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Votes at a glance: key bills and resolutions the West Virginia Senate moved April 1, 2025
Summary
On April 1 the Senate acted on a wide slate of bills and resolutions: dozens of house messages were received and referred, multiple bills passed on third reading, and several resolutions adopting memorial namings were approved.
The West Virginia Senate handled a broad set of bills and resolutions on April 1, 2025. Below is a concise summary of notable actions the Senate took on items that had relatively brief floor consideration during the session.
• Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 458 (Universal Professional and Occupational Licensing Act of 2025) and adopted the bill on final passage. Vote: 34‑0.
• Committee substitute for House Bill 2014 (certified microgrid program): message received; referred to Economic Development Committee (no Senate floor vote recorded).
• Committee substitute for House Bill 2157 (prompt payment act of 2025): message received; referred to Finance Committee.
• Committee substitute for House Bill 2595 (NIL Protection Act) and House Bill 2595? (nonprofit athletics) and related education bills: messages received and referred to Education Committee.
• A cluster of naming resolutions (bridges and roadways, concurrent resolutions) was considered and adopted by voice vote; clerk to communicate actions to the House.
• Engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 2157 and related transportation bills were taken up, amended where noted, and referred under original double committee references as appropriate.
• Multiple supplemental appropriation bills (e.g., House Bill 3358, House Bill 3365, House Bill 3366, House Bill 3367, House Bill 3370, House Bill 3372) were received and referred to Finance Committee.
• Bill reports from standing committees (transportation, education, government organization, judiciary, finance, etc.) were received; many bills were read for the first time on the floor and advanced to committee referrral as required by the rules.
• On third reading, the Senate passed a number of bills with relatively brief floor remarks and recorded tallies: Senate Bill 163 (maternal mental health education, passed 34‑0), Senate Bill 252 (coverage for home blood pressure monitors, passed 28‑6), Senate Bill 470 (Athletic Freedom Act, passed 32‑2), Senate Bill 569 (residential construction warranty — see separate article), Senate Bill 639 (small business credit — see separate article), Senate Bill 723 and 726 (clinical inpatient treatment centers and medication assisted treatment; both passed 34‑0), Senate Bill 794 (authorization for DOT warning signs, passed 34‑0), Senate Bill 834 (qualified rehabilitated buildings tax credit cleanup, passed 34‑0), Senate Bill 883 (mines office appointment authority, passed 34‑0), Senate Bill 912 (student growth assessment program renaming, passed 34‑0), Senate Bill 914 (private school testing and attendance changes, passed 32‑2), Senate Bill 933 (Small Business Protection Act, passed 25‑9), Senate Bill 941 (dams/US Conservation Service clarifications, passed 33‑1), Senate Bill 942 (diesel equipment — passed 30‑4; effective from passage motion passed), and for completeness, several other bills were read, amended and advanced as part of the day’s business.
• Two constitutional amendment resolutions were approved for the 2026 ballot: Senate Joint Resolution 2 (allowing incorporation of churches/religious denominations) and Senate Joint Resolution 8 (citizenship requirement to vote); both were adopted and sent to the House.
This summary focuses on measures that had little floor debate; several items with fuller debate are covered in separate articles. The clerk will transmit actions to the House and committees as required by Senate procedure.
