# West Virginia SB 452: Relating to executive branch reorganization

West Virginia SB 452, Relating to executive branch reorganization, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Randy E. Smith (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-13 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB452-2025rs
- 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 SB 452
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Relating to executive branch reorganization
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-02-13, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Randy E. Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §5B-1-1, §5B-1-2, §5B-2-1, §5B-2-2, §5B-2-3, §5B-2-3B, §5B-2-4, §5B-2-4A, §5B-2-5, §5B-2-6, §5B-2-6A, §5B-2-9A, §5B-2-10, §5B-2-14, §5B-2-16, §5B-2-17, §5B-2-18, §5B-2-19, §5B-2-20, §5B-2I-2, §5B-2I-4, §5F-1-2, §5F-1-3A, §5F-1-6, §5F-2-1, §5F-3-2, §10-5-2, §12-1A-9, §15-1A-1, §15A-1-3, §15A-1-9, §29-1-1, §29-1-1A, §29-1-2, §29-1-3, §29-1-4, §29-1-6, §29-1-7, §29-1-8, §29-1-8C, §29-1-8D, §29-1-9, §29-1-10, §29-1-11, §29-1-12, §29-1-13, §29-1-14, §29-1-15, §31G-1A-1, §31G-1A-5, §31G-1A-6, §31G-1A-7, Senate 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: Randy E. Smith (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Woelfel (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-13: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: To Government Organization (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: To Government Organization (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb452 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb452 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/sb452 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb452 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-SB452-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).