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West Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2816: Relating to clarifying secondary sources are not the law and public policy of West Virginia in certain instances

Passed one chamber 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 2816 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to clarifying secondary sources are not the law and public policy of West Virginia in certain instances. Primary sponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2025): On 2nd reading, rereferred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe FunkhouserPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Jarred CannonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Chuck HorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
LinvilleCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Ian MastersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Bill RidenourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100

“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. On 2nd reading, rereferred to Judiciary
  2. Read 1st time
  3. Immediate consideration
  4. Without recommendation, but first rereferred to Judiciary
  5. To Judiciary
  6. To Judiciary
  7. Introduced in Senate
  8. Communicated to Senate
  9. Passed House (Roll No. 271)
  10. Read 3rd time
  11. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
  12. Read 2nd time

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

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