G
- Pinson
- Speaker Hanshaw
NO: 0
Actions
- Mar 14, 2026 | Senate
- To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- To Governor 3/18/2026
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Completed legislative action
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- House Message received
- Senate concurred in House changed effective date
- Effective from passage (Roll No. 597)
- Communicated to House
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- Passed House (Roll No. 420)
- Effective from passage (Roll No. 421)
- Communicated to Senate
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Do pass
- Immediate consideration
- Read 1st time
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- Markup Discussion
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- House received Senate message
- Introduced in House
- To Judiciary
- To House Judiciary
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- On 3rd reading
- Read 3rd time
- Passed Senate (Roll No. 325)
- Ordered to House
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- On 2nd reading
- Read 2nd time
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Reported do pass
- Immediate consideration
- Read 1st time
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary
- To Judiciary
- Jan 19, 2026 | Senate
- Filed for introduction
- To Government Organization then Judiciary
- Introduced in Senate
- To Government Organization


