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HB 4710 WV
Passed Legislature

Changing the limit on switching parties before filing to run for office from 60 days to 180 days prior to an election.

WV · session 2026 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 21, 2026

Latest action (Mar 13, 2026) Senate requests House to concur

Sponsor (1)
3 coauthors / cosponsors
  • Horst Republican · cosponsor
  • Kump · cosponsor
  • Funkhouser Republican · cosponsor

Action history (35)
  1. Jan 21, 2026 Filed for introduction · lower
  2. Jan 21, 2026 To Judiciary · lower
  3. Jan 21, 2026 Introduced in House · lower
  4. Jan 21, 2026 To House Judiciary · lower
  5. Feb 9, 2026 To House Legal Services · lower
  6. Feb 9, 2026 Markup Discussion · lower
  7. Feb 10, 2026 To House Judiciary · lower
  8. Feb 11, 2026 Markup Discussion · lower
  9. Feb 13, 2026 By substitute, do pass · lower
  10. Feb 16, 2026 On 1st reading, Special Calendar · lower
  11. Feb 16, 2026 Read 1st time · lower
  12. Feb 17, 2026 On 2nd reading, Special Calendar · lower
  13. Feb 17, 2026 Read 2nd time · lower
  14. Feb 17, 2026 Amendment reported by the Clerk · lower
  15. Feb 17, 2026 Amendment rejected (Roll No. 115) · lower
  16. Feb 18, 2026 On 3rd reading, Special Calendar · lower
  17. Feb 18, 2026 Read 3rd time · lower
  18. Feb 18, 2026 Passed House (Roll No. 122) · lower
  19. Feb 18, 2026 Communicated to Senate · lower
  20. Feb 19, 2026 Introduced in Senate · upper
  21. Feb 19, 2026 To Judiciary · upper
  22. Feb 19, 2026 To Judiciary · upper
  23. Mar 11, 2026 Reported do pass, with amendment · upper
  24. Mar 11, 2026 Immediate consideration · upper
  25. Mar 11, 2026 Read 1st time · upper
  26. Mar 12, 2026 On 2nd reading · upper
  27. Mar 12, 2026 Read 2nd time · upper
  28. Mar 12, 2026 Committee amendment reported · upper
  29. Mar 12, 2026 Amendments to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) · upper
  30. Mar 12, 2026 Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote) · upper
  31. Mar 13, 2026 On 3rd reading · upper
  32. Mar 13, 2026 Read 3rd time · upper
  33. Mar 13, 2026 Passed Senate (Roll No. 545) · upper
  34. Mar 13, 2026 Effective January 1, 2027 (Roll No. 546) · upper
  35. Mar 13, 2026 Senate requests House to concur · upper
Subjects
Elections

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