WV SB 927

died on adjournment

Clarifying Commissioner of Agriculture's authority to regulate bees

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WV SB 927 pass?

No. WV SB 927 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 (2026-03-14): Senate requests House to concur

What is WV SB 927 about?

WV SB 927 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Clarifying Commissioner of Agriculture's authority to regulate bees”.

Who sponsors WV SB 927?

Hart is the primary sponsor of WV SB 927, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-02-12
Latest action: 2026-03-14 — Senate requests House to concur
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Agriculture

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-14
Senate requests House to concur
2026-03-14
Senate amended House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 692)
2026-03-14
House Message received
2026-03-14
Communicated to Senate
2026-03-14
Passed House (Roll No. 608)
passage
2026-03-14
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-14
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-13
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-12
Committee amendment adopted (Roll No. 495)
2026-03-12
Amendment adopted (Roll No. 494)
2026-03-12
Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-03-12
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-12
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-11
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-03-11
Immediate consideration
2026-03-11
With amendment, do pass
committee-passage
2026-02-25
To House Government Organization
referral-committee
2026-02-25
To Government Organization
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-25
House received Senate message
2026-02-24
Ordered to House
2026-02-24
Passed Senate (Roll No. 217)
passage
2026-02-24
Motion bill be laid over on calendar rejected (Roll No. 216)
2026-02-24
Floor amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent
2026-02-24
Floor amendment reported
2026-02-24
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-23
Laid over on 3rd reading 2/23/2026 with right to amend
2026-02-23
On 3rd reading with right to amend
2026-02-21
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-21
On 2nd reading
2026-02-20
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-02-20
On 1st reading
2026-02-19
Reported do pass
committee-passage
2026-02-12
To Agriculture
referral-committee
2026-02-12
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-02-12
To Agriculture
referral-committee
2026-02-12
Filed for introduction
filing

Versions

Amendment adopted (Roll No. 494)Compare
Committee amendment adopted (Roll No. 495)Compare
sb927 h gov am _1 adopted.htmCompare
sb927 hfa heckert 3-11 _1 adopted.htmCompare
sb927 sfa martin _2 3-14 adopted.htmCompare
Introduced VersionCompare

Documents

Votes

Passage
2026-02-24 · pass · 25-9
Member-level votes (34)
- AZINGER: yes
- HART: yes
- ROSE: yes
- BARNHART: yes
- HELTON: yes
- RUCKER: yes
- BARRETT: yes
- JEFFRIES: no
- TAKUBO: yes
- BARTLETT: yes
- MARTIN: yes
- TARR: no
- CHAPMAN: yes
- MAYNARD, M: yes
- TAYLOR: yes
- CHARNOCK: yes
- MAYNARD, Z: yes
- THORNE: yes
- CLEMENTS: no
- MORRIS: yes
- WELD: no
- DEEDS: yes
- OLIVERIO: no
- WILLIS: no
- FULLER: yes
- PHILLIPS: no
- WOELFEL: yes
- GARCIA: no
- QUEEN: yes
- WOODRUM: yes
- GRADY: no
- ROBERTS: yes
- MR PRESIDENT: yes
- HAMILTON: yes
HFA HECKERT 3-11 #1
2026-03-12 · pass · 49-40
Member-level votes (99)
- Amos: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Ridenour: yes
- Anders: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Roop: yes
- Bell: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Marple: yes
- Statler: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Green: yes
- Martin: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Hall: yes
- Masters: yes
- Toney: yes
- Butler: yes
- Heckert: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Vance: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Watt: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Holstein: yes
- Miller: yes
- White: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Moore: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Parsons: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Criss: yes
- Adkins: no
- Ellington: no
- Hott: no
- Pushkin: no
- Akers: no
- Ferrell: no
- Howell, T: no
- Shamblin: no
- Bridges: no
- Fluharty: no
- Kimble: no
- Sheedy: no
- Browning: no
- Funkhouser: no
- Kyle: no
- Smith, D: no
- Cannon, J: no
- Garcia: no
- Leavitt: no
- Street: no
- Clark: no
- Hamilton: no
- Lewis: no
- Ward, B: no
- Coop-Gonzalez: no
- Hansen: no
- Lucas: no
- Ward, G: no
- Crouse: no
- Hite: no
- McCormick: no
- Williams: no
- Dean: no
- Hornbuckle: no
- McGeehan: no
- Willis: no
- Drennan: no
- Horst: no
- Phillips: no
- Young: no
- Clay: not voting
- Gearheart: not voting
- Petitto: not voting
- Riley: not voting
- Flanigan: not voting
- Jennings: not voting
- Pritt: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Foggin: not voting
- Linville: not voting
H GO AM #1
2026-03-12 · pass · 76-14
Member-level votes (99)
- Adkins: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Pushkin: yes
- Akers: yes
- Ellington: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Ridenour: yes
- Amos: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Roop: yes
- Bell: yes
- Fluharty: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Sheedy: yes
- Browning: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Smith, D: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Hall: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Statler: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Marple: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Cannon, J: yes
- Hansen: yes
- Martin: yes
- Street: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Heckert: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Toney: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Vance: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hite: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Holstein: yes
- McGeehan: yes
- Williams: yes
- Criss: yes
- Hornbuckle: yes
- Miller: yes
- Willis: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Moore: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Dean: yes
- Hott: yes
- Parsons: yes
- Young: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Howell, T: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Drennan: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Anders: no
- Coop-Gonzalez: no
- Howell, G: no
- Ward, B: no
- Brooks: no
- Dillon: no
- Kimble: no
- Watt: no
- Butler: no
- Green: no
- Masters: no
- White: no
- Cannon, D: no
- Horst: no
- Clay: not voting
- Gearheart: not voting
- Petitto: not voting
- Riley: not voting
- Flanigan: not voting
- Linville: not voting
- Pritt: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Foggin: not voting
PASSAGE
2026-03-14 · pass · 66-28
Member-level votes (99)
- Amos: yes
- Dean: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Ridenour: yes
- Anders: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Roop: yes
- Bell: yes
- Drennan: yes
- Kimble: yes
- Sheedy: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Smith, D: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Ellington: yes
- Linville: yes
- Statler: yes
- Browning: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Marple: yes
- Street: yes
- Butler: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Martin: yes
- Toney: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Masters: yes
- Vance: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Green: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Heckert: yes
- Moore: yes
- White: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Parsons: yes
- Willis: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: yes
- Horst: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Howell, T: yes
- Adkins: no
- Gearheart: no
- Hott: no
- Miller: no
- Akers: no
- Hall: no
- Jennings: no
- Pushkin: no
- Cannon, J: no
- Hamilton: no
- Kyle: no
- Riley: no
- Criss: no
- Hansen: no
- Lewis: no
- Ward, B: no
- Ferrell: no
- Hite: no
- Lucas: no
- Watt: no
- Fluharty: no
- Holstein: no
- Maynor: no
- Williams: no
- Funkhouser: no
- Hornbuckle: no
- McCormick: no
- Young: no
- Clay: not voting
- Petitto: not voting
- Shamblin: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- McGeehan: not voting

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