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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:
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| Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 27, 2008 | WV | SB 248 | Non-Participation in the Real ID Act | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3) |
| Feb. 3, 2015 | WV | SB 249 | Repeals Straight-Ticket Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 8) |
| March 10, 2022 | WV | SB 25 | Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act | Bill Passed - House (58 - 40) |
| Feb. 11, 2022 | WV | SB 25 | Establishes the Medical Professional Liability Act | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7) |
| March 11, 2022 | WV | SB 262 | Prohibits State Banking Contracts with Fossil-Fuel Divesting Companies | Bill Passed - House (80 - 14) |
| Jan. 27, 2022 | WV | SB 262 | Prohibits State Banking Contracts with Fossil-Fuel Divesting Companies | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 2) |
| Feb. 20, 2018 | WV | SB 267 | Increases State Public Worker Salaries | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (59 - 37) |
| Feb. 2, 2018 | WV | SB 267 | Increases State Public Worker Salaries | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
| March 12, 2022 | WV | SB 268 | Authorizes the Operation of Microschools of Unlimited Size | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 12) |
| March 11, 2022 | WV | SB 268 | Authorizes the Operation of Microschools of Unlimited Size | Bill Passed - House (56 - 41) |
| March 6, 2020 | WV | SB 275 | Establishes an Intermediate Court of Appeals | Bill Failed - House (44 - 56) |
| Feb. 10, 2020 | WV | SB 275 | Establishes an Intermediate Court of Appeals | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14) |
| March 10, 2021 | WV | SB 277 | Establishes Liability Protections for the COVID-19 Pandemic | Bill Passed - House (76 - 24) |
| Feb. 19, 2021 | WV | SB 277 | Establishes Liability Protections for the COVID-19 Pandemic | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
| Jan. 23, 2024 | WV | SB 280 | Authorizes Intelligent Design to be Taught in Public Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 2) |
| Feb. 25, 2020 | WV | SB 284 | Establishes a West Virginia Patient Protection Program | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14) |
| March 14, 2015 | WV | SB 286 | Amends Exemption Procedure for Compulsory Immunizations | Bill Passed - House (62 - 36) |
| Feb. 8, 2022 | WV | SB 3 | Requires Work Search Activities from Unemployed Persons | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
| Feb. 20, 2015 | WV | SB 30 | Authorizes the Consumption of Raw Milk | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
| Oct. 14, 2021 | WV | SB 3031 | Exempting Sales of Certain Aircraft from Consumers Sales and Service Tax | Bill Passed - House (71 - 23) |
| Oct. 20, 2021 | WV | SB 3034 | Amends State Congressional Districts | Bill Passed - House (72 - 19) |
| March 23, 2021 | WV | SB 305 | Exempts Aircraft Maintenance Costs from Consumer Sales and Service Taxation | Bill Passed - House (84 - 13) |
| April 7, 2017 | WV | SB 330 | Repeals Provisions from the Workplace Freedom Act | Veto Override Passed - House (51 - 49) |
| Feb. 27, 2017 | WV | SB 330 | Repeals Provisions from the Workplace Freedom Act | (23 - 11) |
| March 12, 2015 | WV | SB 347 | Repeals the Requirement of a License for Concealed Guns | Bill Passed - House (71 - 29) |
| Feb. 27, 2019 | WV | SB 348 | Increases Age for Tobacco Sale Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 14) |
| Feb. 27, 2015 | WV | SB 357 | Establishes New Coal Mining Safety Guidelines. | Bill Passed - House (73 - 25) |
| March 3, 2015 | WV | SB 361 | Amends Prevailing Wage Laws | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
| Feb. 28, 2015 | WV | SB 361 | Amends Prevailing Wage Laws | Bill Passed - House (56 - 39) |
| Feb. 12, 2015 | WV | SB 361 | Amends Prevailing Wage Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 11) |
| April 12, 2013 | WV | SB 371 | Amends the State Prison System | Bill Passed - House (81 - 17) |
| March 5, 2008 | WV | SB 373 | Reclassification of Streams | Bill Passed - House (67 - 32) |
| April 11, 2009 | WV | SB 373 | PROMISE Scholarship Amendments | Bill Passed - House (86 - 14) |
| April 6, 2017 | WV | SB 386 | Authorizes the Use of Medical Marijuana | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 24) |
| April 5, 2017 | WV | SB 386 | Authorizes the Use of Medical Marijuana | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 6) |
| April 4, 2017 | WV | SB 386 | Authorizes the Use of Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - House (76 - 24) |
| March 29, 2017 | WV | SB 386 | Authorizes the Use of Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6) |
| Nov. 20, 2009 | WV | SB 4004 | Gasoline Tax Amendments | Bill Passed - House (64 - 23) |
| Nov. 18, 2009 | WV | SB 4004 | Gasoline Tax Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 2) |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | WV | SB 402 | Authorizes the U.S. Concealed Carry Association to Provide Concealed Carry Classes in West Virginia | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
| March 2, 2018 | WV | SB 415 | Authorizes Casino Sports Betting Upon Federal Approval | Bill Passed - House (77 - 22) |
| Feb. 20, 2018 | WV | SB 415 | Authorizes Casino Sports Betting Upon Federal Approval | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
| March 31, 2009 | WV | SB 419 | Calorie Information Posting Requirement for Restaurants | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
| Feb. 1, 2023 | WV | SB 426 | Defines TikTok as High-Risk Technology Platform; Requires Restriction by State and Local Governments | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0) |
| Feb. 4, 2019 | WV | SB 451 | Amends Certain Education Laws and Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 16) |
| March 12, 2022 | WV | SB 463 | Specifies Procedures for Determining Child Custody | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (82 - 14) |
| March 12, 2022 | WV | SB 463 | Specifies Procedures for Determining Child Custody | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
| March 18, 2013 | WV | SB 464 | Prohibits The Use Of Tanning Facilities By Minors | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8) |
| March 12, 2022 | WV | SB 468 | Prohibits Abortion on the Basis of Disability | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (27 - 5) |
| March 12, 2022 | WV | SB 468 | Prohibits Abortion on the Basis of Disability | Bill Passed - House (81 - 17) |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | WV | SB 474 | Establishes a Critical Incident Review Team in the Department of Human Services to Review Cases that Result in Death | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
| March 6, 2024 | WV | SB 477 | Prohibits Sharing Health Care Workers' Personal Information on the Internet | Bill Passed - House (93 - 2) |
| March 11, 2022 | WV | SB 498 | Prohibits the Teaching of Critical Race Theory Concepts in Public Schools | Bill Passed - House (75 - 24) |
| March 2, 2022 | WV | SB 498 | Prohibits the Teaching of Critical Race Theory Concepts in Public Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 12) |
| Feb. 13, 2023 | WV | SB 508 | Specifies Reporting and Disclosure Requirements forGrassroots Lobbying Expenditures, | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4) |
| March 10, 2023 | WV | SB 508 | Specifies Reporting and Disclosure Requirements forGrassroots Lobbying Expenditures, | Bill Passed - House (49 - 41) |
| Feb. 14, 2022 | WV | SB 509 | Specifies Teachers' Paid Time Off | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15) |
| Feb. 8, 2006 | WV | SB 539 | Mine Director Qualifications | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 3) |
| Feb. 13, 2006 | WV | SB 539 | Mine Director Qualifications | Bill Passed - House (56 - 39) |
| Feb. 5, 2024 | WV | SB 539 | Establishes a Cold Case Database of Evidence and Records in the State | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0) |
| March 9, 2024 | WV | SB 568 | Reduces Chronic Student Absenteeism | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (97 - 1) |
| March 9, 2024 | WV | SB 568 | Reduces Chronic Student Absenteeism | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 1) |
| Feb. 23, 2023 | WV | SB 577 | Reduces Insulin Copays; Authorizes Non-Prescription Purchase of Ketone Blood Testing Kits | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 2) |
| March 8, 2024 | WV | SB 578 | Amends and Clarifies Property Ownership Terms in the State's Burglary Crime Law | Bill Passed - House (84 - 11) |
| March 12, 2010 | WV | SB 597 | Ultrasound Form Requirement Prior To Abortion | Bill Passed - House (80 - 17) |
| March 2, 2010 | WV | SB 597 | Ultrasound Form Requirement Prior To Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 7) |
| Feb. 17, 2015 | WV | SB 6 | Amends Existing Medical Malpractice Law | Bill Passed - House (76 - 21) |
| March 8, 2014 | WV | SB 6 | Authorizes Pharmacists to Refuse to Dispense Pseudophedrine without a Prescription | Bill Passed - House (63 - 34) |
| Feb. 18, 2014 | WV | SB 6 | Prohibits Sale of Medicines Containing Pseudoephedrine without Prescription | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
| March 10, 2023 | WV | SB 608 | Amends the Definition for What is Considered a "Deadly Weapon" | Bill Passed - House (92 - 3) |
| March 9, 2024 | WV | SB 614 | Amends and Increases Student Discipline Policies | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 1) |
| March 8, 2024 | WV | SB 614 | Amends and Increases Student Discipline Policies | Bill Passed - House (82 - 14) |
| March 9, 2019 | WV | SB 622 | Increases Election and Campaign Contribution Limits | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (57 - 42) |
| March 9, 2019 | WV | SB 622 | Increases Election and Campaign Contribution Limits | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
| March 9, 2024 | WV | SB 624 | Rescinds Voter Registration Records for individuals Who Move out of the State or Receive a Driver's License in Another | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (96 - 1) |
| March 9, 2024 | WV | SB 631 | Prohibits Municipalities from Disconnecting Water Service for Nonpayment of Stormwater Fees | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (93 - 3) |
| March 5, 2022 | WV | SB 650 | Repeals Restriction on Fossil Fuel Development | Bill Passed - House (72 - 21) |
| Feb. 23, 2022 | WV | SB 650 | Repeals Restriction on Fossil Fuel Development | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5) |
| March 12, 2022 | WV | SB 656 | Establishes a Tax Credit for Corporations with Child-Care Facilities for Employees | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 3) |
| March 12, 2022 | WV | SB 656 | Establishes a Tax Credit for Corporations with Child-Care Facilities for Employees | Bill Passed - House (92 - 2) |
| March 8, 2024 | WV | SB 667 | Authorizes Physician Assistants to Provide Certain Medical Services When Licensed | Bill Passed - House (92 - 3) |
| March 9, 2024 | WV | SB 679 | Amends Cannabis Oversight Under the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 26) |
| March 9, 2024 | WV | SB 681 | Repeals 10-Year Work Requirement for Members of the Army or Air National Guard Who Receive State Tuition Funding | (88 - 7) |
| March 9, 2022 | WV | SB 694 | Amends Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 8) |
| March 9, 2022 | WV | SB 694 | Amends Oil and Gas Drilling Regulations | Bill Passed - House (55 - 44) |
| March 2, 2016 | WV | SB 705 | Reduces Severance Tax Rate on Oil, Natural Gas and Coal Production | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
| Feb. 23, 2024 | WV | SB 712 | Reduces the Minimum Age for State Police Cadets from 21 to 18 Years Old | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 0) |
| March 4, 2020 | WV | SB 739 | Authorizes the Public Service Commission to Protect Consumers of Water and Wastewater Utilities | Bill Passed - House (76 - 14) |
| March 11, 2023 | WV | SB 740 | Increases Lawmakers Compensation to Equal 75% of the Per Capita Income in West Virginia | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (25 - 7) |
| March 10, 2023 | WV | SB 740 | Increases Lawmakers Compensation to Equal 75% of the Per Capita Income in West Virginia | Bill Passed - House (54 - 43) |
| March 8, 2024 | WV | SB 755 | Increases Age Verification Requirements for Online Tobacco Products | Bill Passed - House (92 - 3) |
| March 6, 2020 | WV | SB 797 | Authorizes Hospitals to Employ Police Officers | Bill Passed - House (76 - 23) |
| Feb. 24, 2020 | WV | SB 837 | Establishes Certain Tax Exemptions | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16) |
| Jan. 12, 2022 | WV | SB 91 | Establishes a "Choose-Life" Special Registration License Plate Option | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 4) |
| Feb. 14, 2022 | WV | SCR 44 | Rescinds Ratification of Equal Rights Amendment | Motion Rejected - House (18 - 75) |
| Feb. 9, 2018 | WV | SJR 12 | Prohibits a Constitutional Right to Abortion | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
| Feb. 25, 2020 | WV | SJR 9 | Amends the Constitution to Authorize the State Legislature to Establish Certain Tax Exemptions | Bill Failed - Senate (18 - 16) |