SENATE CALENDAR

Saturday, February 21, 2026

9:00 AM

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

S. C. R. 4 - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study security of WV elections

THIRD READING

Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 65 - Removing persons who perform drywall services from definition of “contractor” in Contractor Licensing Act

Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 200 - Increasing criminal penalties and fines for assault on certain public service workers, law-enforcement officers, and police animals

Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 659 - Prohibiting certain restrictions on regulation of accessory dwelling units

Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 742 - Modifying requirements for involuntary hospitalization

Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 757 - Relating to government construction contracts

Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 763 - Requiring children to be screened for sex trafficking upon entering foster care

Eng. S. B. 773 - Requiring Department of Health to report positive alpha-gal tests to CDC

Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for S. B. 878 - Creating Office of Entrepreneurship within Office of Secretary of State

Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 890 - Changing certain school calendar requirements from days or months to hours

Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 899 - Permitting certain teachers to be certified to work as school principals

Eng. S. B. 916 - Using “A.C.” as name ending for accounting corporation

Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 928 - Relating to manufacture, sale, and distribution of low-proof spirit alcohol products (original similar to HB5504)

Eng. H. B. 4575 - Making Supplemental Appropriation to State Board of Education.

SECOND READING

Com. Sub. for S. B. 59 - Relating to voter eligibility and residency requirements

Com. Sub. for S. B. 558 - Relating to school bus safety violations by vehicle operators

S. B. 705 - Creating offense of theft by conversion

Com. Sub. for S. B. 886 - Permitting prescribed fire control on private property without burning permit

S. B. 913 - Removing annual report requirement for WV Research Trust Fund

S. B. 925 - Providing Future Farmers of America-sanctioned activities not count toward limit of excused absences

S. B. 927 - Clarifying Commissioner of Agriculture's authority to regulate bees

Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4088 - Relating to certified public accountants (original similar to SB532)

FIRST READING

Com. Sub. for S. B. 54 - Establishing criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults

Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for S. B. 402 - Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Act (original similar to HB4014)

Com. Sub. for S. B. 669 - Relating to general powers of PSC

Com. Sub. for S. B. 672 - Relating to acts for which WV Real Estate Commission may refuse, suspend, or revoke licenses

S. B. 749 - Relating to county economic opportunity development districts

S. B. 792 - Eliminating requirement that Supreme Court of Appeals supply magistrates with copies of WV Code

S. B. 795 - Permitting parents and guardians to pay for independent medical evaluation of child in protective custody

S. B. 862 - Repealing Addiction Treatment Pilot Program (original similar to HB5449)

S. B. 888 - Creating Judicial Deference Reform Act

S. B. 935 - Eliminating business and occupation tax exemption for certain coal-fired merchant power plants

S. B. 944 - Expanding categories of eligible federal law-enforcement officers authorized to enforce state laws

Com. Sub. for S. B. 945 - Permitting Adjutant General to pay employees during federal government shutdown or furlough