WV SB 888

died on adjournment

Creating Judicial Deference Reform Act

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WV SB 888 pass?

No. WV SB 888 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 (2026-02-26): To House Judiciary

What is WV SB 888 about?

WV SB 888 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Creating Judicial Deference Reform Act”.

Who sponsors WV SB 888?

Rose is the primary sponsor of WV SB 888, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-02-09
Latest action: 2026-02-26 — To House Judiciary
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

2026-02-09
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-09
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-09
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-02-09
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-20
Reported do pass
committee-passage
2026-02-21
On 1st reading
2026-02-21
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-02-23
On 2nd reading
2026-02-23
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-24
On 3rd reading with right to amend
2026-02-24
Deferred until foot of 1st reading
2026-02-24
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-24
Floor amendment rejected (Voice vote)
amendment-failure
2026-02-24
Passed Senate (Roll No. 220)
passage
2026-02-24
Ordered to House
2026-02-26
House received Senate message
2026-02-26
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-26
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-26
To House Judiciary
referral-committee

Versions

Introduced VersionCompare

Documents

Votes

Passage
2026-02-24 · pass · 21-10
Member-level votes (34)
- AZINGER: yes
- HART: yes
- ROSE: yes
- BARNHART: yes
- HELTON: yes
- RUCKER: yes
- BARRETT: other
- JEFFRIES: yes
- TAKUBO: no
- BARTLETT: yes
- MARTIN: yes
- TARR: yes
- CHAPMAN: yes
- MAYNARD, M: yes
- TAYLOR: yes
- CHARNOCK: yes
- MAYNARD, Z: yes
- THORNE: yes
- CLEMENTS: no
- MORRIS: no
- WELD: no
- DEEDS: no
- OLIVERIO: no
- WILLIS: yes
- FULLER: yes
- PHILLIPS: yes
- WOELFEL: other
- GARCIA: no
- QUEEN: no
- WOODRUM: no
- GRADY: yes
- ROBERTS: other
- 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=888&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

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