WV SB 426
deadPreventing damage to underground facilities
West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
- Introduced
- 2026-01-15
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-10 — Postponed indefinitely
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Morrisprimary
- Hamiltoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-15
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-15
To Energy, Industry, and Mining then Government Organization
2026-01-15
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-01-15
To Energy, Industry, and Mining
2026-02-10
Committee substitute reported, but first to Government Organization
referral-committee
2026-02-10
To Government Organization
referral-committee
2026-02-13
Com. sub. for com. sub. 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 with right to amend
2026-02-18
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-18
Passed Senate (Roll No. 114)
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 Energy and Public Works
2026-02-19
To House Energy and Public Works
referral-committee
2026-03-02
Markup Discussion
2026-03-04
With amendment, do pass
committee-passage
2026-03-05
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-05
Postponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until 3/6/2026
2026-03-06
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-03-06
Postponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until 3/9/2026
2026-03-09
Postponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until 3/10/2026
2026-03-10
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-03-10
Postponed indefinitely
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Votes
Passage
2026-02-18 · pass · 24-7
Member-level votes (34)
- AZINGER: other
- HART: no
- ROSE: no
- BARNHART: yes
- HELTON: other
- RUCKER: yes
- BARRETT: other
- JEFFRIES: yes
- TAKUBO: yes
- BARTLETT: yes
- MARTIN: no
- TARR: yes
- CHAPMAN: no
- MAYNARD, M: no
- TAYLOR: no
- CHARNOCK: yes
- MAYNARD, Z: yes
- THORNE: no
- 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
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