# West Virginia HB 2078: Requiring candidates to live in the state or local election district for the office for which they are seeking

West Virginia HB 2078, Requiring candidates to live in the state or local election district for the office for which they are seeking, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kump; status failed, last action 2025-02-13 (To House Legal Services) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2078-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2078
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring candidates to live in the state or local election district for the office for which they are seeking
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-02-13, To House Legal Services
- Sponsor: Kump
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: §3-1-2B, House Legal Services
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kump
- Cosponsor: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Smith (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-02-13: To House Legal Services (House)
- 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-12: To Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-12: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2078 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2078 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2078 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2078 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2078-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).