# West Virginia HB 2608: Requiring sign up to run as an independent in January of election year

West Virginia HB 2608, Requiring sign up to run as an independent in January of election year, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rick Hillenbrand (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-19 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2608-2025rs
- 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 2608
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Requiring sign up to run as an independent in January of election year
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-02-19, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: §3-5-7, House Judiciary
- 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: Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Charles Sheedy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa White (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-19: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-19: To Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-19: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-19: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2608 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2608 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/hb2608 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2608 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-HB2608-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).