Bill Commons

WV SB 978

died on adjournment

Authorizing certain municipalities to become members of Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WV SB 978 pass?

No. WV SB 978 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 (2026-03-02): To Finance

What is WV SB 978 about?

WV SB 978 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Authorizing certain municipalities to become members of Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System”.

Who sponsors WV SB 978?

Tarr is the primary sponsor of WV SB 978.

Introduced
2026-02-17
Latest action
2026-03-02 — To Finance
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Tarrprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-02

    To Finance

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-27

    To House Finance

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-27

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-02-27

    House received Senate message

  5. 2026-02-26

    Ordered to House

  6. 2026-02-26

    Passed Senate (Roll No. 244)

    passage

  7. 2026-02-26

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  8. 2026-02-26

    On 3rd reading

  9. 2026-02-25

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  10. 2026-02-25

    On 2nd reading

  11. 2026-02-24

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  12. 2026-02-24

    Immediate consideration

  13. 2026-02-24

    Reported do pass

    committee-passage

  14. 2026-02-23

    To Finance

    referral-committee

  15. 2026-02-23

    Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-02-17

    To Pensions

  17. 2026-02-17

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  18. 2026-02-17

    To Pensions then Finance

  19. 2026-02-17

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-02-26 · 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

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