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West Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Joint Resolution

HJR 23: Amend the state Constitution to give the people the powers of initiative, referendum and recall

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 23 is a joint resolution introduced in the West Virginia House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Amend the state Constitution to give the people the powers of initiative, referendum and recall. Primary sponsor: Chuck Horst (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 20, 2025): To House 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 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chuck HorstPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Kathie Hess CrouseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Ian MastersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Lisa WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96

“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 Judiciary
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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