# West Virginia HB 2422: Require all municipal elections be held on the same election day in November that other state elections are on

West Virginia HB 2422, Require all municipal elections be held on the same election day in November that other state elections are on, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Geno Chiarelli (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-21 (To House Government Organization) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2422-2025rs
- 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 2422
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Require all municipal elections be held on the same election day in November that other state elections are on
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-17
- Last action: 2025-03-21, To House Government Organization
- Sponsor: Geno Chiarelli (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: §3-1-31, House Government Organization
- 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: Geno Chiarelli (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jarred Cannon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hite (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Holstein (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael Hornby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David McCormick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Doug Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jimmy Willis (Republican), House

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-21: To House Government Organization (House)
- 2025-02-17: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-17: To Government Organization then Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-17: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-17: To House Government Organization (House)
- 2025-02-17: To House Local Governments (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2422 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2422 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/hb2422 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2422 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-HB2422-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).