Regular sessions begin with an organizational day on the second Wednesday of January of each year.

[2] An unusual feature of the West Virginia legislative process is that revenue bills can originate in either house.

In response to the 2010 Census, the legislature was required to redistrict, with the Democratic Party in control.

The Republican Party, and groups from the growing eastern panhandle and Putnam County were among those calling for 100 single member districts.

In response to the 2020 Census, the legislature was again required to redistrict, this time with the Republican Party in control.