WV SB 857
died on adjournmentLimiting county's responsibility for jail costs after sentences of time served
West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WV SB 857 pass?
No. WV SB 857 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 (2026-02-09): To Judiciary
What is WV SB 857 about?
WV SB 857 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Limiting county's responsibility for jail costs after sentences of time served”.
Who sponsors WV SB 857?
Morris is the primary sponsor of WV SB 857, joined by 1 cosponsor.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-09
- Latest action
- 2026-02-09 — To Judiciary
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Morrisprimary
- Hamiltoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-02-09
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-09
To Judiciary then Finance
referral-committee
2026-02-09
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-02-09
To Judiciary
referral-committee
Versions
- Introduced VersionCompare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:38:23.680216Z
Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:
Use this data
Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=WV&identifier=SB 857. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.
Known limitations
- Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
- Committee referrals are not yet captured.
See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.