---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating generally to bail bondsman"
description: "Relating generally to bail bondsman"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2621"
citation: "West Virginia HB 2621 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burkhammer"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 45
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-17"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f6266c8-57cd-4f42-8753-8803ceac275e"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=2621&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "9ffbfe31e999eabc94c818d32cf540b0ea31d0084822e3a20b79cfa6eb633256"
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 HB 2621 (2023) — Relating generally to bail bondsman

## 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=hb2621%20sub.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2621)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2621%20sub%20eng.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2621)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2621%20sub%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2621)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2621%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=2621)
5. **hb2621 hfa burkhammer and householder 2-10 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/floor_amends/hb2621 hfa burkhammer and householder 2-10 _1 adopted.htm)
6. **hb2621 s b_i am _1 3-6 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb2621 s b_i am _1 3-6 adopted.htm)
7. **hb2621 s b_i amt _1 3-6 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2023/RS/com_amends/hb2621 s b_i amt _1 3-6 adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **30–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burkhammer — primary (person)
- Foster — cosponsor (person)
- Hott — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-17** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-17** To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-01-17** To House Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-01** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** By substitute, do pass
- **2023-02-08** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-08** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-09** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-09** Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/10/23
- **2023-02-10** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-10** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-02-13** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-02-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-13** Passed House (Roll No. 119) `passage`
- **2023-02-13** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-02-14** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-02-14** To Banking and Insurance then Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14** To Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-06** Reported do pass with amend and title amend but first to Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-06** Immediate consideration
- **2023-03-06** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-06** On 2nd reading to Judiciary
- **2023-03-08** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-08** Immediate consideration
- **2023-03-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-09** On 3rd reading with right to amend
- **2023-03-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-09** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2023-03-09** Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 453) `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Senate requests House to concur
- **2023-03-10** House received Senate message
- **2023-03-10** House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 628)
- **2023-03-10** Communicated to Senate
- **2023-03-10** Completed legislative action
- **2023-03-11** House Message received
- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/27/2023 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-27** To Governor 3/27/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-11** To Governor 3/27/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/28/2023 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/28/2023 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-28** Approved by Governor 3/28/2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Chapter 97, Acts, Regular Session, 2023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f6266c8-57cd-4f42-8753-8803ceac275e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).