WV SB 686

enacted

Coal Co-tenancy Modernization and Miners Protection Act

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced: 2026-01-30
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-06-25 — Chapter 155, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Real and Personal Property

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-30
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-30
To Energy, Industry, and Mining then Judiciary
2026-01-30
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-01-30
To Energy, Industry, and Mining
2026-02-03
Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-03
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-03-02
Com. sub. for com. sub. reported
2026-03-02
Immediate consideration
2026-03-02
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-03-03
On 2nd reading
2026-03-03
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-04
On 3rd reading
2026-03-04
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-04
Passed Senate (Roll No. 339)
passage
2026-03-04
Ordered to House
2026-03-05
House received Senate message
2026-03-05
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-03-05
To Energy and Public Works then Judiciary
2026-03-05
To House Energy and Public Works
referral-committee
2026-03-05
Markup Discussion
2026-03-10
With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-10
Motion to dispense the second reference to the Committee on the Judiciary (Roll No. 372)
2026-03-11
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-11
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-03-12
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-12
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-12
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-13
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-13
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-13
Passed House (Roll No. 549)
passage
2026-03-13
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-13
Communicated to Senate
2026-03-14
House Message received
2026-03-14
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 659)
2026-03-14
Communicated to House
2026-03-14
Completed legislative action
2026-03-19
To Governor 3/19/2026
executive-receipt
2026-03-14
To Governor 3/19/2026 - Senate Journal
executive-receipt
2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - House Journal
executive-signature
2026-03-27
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026
executive-signature
2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal
executive-signature
2026-06-25
Chapter 155, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
became-law

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Votes

Passage
2026-03-04 · pass · 33-0
Member-level votes (34)
- AZINGER: yes
- HART: other
- 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
DISPENSE 2ND REFERENCE
2026-03-10 · pass · 84-9
Member-level votes (99)
- Adkins: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Akers: yes
- Dean: yes
- Howell, T: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Amos: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Ridenour: yes
- Anders: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Riley: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Drennan: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Bell: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Kimble: yes
- Roop: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Ellington: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Smith, D: yes
- Browning: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Statler: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Marple: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Butler: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Martin: yes
- Street: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Masters: yes
- Toney: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Green: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Vance: yes
- Cannon, J: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Ward, B: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Heckert: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- McGeehan: yes
- Watt: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hite: yes
- Miller: yes
- White: yes
- Clay: yes
- Holstein: yes
- Moore: yes
- Willis: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Parsons: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Horst: yes
- Petitto: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Criss: yes
- Hott: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Garcia: no
- Hornbuckle: no
- Lewis: no
- Williams: no
- Hamilton: no
- Jennings: no
- Pushkin: no
- Young: no
- Hansen: no
- Fluharty: not voting
- Leavitt: not voting
- Sheedy: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Gearheart: not voting
- Linville: not voting
PASSAGE
2026-03-13 · pass · 85-8
Member-level votes (99)
- Adkins: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Hott: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Akers: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Howell, T: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Anders: yes
- Drennan: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Riley: yes
- Bell: yes
- Ellington: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Roop: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Kimble: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Browning: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Smith, D: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Fluharty: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Butler: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Linville: yes
- Street: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Toney: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Vance: yes
- Cannon, J: yes
- Gearheart: yes
- Marple: yes
- Ward, B: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Green: yes
- Martin: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Hall: yes
- Masters: yes
- Watt: yes
- Clark: yes
- Heckert: yes
- Maynor: yes
- White: yes
- Clay: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Williams: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: yes
- Hite: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Willis: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Holstein: yes
- Miller: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Criss: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Moore: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Horst: yes
- Parsons: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Dean: yes
- Hamilton: no
- Hornbuckle: no
- McGeehan: no
- Sheedy: no
- Hansen: no
- Lewis: no
- Pushkin: no
- Young: no
- Amos: not voting
- Petitto: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Statler: not voting
- Howell, G: not voting
- Ridenour: not voting

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