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Senate Bill 502





Legislative Session: 2026(RS)
LAST ACTION: Effective July 1, 2026
SUMMARY: Women’s Collegiate Sports Protection Act
LEAD SPONSOR: Taylor
SPONSORS: Charnock, Helton, Oliverio, Rose, Grady, Willis
BILL TEXT:
Bill Definitions
Enrolled Version - html | pdf | docx
Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute - html | pdf | docx
Committee Substitute - html | pdf | docx
Introduced Version - html | pdf | docx
CODE AFFECTED:
§18B—23—1 (New Code)
§18B—23—2 (New Code)
§18B—23—3 (New Code)
§18B—23—4 (New Code)
§18B—23—5 (New Code)
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§18B—23—7 (New Code)
§18B—23—8 (New Code)
§18B—23—9 (New Code)
FISCAL NOTES: Tax & Revenue Department, WV State
FLOOR AMENDMENTS:
Floor Amend. Definitions
sb502 hfa lewis 3-12.htm
sb502 hfa lewis 3-12 adopted.htm
ROLL CALL VOTES: Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 292)
Senate - Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 293)
House - Passed House (Roll No. 532)
House - Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 533)
Senate - Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 664)
Senate - Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 665)
SUBJECT(S): Education (Higher)

ACTIONS:
Chamber Description Date Journal Page
Effective July 1, 2026
S Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal 03/14/26 386
S Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 03/27/26
H Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - House Journal 03/14/26
S To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal 03/14/26 360
S To Governor 3/18/2026 03/18/26
S Completed legislative action 03/14/26
S Communicated to House 03/14/26 150
S Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 665) 03/14/26 150
S Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 664) 03/14/26 150
S House Message received 03/14/26 150
H Communicated to Senate 03/13/26
H Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 533) 03/13/26
H Passed House (Roll No. 532) 03/13/26
H Read 3rd time 03/13/26
H On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 03/13/26
H Amendment adopted (Voice vote) 03/12/26
H Amendment reported by the Clerk 03/12/26
H Read 2nd time 03/12/26
H On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 03/12/26
H Read 1st time 03/11/26
H Immediate consideration 03/11/26
H 2nd reference dispensed 03/11/26
H Do pass, but first to Finance 03/11/26
H Markup Discussion 03/10/26
H To House Education 03/05/26
H To Education then Finance 03/05/26
H Introduced in House 03/05/26
H House received Senate message 03/05/26
S Ordered to House 03/03/26 3
S Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 293) 03/03/26 2
S Passed Senate (Roll No. 292) 03/03/26 2
S Read 3rd time 03/03/26 2
S On 3rd reading 03/03/26
S Read 2nd time 03/02/26 15
S On 2nd reading 03/02/26
S Read 1st time 02/27/26 24
S On 1st reading 02/27/26
S Com. sub. for com. sub. reported 02/26/26 27
S To Finance 02/06/26 3
S Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance 02/06/26 3
S To Education 01/19/26 10
S Introduced in Senate 01/19/26 10
S To Education then Finance 01/19/26
S Filed for introduction 01/19/26

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