State Senate

Scheduled Committee Meetings

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

• SB 890: Changing certain school calendar requirements from days or months to hours
• SB 899: Permitting certain teachers to be certified to work as school principals

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

• Com. Sub. for SB 757: Allowing 10-day grace period for certain government contract bids to address bonding errors
• Com. Sub. for SB 659: Prohibiting certain restrictions on regulation of accessory dwelling units
• Com. Sub. for SB 65: Removing persons who perform drywall services from definition of “contractor” in Contractor Licensing Act
• SB 916: Using “A.C.” as name ending for accounting corporation

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

• SB 662: Relating to colorectal cancer prevention
• SB 745: Relating to requirements for school nutrition programs
• SB 763: Requiring children to be screened for sex trafficking upon entering foster care
• SB 773: Requiring Department of Health to report positive alpha-gal tests to CDC
• SB 805: Relating to abortion pill reversal
• HB 4626: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration’s drug development trials with ibogaine

2 p.m.: Economic Development (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 49: Relating to permissible expenditures by Water Development Authority from Infrastructure Fund
• SB 749: Relating to county economic opportunity development districts

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Com. Sub. for SB 878: Creating Office of Entrepreneurship within Office of Secretary of State
• SB 617: Banking and Financial Services Provider Protections for Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation
• SB 928: Relating to manufacture, sale, and distribution of low-proof spirit alcohol products
• HB 4575: Making Supplemental Appropriation to State Board of Education

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 742: Permitting physicians to determine 72-hour holds without contracting enumerated individuals
• Com. Sub. for HB 4179: To create felony charge for individuals who assault police officers or police dogs

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

Senate Bills to be Introduced Tuesday, February 17, 2026

• SB 960: Adjusting liquor license requirements for certain private events (Rucker; Finance)
• SB 961: Requiring for every regulation issued at least two be removed (Willis; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 962: Requiring high school students to pass US citizenship exam (Willis; Education)
• SB 963: Protecting due process in firearm confiscation (Willis; Judiciary)
• SB 964: Creating volunteer board to review and rate library books (Willis; Government Organization)
• SB 965: Providing protection of personal information of certain attorneys (Willis; Judiciary)
• SB 966: Changing requirements for home school instruction (Willis; School Choice)
• SB 967: Removing provisions that transformers do not apply to aboveground storage tanks (Willis; Energy, Industry and Mining)
• SB 968: Clarifying registration and purchaser requirements for tax-abandoned land auctions (Jeffries; Government Organization)
• SB 969: Providing county boards of education option to obtain certain alternate professional or other liability insurance coverage (Azinger; Banking and Insurance then Finance)
• SB 970: Exempting volunteer fire departments from raffle regulations (Morris; Government Organization)
• SB 971: Providing fire safety requirements for agritourism businesses (Morris; Agriculture then Government Organization)
• SB 972: Relating to education placements during child abuse and neglect investigations (FN) (Grady, Garcia; School Choice then Finance)
• SB 973: Creating crime of property disposal for purposes of avoiding debt or asset repayment (Weld; Judiciary)
• SB 974: Clarifying Attorney General oversight of political subdivision's hiring of private attorneys (FN) (Z. Maynard; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 975: Excluding county reimbursement for any inmate declared incompetent to stand trial (Phillips; Government Organization then Finance)
• SB 976: Authorizing optional use of county-wide voting centers on election day (FN) (Charnock; Judiciary then Finance)
• SB 977: Creating benefit for duty-related partial disability (Barrett; Pensions then Finance)
• SB 978: Authorizing certain municipalities to become members of Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System (Barrett; Pensions then Finance)

* (FN) indicates the bill has a Fiscal Note

* (IB) indicates the bill is an Interim Bill

Committee Action on Bills from Monday, February 16, 2026

1 p.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure

• Com. Sub. for SB 690: Creating alternative DOH procurement procedure
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 691: Relating to utility lines on DOH rights-of-way
• Bill laid over to a future meeting

• Com. Sub. for SB 752: Transferring authority for racing events from county commissions to DOT
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 753: Establishing Adopt-A-Road program
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

1 p.m.: Workforce

• SB 553: Providing for transfer of license to contractor’s qualifying immediate family member
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

2 p.m.: Pensions

• SB 141: Increasing WV Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System accrued benefit for certain members
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 149: Allowing certain contracted counsel for executive agencies to purchase years of service in PERS
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 774: Allowing certain county EMS officers to participate in EMS Retirement System
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

2 p.m.: Energy, Industry and Mining

• SR 32: Protecting WV coal jobs, coal power, and coal families
• Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

• Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4026: Relating to expanding the requirements for integrated resource plans utility companies must file with the Public Service Commission
• Bill referred to subcommittee; Senators Helton (Chair), Fuller, Garcia appointed

3 p.m.: Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 243: Establishing disaster repair and recovery effort tax credit for taxpayers subject to severance and business privilege tax in certain circumstances
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 392: Relating to personal income tax reduction
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 250: Budget Bill
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 814: Supplemental appropriation to State Board of Education, fund 031
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 841: Supplemental Appropriation to State Board of Education, fund 3951
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 871: Supplemental appropriation to State Board of Education, fund 3517
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 828: Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Human Services, fund 5090
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• Com. Sub. for SB 799: Requiring receipt of return of service or return receipt be filed with court
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 493: Relating to open captioning for motion pictures
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Monday, February 16, 2026 (70)

• 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 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 (Pending House introduction)
• 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 188: Changing length of term of state political party chair (Pending House introduction)
• SB 207: Clarifying sheriff's compensation for collection of taxes (H First Reading, Inactive Calendar, 02-10)
• SB 208: Exempting certain military records from public release (H Second Reading, Inactive Calendar, 02-13)
• SB 210: Modifying oversight provisions for Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 231: Relating to value-based payment requirements (Pending House introduction)
• SB 233: Clarifying qualifications to be licensed to administer polygraphs (House Government Organization)
• SB 251: Authorizing Department of Administration to promulgate legislative rules (Pending House introduction)
• SB 256: Authorizing DEP to promulgate legislative rules (House Energy and Public Works)

• SB 281: Authorizing Department of Homeland Security to promulgate legislative rules (House Judiciary)
• SB 309: Authorizing DOT to promulgate legislative rules (House Government Organization)
• 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 (House Finance)
• SB 400: Updating personal income tax definitions and provision of law relating to gaming and gambling losses (House Finance)
• SB 403: Relating to expanding definition of "tourism attraction" (House Government Organization)
• SB 404: Relating to Department of Human Services authority to contract with certain providers (House Health and Human Resources)
• 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 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 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 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 (Pending House introduction)
• SB 645: Prohibiting surprise billing of ground emergency medical services by nonparticipating providers (House Health and Human Resources)
• SB 671: Relating to WV Real Estate Commission (Pending House introduction)
• SB 692: Authorizing green flashing warning lights on DOH vehicles (H Second Reading, 02-17)

• SB 694: Removing county residency requirement for county superintendent of schools (House Education)

• SB 704: Prohibiting certain compensation for advising or assisting with veterans benefits (House Judiciary)
• SB 726: Removing cap for municipalities on their stabilization fund (Pending House introduction)
• SB 772: Declaring certain claims against WV to be moral obligations (House Finance)
• SB 781: Supplemental appropriation for Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105 (House Finance)
• SB 804: Removing physical education requirements for certain middle and high school athletes (Pending House introduction)
• SB 825: Supplementary appropriation to Department of Administration, fund 0226 (Pending House introduction)
• SB 868: Supplemental Appropriation for fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 (Pending House introduction)

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

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