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West Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2397: Prevent immediate family members from acting in a fiduciary capacity for the same governmental authority

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 2397 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Prevent immediate family members from acting in a fiduciary capacity for the same governmental authority. Primary sponsor: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (July 31, 2025): Chapter 139, Acts, Regular Session, 2025.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick HillenbrandPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Eric BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Roy CooperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Joe FunkhouserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Mike HiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Chuck HorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Ian MastersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Margitta MazzocchiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Erica MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Bill RidenourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Bryan SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chapter 139, Acts, Regular Session, 2025
  2. Approved by Governor 4/25/2025
  3. To Governor 4/22/2025
  4. Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal
  5. Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal
  6. To Governor 4/22/2025 - Senate Journal
  7. To Governor 4/22/2025 - House Journal
  8. Completed legislative action
  9. Communicated to House
  10. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 422)
  11. House Message received
  12. Communicated to Senate

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source