West Virginia 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 485 — Exempting West Virginia Secretary of State from competitive bidding process

Last action — Chapter 126, Acts, Regular Session, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Patrick Morrisey (Republican) on August 08, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Senate Bill 485 changes the title of the bill to clarify that it pertains to the Purchasing Division and specifically exempts the Secretary of State from following the competitive bidding process for certain purchases related to election security. Additionally, it mandates that the Secretary of State provides documents for these exempt purchases to the Purchasing Division for public posting, although some exceptions to this requirement are included. This change matters because it streamlines the process for securing critical election infrastructure while still promoting transparency by ensuring some level of documentation is made publicly available.

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SB485 H GO AM #1Wiseman 3295 The Committee on Government Organization moved to amend the bill on page 2, section 1, line 41, by striking the period and inserting in lieu thereof a colon and the following words “Provided, That when any purchase or procurement has been made pursuant to this subdivision, the Secretary of State shall submit all bids, quotes, requested specifications, and contracts related to the purchase or procurement, as well as any subsequent change orders and amendments and addenda to contracts related to the purchase or procurement, to the director to be posted and publicly accessible on the division’s website:
SB485 HFAT Phillips 4-9Wiseman 3295 Delegate Phillips moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:Comm.
Provided, however, That the Secretary of State is not required to submit to the director any document or portion of a document that would be exempt from disclosure if the document or portion of a document were requested pursuant to §29B-1-1 et seq.
Sub.
of this code.”.  AdoptedRejected
for Senate Bill 485 -- “A BILL to amend and reenact §5A-3-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Purchasing Division;
exempting the Secretary of State from the competitive bidding process for specific purchases of securing, facilitating, or supporting critical election infrastructure;
requiring the Secretary of State to provide certain documents related to exempt purchases to the Director of the Purchasing Division for posting on the division’s website;
providing an exception to the requirement to provide certain documents to the director.”. AdoptedRejected 
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Action History

  1. Chapter 126, Acts, Regular Session, 2025

  2. Approved by Governor 4/30/2025

  3. To Governor 4/14/2025

  4. Approved by Governor 4/30/2025 - Senate Journal

  5. To Governor 4/14/2025 - House Journal

  6. To Governor 4/14/2025 - Senate Journal

  7. Completed legislative action

  8. Communicated to House

  9. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 457)

  10. House Message received

  11. Communicated to Senate

  12. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  13. Passed House (Roll No. 430)

  14. Read 3rd time

  15. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  16. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  17. Amendment reported by the Clerk

  18. Read 2nd time

  19. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  20. Read 1st time

  21. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  22. With amendment, do pass

  23. To House Government Organization

  24. To Government Organization

  25. Introduced in House

  26. House received Senate message

  27. Ordered to House

  28. Passed Senate (Roll No. 84)

  29. Read 3rd time

  30. On 3rd reading

  31. Read 2nd time

  32. On 2nd reading

  33. Read 1st time

  34. On 1st reading

  35. Committee substitute reported

  36. To Government Organization

  37. Introduced in Senate

  38. To Government Organization

  39. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 150 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (150)

150 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 77 Yea · 18 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 651604
Unaffiliated 3201
Democrat 9000
Total 771805
% of votes cast 77%18%0%5%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Devault — Yea
Linville — Yea
Kump — Nay
Steele — Nay
Flanigan — Not Voting
Clark, T — Yea
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Yea
Kayla Young Democrat Yea
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Yea
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Not Voting
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Nay
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Smith Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Nay
Carl "Bill" Roop Republican Not Voting
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Nay
Chuck Horst Republican Nay
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Not Voting
David Cannon Republican Yea
David Green Republican Yea
David McCormick Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Doug Smith Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Nay
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Nay
Ian T. Masters Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Nay
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Funkhouser Republican Yea
Joe Parsons Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Kyle Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Yea
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Not Voting
Laura Kimble Republican Nay
Lisa White Republican Nay
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Nay
Mark Dean Republican Nay
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marshall W. Clay Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Nay
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Amos 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
Ray Canterbury Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Ryan Browning Republican Yea
S. Chris Anders Republican Nay
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Nay
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Tresa Howell Republican Nay
Tristan Leavitt Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Nay
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 32 Yea · 1 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 28001
Unaffiliated 2100
Democrat 2000
Total 32101
% of votes cast 94%3%0%3%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
STUART — Nay
BOLEY — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
Joey Garcia Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Amy Grady Republican Yea
Anne B. Charnock Republican Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
Brian Helton Republican Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Not Voting
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Craig A. Hart Republican Yea
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Glenn Jeffries 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
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Robbie Morris Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Scott Fuller Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Willis Republican Yea
Vince Deeds Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 485?
SB 485 is sponsored by Jack Woodrum (Republican) and Mike Oliverio (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 485?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2025. Enacted.
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