2026 Regular Session
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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
Senate Bill 566
By Senator Chapman
[Introduced January 21, 2026; referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §3-1-18a, relating to imposing a limit of three terms on certain officials elected to public office in the state.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS.
§3-1-18a. Term limits of elected officials.
No person seeking a public office pursuant to §3-1-16, §3-1-17, and §3-1-18 of this code may serve more than three consecutive terms for the same office. This restriction does not apply to partial terms to which an official may be appointed.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to limit the number of terms of elected officials to three consecutive terms.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.