WV SJR 9

died on adjournment

Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WV SJR 9 pass?

No. WV SJR 9 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 (2026-03-14): Completed legislative action

What is WV SJR 9 about?

WV SJR 9 is a joint resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment”.

Who sponsors WV SJR 9?

Rucker is the primary sponsor of WV SJR 9, joined by 12 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-01-14
Latest action: 2026-03-14 — Completed legislative action
Bill type: joint resolution
Last updated: —

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-14
Completed legislative action
2026-03-14
Communicated to House
2026-03-14
Adopted by Senate (Roll No. 638)
passage
2026-03-14
Senate concurred in House amendment
2026-03-14
House Message received
2026-03-13
Communicated to Senate
2026-03-13
Adopted by House, Special Calendar (Roll No. 509)
passage
2026-03-13
Motion for previous question adopted (Roll No. 508)
2026-03-13
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-13
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-12
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-12
Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-03-12
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-12
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-11
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-03-11
Immediate consideration
2026-03-11
With amendment, be adopted
passage
2026-03-10
Markup Discussion
2026-03-05
To House Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-03-05
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-03-05
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-03-05
House received Senate message
2026-03-03
Ordered to House
2026-03-03
Adopted by Senate (Roll No. 310)
passage
2026-03-03
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-03
On 3rd reading
2026-03-02
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-02
On 2nd reading
2026-02-27
Reported be adopted
passage
2026-02-26
On 2nd reading, referred to Finance
referral-committee
2026-02-26
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-02-26
Immediate consideration
2026-02-26
Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
referral-committee
2026-01-14
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-01-14
To Judiciary then Finance
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Filed for introduction
filing

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Votes

PREVIOUS QUESTION
2026-03-13 · pass · 57-40
Member-level votes (99)
- Adkins: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Amos: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Kimble: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Bell: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Ridenour: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Linville: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Browning: yes
- Green: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Roop: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Heckert: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Sheedy: yes
- Butler: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Martin: yes
- Smith, D: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Hite: yes
- Masters: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Clay: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Street: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: yes
- Horst: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Ward, B: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Howell, T: yes
- McGeehan: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Miller: yes
- Watt: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Moore: yes
- White: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Parsons: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Ellington: yes
- Akers: no
- Dean: no
- Holstein: no
- Riley: no
- Anders: no
- Drennan: no
- Hornbuckle: no
- Shamblin: no
- Anderson: no
- Eldridge: no
- Hott: no
- Statler: no
- Bridges: no
- Fluharty: no
- Howell, G: no
- Toney: no
- Campbell: no
- Funkhouser: no
- Leavitt: no
- Vance: no
- Cannon, D: no
- Garcia: no
- Lewis: no
- Williams: no
- Cannon, J: no
- Gearheart: no
- Marple: no
- Willis: no
- Chiarelli: no
- Hall: no
- Maynor: no
- Worrell: no
- Clark: no
- Hamilton: no
- Pinson: no
- Young: no
- Criss: no
- Hansen: no
- Pushkin: no
- Speaker Hanshaw: no
- Petitto: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
ADOPTION JOINT RESOLUTION
2026-03-13 · pass · 97-0
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
- Kelly: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Bell: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Kimble: yes
- Roop: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fluharty: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Sheedy: yes
- Browning: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Smith, D: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Linville: yes
- Statler: yes
- Butler: yes
- Gearheart: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Green: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Street: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Hall: yes
- Marple: yes
- Toney: yes
- Cannon, J: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Martin: yes
- Vance: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Masters: yes
- Ward, B: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Heckert: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Watt: yes
- Clay: yes
- Hite: yes
- McCormick: yes
- White: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: yes
- Holstein: yes
- McGeehan: yes
- Williams: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Hornbuckle: yes
- Miller: yes
- Willis: yes
- Criss: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Moore: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Horst: yes
- Parsons: yes
- Young: yes
- Dean: yes
- Hott: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Petitto: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting

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https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Resolution_History.cfm?year=2026&sessiontype=RS&input4=9&billtype=jr&houseorig=s&btype=res

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