New West Virginia laws taking effect July 9, 2025
29 laws take effect July 9, 2025.
Of the 537 bills enacted since 2025, 537 have an effective date and 0 don't yet (pending). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.
Updated Nov 2, 2026 at 6:22 p.m. EST.
Government (9)
HB 2867 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to Small Estates
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.HB 3156 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Create exemption for Legislature for reporting requirements in Shared Services Section
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.HB 3179 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Funding for failing public utilities
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.HB 3274 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to reports of circuit court proceedings
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.HB 3275 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Update timing for appeals
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.HB 3389 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Exclude the Department of Tourism as a Governmental agency
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.HB 3515 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to appointment of officers of the West Virginia State Police
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.SB 736 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to publication of registered lobbyist information
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.SB 738 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Terminating Employee Suggestion Award Board
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
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Education (4)
HB 2003 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Prohibiting Cell phones in class
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.HB 2491 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to conditions on holding online raffles
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.HB 3024 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Guaranteed course transfer bill
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.SB 746 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Allowing State Board of Education to delegate its Medicaid provider status to public charter schools
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Crime (3)
HB 2123 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Modifying the criminal penalties imposed on a parent, guardian or custodian for child abuse
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.SB 198 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Prohibiting creation, production, distribution, or possession of artificially generated child pornography
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.SB 617 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Discouraging gang activity
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Healthcare (3)
HB 3444 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to inflammation of the eyes of newborns.
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.SB 496 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Removing reflexology and other energy-based work from definition of "massage therapy"
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.SB 565 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating generally to practice of optometry
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
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Defense (2)
HB 2165 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Allowing disabled purple heart recipients park free at municipal metered parking spaces
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.HB 3080 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Military Spouse hiring preference
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
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Taxes (2)
HB 2866 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to fees and charges for municipality provided fire services
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
.SB 876 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Terminating certain requirements for Tax Commissioner to submit reports, publish information, and provide notice
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
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Agriculture (1)
SB 844 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Exempting non-native quail and partridge from game farm requirement if owned for agricultural purposes
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
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AI (1)
HB 3187 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the West Virginia Task Force on Artificial Intelligence
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
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Climate (1)
SB 734 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Repealing section creating A. James Manchin Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
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Elections (1)
SB 485 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Exempting West Virginia Secretary of State from competitive bidding process
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
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Technology (1)
HB 3144 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Wireless Infrastructure and Facilities Siting and Co-location
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
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Traffic (1)
HB 2752 · 2025 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to motorcycle safety
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (July 9, 2025)
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