# West Virginia SB 621: Authorizing digital court records

West Virginia SB 621, Authorizing digital court records, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tom Willis (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-08 (Chapter 70, Acts, Regular Session, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia SB 621
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizing digital court records
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-08-08, Chapter 70, Acts, Regular Session, 2025
- Sponsor: Tom Willis (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: §51-1-12, §51-3-4
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (123 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tom Willis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Woelfel (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 164) | pass | 90 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 136) | pass | 33 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2025-08-08: Chapter 70, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Approved by Governor 4/1/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Approved by Governor 4/1/2025 - House Journal (House)
- 2025-04-01: Approved by Governor 4/1/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: To Governor 3/26/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: To Governor 3/26/2025 - House Journal (House)
- 2025-03-25: House Message received (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-03-24: Passed House (Roll No. 164) (House)
- 2025-03-24: Communicated to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-24: Completed legislative action (House)
- 2025-03-22: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-22: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-21: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-03-20: House received Senate message (House)
- 2025-03-20: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-20: Reference dispensed (House)
- 2025-03-20: Immediate consideration (House)
- 2025-03-20: Read 1st time (House)
- 2025-03-19: On 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Passed Senate (Roll No. 136) (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Ordered to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: On 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: On 1st reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Reported do pass (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: To Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: To Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb621 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb621 enr.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb621 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb621 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
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb621 enr.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb621 enr.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb621 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb621 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-SB621-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).