WV SJR 8
died on adjournmentSheriff's Succession Amendment
West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WV SJR 8 pass?
No. WV SJR 8 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 Judiciary
What is WV SJR 8 about?
WV SJR 8 is a joint resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Sheriff's Succession Amendment”.
Who sponsors WV SJR 8?
Morris is the primary sponsor of WV SJR 8, joined by 4 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-14
- Latest action
- 2026-03-05 — To House Judiciary
- Bill type
- joint resolution
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Morrisprimary
- Ruckercosponsor
- Z. Maynardcosponsor
- Queencosponsor
- Hamiltoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-14
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-14
To Judiciary then Finance
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-01-14
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-25
Reported be adopted, but first to Finance
referral-committee
2026-02-25
To Finance
referral-committee
2026-02-27
Committee substitute reported
2026-02-27
Immediate consideration
2026-02-27
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-03-02
On 2nd reading
2026-03-02
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-03-03
On 3rd reading
2026-03-03
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-03-03
Adopted by Senate (Roll No. 309)
passage
2026-03-03
Ordered to House
2026-03-05
House received Senate message
2026-03-05
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-03-05
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-03-05
To House Judiciary
referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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