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Senator Helton sponsored 95 bills:

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SB 1 Small Business Growth Act Signed  Effective from passage - (February 16, 2026)
SB 20 Stable Energy Rates Protection Act Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/30/26 
SB 33 Permitting certain state legislators to carry concealed handguns while on Capitol grounds Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/26 
SB 40 Providing veterinarian and veterinary technician reciprocity Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/14/26 
SB 42 Authorizing over-the-counter sale of ivermectin Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
SB 47 Prohibiting drag shows from being performed in front of minors Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/26 
SB 50 Providing all coal severance tax be provided to county that produced coal Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  01/14/26 
SB 67 Relating to public charter schools Pending  House EDU Committee  03/09/26 
SB 76 Providing exemption from state severance tax for coal sold to coal-fired power plants located in WV Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/20/26 
SB 82 Establishing tax on production of electricity from wind and solar sources Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  01/14/26 
SB 144 Providing phased-in increase in homestead exemption Pending  House Finance Committee  03/05/26 
SB 173 Prohibiting abortifacients Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/16/26 
SB 180 Creating State Central Legal Advertising website Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/14/26 
SB 181 Relating to home rule reform Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/26 
SB 182 Relating to annexation by minor boundary adjustment Pending    Concurrence  03/14/26 
SB 183 Removing certain entities from list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display of obscene matter to minor Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/26 
SB 184 Prohibiting camping in public places Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/14/26 
SB 185 Allowing appointment of more than one chief deputy by sheriff Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/06/26 
SB 189 Relating to certified professional midwives Pending  Senate HHR Committee  01/14/26 
SB 209 Creating Vape Regulation and Enforcement Act Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/14/26 
SB 210 Modifying oversight provisions for Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 31, 2026)
SB 212 Creating Whistleblower Protection Fund Act Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/14/26 
SB 231 Relating to value-based payment requirements Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
SB 418 Creating Safer Communities Act Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/15/26 
SB 420 West Virginia First Energy Act Pending  House EPW Committee  03/10/26 
SB 422 Creating mechanism for towing companies in WV to quickly access owner information Pending  Senate TRN Committee  01/15/26 
SB 423 Creating Public Electrical Savings Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/15/26 
SB 424 Establishing Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth Act of 2026 Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/30/26 
SB 447 Relating to Industrial Access Road Grant Program Pending  Senate TRN Committee  01/16/26 
SB 462 Using E-Verify to verify legal employment status of workers Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/16/26 
SB 477 Authorizing pharmacists to dispense ivermectin Pending  Senate HHR Committee  01/19/26 
SB 478 Second Amendment Reaffirmation and Protection Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/26 
SB 479 Requiring hair follicle drug testing of substantiated child abusers before restoring unsupervised visitation rights Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/19/26 
SB 498 Relating to pornography access for minors Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/19/26 
SB 499 Requiring auto accident toxicology test be performed Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
SB 500 Prohibiting of sex offender living within 1000 feet of any school, park, or playground Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/19/26 
SB 502 Women’s Collegiate Sports Protection Act Signed  Effective July 1, 2026
SB 503 Displaying official US motto in state buildings Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/19/26 
SB 507 Extending statute of limitations for bringing actions for gender reassignment surgeries Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/19/26 
SB 522 Creating WV Jobs Protection Act Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/20/26 
SB 528 Designating permanent daylight saving time as official time of state Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/20/26 
SB 531 Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act Signed  Effective July 1, 2026
SB 560 Relating to financing and state payments Pending  House Finance Committee  02/26/26 
SB 587 Adjusting salary schedule for elected county officials BL  Governor 
SB 589 Relating to recovery residences Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/06/26 
SB 592 WV Short Line Railroad Modernization Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 7, 2026)
SB 602 Requiring repeat DUI offenders to carry ID indicating they may not purchase alcohol Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/27/26 
SB 612 Establishing November 7 as Victims of Communism Day Pending  Senate EDU Committee  01/27/26 
SB 615 Requiring persons with illegal immigration status be turned over to ICE Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/10/26 
SB 623 Establishing economic incentives for data centers to locate within WV Pending  Senate Economic Development Committee  01/27/26 
SB 626 Removing Inspector General from inclusion in Department of Health Pending  Senate HHR Committee  01/27/26 
SB 635 Creating Mountain Bike Responsibility Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/28/26 
SB 640 Prohibiting release of certain personal information of contributors to political elections Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 24, 2026)
SB 641 Relating generally to aboveground storage tanks Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026)
SB 648 Strategic and Critical Resources Act Signed  Effective from passage - (March 14, 2026)
SB 666 Determining liability for exposure to asbestos or silica Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
SB 716 Reducing participation required to receive volunteer firefighter tax credit Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/03/26 
SB 718 Increasing pay for magistrates Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/24/26 
SB 729 Setting forth mandatory Medicaid program requirements Pending  Senate HHR Committee  02/03/26 
SB 730 Relating to program requirements of Bureau for Family Assistance Pending  Senate HHR Committee  02/03/26 
SB 732 Permitting audio recording during Child Protective Services investigations Pending  Senate HHR Committee  02/03/26 
SB 741 Expanding pilot program to implement involuntary commitment process Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026)
SB 742 Modifying requirements for involuntary hospitalization BL  Governor 
SB 744 Relating to Critical Incident Review Team Vetoed  Vetoed
SB 745 Relating to requirements for school nutrition programs Pending  House EDU Committee  03/06/26 
SB 764 Prohibiting certain adulterated products Pending  Senate HHR Committee  02/05/26 
SB 783 Relating to sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital sexual battery Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
SB 805 Relating to abortion pill reversal Pending  House Finance Committee  03/11/26 
SB 822 Revising gold card process to include hospitals or department hospitals Pending  Senate HHR Committee  02/06/26 
SB 897 Relating to licensure and certification of alcohol and drug counselors Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
SB 907 Relating to pharmacy benefit managers and state pharmacy purchasing Pending  Senate HHR Committee  02/10/26 
SB 917 Imposing privilege tax on retail sale of electric vehicle charging services Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/11/26 
SB 923 Creating Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/12/26 
SB 926 Eliminating capital gains tax on certain precious metals Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/12/26 
SB 928 Relating to manufacture, sale, and distribution of low-proof spirit alcohol products Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/09/26 
SB 929 Relating to state board intervention into county school systems Pending  House EDU Committee  03/05/26 
SB 931 Relating to utility affordability and economic competitiveness Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  02/12/26 
SB 946 Relating to hospital facility fee oversight Pending  Senate HHR Committee  02/16/26 
SB 986 Relating to child torture and abused children       03/05/26 
SB 995 Conducting oversight of Rural Health Transformation program Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/19/26 
SB 1000 Regulating vape and smoke shop retailers Pending  House HHR Committee  03/05/26 
SB 1003 Creating regional pediatric mental health hubs Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/24/26 
SB 1008 Relating to statute of limitations for asbestos and silica litigation Signed  Effective from passage - (March 14, 2026)
SB 1009 Providing immunity for those who work for Child Advocacy Centers while performing duties Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/19/26 
SB 1011 Allowing volunteer fire departments to submit audit paperwork electronically Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026)
SB 1036 Creating Sustainable Child-Serving Workforce and Foster Care Modernization Act Pending  House Finance Committee  03/05/26 
SB 1037 Allowing death penalty for first degree murder during commission of sexual assault Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/27/26 
SB 1038 Adjusting salaries for certain administrative law judges Signed  Effective from passage - (March 14, 2026)
SB 1039 Expanding crime of indecent exposure to include biological males who undress in women's locker rooms Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/21/26 
SB 1040 Creating WV Energy Freedom Act Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  02/21/26 
SB 1041 Creating Energy Economic Load Dispatch Act Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  02/21/26 
SB 1053 Authorizing Unemployment Automation and Administration Fund to modernize and enhance WorkForce West Virginia Signed  Effective July 1, 2026
SB 1055 Conducting rate study for substance use disorder Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/24/26 
SB 1073 Classifying independent contractors and employees Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/23/26 
SB 1083 Requiring registration as sex offender for conviction of indecent exposure to certain minors Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/05/26