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SB 601 — Creating WV Women's Bill of Rights
Last action — On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 30, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House of Delegates.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
ModerateHow often bills like it became law.
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Passed Senate
Current position in the legislative process.
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16 sponsors
1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
1 added · 10 removedPlain-language change summary
In the latest version of SB 601, a specific paragraph in section 2 was removed entirely, which simplifies the legislative text. This change is significant because it could potentially streamline the bill's focus on sex discrimination and equality laws, making it clearer and easier to understand. By eliminating unnecessary language, lawmakers aim to improve the effectiveness of the proposed Women’s Bill of Rights. Overall, this amendment is part of an effort to clarify and strengthen the legal framework regarding gender-related issues in West Virginia.
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- Amended Chapman floor amendment adopted (Roll No. 315) Current html
- Committee Substitute Engrossed Committee Substitute pdf
- Committee Substitute View text pdf
- Introduced Introduced Version pdf
Action History
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On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
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On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
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Read 1st time
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Read 1st time (Roll No. 489)
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Immediate consideration
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Motion to refer to Judiciary rejected (Roll No. 488)
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Introduced in House
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House received Senate message
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Ordered to House
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Chapman title amendment adopted
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Passed Senate (Roll No. 316)
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Chapman floor amendment adopted (Roll No. 315)
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Rucker/Trump floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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Read 3rd time
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Rearranged on Calendar by Rules Committee
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Deferred until foot of 2nd reading
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On 3rd reading with right to amend
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Read 2nd time
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On 2nd reading
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Read 1st time
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Immediate consideration
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Committee substitute reported
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To Judiciary
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Introduced in Senate
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To Judiciary
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Filed for introduction
Sponsors
- Vince Deeds · Cosponsor
- Mark R. Maynard · Cosponsor
- Hunt · Cosponsor
- Jack Woodrum · Cosponsor
- Eric Tarr · Cosponsor
- Stuart · Cosponsor
- Jay Taylor · Cosponsor
- Karnes · Cosponsor
- Phillips · Cosponsor
- Swope · Cosponsor
- Rollan A. Roberts · Cosponsor
- Patricia Rucker · Cosponsor
- Laura Wakim Chapman · Cosponsor
- Boley · Cosponsor
- Amy Grady · Primary
- Patrick Martin · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on · 69 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Amy Grady Republican
Co-sponsors (15)
- Vince Deeds Republican
- Mark R. Maynard Republican
- Hunt
- Jack Woodrum Republican
- Eric Tarr Republican
- Stuart
- Jay Taylor Republican
- Karnes
- Phillips
- Swope
- Rollan A. Roberts Republican
- Patricia Rucker Republican
- Laura Wakim Chapman Republican
- Boley
- Patrick Martin Republican
Not signed on (136)
136 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 136 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 64 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 87 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 10% | 87% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Griffith | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Hamilton | — | Yea |
| Fast | — | Nay |
| Kirby | — | Nay |
| Ross | — | Nay |
| Kump | — | Nay |
| Linville | — | Nay |
| Longanacre | — | Nay |
| Smith | — | Nay |
| Forsht | — | Nay |
| Foster | — | Nay |
| Steele | — | Nay |
| Martin | — | Nay |
| Summers | — | Nay |
| Hardy | — | Nay |
| Tully | — | Nay |
| Nestor | — | Nay |
| Warner | — | Nay |
| Phillips | — | Nay |
| Westfall | — | Nay |
| Devault | — | Nay |
| Householder | — | Nay |
| Winzenreid | — | Nay |
| Jeffries | — | Nay |
| Espinosa | — | Nay |
| Evan Hansen | Democrat | Yea |
| Hollis Lewis | Democrat | Yea |
| Joey Garcia | Democrat | Yea |
| John Williams | Democrat | Yea |
| Kayla Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Mike Pushkin | Democrat | Yea |
| Sean Hornbuckle | Democrat | Yea |
| Shawn Fluharty | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adam Burkhammer | Republican | Nay |
| Adam Vance | Republican | Nay |
| Andy Shamblin | Republican | Nay |
| Betsy Kelly | Republican | Nay |
| Bill Ridenour | Republican | Nay |
| Bob Fehrenbacher | Republican | Nay |
| Bryan Ward | Republican | Nay |
| Charles Sheedy | Republican | Nay |
| Christopher W. Toney | Republican | Nay |
| Chuck Horst | Republican | Nay |
| Clay Riley | Republican | Nay |
| D. Rolland Jennings | Republican | Nay |
| Dana Ferrell | Republican | Nay |
| Darren Thorne | Republican | Nay |
| Dave Foggin | Republican | Nay |
| David Green | Republican | Nay |
| Elias Coop-Gonzalez | Republican | Nay |
| Eric Brooks | Republican | Nay |
| Erica Moore | Republican | Nay |
| Evan Worrell | Republican | Nay |
| Gary G. Howell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Geno Chiarelli | Republican | Nay |
| George Miller | Republican | Nay |
| George Street | Republican | Nay |
| Henry Dillon | Republican | Nay |
| James Robert "JB" Akers II | Republican | Nay |
| Jarred Cannon | Republican | Nay |
| Jeff Campbell | Republican | Nay |
| Jeffrey Stephens | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Butler | Republican | Nay |
| Jimmy Willis | Republican | Nay |
| Joe Ellington | Republican | Nay |
| Joe Statler | Republican | Nay |
| John Paul Hott | Republican | Nay |
| Jonathan Pinson | Republican | Nay |
| Jordan Bridges | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jordan Maynor | Republican | Nay |
| Josh Holstein | Republican | Nay |
| Kathie Hess Crouse | Republican | Nay |
| Keith Marple | Republican | Nay |
| Laura Kimble | Republican | Nay |
| Lori Dittman | Republican | Nay |
| Margitta Mazzocchi | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Dean | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Zatezalo | Republican | Nay |
| Marty Gearheart | Republican | Nay |
| Matthew Rohrbach | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Hite | Republican | Nay |
| Michael Hornby | Republican | Nay |
| Mickey Petitto | Republican | Nay |
| Pat McGeehan | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick Lucas | Republican | Nay |
| Phil Mallow | Republican | Nay |
| Rick Hillenbrand | Republican | Nay |
| Roger Hanshaw | Republican | Nay |
| Roy Cooper | Republican | Nay |
| Scot C. Heckert | Republican | Nay |
| Stanley Adkins | Republican | Nay |
| Trenton Barnhart | Republican | Nay |
| Vacant1 | Republican | Nay |
| Vacant1 | Republican | Nay |
| Vernon Criss | Republican | Nay |
| Walter Hall | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Clark | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Clark | Republican | Nay |
| William Anderson | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 87 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 10% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Fast | — | Yea |
| Kirby | — | Yea |
| Ross | — | Yea |
| Kump | — | Yea |
| Linville | — | Yea |
| Longanacre | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Forsht | — | Yea |
| Foster | — | Yea |
| Steele | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Summers | — | Yea |
| Hardy | — | Yea |
| Tully | — | Yea |
| Nestor | — | Yea |
| Warner | — | Yea |
| Phillips | — | Yea |
| Westfall | — | Yea |
| Devault | — | Yea |
| Householder | — | Yea |
| Winzenreid | — | Yea |
| Jeffries | — | Yea |
| Espinosa | — | Yea |
| Griffith | — | Nay |
| Rowe | — | Nay |
| Hamilton | — | Nay |
| Evan Hansen | Democrat | Nay |
| Hollis Lewis | Democrat | Nay |
| Joey Garcia | Democrat | Nay |
| John Williams | Democrat | Nay |
| Kayla Young | Democrat | Nay |
| Mike Pushkin | Democrat | Nay |
| Sean Hornbuckle | Democrat | Nay |
| Shawn Fluharty | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Adam Burkhammer | Republican | Yea |
| Adam Vance | Republican | Yea |
| Andy Shamblin | Republican | Yea |
| Betsy Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Ridenour | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Fehrenbacher | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Charles Sheedy | Republican | Yea |
| Christopher W. Toney | Republican | Yea |
| Chuck Horst | Republican | Yea |
| Clay Riley | Republican | Yea |
| D. Rolland Jennings | Republican | Yea |
| Dana Ferrell | Republican | Yea |
| Darren Thorne | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Foggin | Republican | Yea |
| David Green | Republican | Yea |
| Elias Coop-Gonzalez | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Erica Moore | Republican | Yea |
| Evan Worrell | Republican | Yea |
| Gary G. Howell | Republican | Not Voting |
| Geno Chiarelli | Republican | Yea |
| George Miller | Republican | Yea |
| George Street | Republican | Yea |
| Henry Dillon | Republican | Yea |
| James Robert "JB" Akers II | Republican | Yea |
| Jarred Cannon | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Campbell | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Stephens | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Butler | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Ellington | Republican | Yea |
| Joe Statler | Republican | Yea |
| John Paul Hott | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan Pinson | Republican | Yea |
| Jordan Bridges | Republican | Not Voting |
| Jordan Maynor | Republican | Yea |
| Josh Holstein | Republican | Yea |
| Kathie Hess Crouse | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Marple | Republican | Yea |
| Laura Kimble | Republican | Yea |
| Lori Dittman | Republican | Yea |
| Margitta Mazzocchi | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Dean | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Zatezalo | Republican | Yea |
| Marty Gearheart | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Rohrbach | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Hite | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Hornby | Republican | Yea |
| Mickey Petitto | Republican | Yea |
| Pat McGeehan | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Mallow | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Hillenbrand | Republican | Yea |
| Roger Hanshaw | Republican | Yea |
| Roy Cooper | Republican | Yea |
| Scot C. Heckert | Republican | Yea |
| Stanley Adkins | Republican | Yea |
| Trenton Barnhart | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant1 | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant1 | Republican | Yea |
| Vernon Criss | Republican | Yea |
| Walter Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Clark | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Clark | Republican | Yea |
| William Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 85% | 6% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (34)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| MARONEY | — | Not Voting |
| STOVER | — | Yea |
| MARTIN | — | Yea |
| STUART | — | Yea |
| BOLEY | — | Not Voting |
| SWOPE | — | Yea |
| CAPUTO | — | Nay |
| NELSON | — | Yea |
| PHILLIPS | — | Yea |
| PLYMALE | — | Nay |
| TRUMP | — | Yea |
| HAMILTON | — | Yea |
| HUNT | — | Yea |
| JEFFRIES | — | Yea |
| SMITH | — | Yea |
| MR PRESIDENT | — | Yea |
| KARNES | — | Yea |
| Mike Woelfel | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Amy Grady | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Queen | Republican | Yea |
| Charles H. Clements | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Tarr | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Woodrum | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Taylor | Republican | Yea |
| Laura Wakim Chapman | Republican | Yea |
| Mark R. Maynard | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Azinger | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Oliverio | Republican | Yea |
| Patricia Rucker | Republican | Yea |
| Rollan A. Roberts | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Weld | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Takubo | Republican | Yea |
| Vince Deeds | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 601?
- SB 601 is sponsored by Vince Deeds (Republican), Mark R. Maynard (Republican), Hunt, Jack Woodrum (Republican), Eric Tarr (Republican), Stuart, Jay Taylor (Republican), Karnes, Phillips, Swope, Rollan A. Roberts (Republican), Patricia Rucker (Republican), Laura Wakim Chapman (Republican), Boley, Amy Grady (Republican), and Patrick Martin (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 601?
- This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 30, 2024. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track SB 601?
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