# West Virginia HB 3273: Recognizing authority of Supreme Court of Appeals to recall senior judges and justices in specified circumstances

West Virginia HB 3273, Recognizing authority of Supreme Court of Appeals to recall senior judges and justices in specified circumstances, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-12 (To House Courts) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3273-2025rs
- 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 3273
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Recognizing authority of Supreme Court of Appeals to recall senior judges and justices in specified circumstances
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-10
- Last action: 2025-03-12, To House Courts
- Sponsor: James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: §51-9-10, House Courts
- 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: James Robert "JB" Akers II (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Flanigan
- Cosponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Betsy Kelly (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tristan Leavitt (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-03-12: To House Courts (House)
- 2025-03-10: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-03-10: To Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-10: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-10: To House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3273 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3273 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/hb3273 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3273 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-HB3273-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).