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Senate Bill 490





Legislative Session: 2025(RS)
LAST ACTION: Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2025)
SUMMARY: Prohibiting ranked-choice voting in elections in West Virginia
LEAD SPONSOR: Woodrum
SPONSORS: Oliverio, Rucker, Rose
BILL TEXT:
Bill Definitions
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CODE AFFECTED: § 3 - 1 - 52   (New Code)
SIMILAR TO:
HB2408
HB2683
SB133
SB226
SUBJECT(S): Elections

ACTIONS:
Description Date Journal Page
Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2025)
S Approved by Governor 3/18/2025 - Senate Journal 03/19/25 10
S Approved by Governor 3/18/25 03/18/25
H Approved by Governor 3/19/2025 - House Journal 03/18/25
S To Governor 3/12/2025 03/12/25 16
S House Message received 03/10/25 1
H Completed legislative action 03/07/25
H Communicated to Senate 03/07/25
H Passed House (Roll No. 38) 03/07/25
H Read 3rd time 03/07/25
H On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 03/07/25
H Read 2nd time 03/06/25
H On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 03/06/25
H Read 1st time 03/05/25
H Reference dispensed 03/05/25
H Immediate consideration 03/05/25
H Introduced in House 03/05/25
H House received Senate message 03/05/25
S Ordered to House 03/04/25 14
S Passed Senate (Roll No. 59) 03/04/25 14
S Read 3rd time 03/04/25 14
S On 3rd reading 03/04/25
S Read 2nd time 03/03/25 12
S On 2nd reading 03/03/25
S Read 1st time 02/28/25 13
S On 1st reading 02/28/25
S Reported do pass 02/27/25 5
S To Judiciary 02/14/25 7
S Introduced in Senate 02/14/25 7
S To Judiciary 02/14/25
S Filed for introduction 02/14/25
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