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Friday, February 20, 2026 – 38th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.Senate Calendar

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9:30 a.m.: Military (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 613: Extending interest rate cap to all obligations incurred during military service
• Com. Sub. for SB 738: Clarifying eligibility for TRICARE program
• Com. Sub. for SB 860: Relating to payment of funeral expenses for first responders
• SB 944: Expanding categories of eligible federal law-enforcement officers authorized to enforce state laws
• Com. Sub. for SB 945: Permitting Adjutant General to pay employees during federal government shutdown or furlough

12:30 p.m.: Committee on Rules (219M)

• Com. Sub. for SB 493: Relating to open captioning for motion pictures

12:30 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining Subcommittee on HB 4026, Relating to expanding the requirements for integrated resource plans utility companies must file with the Public Service Commission (208W)

1:15 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Com. Sub. for SB 560: Relating to financing and state payments
• SB 908: Relating to flexibility in setting lottery director’s salary
• SB 755: Removing state agencies’ requirement to submit annual reports for certain businesses
• SB 759: Relating to agency changes to auctioneers

1:15 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• HB 4215: Department of Health Rules Bundle
• Includes 64 CSR 19, Water Well Regulations; 64 CSR 45, Lead Abatement Licensing; 64 CSR 48, Emergency Medical Services; 64 CSR 51, Fees for Services; 64 CSR 57, Clinical Laboratory Practitioner Licensure; 64 CSR 67, Distribution of State Funds for Support of Local Boards of Health; 64 CSR 73, Basic Public Health Service Standards for Loca Boards of Health; 64 CSR 103, Expedited Partner Therapy; 64 CSR 115, Diabetes Self-Management Education; 65 CSR 29, Exemption from Certificate of Need

• SB 900: Including certain correctional facilities as “targeted facility”
• SB 794: Relating to appeals of orders or decrees of adoption
• SB 950: Relating to mileage and expenses of judges
• SB 880: Creating Recognizing Judea and Samaria Act

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Friday, February 20, 2026

• SB 1015: Establishing Drainage Relief Fund (FN) (Morris; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 1016: Creating Second Look Sentencing Act (Woodrum; Judiciary)
• SB 1017: Establishing Charter School Direct Loan Program and Charter School Credit Enhancement Program (FN) (Rucker; School Choice then Finance)
• SB 1018: Relating to clarifying definition of “farm” or “farmland” for real property tax assessment purposes (Rucker; Agriculture)
• SB 1019: Requiring coverage for medically necessary treatment for cleft lip and cleft palate (FN) (Woodrum; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 1020: Allowing up to five educational leave days within definition of “excused absence” (Oliverio; Education)
• SB 1021: Creating limited purpose ordinance procedure for municipal elections (Taylor; Judiciary)
• SB 1022: Removing electrical transformers as exempted aboveground storage tanks (M. Maynard; Energy, Industry and Mining)
• SB 1023: Creating “responsible recreation” special license plate (FN) (M. Maynard; Transportation and Infrastructure than Finance)
• SB 1024: Allowing recession or reversal of school closure decisions through July 15 (M. Maynard; Education)
• SB 1025: Allowing CDL license renewal without medical retest under certain circumstances (M. Maynard; Judiciary)
• SB 1026: Establishing crime of disturbing lawful meeting (Willis; Judiciary)
• SB 1027: Modifying WV Invests Grant Program eligibility requirements (Willis, Grady, Rucker; Education then Finance)
• SB 1028: Relating to financial assistance available for prescription drug (FN) (Rucker; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 1029: Providing parents plain-language statements of immediate rights and ongoing rights (Willis; Judiciary)
• SB 1030: Creating Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association Act (Rose; Judiciary)
• SB 1031: Increasing cost of solid waste assessment fees (FN) (Clements; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 1032: Clarifying Office of Broadband will coordinate with Consumer Protection Division on certain consumer complaints (Hart; Government Organization)
• SB 1033: Clarifying powers and duties of WV Commissioner of Agriculture over state owned land (Thorne; Government Organization)
• SB 1034: Increasing amount of funding counties receive for HOPE Scholarship enrollments (FN) (Morris; Finance)
• SB 1035: Suspending contribution of courts into judicial retirement system until certain conditions are met (FN) (Oliverio; Pensions then Finance)
• SB 1036: Creating Sustainable Child-Serving Workforce and Foster Care Modernization Act (FN) (Helton; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 1037: Repealing prohibition on death penalty (FN) (Bartlett; Judiciary then Finance)
• SJR 21: Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights (Willis; Judiciary then Finance)
• SCR 4: Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study security of WV elections (Rucker; Judiciary)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Thursday, February 19, 2026

9:30 a.m.: Education

• SB 913: Removing annual report requirement for WV Research Trust Fund
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 925: Providing Future Farmers of America-sanctioned activities not count toward limit of excused absences
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

9:30 a.m.: Government Organization

• Com. Sub. for SB 714: Relating generally to Board of Veterinarians
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 765: Allowing retail liquor outlets discount certain liquor below minimum markup
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 856: Extending State Fire Marshal inspections to include municipalities with certified fire code
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• SB 952: Transferring Court Security Fund
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 924: Streamlining and reforming Division of Personnel systems
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 672: Relating to acts for which WV Real Estate Commission may refuse, suspend, or revoke licenses
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

• Com. Sub. for SB 805: Relating to abortion pill reversal
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• SB 795: Permitting parents and guardians to pay for independent medical evaluation of child in protective custody
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 862: Repealing Addiction Treatment Pilot Program
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 402: Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Act
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 749: Relating to county economic opportunity development districts
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 792: Eliminating requirement that Supreme Court of Appeals supply magistrates with copies of WV Code
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 935: Eliminating Business and Occupation tax exemption for certain coal-fired merchant power plants
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• Com. Sub. for SB 669: Relating to general powers of PSC
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 670: Adopting Uniform Protected Series Act
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 961: Requiring for every regulation issued at least two be removed
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• SB 888: Creating Judicial Deference Reform Act
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 54: Establishing criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Thursday, February 19, 2026 (108 – 101 Senate; 7 House)

• SB 1: Small Business Growth Act (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 4: Relating to crimes against public justice (House Judiciary)
• SB 15: Protecting coal and gas minerals from carbon capture practices (House Energy and Public Works)
• SB 28: Allowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit toward retirement (Pending House introduction)
• SB 30: Allowing 18 to 20-year-olds to carry concealed weapon without permit (House Judiciary)
• SB 55: Establishing criminal offense for obstructing or hindering home incarceration supervisor or social services worker (House Judiciary)
• SB 61: Prohibiting acceptance of illegal ballots cast in any election (House Judiciary)
• SB 66: Modifying classes of state of preparedness declared by Governor or Legislature (House Government Organization)
• SB 84: Prohibiting law enforcement from placing surveillance cameras on private property (House Judiciary)
• SB 104: Providing certain state mine inspectors with raise (House Energy and Public Works then House Finance)
• SB 137: Modifying parole eligibility for crime of second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter (House Judiciary)
• SB 155: Relating to adjunct teaching permits (House Education)
• SB 167: Relating to meetings for local levying bodies (House Government Organization)
• SB 173: Prohibiting abortifacients (House Judiciary)
• SB 185: Allowing appointment of more than one chief deputy by sheriff (House Judiciary)
• SB 188: Changing length of term of state political party chair (House Judiciary)
• SB 206: Updating retirement eligibility for certain sheriffs (Pending House introduction)
• SB 207: Clarifying sheriff’s compensation for collection of taxes (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 208: Exempting certain military records from public release (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 210: Modifying oversight provisions for Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 228: Relating to use of technology in child abuse and neglect investigations (Pending House introduction)
• SB 231: Relating to value-based payment requirements (House Health of Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 233: Clarifying qualifications to be licensed to administer polygraphs (House Government Organization)
• SB 251: Authorizing Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules (House Government Organization)
• SB 256: Authorizing DEP to promulgate legislative rules (H Third Reading, 02-20)

• SB 281: Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules (House Judiciary)
• SB 309: Authorizing DOT to promulgate legislative rules (H Third Reading, 02-20)
• SB 374: Authorizing Department of Commerce to promulgate legislative rules (House Government Organization)

• SB 388: Requiring public elementary or secondary school make Aitken Bible available to certain classrooms (House Education then House Judiciary)
• SB 389: Historic Rehab Building Credit Act (House Finance)
• SB 390: Altering conditions for flood resiliency disbursements (House Government Organization then House Finance)
• SB 393: Updating corporate net income tax definitions (H Second Reading, 02-20)
• SB 398: Removing full time requirement for health officers (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 400: Updating personal income tax definitions and provision of law relating to gaming and gambling losses (H Second Reading, 02-20)
• SB 403: Relating to expanding definition of “tourism attraction” (House Finance)
• SB 404: Relating to Department of Human Services authority to contract with certain providers (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 426: Preventing damage to underground facilities (House Energy and Public Works)
• SB 427: Relating to loan form (House Finance)
• SB 440: Increasing penalty for transporting telecommunication devices into jails (House Judiciary)
• SB 443: Granting municipal fire marshals authority to assist in lawful execution of law-enforcement officer’s official duties (House Government Organization then House Judiciary)
• SB 445: Adding Potomac State College as eligible institution for participation in Learn and Earn Program (House Education)
• SB 467: Allowing enforcement of Purple Heart parking spaces taken by non-Purple Heart recipients (House Energy and Public Works)
• SB 473: Creating felony offense of using electronic device to threaten violence (House Judiciary)
• SB 478: Second Amendment Reaffirmation and Protection Act (House Judiciary)
• SB 490: Approving short-term training programs for eligibility for federal Workforce Pell Grants (House Government Organization)

• SB 506: Permitting certain use of county-owned wireless tower (House Judiciary)
• SB 531: Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act (House Judiciary)
• SB 532: Relating to certified public accountants (House Finance)

• SB 536: Relating to qualifications for serving on certain academic boards (House Education)
• SB 543: Requiring Bureau for Social Services to file legislative rule (House Health then House Judiciary)
• SB 549: Phasing in increase in daily rate of juror pay (Pending House introduction)
• SB 556: Modifying priority of insurance coverage for drivers of certain vehicles to make consistent with federal law (House Judiciary then House Finance)
• SB 570: Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Health, fund 8802 (House Finance)
• SB 573: Relating to requirements for disclosures and recordkeeping by persons making mortgage loans (House Finance)
• SB 574: Relating to bank merger by interstate branching (House Finance)
• SB 575: Relating to refusal review hearings (Pending House introduction)
• SB 581: Eliminating requirement that commissioner approve joint account forms used by banking institutions (House Finance)
• SB 582: Relating to requirements for licensure as mortgage lender or broker (House Finance)

• SB 586: Modifying requirements for public water systems (House Government Organization)
• SB 592: WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act (House Finance)
• SB 603: Relating to Property Valuation Training and Procedures Commission (House Government Organization)
• SB 604: Extending Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council sunset date (House Health)
• SB 607: Relating to federally approved project delivery methods for airport capital improvement projects (House Government Organization)
• SB 615: Requiring persons with illegal immigration status be turned over to ICE (House Judiciary)
• SB 622: Extending mine safety technology tax credit (House Finance)
• SB 625: Relating to responsibility of board of public service district that is being dissolved (House Energy and Public Works)
• SB 633: Relating to WV Commission on Holocaust Education (House Education)
• SB 640: Prohibiting release of certain personal information of contributors to political elections (H Third Reading, 02-20)
• SB 643: Discontinuing WV Supreme Court of Appeals Public Campaign Financing Program (House Judiciary)
• SB 645: Prohibiting surprise billing of ground emergency medical services by nonparticipating providers (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 648: Strategic and Critical Resources Act (House Energy and Public Works)
• SB 671: Relating to WV Real Estate Commission (House Government Organization)
• SB 692: Authorizing green flashing warning lights on DOH vehicles (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)

• SB 694: Removing county residency requirement for county superintendent of schools (House Education)
• SB 703: Adopting Social Work Licensure Compact (House Government Organization)

• SB 704: Prohibiting certain compensation for advising or assisting with veterans benefits (House Judiciary)
• SB 712: Allowing installation of cattle guards on certain public roads (House Energy and Public Works)
• SB 717: Modifying disability and retirement benefits and procedures for municipal police and firefighters (Pending House introduction)
• SB 724: Relating to home confinement officers’ participation in EMS retirement system (Pending House introduction)
• SB 726: Removing cap for municipalities on their stabilization fund (House Finance)
• SB 756: Extending authority to state spending units (House Government Organization)
• SB 772: Declaring certain claims against WV to be moral obligations (House Finance)
• SB 778: Relating to eligibility for homebound services for exceptional children (House Education)
• SB 781: Supplemental appropriation for Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105 (House Finance)
• SB 784: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Human Services, fund 8793 (House Finance)
• SB 785: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Health, fund 5163 (House Finance)
• SB 786: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Human Services, fund 5094 (House Finance)
• SB 793: Relating to courthouse closures on certain days (House Judiciary)
• SB 796: Relating to distribution of West Virginia reports (House Judiciary)
• SB 800: Clarifying policy of state regarding jury service (House Judiciary)
• SB 802: Relating to school preparation days (House Education)
• SB 804: Removing physical education requirements for certain middle and high school athletes (House Education)
• SB 821: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Administration, fund 2367 (House Finance)
• SB 823: Supplementary appropriation to Department of Revenue, fund 7352 (House Finance)
• SB 824: Supplementary appropriation to Department of Veterans’ Assistance, fund 6703 (House Finance)
• SB 825: Supplementary appropriation to Department of Administration, fund 0226 (House Finance)
• SB 826: Supplementary appropriation to Division of Natural Resources, fund 3211 (House Finance)
• SB 831: Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Human Services, fund 8794 (House Finance)
• SB 843: Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Health, fund 5144 (House Finance)
• SB 868: Supplemental Appropriation for fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 (House Finance)
• SB 875: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Commerce, fund 8703 (House Finance)

• HB 4196: To offer long-acting reversible contraception to patients receiving methadone and suboxone at the treatment facility for the methadone and suboxone (Passed Senate; pending House concurrence to Senate amendment)
• HB 4335: Relating to Medicaid providers (Passed Senate; pending House concurrence to Senate amendment)
• HB 4433: Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking (Passed Senate; pending House concurrence to Senate amendment)
• HB 4474: Extending the Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council sunset date (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 4696: Authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to deposit funds granted pursuant to federal programs (Passed Senate; pending House concurrence to Senate amendment)
• HB 4740: Statutory Commitments in Rural Health Transformation Program (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 4982: Make West Virginia Healthy Act of 2026 (Passed Senate; pending House concurrence to Senate amendment) 

Bills that have Completed Legislation as of Thursday, February 19, 2026 (6 – 4 Senate; 2 House)

• SB 1: Small Business Growth Act (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 207: Clarifying sheriff’s compensation for collection of taxes (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 208: Exempting certain military records from public release (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• SB 692: Authorizing green flashing warning lights on DOH vehicles (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 4474: Extending the Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council sunset date (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)
• HB 4740: Statutory Commitments in Rural Health Transformation Program (Completed legislation; awaiting action by the Governor)

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here:http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents.

Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 – 14th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SR 14: Recognizing James and Lucille Pennington on receiving the 2025 West Virginia Logger of the Year award

THIRD READING

There are no bills on Third Reading for Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

SECOND READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 55: Establishing criminal offense for obstructing or hindering home incarceration supervisor or social services worker
• Com. Sub. for SB 281: Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules
• Com. Sub. for SB 309: Authorizing DOT to promulgate legislative rules

FIRST READING

• Com. Sub. for SB 4: Relating to crimes against public justice
• Com. Sub. for SB 84: Prohibiting law enforcement from placing surveillance cameras on private property
• SB 388: Requiring public elementary or secondary school make Aitken Bible available to certain classrooms
• Com. Sub. for SB 390: Altering conditions for flood resiliency disbursements (original similar to HB 4018)
• Com. Sub. for SB 400: Updating personal income tax definitions and provision of law relating to gaming and gambling losses (original similar to HB 4024)
• SB 443: Granting municipal fire marshals authority to assist in lawful execution of law-enforcement officer’s official duties
• SB 445: Adding Potomac State College as eligible institution for participation in Learn and Earn Program (original similar to HB 4533)

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9:30 a.m.: Education (451M)

• SB 102: Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program
• HB 4574: Relating to providing for condition-based emergency funding for a financially distressed county

9:30 a.m.: Government Organization (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 167: Relating to meetings for local levying bodies
• SB 506: Permitting certain use of county-owned wireless tower

12:30 p.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)

• SCR 1: Requesting DOH name certain transportation infrastructure
• Presentation: DOH – Pavement Management System

12:30 p.m.: Workforce (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 233: Clarifying qualifications to be licensed to administer polygraphs
• Com. Sub. for SB 396: Creating WV Job training and Placement Act
• SB 402: Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Act
• Com. Sub. for SB 490: Approving short-term training programs for eligibility for federal Workforce Pell Grants

1:30 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)

• SB 543: Requiring Bureau for Social Services to file legislative rule
• SB 546: Relating to clothing and necessity allowance

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• SB 403: Relating to expanding definition of “tourism attraction”
• SB 427: Relating to loan form
• Budget Presentation: West Virginia Department of Tourism
• Budget Presentation: West Virginia Bureau for Senior Services
• Budget Presentation: West Virginia State Treasurer

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 61: Prohibiting acceptance of illegal ballots cast in any election
• Com. Sub. for SB 374: Division of Economic Development rule relating to tourism development districts
• Includes: SB 375, Division of Forestry rule relating to rules for certification of managed timberland; SB 376, Division of Labor rule relating to child labor; SB 377, Office of Miners’ Health, Safety, and Training rule relating to submission and approval of comprehensive Mine Safety Program for coal mining operations in WV; SB 378, Division of Natural Resources rule relating to small arms hunting; SB 379, Division of Natural Resources rule relating to wildlife rehabilitation; SB 380, Division of Natural Resources rule relating to special boating; SB 381, Division of Natural Resources rule relating to defining terms used in hunting and trapping; SB 382, Division of Natural Resources rule relating to prohibitions when hunting and trapping; SB 383, Division of Natural Resources rule relating to deer hunting; SB 384, Division of Natural Resources rule relating to special migratory game bird hunting; SB 385, Division of Rehabilitation Services rule relating to Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act Board

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, January 27, 2026

• SB 600: Limiting family income for Hope Scholarship eligibility (FN) (Garcia, Woelfel; School Choice then Finance)
• SB 601: Authorizing medical parole for certain inmates (Garcia; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 602: Requiring repeat DUI offenders to carry ID indicating they may not purchase alcohol (FN) (Hamilton, Azinger, Bartlett, Charnock, Clements, Deeds, Helton, Roberts; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 603: Changing requirements for property valuation training and procedures commission (Thorne; Government Organization)
• SB 604: Extending Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council sunset date (Rucker; Government Organization)
• SB 605: Providing tax credit for homeschool students (FN) (Rucker; School Choice then Finance)
• SB 606: Relating to employee exemptions from employer-mandated vaccinations (Rucker; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 607: Relating to federally approved project delivery methods for airport capital improvement projects (Charnock, Takubo; Economic Development then Government Organization)
• SB 608: Relating to religious exemption to mandatory vaccination requirements (Rucker; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 609: Exempting students of higher education from compulsory vaccination requirements (Rucker; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 610: Relating to medical exemption to mandatory vaccination requirements (Rucker; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 611: Codifying common-law definition of involuntary manslaughter (Garcia; Judiciary)
• SB 612: Establishing November 7 as Victims of Communism Day (FN) (Rucker, Azinger, Bartlett, Deeds, Fuller, Hamilton, Helton, Martin, Morris, Queen, Rose, Thorne, Weld, Willis; Education then Finance)
• SB 613: Extending interest rate cap to all obligations incurred during military service (FN) (Willis; Military then Finance)
• SB 614: Including step-siblings in Best Interests of Child Protection Act of 2022 (Willis; Judiciary)
• SB 615: Requiring persons with illegal immigration status be turned over to ICE (Hart, Smith, Azinger, Chapman, Deeds, Fuller, Helton, Phillips, Rose, Thorne and Z. Maynard; Judiciary)
• SB 616: Terminating WV Contractor Licensing Board (FN) (Weld; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 617: Banking and Financial Services Provider Protections for Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation (FN) (Willis; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 618: Prohibiting public funds from supporting low-earning outcome postsecondary degree programs (FN) (Rucker; Education then Finance)
• SB 619: Creating Stop the Bleed Act (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Education)
• SB 620: Exempting certain physicians from specified traffic laws when responding to emergencies (FN) (Takubo; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 621: Providing tax credit to corporations for existing employer-provided child care facilities (FN) (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 622: Extending mine safety technology tax credit (FN) (Phillips; Finance)
• SB 623: Establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within WV (FN) (Helton; Economic Development then Finance)
• SB 624: Extending sunset date for modification to personal and corporate income tax for qualified businesses (FN) (Tarr; Finance)
• SB 625: Relating to responsibility of board of public service district that is being dissolved (Woodrum; Government Organization)
• SB 626: Removing Inspector General from inclusion in Department of Health (FN) (Helton; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 627: Replacing Build WV Act project cost with cap on new tax credit liability (FN) (Deeds; Economic Development then Finance)
• SB 628: Prohibiting online distribution of pornographic material to minors (Azinger; Judiciary
• SB 629: Prohibiting gender transition surgeries, treatments, and therapies to minors (Azinger; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 630: Protecting minors from exposure to indecent displays of sexually explicit nature (Azinger; Judiciary)
• SB 631: Relating to controlling interests in flood control dams and similar structures (Smith; Natural Resources)
• SB 632: Creating Atmospheric Intervention Oversight and Public Safety Act (FN) (Woodrum, Rucker; Natural Resources then Finance)
• SB 633: Relating to WV Commission on Holocaust Education (Woodrum, Oliverio, Rucker; Education)
• SB 634: Legalizing adult consumption of cannabis (FN) (Garcia; Judiciary then Finance)
• SR 15: Recognizing 154th anniversary of Glennville State University (Martin, Queen)
• SR 16: Designating January 27, 2026, as Civil Air Patrol Day at Legislature (Woodrum)
• SR 17: Designating January 27, 2026, as WV Banker’s Day at Legislature (Morris)
• SR 18: Designating January 27, 2026, as Sexual Violence Awareness Day at Legislature (Chapman, Charnock, Grady, Rucker) 

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Monday, January 26, 2026

No Senate committees met on Monday, January 26, 2026.

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Monday, January 26, 2026 (4)

• SB 15: Protecting coal and gas minerals from carbon capture practices (Pending House introduction)
• SB 66: Modifying classes of state of preparedness declared by Governor or Legislature (Pending House introduction)
• SB 137: Modifying parole eligibility for crime of second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter (Pending House introduction)
• SB 207: Clarifying sheriff’s compensation for collection of taxes (Pending House introduction)

Action on House Bills in the Senate as of Monday, January 26, 2026 (7)

• HB 4007: Relating to industrial access roads (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 4008: Relating to Business Ready Sites Program (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 4081: To create the Higher Education Health and Aid Grant (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 4335: Relating to Medicaid providers (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 4352: Prohibiting cameras and recording devices in bedrooms and bathrooms of foster children (Pending Senate introduction)

• HB 4574: Relating to providing for condition-based emergency funding for a financially distressed county (Education then Finance)
• HB 4575: Making Supplemental Appropriation to State Board of Education (Finance)

Action on House Resolutions in the Senate as of Monday, January 26, 2026 (2)

• HCR 1: Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor (Adopted, 01-14)
• HCR 2: Amending Rule 31 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-14)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Monday, January 26, 2026 (2 – 2 House)

• HCR 1: Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor (Adopted, 01-14)
• HCR 2: Amending Rule 31 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-14)

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here: http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents.

Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 – 7th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SCR 2: Supporting practices of freedom of religion in public spaces
• SR 6: Recognizing invaluable service of WV school custodians
• SR 7: Proposing approval for Ohio River Restoration Program Act

THIRD READING

There are no bills on Third Reading for Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

SECOND READING

There are no bills on Second Reading for Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

FIRST READING

There are no bills on First Reading for Tuesday, January 20, 2026.

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9:30 a.m.: Education (451M)

• Presentation: Charter School Update, Tom Franta, Founding Executive Director, Mountaineer Charter School Alliance
• SB 166: Relating to eligibility for WV Invests Grant Program
• SB 171: Creating WV Released Time Education Act
• SB 428: Creating three separate job titles for school bus operators

9:30 a.m.: Government Organization (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 207: Clarifying sheriff’s compensation for collection of taxes
• SB 66: Modifying classes of state of preparedness declared by Governor or Legislature

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)

• SB 446: Including certain mental health disorders in existing public health programs
• SB 436: Relating to statewide prevention plan
• SB 228: Relating to use of technology in child abuse and neglect investigations
• SB 455: Ensuring equal financial support to kinship parents and fictive kin

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

Budget Presentation: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Budget Presentation: West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 84: Prohibiting law enforcement from placing surveillance cameras on private property
• SB 55: Establishing criminal offense for crimes against public justice workers

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, January 20, 2026

• SB 510: Using criminal records as disqualification from practicing particular professions (Chapman; Workforce then Judiciary)
• SB 511: Imposing time limitations on disposition decisions in abuse and neglect proceedings (Deeds; Judiciary)
• SB 512: Relating to cost-sharing calculations on behalf of insured persons (Chapman; Finance)
• SB 513: Requiring courts to interpret statutes and regulations (Chapman; Government Organization then Judiciary)
• SB 514: Prohibiting geoengineering activities (FN) (Rucker; Natural Resources then Finance)
• SB 515: Requiring drug testing for individuals receiving office-based medication-assisted treatment (FN) (Takubo; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 516: Increasing the state minimum salary for teachers (Takubo; Education then Finance)
• SB 517: Clarifying deadlines for autopsy reports (Weld; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 518: Relating to cost-sharing requirements for breast examinations (FN) (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 519: Establishing insurance provisions requiring coverage for annual breast cancer screenings (FN) (Chapman; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 520: Preventing foreign financial contributions in domestic political processes (FN) (Rucker; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 521: Developing and implementing statewide prevention plan (FN) (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 522: Creating WV Jobs Protection Act (FN) (Helton, Bartlett, Fuller, Rose, Thorne; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 523: Increase circumstances where Department of Human Services is required to seek termination of parental rights (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Judiciary)
• SB 524: Relating to monthly status meetings of county entities (FN) (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 525: Establishing pilot program for use of mobile devices in child abuse and neglect investigations (FN) (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 526: Relating to PEIA Cost Sharing Provisions (FN) (Oliverio, Deeds, Grady, Hamilton, Morris, Queen, Takubo, Weld, Woodrum; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 527: Creating process of obtaining and adjudicating pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Judiciary)
• SB 528: Designating permanent daylight saving time as the official time of the state (Rose, Hart, Helton, M. Maynard, Rucker; Government Organization)
• SB 529: Requiring Department of Human Services to establish pilot program to contract for supplemental caseworker aide services (FN) (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 530: Relating to Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Judiciary)
• SB 531: Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act (Azinger, Phillips, Charnock, Rose, Helton, Rucker, Morris; Judiciary)
• SB 532: Relating to certified public accountants (Rucker, Deeds, Phillips, M. Maynard, Woodrum; Government Organization)
• SB 533: Relating to disaffiliation from religious denominations (Morris, Azinger, Bartlett; Judiciary)
• SB 534: Relating to Kratom Consumer Protection Act (FN) (Deeds; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 535: Imposing one-year moratorium on approval of certain public utility rate increases (FN) (Chapman; Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance)
• SB 536: Relating to qualifications for serving on certain academic boards (Rucker; School Choice)
• SB 537: Creating Closed Captioning Act (Deeds; Government Organization then Judiciary)
• SB 538: Increasing compensation for panel attorneys (FN) (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 539: Increasing compensation of panel attorneys and guardians ad litem (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 540: Relating to body-worn cameras for CPS workers (FN) (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 541: Requiring circuit courts make certain findings of fact and conclusions of law as it relates to court’s order (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Judiciary)
• SB 542: Imposing time limitation on disposition decision in child abuse and neglect proceedings (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Judiciary)
• SB 543: Requiring Bureau for Social Services to file legislative rule (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 544: Relating to temporary payment to kinship parent of subsidy equal to that of foster parent (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 545: Creating special revenue account to expand in-state residential treatment capacity for children (FN) (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Finance)
• SB 546: Relating to clothing and necessity allowance (FN) (IB) (Deeds, Grady, M. Maynard, Roberts, Tarr; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 547: Creating Truth in Giving Act (Barrett; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 548: Requiring transparency of dental health care insurance products (Barrett; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SR 8: Congratulating Anthony “Tony” Deal on being named Agent of Year (Oliverio)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Monday, January 19, 2026

2 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining

• Com. Sub. for SB 15: Protecting coal and gas minerals from carbon capture practices
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 118: Establishing Forest Carbon Registry
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 76: Providing exemption from state severance tax for coal sold to coal-fired power plants located in WV
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 104: Providing state mine inspectors with raise
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• Com. Sub. for SB 137: Modifying parole eligibility for crime of second-degree murder
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Action on House Bills in the Senate as of Monday, January 19, 2026 (2)

• HB 4574: Relating to providing for condition-based emergency funding for a financially distressed county (Pending Senate introduction)
• HB 4575: Making Supplemental Appropriation to State Board of Education (Pending Senate introduction)

Action on House Resolutions in the Senate as of Monday, January 19, 2026 (2)

• HCR 1: Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor (Adopted, 01-14)
• HCR 2: Amending Rule 31 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-14)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Monday, January 19, 2026 (2 – 2 House)

• HCR 1: Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor (Adopted, 01-14)
• HCR 2: Amending Rule 31 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-14)

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here:http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents.

Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

Monday, January 19, 2026 – 6th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SCR1: Requesting DOH name certain transportation infrastructure

THIRD READING

There are no bills on Third Reading for Monday, January 19, 2026.

SECOND READING

There are no bills on Second Reading for Monday, January 19, 2026.

FIRST READING

There are no bills on First Reading for Monday, January 19, 2026.

Scheduled Committee Meetings

1 p.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)

• Com. Sub. for SB 213: Providing PSC jurisdiction over internet service providers
• Com. Sub. for SB 422: Creating mechanism for towing companies in WV to quickly access owner information

1 p.m.: Workforce (208W)

• Presentation: Marty Wright, West Virginia Health Care Association

2 p.m.: Pensions (451M)

• Presentation: Jeffrey Fleck, Executive Director (CPRB) Consolidated Public Retirement Board
• Presentation: Blair Taylor, Executive Director (MPOB) Municipal Pensions Oversight Board

2 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining (208W)

• SB 15: Protecting coal and gas minerals from carbon capture practices
• SB 118: Establishing Forest Carbon Registry
• Com. Sub. for SB 76: Providing exemption from state severance tax for coal sold to coal-fired power plants located in WV
• Com. Sub. for SB 104: Providing state mine inspectors with raise

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Budget Presentation: West Virginia Attorney General
• Budget Presentation: West Virginia State Auditor
• Budget Presentation: West Virginia Secretary of State

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 61: Prohibiting acceptance of illegal ballots cast in any election
• SB 64: Requiring resolutions for constitutional amendments include language to be on official ballots
• Com. Sub. for SB 137: Modifying parole eligibility for crime of second-degree murder

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Monday, January 19, 2026

• SB 472: Relating to agency responsible for administering SNAP and TANF programs (FN) (Rucker, Rose; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 473: Creating felony penalties for criminal threats using electronic devices (Morris, Hamilton; Judiciary)
• SB 474: Creating the Truth in Taxation Act (FN) (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 475: Relating to Legislative Rules regarding chemicals of emerging concern (Rucker, Charnock, Thorne, Morris, Woodrum; Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary)
• SB 476: Selecting Neutral Accreditors Act (FN) (Rucker, Roberts; Education then Finance)
• SB 477: Authorize pharmacists to dispense Ivermectin (Rose, Helton, M. Maynard, Rucker; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 478: Second Amendment Reaffirmation and Protection Act (Rose, Helton, M. Maynard, Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 479: Requiring hair follicle drug testing of substantiated child abusers before restoring unsupervised visitation rights (FN) (Rose, Helton, M. Maynard, Rucker; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 480: Relating generally to underground facilities damage prevention (Woodrum; Energy, Industry and Mining then Judiciary)
• SB 481: Relating to elections; definitions; and changing “precinct” to “polling location” (Woodrum; Government Organization then Judiciary)
• SB 482: Creating the WV Driver Safety Modernization Act (FN) (Woodrum; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 483: Creating the WV Officials Training Program Act (FN) (Woodrum; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 484: Creating the Intoxicating and Nicotine Retail Licensing and Public Safety Act (Woodrum; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 485: Establishing the WV Behavior-Based E-Bike and Multi-Use Trail Mobility Act (FN) (Woodrum; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 486: Adding definition of “master aesthetician” (Thorne; Government Organization)
• SB 487: West Virginia Trails, Access, and Stewardship Act (FN) (Woodrum; Natural Resources then Finance)
• SB 488: Creating the State Council on Competitive Government (Rucker; Government Organization)
• SB 489: Creating the High School Educator Flexibility Act (FN) (Rucker; Education then Finance)
• SB 490: Approving short-term training programs for eligibility for federal Workforce Pell Grants (Rucker, Roberts, Rose; Workforce)
• SB 491: WV Volunteer State Defense Guard Act (FN) (Chapman; Military then Finance)
• SB 492: Establishing an additional modification reducing federal adjusted gross income relating to taxes on tips and overtime (FN) (Takubo; Finance)
• SB 493: Relating to open captioning for motion pictures (Deeds; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 494: Permitting dedicated lottery tickets for special interests (FN) (Chapman; Finance)
• SB 495: Outdoor Solid-Fuel Heating Appliance Act (FN) (Woodrum; Energy, Industry and Mining then Finance)
• SB 496: Relating to modifications reducing federal adjusted gross income related to retirement (FN) (Chapman; Finance)
• SB 497: Relating to vehicles exempt from payment of registration fees (Chapman; Military)
• SB 498: Relating to pornographic access for minors (FN) (Rucker, Grady, Helton, Roberts, Rose, Willis; Judiciary)
• SB 499: Requiring auto accident toxicology test be performed (FN) (Helton, Fuller, M. Maynard, Rose, Rucker; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 500: Prohibition of sex offender living within 1000 feet of any school, park, or playground (Helton, M. Maynard, Rose, Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 501: Expand digital mapping for secondary and backroads in this state (FN) (M. Maynard; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 502: Women’s Collegiate Sports Protection Act (FN) (Taylor, Charnock, Helton, Oliverio; Education then Finance)
• SB 503: Displaying official US motto in state buildings (FN) (Taylor, Azinger, Bartlett, Helton, M. Maynard, Rucker; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 504: West Virginia Rural School Protection Act (Taylor; Education then Finance)
• SB 505: Providing Medicaid coverage for postpartum health care (FN) (Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 506: Permitting use of a county owned wireless tower or any portion thereof, with exceptions (Taylor, Smith; Government Organization)
• SB 507: Personal injury resulting from gender reassignment surgery (Helton; Judiciary)
• SB 508: Permitting businesses to receive tax credit for using WV manufactured products (FN) (Chapman; Finance)
• SB 509: Prohibiting certain medical exams on anesthetized patients (Chapman; Judiciary)
• SJR 15: Legislative session frequency change amendment (Chapman; Judiciary then Finance)
• SCR 2: Supporting practices of freedom of religion in public spaces (Rucker, Azinger, Helton, M. Maynard, Roberts, Rose; Judiciary)
• SR 6: Recognizing invaluable service of WV school custodians (Oliverio)
• SR 7: Proposing approval for Ohio River Restoration Program Act (Oliverio)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Resolutions that Have Been Adopted by the Senate as of Friday, January 16, 2026 (2)

• HCR 1: Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor (Adopted, 01-14)
• HCR 2: Amending Rule 31 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-14)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Friday, January 16, 2026 (2 – 2 House)

• HCR 1: Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor (Adopted, 01-14)
• HCR 2: Amending Rule 31 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-14)

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here:http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents

Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

Friday, January 16, 2026 – 3rd Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m.

THIRD READING

There are no bills on Third Reading for Friday, January 16, 2026.

SECOND READING

There are no bills on Second Reading for Friday, January 16, 2026.

FIRST READING

There are no bills on First Reading for Friday, January 16, 2026.

Scheduled Committee Meetings

There are no committee meetings scheduled for Friday, January 16, 2026.

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Friday, January 16, 2026

• SB 430: Relating generally to State Fire Marshal (Deeds; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 431: Prohibiting sale of certain Kratom products (Deeds; Judiciary)
• SB 432: Issuing identification documents to homeless youth residing in WV shelters (Deeds; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 433: Relating generally to reimbursement for costs of incarceration (FN) (Deeds; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 434: PEIA Stability and Sustainability Act of 2026 (FN) (Deeds; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 435: Requiring health policies cover oral health medical procedures due to side effect from cancer (FN) (Deeds; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 436: Relating to statewide prevention plan (FN) (Deeds; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 437: Fair State Aid Formula Act of 2026 (FN) (Deeds; Education then Finance)
• SB 438: Relating to circumstances of parental rights (Deeds; Judiciary)
• SB 439: Creating Residential Treatment Capacity Expansion Fund (FN) (Deeds; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 440: Increasing penalty for transporting telecommunication devices into jails (Deeds; Judiciary)
• SB 441: Issuing identification documents to homeless individuals residing at homeless shelters (FN) (Deeds; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 442: Creating homeless education coordinator position in counties designated by State Board as urban county (FN) (Deeds; Education then Finance)
• SB 443: Granting municipal fire marshals authority to assist in lawful execution of law-enforcement officer’s official duties (Deeds; Government Organization)
• SB 444: Enhancing flexibility, responsiveness, and economic development potential of Industrial Access Road Fund (FN) (Roberts; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 445: Adding Potomac State College as eligible institution for participation in Learn and Earn Program (Taylor, Smith; Education)
• SB 446: Including certain mental health disorders in existing public health programs (FN) (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 447: Relating to Industrial Access Road Grant Program (FN) (Morris, Helton, Jeffries; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 448: Relating to brain injury screening training (FN) (Chapman; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 449: Relating to teaching and instructing world languages in public schools (Chapman; Education)
• SB 450: Relating to tax credit for qualified rehabilitated buildings investment (FN) (Weld; Economic Development then Finance)
• SB 451: Extending time frame for Department of Human Services to identify relatives and fictive kin (Chapman; Judiciary)
• SB 452: Preventing home insurers from canceling policy for isolated event (Chapman; Banking and Insurance)
• SB 453: Providing tax deduction for medical payments (FN) (Chapman; Finance)
• SB 454: Stop Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Deep Fake Media Act (Chapman; Judiciary)
• SB 455: Ensuring equal financial support to kinship parents and fictive kin (FN) (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 456: Limiting cost of prescription medications for senior citizens (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Judiciary)
• SB 457: Providing water filtration equipment to residents whose water is deemed unsafe (FN) (Chapman; Natural Resources then Finance)
• SB 458: Providing pay raise for state road employees (FN) (Chapman; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 459: Amending Best Interests of Child Protection Act of 2022 to include step-sibling (Chapman; Judiciary)
• SB 460: Establishing no tax on tips or overtime compensation (FN) (Chapman; Finance)
• SB 461: Requiring any PSC rate increase to have legislative approval (Chapman; Judiciary)
• SB 462: Using E-Verify to verify legal employment status of workers (Helton; Government Organization)
• SB 463: Requiring Bureau for Public Health to test for mucopolysaccharidosis type 1 (FN) (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 464: Requiring insurance coverage for biomarker testing (FN) (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 465: Creating Caregiver Tax Credit Act (FN) (Chapman; Finance)
• SB 466: Defining drugs as adulterated when they contain specified food dyes and additives (Chapman; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 467: Allowing enforcement of Purple Heart parking spaces taken by non-Purple Heart recipients (Chapman; Transportation and Infrastructure)
• SB 468: Relating to payment rates for child care services (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 469: Requiring dredging of flood prone waterways (FN) (Chapman; Natural Resources then Finance)
• SB 470: Allowing for doula reimbursement under Medicaid (FN) (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 471: Authorizing physician assistants to own business (Chapman; Health and Human Resources)
• SCR1: Requesting DOH name certain transportation infrastructure (Smith, Morris, Phillips, Martin, Grady, Deeds, Woodrum, M. Maynard)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Thursday, January 15, 2026

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

• Com. Sub. for SB 231: Relating to value-based payment requirements
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• SB 42: Authorizing over-the-counter sale of ivermectin
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Judiciary

Resolutions that Have Been Adopted by the Senate as of Friday, January 16, 2026 (2)

• HCR 1: Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor (Adopted, 01-14)
• HCR 2: Amending Rule 31 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-14)

Resolutions that Have Completed Legislation as of Friday, January 16, 2026 (2 – 2 House)

• HCR 1: Extending an invitation to His Excellency, the Governor, to deliver an address to the Legislature and raising a Joint Assembly therefor (Adopted, 01-14)
• HCR 2: Amending Rule 31 of the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Delegates (Adopted, 01-14)

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here:http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents.

Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

Thursday, January 15, 2026 – 2nd Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• SR 3: Recognizing importance of strengthening US medical supply chains
• SR 4: Expressing support for WV law-enforcement professionals

THIRD READING

There are no bills on Third Reading for Thursday, January 15, 2026.

SECOND READING

There are no bills on Second Reading for Thursday, January 15, 2026.

FIRST READING

There are no bills on First Reading for Thursday, January 15, 2026.

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9 a.m.: Finance (451M)

• Budget Presentation: Governor’s Fiscal Proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Presentation

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources (451M)

• SB 42: Authorizing over-the-counter sale of ivermectin
• SB 231: Relating to value-based payment requirements

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Budget Presentation: West Virginia Department of Revenue

** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Thursday, January 15, 2026

• SB 251: Department of Administration rule relating to One-Stop Shop Permitting Program (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 252: Office of Technology rule relating to cyber reporting (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 253: Board of Risk and Insurance Management rule relating to mine subsidence insurance (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 254: Board of Risk and Insurance Management rule relating to public entities insurance program(Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 255: (Rucker; Board of Risk and Insurance Management rule relating to Preferred Medical Liability and High Risk Medical Liability Program Judiciary)
• SB 256: (Rucker; DEP rule relating to alternative emission limitations during startup and shutdown operations Judiciary)
• SB 257: DEP rule relating to ambient air quality standards (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 258: DEP rule relating to standards of performance for new stationary sources (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 259: DEP rule relating to control of air pollution from combustion of solid waste (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 260: DEP rule relating to control of air pollution from hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 261: DEP rule relating to emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 262: DEP rule relating to cross-state air pollution to control annual nitrogen oxides emissions, annual sulfur dioxide emissions, and ozone season nitrogen oxides emissions (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 263: Division of Water and Waste Management rule relating to hazardous waste management system (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 264: DEP rule relating to requirements governing water quality standards (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 265: DEP rule relating to carbon dioxide sequestration fee schedule (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 266: Department of Health rule relating to water well regulations (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 267: Department of Health rule relating to lead abatement licensing (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 268: Department of Health rule relating to emergency medical services (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 269: Department of Health rule relating to fees for services (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 270: Department of Health rule relating to clinical laboratory practitioner licensure (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 271: Department of Health rule relating to distribution of state funds for support of local boards of health (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 272: Department of Health rule relating to basic public health service standards for local boards of health (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 273: Department of Health rule relating to diabetes self-management education (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 274: Department of Health rule relating to exemption of certificate of need (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 275: Office of Inspector General rule relating to nursing home licensure (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 276: Office of Inspector General rule relating to delegation of medication administration and health maintenance tasks to approved medication assistive personnel (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 277: Office of Inspector General rule relating to assisted living residences (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 278: Office of Inspector General rule relating to syringe services program licensure (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 279: Office of Inspector General rule relating to behavioral health centers licensure (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 280: Department of Health Facilities rule relating to patient rights at state-operated mental health facilities (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 281: Governor’s Committee on Crime, Delinquency, and Correction rule relating to law-enforcement training and certification standards (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 282: Fire Commission rule relating to fire code (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 283: State Emergency Response Commission rule relating to emergency planning and community right-to-know (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 284: WV State Police rule relating to WV State Police Career Progression System (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 285: WV State Police rule relating to contracted police or security services (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 286: WV State Police rule relating to WV State Police member grievance procedure (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 287: Alcohol Beverage Control Administration rule relating to private clubs (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 288: Insurance Commissioner rule relating to fingerprinting requirements for applicants for insurance producer license and insurance adjuster license (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 289: Insurance Commission rule relating to premium financing for life insurance for college students (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 290: Insurance Commission rule relating to mass marketing of property and liability insurance (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 291: Insurance Commission rule relating to advertisement of accident and sickness insurance (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 292: Insurance Commissioner rule relating to insurance adjusters (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 293: Insurance Commission rule relating to insurance holding company systems (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 294: Insurance Commission rule relating to credit for reinsurance (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 295: Insurance Commissioner rule relating to mental health parity (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 296: Lottery Commission rule relating to interactive wagering (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 297: Racing Commission rule relating to thoroughbred racing (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 298: Racing Commission rule relating to advance deposit account wagering (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 299: Tax Department rule relating to valuation of timberland and managed timberland (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 300: Tax Department rule relating to valuation of public utility property for ad valorem property tax purposes (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 301: Tax Department rule relating to tax credit for providing vehicles to low-income workers (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 302: Tax Department rule relating to Downstream Natural Gas Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 303: Tax Department rule relating to High-Wage Growth Business Tax Credit (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 304: Tax Department rule relating to commercial patent incentives tax credits (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 305: Tax Department rule relating to online bingo and raffles (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 306: Tax Department rule relating to soft drinks tax (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 307: Tax Department rule relating to income tax credits for property taxes paid (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 308: Tax Department rule relating to preneed cemetery companies (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 309: DMV rule relating to motor vehicle equipment (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 310: DMV rule relating to compulsory motor vehicle liability insurance (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 311: DMV rule relating to special purpose vehicles (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 312: Department of Agriculture rule relating to registration forms and tags for registration, taxation, and control of dogs (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 313: Department of Agriculture rule relating to grades and standards for apples (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 314: Department of Agriculture rule relating to public markets (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 315: Department of Agriculture rule relating to licensing of livestock dealers (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 316: Department of Agriculture rule relating to Grade A pasteurized milk (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 317: Department of Agriculture rule relating to select plant-based derivatives and select plant-based derivative products of hemp and kratom (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 318: Department of Agriculture rule relating to agritourism (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 319: Department of Agriculture rule relating to exempted dairy farms and milk and milk products processing (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 320: Attorney General rule relating to establishment and qualification of third-party dispute mechanisms (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 321: Attorney General rule relating to fair treatment of crime victims and witnesses (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 322: Attorney General rule relating to prevention of unfair or deceptive acts or practices in home improvement transactions (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 323: Attorney General rule relating to prevention of unfair or deceptive acts or practices in sale of damaged goods or damaged products (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 324: Attorney General rule relating to administration of preneed burial contracts (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 325: Board of Architects rule relating to registration of architects (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 326: Board of Architects rule relating to fees for registration of architects (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 327: State Auditor rule relating to standards for requisitions for payment issued by state officers on Auditor (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 328: Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists rule relating to qualifications, training, examination, and certification of instructors in barbering, hair styling, nail technology, aesthetics, waxing, and cosmetology (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 329: Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists rule relating to operational standards for schools of barbering, cosmetology, hair styling, nail technology, and aesthetics (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 330: Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists rule relating to barber apprenticeship (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 331: Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists rule relating to waxing specialists (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 332: Board of Examiners in Counseling rule relating to licensing (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 333: Board of Examiners in Counseling rule relating to licensed professional counselor license renewal and continuing professional education requirements (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 334: Board of Examiners in Counseling rule relating to marriage and family therapist licensing (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 335: Contractor Licensing Board rule relating to WV Contractor Licensing Act (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 336: Division of Financial Institutions rule relating to residential mortgage lenders, brokers, and loan originators (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 337: Division of Financial Institutions rule relating to installation, operation, and sharing of customer bank communication terminals and utilization of nonexclusive access interchange system (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 338: Division of Financial Institutions rule relating to notice and treatment of joint accounts (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 339: Commissioner of Financial Institutions rule relating to Fintech Regulatory Sandbox Program (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 340: Board of Funeral Service Examiners rule relating to funeral directors, embalmers, apprentices, courtesy card holders, and funeral establishment requirements (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 341: Board of Landscape Architects rule relating to fees (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 342: Board of Landscape Architects rule relating to application for waiver of initial licensing fees for certain individuals (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 343: Board of Medicine rule relating to licensure, practice requirements, disciplinary and complaint procedures, and continuing education for physician assistants (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 344: Board of Medicine rule relating to continuing education for physicians and podiatric physicians (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 345: Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners rule relating to Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 346: Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners rule relating to continuing education (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 347: Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Technology Board of Examiners rule relating to standards of ethics (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 348: Municipal Pensions Oversight Board rule relating to exempt purchasing (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 349: Board of Occupational Therapy rule relating to continuing education and competence (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 350: Board of Optometry rule relating to Board of Optometry (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 351: Board of Optometry rule relating to oral pharmaceutical certificates (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 352: Board of Optometry rule relating to schedule of fees (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 353: Board of Optometry rule relating to licensure by reciprocity (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 354: Board of Optometry rule relating to continuing education (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 355: Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule relating to licensing procedures for osteopathic physicians (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 356: Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule relating to osteopathic physician assistants (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 357: Board of Osteopathic Medicine rule relating to emergency temporary permits to practice during states of emergency or states of preparedness (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 358: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to licensure and practice of pharmacy (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 359: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to mail-order and nonresident pharmacies (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 360: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to registration of pharmacy technicians (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 361: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to pharmacist recovery networks (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 362: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to immunizations administered by pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and pharmacy technicians (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 363: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to pharmacy permits (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 364: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to pharmacists (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 365: Board of Pharmacy rule relating to inspections (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 366: Board of Physical Therapy rule relating to general provisions for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 367: Board of Physical Therapy rule relating to general provisions for athletic trainers (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 368: Board of Psychologists rule relating to requirements for licensure as psychologist or school psychologist (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 369: Public Service Commission rule relating to occupancy of customer-provided conduit (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 370: Real Estate Commission rule relating to licensing real estate brokers, associate brokers, and salespersons, and conduct of brokerage business (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 371: Secretary of State rule relating to loan and grant programs under Help America Vote Act for purchase of voting equipment, election systems, software, services, and upgrades (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 372: Senior Services rule relating to shared table initiative for senior citizens (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 373: Board of Social Work rule relating to fee schedule (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 374: Division of Economic Development rule relating to tourism development districts (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 375: Division of Forestry rule relating to rules for certification of managed timberland (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 376: Division of Labor rule relating to child labor (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 377: Office of Miners’ Health, Safety, and Training rule relating to submission and approval of comprehensive Mine Safety Program for coal mining operations in WV (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 378: Division of Natural Resources rule relating to small arms hunting (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 379: Division of Natural Resources rule relating to wildlife rehabilitation (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 380: Division of Natural Resources rule relating to special boating (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 381: Division of Natural Resources rule relating to defining terms used in hunting and trapping (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 382: Division of Natural Resources rule relating to prohibitions when hunting and trapping (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 383: Division of Natural Resources rule relating to deer hunting (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 384: Division of Natural Resources rule relating to special migratory game bird hunting (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 385: Division of Rehabilitation Services rule relating to Ron Yost Personal Assistance Services Act Board (Rucker; Judiciary)
• SB 386: Creating mobile training team for school safety (FN) (Taylor; Education then Finance)
• SB 387: Clarifying the term “farm” for tax purposes (FN) (Thorne; Agriculture then Finance)
• SB 388: Requiring public elementary or secondary school make Aitken Bible available to certain classrooms (Grady; Education)
• SB 389: [By Request of the Executive] Historic Rehab Building Credit Act (Smith, Woelfel; Finance)
• SB 390: [By Request of the Executive] Enhancing Flood Resiliency Disbursements (Smith, Woelfel; Government Organization)
• SB 391: [By Request of the Executive] Allocating CPS workers by county (Smith, Woelfel; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 392: [By Request of the Executive] Relating to personal income tax reduction (Smith, Woelfel; Finance)
• SB 393: [By Request of the Executive] Updating corporate net income tax definitions (Smith, Woelfel; Finance)
• SB 394: Authorizing WVSSAC to promulgate legislative rules (Taylor; Education)
• SB 395: Relieving railroad companies of liability during parades under certain circumstances (Taylor; Judiciary)
• SB 396: Creating WV Job training and Placement Act (FN) (Morris; Workforce then Finance)
• SB 397: Reducing corporate net income tax (FN) (Rose; Finance)
• SB 398: [By Request of the Executive] Removing full time requirement for health officers (Smith, Woelfel; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 399: [By Request of the Executive] Creating Bring Them Home Fund (FN) (Smith, Woelfel; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 400: [By Request of the Executive] Relating to updating personal income tax definitions (Smith, Woelfel; Finance)
• SB 401: [By Request of the Executive] Exempting certain employees from classified civil service system (Smith, Woelfel; Government Organization)
• SB 402: [By Request of the Executive] Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Act (FN) (Smith, Woelfel; Workforce then Finance)
• SB 403: [By Request of the Executive] Relating to expanding definition of “tourism attraction” (Smith, Woelfel; Finance)
• SB 404: [By Request of the Executive] Relating to Department of Human Services authority to contract with certain providers (Smith, Woelfel; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 405: (Clements; Relating to nonresident income tax for natural resources royalty payments received from lessees (FN) Finance
• SB 406: Reorganizing School Building Authority as School Maintenance Authority (Taylor; Education then Finance)
• SB 407: Allowing orphan roads to be upgraded by certain entities (FN) (Rucker; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 408: Prohibiting laws coercing person to use medical product (Rucker; Health and Human Resources)
• SB 409: High School Educator Flexibility Act of 2026 (FN) (Rucker; Education then Finance)
• SB 410: Changing location of vehicle registration sticker from license plate to inside back window of vehicle (Rucker; Transportation and Infrastructure)
• SB 411: West Virginia Land Use Association Registration Act (FN) (Rucker; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 412: Relating to required instruction in human growth and development (Rucker; Education)
• SB 413: Creating Transactional Gold and Silver Act (FN) (Rucker; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 414: Keep Accreditation About Academics Act (FN) (Rucker; Education then Finance)
• SB 415: Requiring vaccine side effects be reported by medical professional to Bureau for Public Health (FN) (Rucker; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 416: Legislation banning tax payer funded lobbying (Rucker; Government Organization)
• SB 417: Proxy Advisor Transparency Act (FN) (Rucker; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 418: Creating Safer Communities Act (FN) (Helton; Finance)
• SB 419: Removing cap on number of investigators and examiners in Tax Department (FN) (Deeds; Finance)
• SB 420: West Virginia First Energy Act (FN) (Helton; Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance)
• SB 421: Requiring Department of Human Services use mobile technology to assist in certain investigations (FN) (Chapman; Health and Human Resources then Finance)
• SB 422: Creating mechanism for towing companies in WV to quickly access owner information (FN) (Helton; Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance)
• SB 423: Creating Public Electrical Savings Act ((Hart, Fuller, Helton, Phillips, Z. Maynard; Judiciary)
• SB 424: Establishing Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth Act of 2026 (Hart, Fuller, Helton, Phillips, Rose, Willis, Z. Maynard; Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance)
• SB 425: Requiring minimum time be served for first degree murder before parole eligibility (Morris; Judiciary)
• SB 426: Relating to underground facilities damage prevention (Morris; Energy, Industry, and Mining then Government Organization)
• SB 427: Relating to loan form (FN) (Morris; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 428: Creating three separate job titles for school bus operators (FN) (Morris; Education then Finance)
• SB 429: The Child Care Workforce Scholarship Act (FN) (Oliverio, Queen; Health and Human Resources then Finance)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

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Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 – 1st Day of Session

The Senate will convene at noon. The State of the State address begins at 7 p.m. in the House Chamber.

THIRD READING

There are no bills on Third Reading for Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

SECOND READING

There are no bills on Second Reading for Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

FIRST READING

There are no bills on First Reading for Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

Scheduled Committee Meetings

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** Committee times and agendas are subject to change **

Senate Bills to be Introduced Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Bills to be introduced

Committee times and agendas are subject to change. Follow @WVSenClerk on Twitter for updates.

All Senate Committee meetings and floor sessions are available for both live streaming and to watch again in our archives. The link to the Senate’s archived video page can be found here:http://sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00289/Harmony/en/View/UpcomingEvents.

Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999