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SB 621 West Virginia Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Authorizing digital court records

SB 621 authorizes state courts to create and maintain digital copies of court records instead of relying solely on paper documents. It directly affects courts, court staff, and individuals involved in legal proceedings who interact with court records. The key provision allows courts to implement digital record-keeping systems, streamlining access and storage while maintaining legal validity. The bill was approved by the Governor on April 1, 2025, and became law as Chapter 70 of the 2025 regular session.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Signed Aug 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Enrolled Version · 3 edits · Apr 2, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was converted from an introduced draft to an enrolled final version, adding navigation menus, certification signatures, and website footer content while removing the original introduction header and committee referral information. The substantive legislative text regarding digital court records and clerk duties remains unchanged in content, though formatting and presentation were updated for the final enrolled version.
TECHNICAL

Added website navigation elements, certification signatures from Senate and House clerks, and governor signature block required for enrolled bills

Removed introductory header information including committee referral details and original introduction date

Converted document from introduced draft format to enrolled final version format with proper legislative signatures and effective date language

Floor votes · Senate Mar 19, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 24, 2025

How they voted

32–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 19, 2025
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
30 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Apr 2, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/1/2025 - House Journal
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/1/2025 - Senate Journal
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 4/1/2025
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 164)
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 136)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.