WV HB2947 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 25 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-25 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on February 25 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-25 - To House Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to create an exception in the right of a member of the Legislature or a legislative body when a party to a judicial proceeding relating to legislative actions, and delay of the legal proceeding will prevent the judiciary from fulfilling its constitutional duty to assure fair and timely administration of justice.
Title
Clarifying that the legislature cannot impede the judiciary’s duties to assure the fair administration of justice when it or a member of a legislative body is a party in a proceeding relating to legislative actions
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-25 | House | To House Judiciary |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2025-02-25 | House | To Judiciary |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 17 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
