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WV HJR 18

died on adjournment

Amending the Constitution to prohibit persons not United States citizens from voting in any election held within this state

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HJR 18 pass?

No. WV HJR 18 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 (2026-01-20): To House Judiciary

What is WV HJR 18 about?

WV HJR 18 is a joint resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Amending the Constitution to prohibit persons not United States citizens from voting in any election held within this state”.

Who sponsors WV HJR 18?

Heckert is the primary sponsor of WV HJR 18, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-20
Latest action
2026-01-20 — To House Judiciary
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Heckertprimary
  • Foggincosponsor
  • Hillenbrandcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-20

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-20

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-20

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-20

    To House Judiciary

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:38:23.680216Z

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