State Senate and House of Delegates Term Limits Amendment
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to establish term limits for West Virginia state senators and delegates. It would limit senators to three consecutive terms and delegates to six consecutive terms, applying only to terms beginning after the amendment is ratified by voters in the 2026 general election. Terms served before ratification are not counted toward the limit, but any partial term served after ratification counts as a full term. The amendment must be approved by voters to take effect, as it requires constitutional change.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Last action Jan 14, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary then Finance
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Woelfel
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Chapman
RRepublican
Co
Zack Maynard
RRepublican
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