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WV SB 956

died on adjournment

Authorizing physician assistants to own business

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WV SB 956 pass?

No. WV SB 956 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 (2026-03-05): To House Health and Human Resources

What is WV SB 956 about?

WV SB 956 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Authorizing physician assistants to own business”.

Who sponsors WV SB 956?

Rose is the primary sponsor of WV SB 956, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2026-02-16
Latest action
2026-03-05 — To House Health and Human Resources
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Roseprimary
  • Ruckercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-16

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-16

    To Health and Human Resources

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-16

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  4. 2026-02-16

    To Health and Human Resources

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-26

    Reported do pass

    committee-passage

  6. 2026-02-26

    Immediate consideration

  7. 2026-02-26

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  8. 2026-02-27

    On 2nd reading

  9. 2026-02-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  10. 2026-03-02

    On 3rd reading

  11. 2026-03-02

    Laid over on 3rd reading 3/2/2026

  12. 2026-03-03

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  13. 2026-03-03

    Passed Senate (Roll No. 299)

    passage

  14. 2026-03-03

    Title amendment adopted

  15. 2026-03-03

    Ordered to House

  16. 2026-03-05

    House received Senate message

  17. 2026-03-05

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  18. 2026-03-05

    To Health and Human Resources

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-03-05

    To House Health and Human Resources

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-03-03 · pass · 34-0

    Member-level votes (34)
    • AZINGER: yes
    • HART: yes
    • 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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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