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Votes at a glance: key Senate actions on March 21, 2025
Summary
The Senate recorded final passage for a number of bills on March 21, including measures on road/utility coordination, retirement provisions and county excise tax allocations. Tallies below reflect roll-call results recorded in the Senate journal.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate recorded final passage on several bills on March 21. Most measures passed with unanimous or lopsided affirmative tallies; two items drew recorded, divided votes.
Summary of recorded floor votes (as reflected in the transcript and clerk's announcements):
- Bill requiring coordination between the Division of Highways and utilities on paving and utility construction to avoid damage to newly paved roads: recorded passage 33 yays, 0 nays, 1 absent (clerk announced result at 1750.595'1763.88). Evidence: "As pertained results on this question, 33 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent... I declare the bill passed." (clerk)
- Bill allowing certain state police hires hired after July 1, 2015 to trade accrued leave for credited service toward retirement on a 1-for-1 basis: recorded passage 33 yays, 0 nays, 1 absent (clerk announced result at 1809.09'1824.315). Evidence: "33 yays, 0 nays, 1 absent... I declare the bill passed." (clerk)
- Engrossed Senate Bill 105 updating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffs: recorded passage 33 yays, 0 nays, 1 absent (clerk announced result at 1878.315'1886.635). Evidence: "On this question, 33 yays, 0 nays, 1 absent... I declare the bill passed." (clerk)
- Engrossed Senate Bill 579 (home rule reform): recorded passage 35 yays, 8 nays, 1 absent (clerk announced result at 5336.87'5351.9253). (Detailed floor debate on SB 579 is reported separately.)
- Engrossed Senate Bill 743 (adjusting percentage of tax retained by clerk of county commission for certain purposes): recorded passage 33 yays, 0 nays, 1 absent; the Senate later voted to make the bill effective July 1, 2025, and that motion passed 33 yays, 0 nays, 1 absent (clerk announced results at 5368.195'5463.555).
- Engrossed Senate Bill 747 (real estate license act; nonresident broker physical office exemption): recorded passage 33 yays, 0 nays, 1 absent (clerk announced result at 5540.045'5553.87).
- Committee substitute relating to the Department of Commerce rules bundle (bundle 10): recorded passage 33 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent (clerk announced result at 5741.7'5754.04). The transcript shows the clerk later declared the bill passed and the Senate moved it forward.
What the transcript does not show: subsequent action by the House of Delegates, enrolled bill signatures, or any conference or amendments filed after the Senate passage. For several measures the transcript records only the clerk's announcement that the bill was advanced or will be referred to committee; those items are not included in this roll-call summary.
The clerk will communicate the Senate's actions to the House of Delegates as required by chamber procedure.
