State Senate

Scheduled Committee Meetings

9 a.m.: Natural Resources (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 996: Creating Jennings Randolph Lake State Park

10 a.m.: Pensions (451M)

• SB 1074: Allowing newly hired emergency medical vehicle operators to participate in EMS Retirement System
• SB 1076: Authorizing municipalities to elect to participate in Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement Fund

1 p.m.: Select Committee on School Choice (208W)

• SB 644: Requiring State Treasurer participate in federal tax credit scholarship program
• SB 1017: Establishing Charter School Direct Loan Program and Charter School Credit Enhancement Program
• SB 966: Changing requirements for home school instruction

2 p.m.: Banking and Insurance (451M)

• SB 725: Creating First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act
• Originating Bill: PEIA
• SB 954: Relating to health insurance for living organ donors

2 p.m.: Agriculture (208W)

• Com. Sub. for SB 898: Valuing certain building used solely for agricultural purposes

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

• Com. Sub. for SB 714: Relating generally to practice of veterinary medicine
• SB 63: Creating Sustaining Opportunities for Academics in Rural Schools Act
• SB 194: Updating definition of "disabled veteran taxpayer"
• Com. Sub. for SB 741: Expanding pilot program to implement involuntary commitment process
• SB 1065: Reforming licenses related to sale of alcohol and nonintoxicating alcohol products

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

• SB 459: Amending Best Interests of Child Protection Act of 2022 to include step-sibling
• HB 4749: Relating to adding requirements to the foster child bill of rights
• Com. Sub for SB 937: Establishing community-based child welfare system program
• SB 527: Creating process of obtaining and adjudicating pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition. (HB 4603, if received from the House)
• SB 1009: Providing immunity for those who work for Child Advocacy Centers while performing duties

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

Senate Resolutions to be Introduced Wednesday, February 25, 2026

• SR 51: Designating February 26, 2026, as Human Resources Day (Oliverio)

Committee Action on Bills from Tuesday, February 24, 2026

9:30 a.m.: Education

• Originating Bill 1: Support for low enrollment counties and extremely remote schools
• Originating bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 1048: Transferring responsibility of school position eliminations to WV Board of Education
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. forSB 929: Requiring State Auditor issue notice of noncompliance to county boards for untimely reports
• Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. forSB 1020: Allowing up to five educational leave days within definition of "excused absence"
• Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

9:30 a.m.: Government Organization

• Com. Sub. for SB 587: Adjusting salary schedule for elected county officials
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 1006: Providing equal share of funds from fire and casualty premium tax to all departments
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 651: Relating to sale of certain properties subject to delinquent tax liens
• Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 1015: Establishing Drainage Relief Fund
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 762: Relating to comprehensive reform of state’s water infrastructure systems
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 701: Relating to authority of sheriff's commission for collection of taxes
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

• SB 1036: Creating Sustainable Child-Serving Workforce and Foster Care Modernization Act
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. forSB 44: Relating to sale of homemade food items
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 619: Creating Stop the Bleed Act
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Education

• SB 906: Permitting lawful prescription of crystalline polymorph psilocybin under FDA recommendations
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 993: Providing requirements for midwife licensure
• Committee tabled the bill

• Com. Sub. forSB 1003: Improving access to medical services in rural areas
• Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• SB 1055: Conducting rate study for substance use disorder
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• SB 744: Relating to Critical Incident Review Team
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SB 897: Relating to licensure and certification of alcohol and drug counselors
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

1 p.m.: Economic Development

• Com. Sub. for SB 939: Creating WV Reshoring Manufacturing Act
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• SB 893: Providing tax credits for expenditures and activities related to biochar manufacturing
• Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

3 p.m.: Finance

• Com. Sub. for SB 676: Allowing certain Capitol police officers to participate in WV State Police Retirement System
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 977: Creating benefit for duty-related partial disability
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 978: Authorizing certain municipalities to become members of Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for SB 697: Relating to state road system
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Judiciary

• Com. Sub. forSB 901: Creating truancy pre-trial diversion program
• Committee substitute, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

• Com. Sub. forSB 541: Requiring circuit courts make certain findings fact and conclusions of law as it relates to court’s order
• Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• Com. Sub. for HB 4022: CPS Allocation
• Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

• SJR 8: Sheriff's Succession Amendment
• Joint Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted; second reference to Finance

Com. Sub. forSJR 21: Taxpayers' Bill of Rights Amendment

• Committee substitute for the Joint Resolution reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted; second reference to Finance