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West Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Joint Resolution

HJR 13: Amending the Constitution to prohibit persons not United States citizens from voting in any election held within this state

In committee 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

HJR 13 is a joint resolution introduced in the West Virginia House on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Amending the Constitution to prohibit persons not United States citizens from voting in any election held within this state. Primary sponsor: Scot Heckert (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2025): To House Rules.

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 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scot HeckertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Kathie Hess CrouseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
DeVaultCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Sarah DrennanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Joe FunkhouserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Chuck HorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Buck JenningsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Chuck SheedyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Clark, T.Co-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Adam VanceCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
WillisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 House Rules
  2. By substitute, do pass, but first to Rules
  3. To House Judiciary
  4. Introduced in House
  5. To Judiciary
  6. Filed for introduction

Sources

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