Bill Status - 2026 Regular Session
Committee Activity
161 Bills Pending in Committee — Senate Finance
| Bill | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| SB 3 | Allowing Supreme Court of Appeals discretion to create uniform pay scales for all levels of judicial support staff | 01/14/26 |
| SB 7 | Increasing Homestead Property Tax Exemption | 01/14/26 |
| SB 11 | Allowing certain Teachers Retirement System members to exchange unused leave for monetary compensation | 01/30/26 |
| SB 23 | Relating to taxation of wind power projects | 02/23/26 |
| SB 25 | Establishing WV Coal Marketing Program | 01/30/26 |
| SB 48 | Relating to powers and duties of PSC | 02/03/26 |
| SB 49 | Relating to permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund | 01/14/26 |
| SB 57 | Exempting ad valorem property tax on property used for divine worship, educational, and charitable purposes | 01/14/26 |
| SB 73 | Clarifying non-agricultural status of solar farms | 02/05/26 |
| SB 75 | Exempting certain pension benefits from taxation | 01/14/26 |
| SB 76 | Providing exemption from state severance tax for coal sold to coal-fired power plants located in WV | 01/20/26 |
| SB 94 | Relating to Robert C. Byrd Corridor H Highway Authority | 02/18/26 |
| SB 102 | Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program | 01/28/26 |
| SB 114 | Creating Paid Parental Leave Pilot Program | 02/26/26 |
| SB 118 | Establishing Forest Carbon Registry | 01/20/26 |
| SB 120 | Eliminating income tax on qualified tipped wages | 01/14/26 |
| SB 130 | Creating E-cigarette and E-cigarette Liquid Directory | 02/13/26 |
| SB 131 | Creating credit against severance tax for certain infrastructure improvements | 01/30/26 |
| SB 149 | Allowing certain contracted counsel for executive agencies to purchase years of service in PERS | 02/17/26 |
| SB 152 | Modifying permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund | 01/14/26 |
| SB 156 | Streamlining rebate process for motor vehicle property taxes | 01/14/26 |
| SB 166 | Relating to eligibility for WV Invests Grant Program | 01/20/26 |
| SB 168 | Eliminating sales tax on utility payments for residential users | 01/14/26 |
| SB 176 | Increasing non-traditional instruction days for WV teachers | 02/04/26 |
| SB 180 | Creating State Central Legal Advertising website | 01/14/26 |
| SB 186 | Exempting non-grantor trusts administered in state from personal income taxation | 01/14/26 |
| SB 196 | Relating generally to liability insurance coverage for board of education | 01/30/26 |
| SB 226 | Relating to WV Commercial Feed Law | 01/29/26 |
| SB 232 | Establishing WV Secondary School Athletic Trainer and Career Technical Education Program Act | 02/04/26 |
| SB 244 | Making ad valorem taxes on property payable only to county in which property is located | 01/14/26 |
| SB 247 | Modifying responsibility for reimbursement of training cost of certain law-enforcement employees | 01/14/26 |
| SB 248 | Return to WV Tax Credit Act | 01/14/26 |
| SB 287 | Alcohol Beverage Control Administration rule relating to private clubs | 01/15/26 |
| SB 288 | Insurance Commissioner rule relating to fingerprinting requirements for applicants for insurance producer license and insurance adjuster license | 01/15/26 |
| SB 289 | Insurance Commission rule relating to premium financing for life insurance for college students | 01/15/26 |
| SB 290 | Insurance Commission rule relating to mass marketing of property and liability insurance | 01/15/26 |
| SB 291 | Insurance Commission rule relating to advertisement of accident and sickness insurance | 01/15/26 |
| SB 292 | Insurance Commissioner rule relating to insurance adjusters | 01/15/26 |
| SB 293 | Insurance Commission rule relating to insurance holding company systems | 01/15/26 |
| SB 294 | Insurance Commission rule relating to credit for reinsurance | 01/15/26 |
| SB 295 | Insurance Commissioner rule relating to mental health parity | 01/15/26 |
| SB 296 | Lottery Commission rule relating to interactive wagering | 01/15/26 |
| SB 297 | Racing Commission rule relating to thoroughbred racing | 01/15/26 |
| SB 298 | Racing Commission rule relating to advance deposit account wagering | 01/15/26 |
| SB 299 | Tax Department rule relating to valuation of timberland and managed timberland | 01/15/26 |
| SB 300 | Tax Department rule relating to valuation of public utility property for ad valorem property tax purposes | 01/15/26 |
| SB 301 | Tax Department rule relating to tax credit for providing vehicles to low-income workers | 01/15/26 |
| SB 302 | Tax Department rule relating to Downstream Natural Gas Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit | 01/15/26 |
| SB 303 | Tax Department rule relating to High-Wage Growth Business Tax Credit | 01/15/26 |
| SB 304 | Tax Department rule relating to commercial patent incentives tax credits | 01/15/26 |
| SB 305 | Tax Department rule relating to online bingo and raffles | 01/15/26 |
| SB 306 | Tax Department rule relating to soft drinks tax | 01/15/26 |
| SB 307 | Tax Department rule relating to income tax credits for property taxes paid | 01/15/26 |
| SB 308 | Tax Department rule relating to preneed cemetery companies | 01/15/26 |
| SB 396 | Creating WV Job training and Placement Act | 01/28/26 |
| SB 397 | Reducing corporate net income tax | 01/15/26 |
| SB 399 | Creating Bring Them Home Fund | 02/24/26 |
| SB 405 | Relating to nonresident income tax for natural resources royalty payments received from lessees | 01/15/26 |
| SB 413 | Creating Transactional Gold and Silver Act | 02/05/26 |
| SB 418 | Creating Safer Communities Act | 01/15/26 |
| SB 419 | Removing cap on number of investigators and examiners in Tax Department | 01/15/26 |
| SB 424 | Establishing Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth Act of 2026 | 01/30/26 |
| SB 428 | Creating three separate job titles for school bus operators | 01/21/26 |
| SB 436 | Relating to statewide prevention plan | 01/21/26 |
| SB 437 | Fair State Aid Formula Act of 2026 | 02/13/26 |
| SB 446 | Including certain mental health disorders in existing public health programs | 01/21/26 |
| SB 450 | Relating to tax credit for qualified rehabilitated buildings investment | 02/04/26 |
| SB 453 | Providing tax deduction for medical payments | 01/16/26 |
| SB 460 | Establishing no tax on tips or overtime compensation | 01/16/26 |
| SB 465 | Creating Caregiver Tax Credit Act | 01/16/26 |
| SB 474 | Creating Truth in Taxation Act | 01/19/26 |
| SB 492 | Establishing additional modification reducing federal adjusted gross income relating to taxes on tips and overtime | 01/19/26 |
| SB 494 | Permitting dedicated lottery tickets for special interests | 01/19/26 |
| SB 496 | Relating to modifications reducing federal adjusted gross income related to retirement | 01/19/26 |
| SB 501 | Expanding digital mapping of unimproved public roads | 02/10/26 |
| SB 508 | Permitting businesses to receive tax credit for using WV manufactured products | 01/19/26 |
| SB 512 | Relating to cost-sharing calculations on behalf of insured persons | 01/20/26 |
| SB 518 | Relating to cost-sharing requirements for breast examinations | 01/23/26 |
| SB 524 | Relating to monthly status meetings of county entities | 01/23/26 |
| SB 538 | Increasing compensation for panel attorneys | 02/12/26 |
| SB 544 | Relating to temporary increase in payment to kinship parent | 01/23/26 |
| SB 545 | Creating special revenue account to expand in-state residential treatment capacity for children | 01/20/26 |
| SB 546 | Relating to clothing and necessity allowance | 01/28/26 |
| SB 562 | Establishing Food Is Medicine Program under Medicaid | 02/11/26 |
| SB 564 | Modifying requirements for volunteer firefighters to qualify for volunteer firefighter tax credit | 01/21/26 |
| SB 585 | Increasing annual salaries of certain state employees | 01/23/26 |
| SB 593 | Designating September 11 as Patriot Day | 01/23/26 |
| SB 596 | Eliminating transfer taxes for siblings and for LLC solely owned by individual transferor | 01/23/26 |
| SB 613 | Extending interest rate cap to all obligations incurred during military service | 02/20/26 |
| SB 620 | Exempting certain physicians from specified traffic laws when responding to emergencies | 02/03/26 |
| SB 624 | Extending sunset date for modification to personal and corporate income tax for qualified businesses | 01/27/26 |
| SB 627 | Relating to Build WV Act | 01/30/26 |
| SB 646 | Relating to WV employer-provided or sponsored child care tax credit program | 02/13/26 |
| SB 662 | Relating to colorectal cancer prevention | 02/18/26 |
| SB 673 | Increasing tax on vapes and e-cigarettes | 01/30/26 |
| SB 680 | Repealing personal income tax and corporate net income tax | 01/30/26 |
| SB 683 | Removing certain requirements for private, parochial, or church schools | 02/06/26 |
| SB 693 | Classifying forestry equipment for levy purposes | 02/05/26 |
| SB 702 | Setting new maximum annual interest rate for regulated consumer lenders on certain loans | 02/12/26 |
| SB 706 | Modifying severance tax on newly drilled oil and natural gas wells | 02/10/26 |
| SB 710 | Eliminating double taxation on foreign income at state level | 02/02/26 |
| SB 716 | Reducing participation required to receive volunteer firefighter tax credit | 02/03/26 |
| SB 718 | Increasing pay for magistrates | 02/24/26 |
| SB 725 | Creating First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act | 02/25/26 |
| SB 735 | Phasing out corporate net income tax over 4 years | 02/04/26 |
| SB 738 | Clarifying eligibility for TRICARE program | 02/20/26 |
| SB 753 | Establishing Adopt-A-Road program | 02/17/26 |
| SB 761 | Relating to in-state production of value-added forest products | 02/12/26 |
| SB 762 | Relating to comprehensive reform of state’s water infrastructure systems | 02/24/26 |
| SB 765 | Allowing retail liquor outlets discount certain liquor below minimum markup | 02/20/26 |
| SB 766 | Creating Caregiver Tax Credit Act | 02/13/26 |
| SB 780 | Relating to advertising by licensed limited video lottery retailers | 02/05/26 |
| SB 789 | Supplemental appropriation to Department of Agriculture, fund 1413 | 02/06/26 |
| SB 797 | Continuing of independent living and transitional support services for youth | 02/11/26 |
| SB 801 | Increasing each school district's basic foundation program | 02/11/26 |
| SB 815 | Supplemental appropriation to Department of Homeland Security, fund 0450 | 02/06/26 |
| SB 818 | Supplemental appropriation to Executive Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105 | 02/06/26 |
| SB 842 | Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Agriculture, fund 1481 | 02/09/26 |
| SB 846 | Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Tourism, fund 0293 | 02/09/26 |
| SB 847 | Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Human Services, fund 0489 | 02/09/26 |
| SB 849 | Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Agriculture, fund 0131 | 02/09/26 |
| SB 856 | Extending State Fire Marshal inspections to include municipalities with certified fire code | 02/20/26 |
| SB 860 | Relating to payment of funeral expenses for first responders | 02/20/26 |
| SB 866 | Eliminating capital gains tax on gold, silver, and cryptocurrency | 02/09/26 |
| SB 872 | Supplemental appropriation to Department of Commerce, fund 0265 | 02/09/26 |
| SB 876 | Supplemental appropriation to Department of Health Facilities, fund 0412 | 02/09/26 |
| SB 887 | Relating to requirements for licensure and regulation of money transmission services | 02/19/26 |
| SB 893 | Providing tax credits for expenditures and activities related to biochar manufacturing | 02/24/26 |
| SB 898 | Relating to valuation of farm property | 02/25/26 |
| SB 901 | Creating truancy pre-trial diversion program | 02/25/26 |
| SB 912 | Removing sales tax for food bought in vending machines | 02/11/26 |
| SB 917 | Imposing privilege tax on retail sale of electric vehicle charging services | 02/11/26 |
| SB 924 | Streamlining and reforming Division of Personnel systems | 02/20/26 |
| SB 926 | Eliminating capital gains tax on certain precious metals | 02/12/26 |
| SB 939 | Creating WV Reshoring Manufacturing Act | 02/24/26 |
| SB 951 | Closing Parent Education and Mediation Fund | 02/16/26 |
| SB 960 | Adjusting liquor license requirements for certain private events | 02/17/26 |
| SB 961 | Relating to rule-making policies | 02/20/26 |
| SB 983 | Creating State Tax Lien Registry | 02/18/26 |
| SB 995 | Conducting oversight of Rural Health Transformation program | 02/19/26 |
| SB 996 | Creating Jennings Randolph Lake State Park and Teter Creek Lake State Park | 02/25/26 |
| SB 1003 | Creating regional pediatric mental health hubs | 02/24/26 |
| SB 1006 | Relating to fire and casualty insurance premium tax | 02/24/26 |
| SB 1015 | Establishing Drainage Relief Fund | 02/24/26 |
| SB 1017 | Establishing Charter School Direct Loan Program and Charter School Credit Enhancement Program | 02/25/26 |
| SB 1034 | Increasing amount of funding counties receive for HOPE Scholarship enrollments | 02/20/26 |
| SB 1037 | Allowing death penalty for first degree murder during commission of sexual assault | 02/27/26 |
| SB 1048 | Transferring responsibility of school position eliminations to WV Board of Education | 02/24/26 |
| SB 1049 | Allowing retail liquor licensees to wholesale certain low-proof alcohol to class A and class B retailers | 02/21/26 |
| SB 1055 | Conducting rate study for substance use disorder | 02/24/26 |
| SB 1079 | Requiring PEIA accept premium payments by credit card or state purchasing card | 02/23/26 |
| SB 1080 | Requiring amount of reduction of state aid be appropriated in support of certain low-enrollment county school districts | 02/24/26 |
| HB 4001 | Creating TEAM-WV Corporation | 03/10/26 |
| HB 4360 | Relating generally to allowing the Supreme Court of Appeals discretion to create uniform pay scales for all levels of judicial support staff. | 03/04/26 |
| HB 4419 | Requiring certain non-discretionary procedures be strictly complied with by the West Virginia Parkways Authority before tolls, rents, fees or charges may be increased | 03/10/26 |
| HB 4421 | Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments | 03/10/26 |
| HB 4563 | Require EZ Pass transponder be registered to person, not vehicle | 03/10/26 |
| HB 5163 | Relating to exempting child-care programs operated by a county board of education exclusively for the children of its employees from certain licensing requirements | 03/09/26 |
| HB 5286 | Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Homeland Security-Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation from the Unappropriated Surplus Balance | 03/14/26 |
| HB 5464 | West Virginia First Live Racing Jobs Act of 2026 | 03/06/26 |
| HB 5511 | To allow money to be paid to county board of education employees’ estates for accrued and unused leave if they pass away before retirement | 03/09/26 |