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WV SB 398

in committee

Removing full time requirement for health officers

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced
2026-01-15
Status date
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

  1. 2026-01-15

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-15

    To Health and Human Resources

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-15

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-15

    To Health and Human Resources

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-13

    Committee substitute reported

  6. 2026-02-16

    On 1st reading

  7. 2026-02-16

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  8. 2026-02-17

    On 2nd reading

  9. 2026-02-17

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  10. 2026-02-18

    On 3rd reading

  11. 2026-02-18

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  12. 2026-02-18

    Passed Senate (Roll No. 113)

    passage

  13. 2026-02-18

    Ordered to House

  14. 2026-02-19

    House received Senate message

  15. 2026-02-19

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  16. 2026-02-19

    To Health and Human Resources

    referral-committee

  17. 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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