Relating to appointment of officers of the West Virginia State Police
HB 3515 transfers the authority to appoint West Virginia State Police officers from the Governor to the State Police Commission. This procedural bill directly affects the appointment process for all state police officers by changing who holds the appointment power. The law, enacted on April 25, 2025, requires the Commission to make all officer appointments instead of the Governor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Mar 28, 2025
Signed Jul 31, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed Version
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Enrolled Version
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4 edits
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Apr 25, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was finalized from its engrossed version to the enrolled version, adding standard legislative certification signatures and official formatting required for the bill to become law. The substantive policy content regarding State Police appointments and rank changes remained unchanged.
Scope change
No change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and certification elements were added.
TECHNICAL
Added certification signatures from the Clerk of the House of Delegates and Clerk of the Senate, required to formally certify the bill is correctly enrolled.
Added official enrollment date information and in-effect date (90 days from passage) to the enrolled version.
Added signature lines for the Speaker of the House of Delegates, President of the Senate, and Governor to complete the enrollment process.
Removed draft formatting elements, committee origin notes, and navigation text that were present in the engrossed version but not required in the final enrolled version.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2025 · House of Delegates Apr 2, 2025
How they voted
33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Apr 10, 2025
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Apr 25, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025
lower
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal
upper
Apr 12, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 448)
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 364)
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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