Member's Press Release

Release Date: 03/11/2026
Contact: Jacque Bland at (304) 357-7999

State Senate

Senate Calendar and Committee Schedule for Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – 57th Day of Session

The Senate will convene at 11 a.m.

Senate Calendar

Scheduled Committee Meetings

8 a.m.: Judiciary Subcommittee on Eng. Com. Sub. forHB 4198, E-Verify Safe Harbor Act (208W)

9 a.m.: Transportation and Infrastructure (451M)

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4577: Relating to Driver's Licenses

9:30 a.m.: Natural Resources (208W)

Originating SCR 1: Studying the reasons for the decline in the eastern gray fox population in West Virginia and find ways to stabilize and rebound gray fox populations
Originating SCR 2: Studying the economic feasibility of requiring hunters to purchase an upland game bird stamp along with the purchase of a standard hunting license prior to hunting upland game birds in wildlife management areas in the state
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4176: To allow youth and handicapped hunters to harvest a buck deer or doe during youth/handicapped special hunts

10 a.m.: Education (451M)

HB 5537: Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code
HB 4656: Relating to chronic absenteeism
HB 5321: To guarantee timely educational evaluations and continuity of services for children entering foster care

10:45 a.m.: Committee on Rules (219M, Senate President’s Conference Room)

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

HB 4588: Relating to participating in the federal tax credit scholarship program
HB 5048: To ensure virtual instruction for foster students while in temporary placement facilities

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

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5515: Relating to modernizing and updating workers' compensation statutes
Eng. HB 5463: Relating to Decreasing Board of Education Limits
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4869: Establish narrow, clearly bounded guaranteed-issue rights for Medicare Supplement policies in West Virginia
Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 5462: Relating to Mine Subsidence

3 p.m.: Finance (451M)

Com. Sub. for HB 5438: To modify the foundation allowance to improve instructional programs.
Com. Sub. for HB 4004: Creating the Recharge West Virginia Program
Com. Sub. for HB 4009: Relating to the creation of the Portable Benefit Account Act
Com. Sub. for HB 4087: To create a West Virginia-Ireland Education Alliance.
Com. Sub. for HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally
Com. Sub. for HB 5074: Relating to changing the allocation of proceeds in the Medical Cannabis Program Fund.
Com. Sub. for HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for new and existing customers.
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for HB 4006: Creating the West Virginia Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Growth Act
Com. Sub. for HB 4245: Authorizing Certain Agencies of the Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules
Com. Sub. for HB 5168: To increase funding for EMS first responders

3 p.m.: Judiciary (208W)

Com. Sub. for HB 4852: Relating to regulation of foods
HB 5484: Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense
HB 4198: E-Verify Safe Harbor Act
Com. Sub. for HB 4995: Require the use of video cameras in certain special education classrooms
Com. Sub. for HB 4468: Relating to confidentiality of court files and law-enforcement records
HB 5214: Relating to drug testing of parents who have had abuse and/or neglect claims substantiated against them prior to reunification
HB 4025: Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system
HB 5441: Reforming State Personnel System
HB 4602: Relating to requiring the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot program to contract for supplemental caseworker aide services for the Bureau for Social Services
Com. Sub. for HB 5101: The Joanna Phillips Domestic Violence Prevention Act
Com. Sub. for HB 5319: Camping ban on certain public property
HB 5660: Updates to obtaining a license to carry deadly weapons statute
HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds
Com. Sub. for HB 4712: Increasing the criminal penalties for DUI causing death to be known as “Baylea’s Law”

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

Committee Action on Bills from Tuesday, March 10, 2026

9 a.m.: Education

HB 4002: Establishing the West Virginia Collaboratory
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4573: Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4425: To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing eligibility
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

9 a.m.: Government Organization

HB 5063: To permit the county commission to appoint a county commissioner to a convention and visitor’s bureau as a voting member
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5087: Relating to Interstate Cosmetology Licensure Compact
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Strike and Insert Amendment for HB 4793: Creating the Barber Apprentice Program
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Strike and Insert Amendment for HB 5638: Relating to the requirements of the state’s cyber security program and responsibilities and authority of the state chief information security officer
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Strike and Insert Amendment for HB 4483: Relating to funeral service licensure and administration
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5653: To confirm the confidentiality of internal audit and other manuals, training materials, guidelines, thresholds, and procedures
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4801: Defining Permissible expenditures for municipalities and counties
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5622: Amendments to city charters
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Strike and Insert Amendment for HB 4546: Providing for biennial reporting instead of annual reporting for business organizations
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5613: Relating to authorizing the Fleet Management Division to use telematics
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5323: Relating to indexing of license and stamp fees
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4819: Relating to use of criminal records as disqualification from authorization to practice a particular profession
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

1 p.m.: Health and Human Resources

HB 5086: Relating to peer support services
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5004: Relating generally to PANS and PANDAS
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5327: West Virginia ALS Care Services Act
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5096: Relating to removing services from requiring a certificate of need
Motion to report the bill to the full Senate rejected; bill not reported

HB 4965: Relating to patient-centered treatment flexibility within the Public Employees Insurance Agency
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5015: Relating to the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5582: Extending program for drug screening of applicants for TANF
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5466: Relating to Abuse Prevention Program
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

1 p.m.: Economic Development

Eng. Com. Sub. for HB 4001: Creating TEAM-WV Corporation
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass; second reference to Finance

Eng. HB 4008: Relating to Business Ready Sites Program
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Finance

Com. Sub. for HB 5212: Relating to financial aid for post-secondary education
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 4007: Relating to industrial access roads
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4765: Teacher, School Personnel, and State Police Raise
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 5162: Relating to the sales of tax liens
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5685: Relating to authorizing bonds for improvements to the West Virginia Science and Culture Center
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HJR 42: Homestead exemption
Resolution, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it be adopted

Com. Sub. for HB 4010: Providing a statutory program for loaning financial assistance to local airports for airplane hangar construction in this state
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4404: Increase the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and allowing fire departments to make an expenditure for educational and training supplies and fire prevention promotional materials
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 4592: Relating to college campus safety
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 4784: Extending the Qualified Opportunity Zones until July 1, 2032
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 5088: Relating to Natural Resource Police Officer Retirement
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 876: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Health Facilities, fund 0412
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Originating SB 1: Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Tourism, fund 0293
Originating bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Originating SB 2: Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Transportation, fund 9017
Originating bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Originating SB 3: Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Homeland Security, fund 0450
Originating bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Originating SB 4: Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Health, fund 0407
Originating bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Originating SB 5: Supplemental Appropriation to Adjutant General, fund 0433
Originating bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 846: Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Tourism, fund 0293
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for SB 872: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Commerce, fund 0265
Committee substitute reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5382: Relating to the Neighborhood Investment Program.
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

SB 842: Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Agriculture, fund 1481
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

3 p.m.: Judiciary

HB 4198: E-Verify Safe Harbor Act
Bill referred to subcommittee; Senators Rucker (chair), Garcia, Tarr, Weld, Rose, Fuller, Azinger appointed

HB 4710: Changing the limit on switching parties before filing to run for office from 60 days to 180 days prior to an election
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4865: Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5166: To provide notice to any political committees violating the filing requirements prior to assessing any civil fines and giving the Secretary of State authority to grant additional time for compliance not to exceed an additional 14 days
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5401: Relating to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5366: Relating to rules governing the practice of law
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5528: Relating to protection of personal residential information of certain public officials
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 4996: Relating to bail in cases involving terroristic threats to schools or children
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 4345: Relating to the preservation of missing persons records and evidence
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Com. Sub. for HB 5182: Relating generally to authorizing security personnel employed by the State Treasurer to carry concealed weapons while performing his or her official duties
Bill reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 4603: Relating to the creation of the process of obtaining and adjudicating a pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

HB 5065: Relating to hotel occupancy tax
Bill, as amended, reported to the full Senate with the recommendation it do pass

Bills that Have Passed the Senate as of Tuesday, March 10, 2026 (290 – 241 Senate; 49 House)

Bills that have Completed Legislation as of Tuesday, March 10, 2026 (59 – 23 Senate; 17 House)

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