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WV SB 1037

died on adjournment

Allowing death penalty for first degree murder during commission of sexual assault

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WV SB 1037 pass?

No. WV SB 1037 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-27): To Finance

What is WV SB 1037 about?

WV SB 1037 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Allowing death penalty for first degree murder during commission of sexual assault”.

Who sponsors WV SB 1037?

Bartlett is the primary sponsor of WV SB 1037, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-02-20
Latest action
2026-02-27 — To Finance
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bartlettprimary
  • Heltoncosponsor
  • M. Maynardcosponsor
  • Tarrcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-20

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-20

    To Judiciary then Finance

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-20

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  4. 2026-02-20

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-27

    Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-27

    To Finance

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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