WV SB 173

died on adjournment

Prohibiting abortifacients

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WV SB 173 pass?

No. WV SB 173 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 (2026-02-16): To House Judiciary

What is WV SB 173 about?

WV SB 173 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Prohibiting abortifacients”.

Who sponsors WV SB 173?

Rose is the primary sponsor of WV SB 173, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-01-14
Latest action: 2026-02-16 — To House Judiciary
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Health

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-14
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-14
To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-01-14
To Health and Human Resources
referral-committee
2026-02-04
Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-04
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-10
Com. sub. for com. sub. reported
2026-02-11
On 1st reading
2026-02-11
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-02-12
On 2nd reading
2026-02-12
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-12
Tarr amendment reported
2026-02-13
On 3rd reading with right to amend, amendment pending
2026-02-13
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-13
Tarr amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-02-13
Weld #2 amendments adopted (Voice vote)
2026-02-13
Weld #3 amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-02-13
Rucker amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-02-13
Passed Senate (Roll No. 71)
passage
2026-02-13
Weld title amendment adopted
2026-02-13
Ordered to House
2026-02-16
House received Senate message
2026-02-16
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-16
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-16
To House Judiciary
referral-committee

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Documents

Votes

Passage
2026-02-13 · pass · 31-1
Member-level votes (34)
- AZINGER: yes
- HART: yes
- ROSE: yes
- BARNHART: yes
- HELTON: yes
- RUCKER: yes
- BARRETT: yes
- JEFFRIES: yes
- TAKUBO: yes
- BARTLETT: yes
- MARTIN: yes
- TARR: yes
- CHAPMAN: other
- MAYNARD, M: yes
- TAYLOR: yes
- CHARNOCK: yes
- MAYNARD, Z: yes
- THORNE: yes
- CLEMENTS: yes
- MORRIS: yes
- WELD: yes
- DEEDS: yes
- OLIVERIO: yes
- WILLIS: yes
- FULLER: yes
- PHILLIPS: yes
- WOELFEL: yes
- GARCIA: no
- QUEEN: yes
- WOODRUM: yes
- GRADY: yes
- ROBERTS: yes
- MR PRESIDENT: other
- HAMILTON: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=173&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

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