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IntroducedFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 26, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 14, 2026
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Became LawApr 01, 2026
West Virginia Senate Bill
Allowing certain hospital staff members to begin withdrawing from retirement benefits in certain circumstances
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 14, 2026: Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 997
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Smithprimary
Votes
YES: 95
- Adkins
- Dittman
- Howell, T
- Pritt
- Akers
- Eldridge
- Jeffries
- Pushkin
- Amos
- Ellington
- Jennings
- Ridenour
- Anders
- Fehrenbacher
- Jordan
- Riley
- Anderson
- Ferrell
- Kelly
- Rohrbach
- Bell
- Flanigan
- Kimble
- Roop
- Bridges
- Fluharty
- Kyle
- Shamblin
- Brooks
- Foggin
- Leavitt
- Sheedy
- Browning
- Funkhouser
- Lewis
- Statler
- Burkhammer
- Garcia
- Linville
- Stephens
- Butler
- Gearheart
- Lucas
- Street
- Campbell
- Green
- Mallow
- Toney
- Cannon, D
- Hall
- Marple
- Vance
- Cannon, J
- Hamilton
- Martin
- Ward, B
- Canterbury
- Hansen
- Masters
- Ward, G
- Chiarelli
- Heckert
- Maynor
- Watt
- Clark
- Hillenbrand
- Mazzocchi
- White
- Clay
- Hite
- McCormick
- Williams
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Holstein
- McGeehan
- Willis
- Cooper
- Hornbuckle
- Miller
- Worrell
- Criss
- Hornby
- Moore
- Young
- Crouse
- Horst
- Parsons
- Zatezalo
- Dean
- Hott
- Phillips
- Speaker Hanshaw
- Dillon
- Howell, G
- Pinson
NO: 0
YES: 95
- Adkins
- Dittman
- Howell, T
- Pritt
- Akers
- Eldridge
- Jeffries
- Pushkin
- Amos
- Ellington
- Jennings
- Ridenour
- Anders
- Fehrenbacher
- Jordan
- Riley
- Anderson
- Ferrell
- Kelly
- Rohrbach
- Bell
- Flanigan
- Kimble
- Roop
- Bridges
- Fluharty
- Kyle
- Shamblin
- Brooks
- Foggin
- Leavitt
- Sheedy
- Browning
- Funkhouser
- Lewis
- Statler
- Burkhammer
- Garcia
- Linville
- Stephens
- Butler
- Gearheart
- Lucas
- Street
- Campbell
- Green
- Mallow
- Toney
- Cannon, D
- Hall
- Marple
- Vance
- Cannon, J
- Hamilton
- Martin
- Ward, B
- Canterbury
- Hansen
- Masters
- Ward, G
- Chiarelli
- Heckert
- Maynor
- Watt
- Clark
- Hillenbrand
- Mazzocchi
- White
- Clay
- Hite
- McCormick
- Williams
- Coop-Gonzalez
- Holstein
- McGeehan
- Willis
- Cooper
- Hornbuckle
- Miller
- Worrell
- Criss
- Hornby
- Moore
- Young
- Crouse
- Horst
- Parsons
- Zatezalo
- Dean
- Hott
- Phillips
- Speaker Hanshaw
- Dillon
- Howell, G
- Pinson
NO: 0
Actions
- Mar 14, 2026 | House
- Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal
- Mar 14, 2026 | Senate
- Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal
- Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- Approved by Governor 4/1/2026
- Mar 14, 2026 | Senate
- To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- To Governor 3/18/2026
- Mar 14, 2026 | Senate
- House Message received
- Mar 14, 2026 | House
- On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 3rd time
- Passed House (Roll No. 616)
- Effective from passage (Roll No. 617)
- Communicated to Senate
- Completed legislative action
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/12/2026
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Do pass
- Immediate consideration
- Read 1st time
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- To House Finance
- Mar 02, 2026 | House
- To Finance
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- House received Senate message
- Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2026 | Senate
- On 3rd reading
- Read 3rd time
- Passed Senate (Roll No. 245)
- Effective from passage (Roll No. 246)
- Ordered to House
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- On 2nd reading
- Read 2nd time
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- On 1st reading
- Read 1st time
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Committee substitute reported
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Filed for introduction
- To Pensions
- Introduced in Senate
- To Pensions
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