WV SB 440
introducedIncreasing penalty for transporting telecommunication devices into jails
West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
- Introduced
- 2026-01-16
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-03-11 — On 2nd reading, House Calendar
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Deedsprimary
- Tarrcosponsor
- Williscosponsor
- Woelfelcosponsor
- Hamiltoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-16
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-16
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-01-16
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-01-16
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-03
Committee substitute reported
2026-02-04
On 1st reading
2026-02-04
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-02-05
On 2nd reading
2026-02-05
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-06
On 3rd reading
2026-02-06
Laid over on 3rd reading 2/6/2026
2026-02-09
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-09
Passed Senate (Roll No. 53)
passage
2026-02-09
Ordered to House
2026-02-10
House received Senate message
2026-02-10
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-10
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-10
To House Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-03-09
Markup Discussion
2026-03-10
Do pass
2026-03-10
Immediate consideration
2026-03-10
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-03-11
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-11
Placed on House Calendar
2026-03-11
On 2nd reading, House Calendar
Versions
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Votes
Passage
2026-02-09 · pass · 34-0
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: yes
- HAMILTON: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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