West Virginia Senate Bill 631 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 1 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-01 - Chapter 145, Acts, Regular Session, 2023
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to expend federal appropriations from Congress to the Secretary of State for purposes that further the administration of federal elections held in the state, payable from the County Assistance Voting Equipment Fund; clarify the uniform statewide deadline for electronically submitted voter registration applications and change the deadline by which county clerks must report voter participation history after an election into the statewide voter registration system from 120 days to 80 days after an election; make procedures for election contests before a special court applicable to contested elections of certain judges; changing jurisdiction of election contests for county, district, and municipal elections to the circuit courts; requiring a recount proceeding to be completed before filing certain election contests; and clarify the amendments made to §3-10-3 by HB 4785 (2022), which changed the timeframe in subsection (d) for filling vacancies in all judicial offices from two to three years.

Updating administration, funding, and requirements for federal elections held in WV

Sen. Bennett Queen [R]

2023-03-10 - House - Passed House (Roll No. 692) (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2023-02-23 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 252) (Y: 34 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-01	Senate	Chapter 145, Acts, Regular Session, 2023
2023-03-11	House	Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - House Journal
2023-03-11	Senate	Approved by Governor 3/29/23 - Senate Journal
2023-03-29	Senate	Approved by Governor 3/29/23
2023-03-11	Senate	To Governor 3/16/2023 - Senate Journal
2023-03-16	Senate	To Governor 3/16/2023
2023-03-11	House	To Governor 3/16/2023 - House Journal
2023-03-11	Senate	House Message received
2023-03-10	House	Completed legislative action
2023-03-10	House	Communicated to Senate
2023-03-10	House	Passed House (Roll No. 692)
2023-03-10	House	Read 3rd time
2023-03-10	House	On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2023-03-09	House	Read 2nd time
2023-03-09	House	On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2023-03-08	House	Read 1st time
2023-03-08	House	Immediate consideration
2023-03-08	House	Do pass
2023-02-23	House	To House Judiciary
2023-02-23	House	To Judiciary
2023-02-23	House	Introduced in House
2023-02-23	Senate	Ordered to House
2023-02-23	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 252)
2023-02-23	Senate	Read 3rd time
2023-02-23	Senate	On 3rd reading
2023-02-22	Senate	Read 2nd time
2023-02-22	Senate	On 2nd reading
2023-02-21	Senate	Read 1st time
2023-02-21	Senate	On 1st reading
2023-02-20	Senate	Committee substitute reported
2023-02-15	Senate	To Judiciary
2023-02-15	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2023-02-15	Senate	To Judiciary
2023-02-15	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
3	1	48	Amended Code	Citation Text
3	2	18	Amended Code	Citation Text
3	2	6	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=631&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb631%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=631
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb631%20sub1.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=631
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb631%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=631
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/senate/02-23-0252.pdf
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/house/00692.pdf