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WV SB 420

died on adjournment

West Virginia First Energy Act

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WV SB 420 pass?

No. WV SB 420 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 (2026-03-10): Markup Discussion

What is WV SB 420 about?

WV SB 420 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “West Virginia First Energy Act”.

Who sponsors WV SB 420?

Helton is the primary sponsor of WV SB 420, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-15
Latest action
2026-03-10 — Markup Discussion
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Heltonprimary
  • Taylorcosponsor
  • Hartcosponsor
  • Azingercosponsor
  • Bartlettcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-15

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-15

    To Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance

  3. 2026-01-15

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-15

    To Energy, Industry, and Mining

  5. 2026-02-24

    Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-24

    To Finance

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-03-02

    Reported do pass

    committee-passage

  8. 2026-03-02

    Immediate consideration

  9. 2026-03-02

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  10. 2026-03-03

    On 2nd reading

  11. 2026-03-03

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  12. 2026-03-04

    On 3rd reading

  13. 2026-03-04

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  14. 2026-03-04

    Passed Senate (Roll No. 323)

    passage

  15. 2026-03-04

    Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 324)

  16. 2026-03-04

    Ordered to House

  17. 2026-03-05

    House received Senate message

  18. 2026-03-05

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  19. 2026-03-05

    To Energy and Public Works then Finance

  20. 2026-03-05

    To House Energy and Public Works

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-03-10

    Markup Discussion

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-03-04 · pass · 22-11

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=420&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

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

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