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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5203: To forbid any municipality from issuing an ID for the purpose of voting in a municipal election

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 5203 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To forbid any municipality from issuing an ID for the purpose of voting in a municipal election. Primary sponsor: Geno Chiarelli (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2026): To Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Geno ChiarelliPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Jim ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Kathie Hess CrouseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Joe FunkhouserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Josh HolsteinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Mike HornbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Jordan MaynorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Pat McGeehanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Erica MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
PhillipsCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Matthew RohrbachCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26

“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. To Judiciary
  2. Reported do pass, with amendment, but first to Judiciary
  3. To Government Organization
  4. To Government Organization then Judiciary
  5. Introduced in Senate
  6. Communicated to Senate
  7. Passed House (Roll No. 166)
  8. Read 3rd time
  9. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
  10. Read 2nd time
  11. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
  12. Read 1st time

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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