---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating generally to WV Appellate Reorganization Act of 2021"
description: "Relating generally to WV Appellate Reorganization Act of 2021"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 275"
citation: "West Virginia SB 275 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor -- Bills Requested By"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blair"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 46
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-13"
last_action: "2021-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04d77c37-9465-4255-9365-ac7f45ba8d64"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=275&year=2021&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "fc8c899b93727e67ca21c178f8a0887757f91fb3d432bfda0037ab0c4ea7ae35"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
---

# West Virginia SB 275 (2021) — Relating generally to WV Appellate Reorganization Act of 2021

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB275%20SUB1.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=275)
2. **Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB275%20SUB2.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=275)
3. **Engrossed Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB275%20SUB2%20ENG.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=275)
4. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB275%20SUB2%20ENR.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=275)
5. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB275%20INTR.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=275)
6. **SB275 HFIN AM 3-25 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2021/RS/com_amends/SB275 HFIN AM 3-25 adopted.htm)
7. **SB275 HFIN AMT 3-25 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2021/RS/com_amends/SB275 HFIN AMT 3-25 adopted.htm)
8. **SB275 SFA _1 TARR 2-23 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2021/RS/floor_amends/SB275 SFA _1 TARR 2-23 adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Blair — primary (person)
- Baldwin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-13** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2021-02-13** To Judiciary then Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-13** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-13** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
- **2021-02-18** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19** Committee substitute for committee substitute reported
- **2021-02-22** On 1st reading
- **2021-02-22** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2021-02-23** On 2nd reading
- **2021-02-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-23** Tarr Floor amendments adopted (Voice vote)
- **2021-02-23** Hamilton Floor amendment rejected (Voice vote)
- **2021-02-23** Motion to reconsider amendment rejected (Roll No. 28)
- **2021-02-24** On 3rd reading
- **2021-02-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-02-24** Passed Senate (Roll No. 34) `passage`
- **2021-02-24** Ordered to House
- **2021-02-25** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-02-25** To Judiciary then Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-09** To House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** With amendment, do pass `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-26** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-03-26** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2021-03-29** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-03-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-29** Amendment to committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 318)
- **2021-03-29** Amendment to committee amendment rejected (Roll No. 319)
- **2021-03-29** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2021-03-30** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-03-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-30** Passed House (Roll No. 322) `passage`
- **2021-03-30** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2021-03-30** Communicated to Senate
- **2021-04-01** House Message received
- **2021-04-01** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 293)
- **2021-04-01** Communicated to House
- **2021-04-01** Completed legislative action
- **2021-04-01** House received Senate message
- **2021-04-02** To Governor 4/2/21 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-05** To Governor 4/2/21 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-08** Approved by Governor 4/8/21 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-08** Approved by Governor 4/8/21 - House Journal
- **2021-05-24** Chapter 80, Acts, Regular Session, 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04d77c37-9465-4255-9365-ac7f45ba8d64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).