WV HB 4710

died on adjournment

Changing the limit on switching parties before filing to run for office from 60 days to 180 days prior to an election.

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4710 pass?

No. WV HB 4710 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Senate requests House to concur

What is WV HB 4710 about?

WV HB 4710 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Changing the limit on switching parties before filing to run for office from 60 days to 180 days prior to an election.”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4710?

Holstein is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4710, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-01-21
Latest action: 2026-03-13 — Senate requests House to concur
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Elections

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-21
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-21
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-01-21
To House Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-09
To House Legal Services
referral-committee
2026-02-09
Markup Discussion
2026-02-10
To House Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-11
Markup Discussion
2026-02-13
By substitute, do pass
2026-02-16
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-16
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-02-17
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-17
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-17
Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-02-17
Amendment rejected (Roll No. 115)
amendment-failure
2026-02-18
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-18
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-18
Passed House (Roll No. 122)
passage
2026-02-18
Communicated to Senate
2026-02-19
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-02-19
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-19
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-03-11
Reported do pass, with amendment
committee-passage
2026-03-11
Immediate consideration
2026-03-11
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-03-12
On 2nd reading
2026-03-12
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-12
Committee amendment reported
2026-03-12
Amendments to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-12
Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-13
On 3rd reading
2026-03-13
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-13
Passed Senate (Roll No. 545)
passage
2026-03-13
Effective January 1, 2027 (Roll No. 546)
2026-03-13
Senate requests House to concur

Versions

hb4710 s jud am _1 adopted.htmCompare
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Documents

Votes

HFA PUSHKIN 2-17
2026-02-17 · fail · 12-81
Member-level votes (99)
- Bridges: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Pushkin: yes
- Fluharty: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Marple: yes
- Williams: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Hornbuckle: yes
- Petitto: yes
- Young: yes
- Adkins: no
- Dean: no
- Hott: no
- Pinson: no
- Akers: no
- Dillon: no
- Howell, G: no
- Pritt: no
- Amos: no
- Dittman: no
- Howell, T: no
- Ridenour: no
- Anders: no
- Drennan: no
- Jeffries: no
- Riley: no
- Anderson: no
- Eldridge: no
- Jennings: no
- Rohrbach: no
- Bell: no
- Ellington: no
- Jordan: no
- Shamblin: no
- Brooks: no
- Fehrenbacher: no
- Kimble: no
- Sheedy: no
- Browning: no
- Ferrell: no
- Kyle: no
- Smith, D: no
- Burkhammer: no
- Flanigan: no
- Leavitt: no
- Statler: no
- Butler: no
- Foggin: no
- Linville: no
- Stephens: no
- Campbell: no
- Funkhouser: no
- Lucas: no
- Toney: no
- Cannon, D: no
- Gearheart: no
- Mallow: no
- Vance: no
- Cannon, J: no
- Green: no
- Masters: no
- Ward, B: no
- Canterbury: no
- Hall: no
- Maynor: no
- Ward, G: no
- Chiarelli: no
- Heckert: no
- Mazzocchi: no
- Watt: no
- Clark: no
- Hillenbrand: no
- McCormick: no
- White: no
- Clay: no
- Hite: no
- McGeehan: no
- Willis: no
- Coop-Gonzalez: no
- Holstein: no
- Miller: no
- Worrell: no
- Cooper: no
- Hornby: no
- Moore: no
- Zatezalo: no
- Criss: no
- Horst: no
- Phillips: no
- Speaker Hanshaw: no
- Crouse: no
- Kump: not voting
- Parsons: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Street: not voting
- Martin: not voting
- Roop: not voting
PASSAGE
2026-02-18 · pass · 79-13
Member-level votes (99)
- Adkins: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Akers: yes
- Drennan: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Ridenour: yes
- Amos: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Kimble: yes
- Riley: yes
- Anders: yes
- Ellington: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Linville: yes
- Roop: yes
- Bell: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Sheedy: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Marple: yes
- Smith, D: yes
- Browning: yes
- Gearheart: yes
- Martin: yes
- Statler: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Green: yes
- Masters: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Butler: yes
- Heckert: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Street: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Toney: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Hite: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Ward, B: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Holstein: yes
- McGeehan: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Miller: yes
- Watt: yes
- Clay: yes
- Horst: yes
- Moore: yes
- White: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: yes
- Hott: yes
- Parsons: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Petitto: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Criss: yes
- Howell, T: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Cannon, J: no
- Garcia: no
- Hansen: no
- Pushkin: no
- Dittman: no
- Hall: no
- Hornbuckle: no
- Williams: no
- Flanigan: no
- Hamilton: no
- Lewis: no
- Young: no
- Fluharty: no
- Clark: not voting
- Kump: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Willis: not voting
- Dean: not voting
- Leavitt: not voting
- Vance: not voting
Passage
2026-03-13 · pass · 32-2
Member-level votes (34)
- AZINGER: yes
- HART: yes
- ROSE: yes
- BARNHART: yes
- HELTON: yes
- RUCKER: yes
- BARRETT: yes
- JEFFRIES: yes
- TAKUBO: yes
- BARTLETT: yes
- MARTIN: yes
- TARR: yes
- CHAPMAN: yes
- MAYNARD, M: yes
- TAYLOR: yes
- CHARNOCK: yes
- MAYNARD, Z: yes
- THORNE: yes
- CLEMENTS: yes
- MORRIS: yes
- WELD: yes
- DEEDS: yes
- OLIVERIO: yes
- WILLIS: yes
- FULLER: yes
- PHILLIPS: yes
- WOELFEL: no
- GARCIA: no
- QUEEN: yes
- WOODRUM: yes
- GRADY: yes
- ROBERTS: yes
- MR PRESIDENT: yes
- HAMILTON: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4710&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

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