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Senate Bill 1





Legislative Session: 2026(RS)
LAST ACTION: Effective from passage - (February 16, 2026)
SUMMARY: Small Business Growth Act
LEAD SPONSOR: Smith (Mr. President)
SPONSORS: Phillips, Queen, Deeds, Thorne, Morris, Helton, Takubo, Hamilton, Roberts, Woodrum, Z. Maynard, Willis, Barnhart, Azinger, M. Maynard, Bartlett, Taylor
BILL TEXT:
Bill Definitions
Enrolled Committee Substitute - html | pdf | docx
Committee Substitute - html | pdf | docx
Introduced Version - html | pdf | docx
CODE AFFECTED: § 5 B- 12 - 1   (New Code)
§ 5 B- 12 - 2   (New Code)
§ 5 B- 12 - 3   (New Code)
§ 5 B- 12 - 4   (New Code)
§ 5 B- 12 - 5   (New Code)
§ 5 B- 12 - 6   (New Code)
§ 5 B- 12 - 7   (New Code)
FISCAL NOTES: Commerce, WV Dept of
Tax & Revenue Department, WV State
Tax & Revenue Department, WV State
FLOOR AMENDMENTS:
Floor Amend. Definitions
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SUBJECT(S): Economic Development

ACTIONS:
Description Date Journal Page
Effective from passage - (February 16, 2026)
S Approved by Governor 2/23/2026 02/23/26 19
H Approved by Governor 2/23/26 - House Journal 02/23/26
H To Governor 2/17/2026 - House Journal 02/19/26
S To Governor 2/17/2026 - Senate Journal 02/19/26 21
S To Governor 2/17/2026 02/17/26
H House received Senate message 02/17/26
S Completed legislative action 02/16/26
S Communicated to House 02/16/26 25
S Effective from passage (Roll No. 88) 02/16/26 24
S Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 87) 02/16/26 24
S Tarr #1 amends. to House amends rejected (Roll No. 86) 02/16/26 16-24
S Tarr amendments to House amends. withdrawn by unanimous consent 02/16/26 16
S Tarr amends. to House amends. reported 02/16/26 9-16
S House amendments reported 02/16/26 2-9
S House Message received 02/16/26 2
H Communicated to Senate 02/13/26
H Effective from passage (Roll No. 84) 02/13/26
H Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) 02/13/26
H Passed House (Roll No. 83) 02/16/26
H Read 3rd time 02/13/26
H On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 02/13/26
H Amendment adopted (Voice vote) 02/12/26
H Amendment reported by the Clerk 02/12/26
H Read 2nd time 02/12/26
H On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 02/12/26
H Read 1st time 02/11/26
H Immediate consideration 02/11/26
H Reference dispensed 02/11/26
H Introduced in House 02/11/26
H House received Senate message 02/11/26
S Communicated to House 02/06/26 14
S Passed Senate (Roll No. 47) 02/06/26 14
S Read 3rd time 02/06/26 14
S On 3rd reading 02/06/26
S Read 2nd time 02/05/26 15
S On 2nd reading 02/05/26
S Read 1st time 02/04/26 11
S On 1st reading 02/04/26
S Committee substitute reported 02/03/26 2
S To Finance 01/14/26 8
S Introduced in Senate 01/14/26 8
S To Finance 01/14/26
S Filed for introduction 01/14/26
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