# West Virginia HB 2400: Prohibiting the delivery of unsolicited absentee ballot applications to any person who has not specifically requested one from the county clerk

West Virginia HB 2400, Prohibiting the delivery of unsolicited absentee ballot applications to any person who has not specifically requested one from the county clerk, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rick Hillenbrand (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-01 (On 2nd reading, House Calendar) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2400
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibiting the delivery of unsolicited absentee ballot applications to any person who has not specifically requested one from the county clerk
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-14
- Last action: 2025-03-01, On 2nd reading, House Calendar
- Sponsor: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: §3-3-5
- 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: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Brooks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hite (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Holstein (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chuck Horst (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ian T. Masters (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: George Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Erica Moore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa White (Republican), House

## Actions (13)

- 2025-03-01: On 2nd reading, House Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-28: Placed on House Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-27: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-27: Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/28/2024 (House)
- 2025-02-26: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-26: Read 1st time (House)
- 2025-02-25: By substitute, do pass (House)
- 2025-02-21: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-02-18: To House Legal Services (House)
- 2025-02-14: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-14: To Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-14: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-14: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2400 sub.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2400 sub.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2400 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2400 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
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2400 sub.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2400 sub.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2400 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2400 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-HB2400-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).