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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 61: Prohibiting acceptance of illegal ballots cast in any 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

SB 61 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibiting acceptance of illegal ballots cast in any election. Primary sponsor: Eric Tarr (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 3, 2026): 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 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eric TarrPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Kevan BartlettCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Darren ThorneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15

“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. To Judiciary
  3. Introduced in House
  4. House received Senate message
  5. Ordered to House
  6. Passed Senate (Roll No. 27)
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. On 3rd reading
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. On 2nd reading
  11. Read 1st time
  12. On 1st reading

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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