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West Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Joint Resolution

SJR 8: Citizenship Requirement to Vote in WV Elections Amendment

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

SJR 8 is a joint resolution introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Citizenship Requirement to Vote in WV Elections Amendment. Primary sponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican). It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 3, 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 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patricia RuckerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Mike AzingerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Jason BarrettCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Kevan BartlettCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Laura ChapmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Charles ClementsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Vince DeedsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Amy GradyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Craig HartCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Brian HeltonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
MartinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mark MaynardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Robbie MorrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Chris RoseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
SmithCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tom TakuboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Jay TaylorCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Darren ThorneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Ryan WeldCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
WillisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jack WoodrumCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10

“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. Adopted by Senate (Roll No. 298)
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. On 3rd reading
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. On 2nd reading
  11. Read 1st time
  12. Immediate consideration

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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