HB 3275 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Update timing for appeals

HB 3275 updates West Virginia's appeal process by removing outdated language and aligning deadlines with current court procedures. It replaces the previous fixed four-month deadline for filing appeals and the circuit court extension rules with a system where appeal deadlines (for notices, perfecting appeals, and related documents) are set by the Supreme Court of Appeals through its own rules. This change directly affects anyone filing appeals in the Intermediate Court of Appeals or Supreme Court of Appeals, including plaintiffs, defendants, and their attorneys. The bill corrects an inconsistency where appeals were no longer initiated by "petitions" as previously stated in law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Signed Jul 21, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Version Enrolled Version · 4 edits · Apr 28, 2025
MODERATE
The bill text was converted from an Engrossed Version to an Enrolled Version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content remained unchanged, with the only differences being the removal of committee referral information and the addition of official certification language, passage dates, and signature lines for the Governor and legislative officers.
TECHNICAL

Removed introductory text indicating the bill was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and the introduction date of March 10, 2025.

Added official certification language stating that the bill is correctly enrolled, along with signature lines for the Clerk of the House of Delegates, Clerk of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Delegates, President of the Senate, and Governor.

Added effective date language specifying the bill is in effect 90 days from passage (July 9, 2025).

Changed the session header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'ENROLLED' and updated the bill status to reflect final passage.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

321
Passed
Total votes 33
Apr 10, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
30 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 28, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/28/2025
lower
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - Senate Journal
upper
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - House Journal
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 445)
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 172)
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
To House Courts
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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