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West Virginia House of DelegatesHB 2008

Executive Branch Reorganization

Failed 39–59Crossed party lines

What it does: On the version voted Apr 11, 2025: Folds the Department of Economic Development into the Department of Commerce as a division, and places new hires and transferring employees in Commerce and that division in exempt civil service with no access to state grievance procedures starting July 1, 2025. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Amendment rejected

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The tally

Yes 39 · No 59 · Not voting 2

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats801
Republicans31591

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted no. 31 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (100)

Yes 39

No 59

Not voting 2

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.