SENATE CALENDAR

 

Monday, February 23, 2026

11:00 AM

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

S. R. 45 - Designating February 23, 2026, as WV American Academy of Pediatrics Child Health Advocacy Day

 

THIRD READING

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eng. S. B. 927 - Clarifying Commissioner of Agriculture's authority to regulate bees - (With right to amend)

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

 

SECOND 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

 

FIRST READING

 

Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for S. B. 493 - Relating to open captioning for motion pictures

Com. Sub. for S. B. 560 - Relating to financing and state payments (original similar to HB5461)

Com. Sub. for S. B. 670 - Adopting Uniform Protected Series Act

S. B. 755 - Removing state agencies' requirement to submit annual reports for certain businesses

S. B. 759 - Relating to agency changes to auctioneers

S. B. 794 - Relating to appeals of orders or decrees of adoption

Com. Sub. for S. B. 880 - Recognizing Judea and Samaria

S. B. 900 - Including certain correctional facilities as "targeted facility"

S. B. 908 - Relating to flexibility in setting lottery director's salary

Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4215 -  Department of Health Rules Bundle - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) (original similar to SB266)