SENATE CALENDAR
Thursday, March 12, 2026
11:00 AM
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
S. C. R. 8 - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study access in public secondary schools to athletic trainers
S. C. R. 9 - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study decline of eastern gray fox population in WV
S. C. R. 10 - Requesting Joint Committee on Government and Finance study feasibility of hunters buying upland game bird stamps with standard hunting licenses
S. R. 62 - Designating March 12, 2026, as WV Athletic Trainers Day
THIRD READING
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4002 - Establishing the West Virginia Collaboratory
Eng. H. B. 4008 - Relating to Business Ready Sites Program
Eng. H. B. 4404 - Increase the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and allowing fire departments to make an expenditure for educational and training supplies and fire prevention promotional materials
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4481 - WV Load Forecast Accountability Act - (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for H. B. 4483 - Relating to funeral service licensure and administration - (com. amend. pending) - (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4538 - Regarding fines in DOH work zones
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4546 - Providing for biennial reporting instead of annual reporting for business organizations. - (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4552 - Relating to the law-enforcement powers of correctional officers
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4573 - Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4606 - Relating to the meaning of residence for the purpose of bail
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4610 - Safeguard the Right-To-Try Cutting-Edge Medicine Act - (Com. amend. pending) - (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4625 - Relating to quit claim deeds
Eng. H. B. 4626 - Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration’s drug development trials with ibogaine
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4755 - Adding Aggravated Vehicular Homicide to the list of qualifying offenses - (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. H. B. 4768 - Relating to updating definitions to incorporate federal law changes to qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts
Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for H. B. 4784 - Extending the Qualified Opportunity Zones until July 1, 2032.
Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for H. B. 4793 - Creating the Barber Apprentice Program - (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. H. B. 4801 - Defining Permissible expenditures for municipalities and counties
Eng. H. B. 4819 - Relating to use of criminal records as disqualification from authorization to practice a particular profession
Eng. H. B. 4842 - Relating to civil remedies for the unauthorized disclosure of intimate images.
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4850 - Providing online training for Executors/Executrix of an Estate
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4893 - Increase the penalties for contempt of court in a magistrate court - (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4965 - Relating to patient-centered treatment flexibility within the Public Employees Insurance Agency
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5004 - Relating generally to PANS and PANDAS.
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5015 - Relating to the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact
Eng. H. B. 5022 - Relating to expanding the programs to be included in the annual capitation rate review.
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5063 - To permit the county commission to appoint a county commissioner to a convention and visitor’s bureau as a voting member
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5086 - Relating to peer support services
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5087 - Relating to Interstate Cosmetology Licensure Compact.
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5088 - Relating to Natural Resource Police Officer Retirement (original similar to SB934)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5162 - Relating to the sales of tax liens
Eng. H. B. 5323 - Relating to indexing of license and stamp fees
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5327 - West Virginia ALS Care Services Act (original similar to SB990)
Eng. H. B. 5382 - Relating to the Neighborhood Investment Program.
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5398 - Relating to dates and deposits for Oil and Gas Well Plugging - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) - (With right to amend)
Eng. H. B. 5406 - Relating to driving under the influence - (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5466 - Relating to Abuse Prevention Program
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5480 - Relating to establishing the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program. - (Com. title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5582 - Extending program for drug screening of applicants for TANF - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) - (With right to amend)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5613 - Relating to authorizing the Fleet Management Division to use telematics
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5622 - Amendments to city charters.
Eng. H. B. 5638 - Relating to the requirements of the state’s cyber security program and responsibilities and authority of the state chief information security officer
Eng. H. B. 5653 - To confirm the confidentiality of internal audit and other manuals, training materials, guidelines, thresholds, and procedures.
Eng. H. B. 5684 - Relating to authorizing the Supreme Court of Appeals to create child protection commissioners - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending) - (With right to amend)
Eng. H. B. 5685 - Relating to authorizing bonds for improvements to the West Virginia Science and Culture Center
SECOND READING
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4007 - Relating to industrial access roads - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4010 - Providing a statutory program for loaning financial assistance to local airports for airplane hangar construction in this state - (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4087 - To create a West Virginia-Ireland Education Alliance.
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4176 - To allow youth and handicapped hunters to harvest a buck deer or doe during youth/handicapped special hunts
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4191 - Relating to providing child care generally
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4245 - Authorizing Certain Agencies of the Department of Revenue to Promulgate Legislative Rules - (Com. amend. pending) (original similar to SB292)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4345 - Relating to the preservation of missing persons records and evidence - (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4418 - Creating “The Tax Efficiency Act of 2026”
Eng. H. B. 4425 - To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing eligibility.
Eng. H. B. 4452 - To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4577 - Relating to driver’s licenses - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for H. B. 4588 - Relating to participating in the federal tax credit scholarship program - (Com. amend. pending) (original similar to SB644)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4592 - Relating to college campus safety - (Com. amends. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4603 - Relating to the creation of the process of obtaining and adjudicating a pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition - (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4710 - Changing the limit on switching parties before filing to run for office from 60 days to 180 days prior to an election. - (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4712 - Increasing the criminal penalties for DUI causing death to be known as “Baylea’s Law.” - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. H. B. 4765 - Teacher, School Personnel, and State Police Pay Raise - (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4852 - Relating to regulation of foods - (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4865 - Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4869 - Establish narrow, clearly bounded guaranteed-issue rights for Medicare Supplement policies in West Virginia.
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 4996 - Relating to bail in cases involving terroristic threats to schools or children - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. H. B. 5048 - To ensure virtual instruction for foster students while in temporary placement facilities. - (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5065 - Relating to hotel occupancy tax. - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5074 - Relating to changing the allocation of proceeds in the Medical Cannabis Program Fund. - (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5101 - The Joanna Phillips Domestic Violence Prevention Act - (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. H. B. 5166 - To provide notice to any political committees violating the filing requirements prior to assessing any civil fines and giving the Secretary of State authority to grant additional time for compliance not to exceed an additional 14 days. - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5168 - To increase funding for EMS first responders. - (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5182 - Relating generally to authorizing security personnel employed by the State Treasurer to carry concealed weapons while performing his or her official duties
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5212 - Relating to financial aid for post-secondary education. - (Com. amends. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5353 - To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for new and existing customers. - (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. H. B. 5366 - Relating to rules governing the practice of law - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5401 - Relating to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5438 - To modify the foundation allowance to improve instructional programs. - (Com. amends. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5462 - Relating to Mine Subsidence
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5484 - Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5515 - Relating to modernizing and updating workers’ compensation statutes. - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5527 - Relating to Wellness Reimbursement Programs - (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5528 - Relating to protection of personal residential information of certain public officials. - (Com. amend. and title amend. pending)
Eng. Com. Sub. for H. B. 5537 - Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. - (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. H. B. 5687 - Relating to reducing the tax rate imposed on the gross value of metallurgical coal produced in this state - (Com. amend. pending)
Eng. H. B. 5689 - Supplemental appropriation, Department of Homeland Security
Eng. H. B. 5690 - Supplemental appropriation, Adjutant General
Eng. H. B. 5691 - Supplemental appropriation, Department of Health
Eng. H. B. 5692 - Supplemental appropriation, State Road Fund
Eng. H. B. 5693 - Supplemental appropriation, Department of Tourism Revenue
Eng. H. J. R. 42 - Homestead exemption - (Com. amends. and title amend. pending)