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IntroducedFeb 09, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 21, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 12, 2026
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Became Law
West Virginia Senate Bill
Creating Office of Entrepreneurship within Office of Secretary of State
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 13, 2026: Completed legislative action
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 878
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 83
- Adkins
- Ellington
- Jeffries
- Ridenour
- Akers
- Fehrenbacher
- Jennings
- Rohrbach
- Amos
- Ferrell
- Jordan
- Roop
- Anderson
- Flanigan
- Kelly
- Shamblin
- Bell
- Fluharty
- Kyle
- Sheedy
- Bridges
- Funkhouser
- Leavitt
- Smith, D
- Browning
- Garcia
- Lewis
- Statler
- Campbell
- Green
- Lucas
- Stephens
- Cannon, D
- Hall
- Mallow
- Street
- Cannon, J
- Hamilton
- Marple
- Toney
- Canterbury
- Hansen
- Maynor
- Vance
- Chiarelli
- Heckert
- Mazzocchi
- Ward, B
- Clay
- Hillenbrand
- McCormick
- Ward, G
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Hite
- McGeehan
- White
- Cooper
- Holstein
- Miller
- Williams
- Criss
- Hornbuckle
- Moore
- Willis
- Crouse
- Hornby
- Parsons
- Worrell
- Dean
- Horst
- Phillips
- Young
- Dittman
- Hott
- Pinson
- Zatezalo
- Drennan
- Howell, G
- Pritt
- Speaker Hanshaw
- Eldridge
- Howell, T
- Pushkin
YES: 86
- Adkins
- Ellington
- Jennings
- Pushkin
- Akers
- Fehrenbacher
- Jordan
- Ridenour
- Amos
- Ferrell
- Kelly
- Rohrbach
- Anderson
- Flanigan
- Kyle
- Roop
- Bell
- Fluharty
- Leavitt
- Shamblin
- Bridges
- Funkhouser
- Lewis
- Sheedy
- Browning
- Garcia
- Lucas
- Smith, D
- Campbell
- Green
- Mallow
- Statler
- Cannon, D
- Hall
- Marple
- Stephens
- Cannon, J
- Hamilton
- Martin
- Street
- Canterbury
- Hansen
- Masters
- Toney
- Chiarelli
- Heckert
- Maynor
- Vance
- Clark
- Hillenbrand
- Mazzocchi
- Ward, B
- Clay
- Hite
- McCormick
- Ward, G
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Holstein
- McGeehan
- White
- Cooper
- Hornbuckle
- Miller
- Williams
- Criss
- Hornby
- Moore
- Willis
- Crouse
- Horst
- Parsons
- Worrell
- Dean
- Hott
- Phillips
- Young
- Dittman
- Howell, G
- Pinson
- Zatezalo
- Drennan
- Howell, T
- Pritt
- Speaker Hanshaw
- Eldridge
- Jeffries
Actions
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- House Message received
- Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 603)
- Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 604)
- Communicated to House
- Completed legislative action
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- Passed House (Roll No. 476)
- Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 477)
- Communicated to Senate
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment reported by the Clerk
- Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- With amendment, do pass, but first to Finance
- 2nd reference dispensed
- Immediate consideration
- Read 1st time
- Feb 23, 2026 | House
- House received Senate message
- Introduced in House
- To Government Organization then Finance
- To House Government Organization
- Feb 21, 2026 | Senate
- On 3rd reading
- Read 3rd time
- Passed Senate (Roll No. 185)
- Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 186)
- Ordered to House
- Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- On 2nd reading
- Read 2nd time
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- On 1st reading
- Read 1st time
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Com. sub. for com. sub. reported
- Feb 13, 2026 | Senate
- Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
- Referred to Finance
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Filed for introduction
- To Economic Development
- Introduced in Senate
- To Economic Development
Bill Texts
- Introduced VersionHTML
- Introduced VersionPDF
- Committee SubstituteHTML
- Committee SubstitutePDF
- Committee Substitute for the Committee SubstituteHTML
- Committee Substitute for the Committee SubstitutePDF
- Enrolled VersionHTML
- Enrolled VersionPDF
- Committee Amendment sb878 hfat phillips 3-12 adopted.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb878 h go am _1.htmHTML
- Committee Amendment sb878 h go am _1 adopted.htmHTML
Documents
- Committee Amendment Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 604)HTML
- Committee Amendment Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 603)HTML
- Committee Amendment Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 477)HTML
- Committee Amendment Passed House (Roll No. 476)HTML
- Committee Amendment Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 186)HTML
- Committee Amendment Passed Senate (Roll No. 185)HTML
- Secretary of StateHTML
- Secretary of StateHTML



