WV SB 188

died on adjournment

Changing length of term of state political party chair

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WV SB 188 pass?

No. WV SB 188 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 (2026-02-18): Ordered to House

What is WV SB 188 about?

WV SB 188 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Changing length of term of state political party chair”.

Who sponsors WV SB 188?

Chapman is the primary sponsor of WV SB 188, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced: 2026-01-14
Latest action: 2026-02-18 — Ordered to House
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Elections

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-14
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-14
To Government Organization
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-01-14
To Government Organization
referral-committee
2026-02-11
Committee substitute reported
2026-02-12
On 1st reading
2026-02-12
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-02-13
On 2nd reading
2026-02-13
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-16
On 3rd reading
2026-02-16
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-16
Passed Senate (Roll No. 91)
passage
2026-02-18
Ordered to House
2026-02-17
House received Senate message
2026-02-17
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-17
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-17
To House Judiciary
referral-committee

Versions

Introduced VersionCompare
Committee SubstituteCompare

Documents

Votes

Passage
2026-02-16 · pass · 33-0
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: yes
- 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: yes
- 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=188&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:38:23.680216Z

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