WV SB 398
died on adjournmentRemoving full time requirement for health officers
West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WV SB 398 pass?
No. WV SB 398 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 (2026-02-19): To House Health and Human Resources
What is WV SB 398 about?
WV SB 398 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Removing full time requirement for health officers”.
Who sponsors WV SB 398?
Smith is the primary sponsor of WV SB 398, joined by 1 cosponsor.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-15
- Latest action
- 2026-02-19 — To House Health and Human Resources
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Smithprimary
- Woelfelcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-15
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-15
To Health and Human Resources
referral-committee
2026-01-15
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-01-15
To Health and Human Resources
referral-committee
2026-02-13
Committee substitute reported
2026-02-16
On 1st reading
2026-02-16
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-02-17
On 2nd reading
2026-02-17
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-18
On 3rd reading
2026-02-18
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-18
Passed Senate (Roll No. 113)
passage
2026-02-18
Ordered to House
2026-02-19
House received Senate message
2026-02-19
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-19
To Health and Human Resources
referral-committee
2026-02-19
To House Health and Human Resources
referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Passage
2026-02-18 · pass · 31-0
Member-level votes (34)
- AZINGER: other
- HART: yes
- ROSE: yes
- BARNHART: yes
- HELTON: other
- RUCKER: yes
- BARRETT: other
- 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: yes
- HAMILTON: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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