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West VirginiaHB 46382026 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Relating to registration of voters and voluntary registration of organ donors

Sponsored By: Evan Worrell (Republican)

Signed by Governor

§3-2-5§16-19-3§16-19-5§16-19-19

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Always-on donor registry with privacy

The DMV can set up or contract for a donor registry and must share donor sign-ups, changes, or removals. The registry lets donors add a statement or symbol on state cards and is open 24/7 so organ recovery teams can check status near death. Your personal donor data stays private and cannot be shared without your consent, except to confirm your choice near death. Private registries must follow the same access and privacy rules.

More ways to record organ donation

You can record your donor choice on a driver’s license, state ID, voter card, or hunting/fishing license. You can also use a will, a donor card or registry, or a spoken gift during a terminal illness with two adult witnesses, one disinterested. If you cannot sign, another person may sign for you with two adult witnesses and a note that they witnessed it. Ending or suspending a license or ID does not cancel an earlier gift. The Division of Natural Resources gives organ-donation info to hunting and fishing applicants and sends donor updates to the registry, and the law defines key donation terms.

Organ donor choice on voter forms

Voter registration forms now ask, on a voluntary basis, if you want to be an organ donor and join the National Donate Life Registry. Your application cannot be rejected for leaving this question blank. When you register or update your voter record, the Secretary of State provides organ-donation information and sends your donor choice to the donor registry. The Secretary of State proposes rules that set the minimum personal information sent to the national registry.

Easier voter registration and electronic signatures

West Virginia accepts the federal postcard and the FEC mail voter form as valid state registration forms. The state can run secure online voter registration and let clerks use an approved electronic signature on file. All forms must include an eligibility oath and your driver’s license or DMV ID number, or the last four digits of your Social Security number. Paper mail forms are bid statewide every two years, with contracts starting September 1 in odd-numbered years.

Organ center reimburses state donor systems

The Center for Organ Recovery and Education must repay the Secretary of State and the Division of Natural Resources for costs to run or transmit donor records. If the center does not reimburse, each agency is relieved of collecting and sharing those donor records. This ties some state duties to outside funding.

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Evan Worrell

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 118 • No: 9

Senate vote • 3/10/2026

Passed Senate (Roll No. 402)

Yes: 30 • No: 4

House vote • 2/19/2026

Passed House (Roll No. 128)

Yes: 88 • No: 5

Actions Timeline

  1. Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - Senate Journal

    3/14/2026Senate

  2. Approved by Governor 3/17/2026

    3/14/2026House

  3. Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - House Journal

    3/14/2026House

  4. To Governor 3/11/2026

    3/11/2026House

  5. To Governor 3/11/2026 - Senate Journal

    3/11/2026Senate

  6. On 3rd reading

    3/10/2026Senate

  7. Read 3rd time

    3/10/2026Senate

  8. Passed Senate (Roll No. 402)

    3/10/2026Senate

  9. Communicated to House

    3/10/2026Senate

  10. Completed legislative action

    3/10/2026Senate

  11. House received Senate message

    3/10/2026House

  12. On 2nd reading

    3/9/2026Senate

  13. Read 2nd time

    3/9/2026Senate

  14. On 1st reading

    3/6/2026Senate

  15. Read 1st time

    3/6/2026Senate

  16. Reported do pass

    3/5/2026Senate

  17. Introduced in Senate

    2/20/2026Senate

  18. To Government Organization

    2/20/2026Senate

  19. To Government Organization

    2/20/2026Senate

  20. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

    2/19/2026House

  21. Read 3rd time

    2/19/2026House

  22. Passed House (Roll No. 128)

    2/19/2026House

  23. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

    2/19/2026House

  24. Communicated to Senate

    2/19/2026House

  25. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

    2/18/2026House

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