WV SB 935

died on adjournment

Eliminating business and occupation tax exemption for certain coal-fired merchant power plants

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WV SB 935 pass?

No. WV SB 935 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 Energy and Public Works

What is WV SB 935 about?

WV SB 935 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Eliminating business and occupation tax exemption for certain coal-fired merchant power plants”.

Who sponsors WV SB 935?

Taylor is the primary sponsor of WV SB 935, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-02-12
Latest action: 2026-02-26 — To House Energy and Public Works
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-02-12
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-02-12
To Finance
referral-committee
2026-02-12
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-02-12
To Finance
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
Laid over on 2nd reading 2/23/2026
2026-02-24
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-24
Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-02-25
On 3rd reading
2026-02-25
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-25
Passed Senate (Roll No. 231)
passage
2026-02-25
Title amendment adopted
2026-02-25
Effective from passage (Roll No. 232)
2026-02-25
Ordered to House
2026-02-26
House received Senate message
2026-02-26
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-02-26
To Energy and Public Works then Finance
2026-02-26
To House Energy and Public Works
referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Passage
2026-02-25 · pass · 32-1
Member-level votes (34)
- AZINGER: yes
- HART: yes
- ROSE: yes
- BARNHART: yes
- HELTON: yes
- RUCKER: yes
- BARRETT: yes
- JEFFRIES: other
- 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: no
- GARCIA: yes
- QUEEN: yes
- WOODRUM: yes
- GRADY: yes
- ROBERTS: yes
- MR PRESIDENT: yes
- HAMILTON: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=935&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

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