State Senate

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.