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IntroducedJan 19, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 25, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 13, 2026
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Became Law
West Virginia Senate Bill
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Senate • Mar 14, 2026: Communicated to House
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Summary
Comments on SB 493
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 60
- Akers
- Crouse
- Hornby
- Parsons
- Anderson
- Dean
- Hott
- Phillips
- Bell
- Dittman
- Howell, G
- Pritt
- Brooks
- Ellington
- Jennings
- Ridenour
- Browning
- Fehrenbacher
- Kimble
- Riley
- Butler
- Ferrell
- Kyle
- Rohrbach
- Campbell
- Flanigan
- Linville
- Roop
- Cannon, D
- Foggin
- Lucas
- Shamblin
- Cannon, J
- Funkhouser
- Mallow
- Smith, D
- Canterbury
- Gearheart
- Masters
- Statler
- Chiarelli
- Green
- Maynor
- Ward, G
- Clay
- Hall
- Mazzocchi
- Watt
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Heckert
- McGeehan
- Willis
- Cooper
- Hillenbrand
- Miller
- Zatezalo
- Criss
- Holstein
- Moore
- Speaker Hanshaw
NO: 25
NOT VOTING: 14
YES: 92
- Adkins
- Eldridge
- Jeffries
- Pushkin
- Akers
- Ellington
- Jennings
- Ridenour
- Anderson
- Fehrenbacher
- Jordan
- Riley
- Bell
- Ferrell
- Kelly
- Rohrbach
- Bridges
- Flanigan
- Kimble
- Roop
- Brooks
- Fluharty
- Kyle
- Shamblin
- Browning
- Foggin
- Leavitt
- Sheedy
- Burkhammer
- Funkhouser
- Lewis
- Smith, D
- Butler
- Garcia
- Linville
- Statler
- Campbell
- Green
- Lucas
- Stephens
- Cannon, D
- Hall
- Mallow
- Street
- Cannon, J
- Hamilton
- Marple
- Toney
- Canterbury
- Hansen
- Masters
- Vance
- Chiarelli
- Heckert
- Maynor
- Ward, B
- Clark
- Hillenbrand
- Mazzocchi
- Ward, G
- Clay
- Hite
- McCormick
- Watt
- Cooper
- Holstein
- McGeehan
- White
- Criss
- Hornbuckle
- Miller
- Williams
- Crouse
- Hornby
- Moore
- Willis
- Dean
- Horst
- Parsons
- Worrell
- Dillon
- Hott
- Phillips
- Young
- Dittman
- Howell, G
- Pinson
- Zatezalo
- Drennan
- Howell, T
- Pritt
- Speaker Hanshaw
Actions
- Mar 14, 2026 | Senate
- House Message received
- Senate refused to concur; requested House to recede (Voice vote)
- Communicated to House
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Reported by the Clerk
- Amended on 3rd reading (Roll No. 529)
- Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Amendment rejected (Voice vote)
- Read 3rd time
- Passed House (Roll No. 530)
- Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Communicated to Senate
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- With amendment, do pass
- Immediate consideration
- Read 1st time
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- To House Government Organization
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- House received Senate message
- Introduced in House
- To Government Organization
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- On 3rd reading
- Read 3rd time
- Passed Senate (Roll No. 222)
- Ordered to House
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- On 2nd reading
- Read 2nd time
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- On 1st reading
- Read 1st time
- Feb 21, 2026 | Senate
- Com. sub. for com. sub. reported
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- On 1st reading
- Referred to Rules on 1st reading
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Reported do pass
- Jan 30, 2026 | Senate
- Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary
- To Judiciary
- Jan 19, 2026 | Senate
- Filed for introduction
- To Government Organization then Judiciary
- Introduced in Senate
- To Government Organization
Bill Texts
- Introduced VersionHTML
- Introduced VersionPDF
- Committee SubstituteHTML
- Committee SubstitutePDF
- Committee Substitute for the Committee SubstituteHTML
- Committee Substitute for the Committee SubstitutePDF
- Committee Amendment sb493 hfat phillips 3-13 revised.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb493 hfat phillips 3-13 revised adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb493 hfa howell, g. 3-13 _1.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb493 hfat phillips 3-13.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb493 sub2 h gov am _1.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb493 sub2 h gov am _1 adopted.htmHTML

