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West Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 219: Amending penalty of simple possession of marijuana from misdemeanor crime to civil violation

Introduced 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

SB 219 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Amending penalty of simple possession of marijuana from misdemeanor crime to civil violation. Primary sponsor: Mike Woelfel (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2025): To Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health.

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): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike WoelfelPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate5

“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 Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health
  2. Introduced in Senate
  3. To Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health then Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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