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IntroducedJan 14, 2026
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Passed SenateJan 23, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 09, 2026
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Became Law
West Virginia Senate Bill
Modifying parole eligibility for crime of second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 12, 2026: To Governor 3/12/2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 137
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 45
- Adkins
- Fehrenbacher
- Leavitt
- Pushkin
- Amos
- Flanigan
- Lewis
- Shamblin
- Anders
- Fluharty
- Lucas
- Sheedy
- Bridges
- Garcia
- Mallow
- Smith, D
- Canterbury
- Hamilton
- Marple
- Statler
- Clay
- Hansen
- Masters
- Stephens
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Hornbuckle
- Mazzocchi
- Toney
- Cooper
- Horst
- McCormick
- Ward, G
- Dean
- Jordan
- Miller
- White
- Dillon
- Kelly
- Petitto
- Williams
- Drennan
- Kimble
- Pritt
- Young
- Ellington
NO: 47
- Akers
- Dittman
- Hornby
- Pinson
- Anderson
- Eldridge
- Hott
- Ridenour
- Bell
- Ferrell
- Howell, G
- Riley
- Brooks
- Foggin
- Howell, T
- Rohrbach
- Browning
- Funkhouser
- Jeffries
- Roop
- Burkhammer
- Gearheart
- Jennings
- Street
- Butler
- Green
- Martin
- Watt
- Campbell
- Hall
- Maynor
- Willis
- Cannon, D
- Heckert
- McGeehan
- Worrell
- Clark
- Hillenbrand
- Moore
- Zatezalo
- Criss
- Hite
- Parsons
- Speaker Hanshaw
- Crouse
- Holstein
- Phillips
YES: 95
- Adkins
- Drennan
- Jennings
- Pushkin
- Akers
- Eldridge
- Jordan
- Ridenour
- Amos
- Ellington
- Kelly
- Riley
- Anders
- Fehrenbacher
- Kimble
- Rohrbach
- Anderson
- Ferrell
- Kyle
- Roop
- Bell
- Flanigan
- Leavitt
- Shamblin
- Bridges
- Fluharty
- Lewis
- Sheedy
- Brooks
- Funkhouser
- Linville
- Smith, D
- Browning
- Garcia
- Lucas
- Statler
- Burkhammer
- Green
- Mallow
- Stephens
- Butler
- Hall
- Marple
- Street
- Campbell
- Hamilton
- Martin
- Toney
- Cannon, D
- Hansen
- Masters
- Vance
- Cannon, J
- Heckert
- Maynor
- Ward, B
- Canterbury
- Hillenbrand
- Mazzocchi
- Ward, G
- Chiarelli
- Hite
- McCormick
- Watt
- Clark
- Holstein
- McGeehan
- White
- Clay
- Hornbuckle
- Miller
- Williams
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Hornby
- Moore
- Willis
- Cooper
- Horst
- Parsons
- Worrell
- Criss
- Hott
- Petitto
- Young
- Crouse
- Howell, G
- Phillips
- Zatezalo
- Dillon
- Howell, T
- Pinson
- Speaker Hanshaw
- Dittman
- Jeffries
- Pritt
NO: 0
Actions
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- To Governor 3/12/2026
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- House Message received
- Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 420)
- Communicated to House
- Completed legislative action
- Mar 09, 2026 | House
- On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- Passed House (Roll No. 361)
- Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Communicated to Senate
- Mar 06, 2026 | House
- On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Amendment rejected (Roll No. 360)
- Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Read 1st time
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- With amendment, do pass
- Mar 02, 2026 | House
- Markup Discussion
- Jan 27, 2026 | House
- House received Senate message
- Introduced in House
- To Judiciary
- To House Judiciary
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- On 3rd reading
- Read 3rd time
- Passed Senate (Roll No. 7)
- Ordered to House
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- On 2nd reading
- Read 2nd time
- Jan 21, 2026 | Senate
- On 1st reading
- Read 1st time
- Jan 20, 2026 | Senate
- Committee substitute reported
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- Filed for introduction
- To Judiciary
- Introduced in Senate
- To Judiciary
Bill Texts
- Introduced VersionHTML
- Introduced VersionPDF
- Committee SubstituteHTML
- Committee SubstitutePDF
- Enrolled Committee SubstituteHTML
- Enrolled Committee SubstitutePDF
- Committee Amendment sb137 hfat akers 3-6.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb137 hfat akers 3-6 adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb137 hfa flanigan _ masters 3-5 _1.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb137 hfa flanigan _ masters 3-5 _1 rejected.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb137 h jud am _1.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb137 h jud am _1 adopted.htmHTML

