WV HB 5166

died on adjournment

To provide notice to any political committees violating the filing requirements prior to assessing any civil fines and giving the Secretary of State authority to grant additional time for compliance not to exceed an additional 14 days.

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 5166 pass?

No. WV HB 5166 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 5166 about?

WV HB 5166 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “To provide notice to any political committees violating the filing requirements prior to assessing any civil fines and giving the Secretary of State authority to grant additional time for compliance not to exceed an additional 14 days.”.

Who sponsors WV HB 5166?

Butler is the primary sponsor of WV HB 5166.

Introduced: 2026-02-04
Latest action: 2026-03-13 — Senate requests House to concur
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Elections

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-04
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-04
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-04
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-04
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
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
2026-02-18
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-18
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-18
Passed House (Roll No. 123)
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 and title 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
2026-03-13
On 3rd reading with right to amend
2026-03-13
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-13
Committee amendment reported
2026-03-13
Amendment to committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-13
Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-13
Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 558)
passage
2026-03-13
Senate requests House to concur

Versions

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Documents

Votes

PASSAGE
2026-02-18 · pass · 90-0
Member-level votes (99)
- Adkins: yes
- Drennan: yes
- Howell, T: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Akers: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Pushkin: yes
- Amos: yes
- Ellington: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Ridenour: yes
- Anders: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Riley: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Kimble: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Bell: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Roop: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fluharty: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Sheedy: yes
- Browning: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Smith, D: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Marple: yes
- Statler: yes
- Butler: yes
- Gearheart: yes
- Martin: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Green: yes
- Masters: yes
- Street: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Hall: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Toney: yes
- Cannon, J: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Ward, B: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Hansen: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Heckert: yes
- McGeehan: yes
- Watt: yes
- Clay: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Miller: yes
- White: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: yes
- Holstein: yes
- Moore: yes
- Williams: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Hornbuckle: yes
- Parsons: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Criss: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Petitto: yes
- Young: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Horst: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Hott: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Clark: not voting
- Kump: not voting
- Linville: not voting
- Vance: not voting
- Dean: not voting
- Leavitt: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Willis: not voting
- Hite: not voting
Passage
2026-03-13 · pass · 33-0
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: other
- GARCIA: yes
- 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=5166&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

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