West VirginiaWest Virginia ends public campaign financing for court candidates
West Virginia’s law ends public campaign financing for Supreme Court of Appeals candidates on June 30, 2026, and sends any leftover fund money to the state.
What it does
West Virginia’s public campaign financing program for Supreme Court of Appeals candidates ends June 30, 2026. The law also repeals the sections that set out the program’s rules.
Any money left in the campaign financing fund transfers to West Virginia’s General Revenue Fund.
Argument forSending leftover program money to the state’s general fund could give the state more flexibility to use it for other needs.
Argument againstCandidates who might have qualified for public campaign money could lose that funding option when the program ends.
More detail
The public campaign financing program for Supreme Court of Appeals candidates terminates. This applies to West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals public campaign financing program. The law takes effect 90 days after passage, on June 11, 2026. The program terminates on June 30, 2026.
Any unspent money in the program’s fund transfers to the state’s General Revenue Fund. This applies to any unspent balance remaining in the Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Fund. The transfer applies on or after July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 25Chapter 133, Acts, Regular Session, 2026Latest
- Mar 25Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/25/2026Major
- Mar 18To Governor 3/18/2026To Governor
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/25/2026 - House JournalMajor
- Mar 14Approved by Governor Patrick Morrisey 3/25/2026 - Senate JournalBecame Law
- Mar 14To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate JournalMinor
- Mar 14House Message received
- Mar 13Completed legislative action
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 13Communicated to Senate
- Mar 13Passed House (Roll No. 544)Passed House
- Mar 13Read 3rd timeMinor
- Mar 13On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 12Read 2nd timeMinor
- Mar 12On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 11Read 1st timeMinor
- Mar 11On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 10Do pass
- Mar 6Markup Discussion
- Feb 18To House JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 18To JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 18Introduced in HouseMinor
- Feb 18House received Senate message
- Feb 17Ordered to House
- Vote recorded Passage. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 17Passed Senate (Roll No. 103)Passed Senate
- Feb 17Read 3rd timeMinor
- Feb 17On 3rd reading
- Feb 16Read 2nd timeMinor
- Feb 16On 2nd reading
- Feb 13Read 1st timeMinor
- Feb 13On 1st reading
- Feb 12Committee substitute reported
- Jan 28To JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 28Introduced in SenateMinor
- Jan 28To JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 28Filed for introductionIntroduced
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