1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call - Establish Quorum
3. Approval of minutes
4. S. B. 97 - Equipment Right to Repair Act.
5. S. B. 927 - Clarifying Commissioner of Agriculture's authority to regulate bees.
6. S. B. 932 - Specifying that cultivated meat products are adulterated foods.
7. Other Business
8. Adjournment
Com. Sub. for SB 887 - Relating to requirements for licensure and regulation of money service business.
Call to order- Establish Quorum.
Approval of Previous Minutes
Com. Sub. for S. B. 94 - Relating to Robert C. Byrd Corridor H Highway Authority.
S. B. 749 - Relating to county economic opportunity development districts.
Other Business
Adjournment
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
4. SB913 - Removing annual report requirement for WV Research Trust Fund
5. SB925 - Providing Future Farmers of America-sanctioned activities not count toward limit of excused absences
6. Other Business
7. Adjournment
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call - Establish Quorum
3. Approval of minutes
4. S. R. 32 - Protecting WV coal jobs, coal power, and coal families.
5. Eng. Committee Substitute for H. B. 4026 - Relating to expanding the requirements for integrated resource plans utility companies must file with the Public Service Commission.
6. Other Business
7. Adjournment
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3 Approval of Minutes
4 Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 560 - Relating to financing and state payments
5. Senate Bill 908 - Relating to flexibility in setting lottery director's salary
6. Senate Bill 755 - Removing state agencies' requirement to submit annual reports for certain businesses
7. Senate Bill 759 -Relating to agency changes to auctioneers
8. Other Business
9 Adjourn
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of minutes
4. Com. Sub. For SB 714- Relating generally to Board of Veterinarians
5. SB 765- Allowing retail liquor outlets discount certain liquor below minimum markup
6. Com. Sub. For SB 856-Extending State Fire Marshal inspections to include municipalities with certified fire code
7. SB 952- Transferring Court Security Fund
8. SB 924- Streamlining and reforming Division of Personnel systems
9. Com. Sub. For SB 672- Relating to acts for which WV Real Estate Commission may refuse, suspend, or revoke licenses
10. Other Business
11. Adjournment
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
IV. SB399 Creating Bring Them Home Fund
V. HB4022 CPS Allocation
VI. HB4354 Relating to necessity allowance
VII. HB4602 Relating to requiring the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot program to contract for supplemental caseworker aide services for the Bureau for Social Services
VIII. HB4749 Relating to adding requirements to the foster child bill of rights
IX. Other Business
X. Adjournment
AGENDA
Date: Friday, February 20, 2026 Time: 1:15 p.m. Location: Senate Judiciary Committee Room, 208 West
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
IV. Bills to be Considered
1. H. B. 4215 - Department of Health Rules Bundle. (DG) a. 64 CSR 19 - Water Well Regulations b. 64 CSR 45 - Lead Abatement Licensing c. 64 CSR 48 - Emergency Medical Services d. 64 CSR 51 - Fees for Services e. 64 CSR 57 - Clinical Laboratory Practitioner Licensure f. 64 CSR 67 - Distribution of State Funds for Support of Local Boards of Health g. 64 CSR 73 - Basic Public Health Service Standards for Local Boards of Health h. 64 CSR 103 - Expedited Partner Therapy i. 64 CSR 115 - Diabetes Self-Management Education j. 65 CSR 29 - Exemption from Certificate of Need k. 64 CSR 59 - Patient Rights at State-Operated Mental Health Facilities l. 71 CSR 15 - Nursing Home Licensure m. 71 CSR 17 - Delegation of Medication Administration and Health Maintenance Tasks to Approved Medication Assistive Personnel n. 71 CSR 21 - Assisted Living Residences o. 71 CSR 24 - Syringe Services Program Licensure p. 71 CSR 25 - Behavioral Health Centers Licensure 2. S. B. 900 - Including certain correctional facilities as “targeted facility” (RN) 3. S. B. 794 - Relating to appeals of orders or decrees of adoption. (JC) 4. S. B. 950 - Relating to mileage and expenses of judges. (JC) 5. S. B. 880 - Creating Recognizing Judea and Samaria Act. (JC/AC)
V. Other Business
VI. Adjournment
Note: Agenda and order are tentative and subject to change.
1. Call To Order
2. Roll Call - Establish Quorum
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Committee Substitute for S. B. 613 - Extending interest rate cap to all obligations incurred during military service.
5. Committee Substitute for S. B. 738 - Clarifying eligibility for TRICARE program.
6. Committee Substitute for S. B. 860 - Relating to payment of funeral expenses for first responders.
7. S. B. 944 - Expanding categories of eligible federal law-enforcement officers authorized to enforce state laws.
8. Committee Substitute for S. B. 945 - Permitting Adjutant General to pay employees during federal government shutdown or furlough.
9. Other Business
10. Adjournment
Senate Bills:
Com. Sub. for SB 997 - Allowing certain hospital staff members to begin withdrawing from retirement benefits in certain circumstances.
Com. Sub. for SB 977 - Creating benefit for duty-related partial disability.
Com. Sub. for SB 978 - Authorizing certain municipalities to become members of Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System.
SB 1035 - Suspending contribution of courts in judicial retirement system until certain conditions are met.
SB 676 - Placing members of Division of Protective Services under state police retirement system.
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Minutes
4. SB644 - Requiring State Treasurer participate in federal tax credit scholarship program
5. Other Business
6. Adjournment
Com. Sub for SB 690 - Creating alternative DOH procurement procedure.
Com. Sub. for SB 691 - Relating to utility lines on DOH rights-of-way.
Com. Sub. for SB 752 - Transferring authority for racing events from county commissions to DOT.
Com. Sub. for SB 753 - Establishing Adopt-A-Road program.
1. Roll Call - Establish Quorum
2. Approval of minutes
3. S. B. 553 - Providing for transfer of license to contractor’s qualifying immediate family member.
4. Other Business
5. Adjournment