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Senate concurs with House amendment and passes bill to redact campaign treasurer address
Summary
The Senate concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 640, adding redaction of residence street number/name and campaign treasurer mailing address from certain public campaign contributor disclosures; the bill passed on a recorded vote and will be communicated to the House.
The West Virginia Senate concurred with House amendments to Senate Bill 640, a committee substitute described on the floor as prohibiting release of certain personal information of political contributors. The clerk announced receipt of the House’s action, and Senator from Lewis moved concurrence in the amendment on the floor.
Senator from Lewis explained the House change: “The house amended the bill and to add the street number and street name of the residence and mailing address of the campaign treasurer to be redacted.” The Senate then conducted a machine vote on passage; the clerk reported 31 yays, 2 nays, and 1 absent, and the presiding officer declared the bill passed and instructed the clerk to communicate the action to the House.
Why it matters: the amendment narrows the public information available in some campaign finance disclosures by redacting more precise address details for contributors and campaign treasurers, which proponents framed as protecting privacy; the floor record shows the measure advanced by recorded vote.
What happens next: the clerk will notify the House of the Senate’s concurrence and passage; any implementation or enforcement questions will depend on the bill’s final enrolled language and administrative practices.
