Votes at a glance: West Virginia Senate concurs with House amendments on multiple bills
March 14, 2026 | 2026 Legislature WV, West Virginia
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The West Virginia Senate on the floor considered and concurred with House amendments to numerous Senate bills, adopted technical amendments, confirmed nominations and set effective dates for several measures.
Among the bills the Senate concurred with and passed were: Senate Bill 29 (pay increases for members of the judiciary), SB 44 (sale of homemade food items / cottage-food provisions), SB 617 (protections for eligible adults from financial exploitation), SB 742 (requirements for involuntary hospitalization), SB 952 (court security fund transfer), SB 1008 (statutes of limitations for asbestos and silica litigation), SB 947 (streamlined birth-certificate access for people experiencing homelessness), SB 54 (criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults), SB 228 (use of technology and child abuse and neglect investigations with a caseworker aid pilot), SB 231 (value-based payment requirements), SB 402 (workforce readiness opportunity act), SB 553 (contractor license transfers to family members), SB 575 (refusal review hearings and DMV representation), SB 686 (coal co-tenancy modernization), SB 906 (prescription of FDA-approved psilocybin-containing drugs), SB 1026 (penalties for disturbing religious worship), SB 63 (sustaining opportunities for academics and rural schools act), SB 502 (women's collegiate sports protection act) and other items reported by the Clerk of the House.
Vote tallies and outcomes recorded on the floor included multiple unanimous or near-unanimous results. For example: SB 29 passed 33 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent; SB 44 passed 34-0-1; SB 617 passed 34-0-0; SB 742 passed 34-0-0; SB 1008 passed 34-0-0 and was moved to be effective from passage; SB 392 (income tax reduction) initially passed 31-2-1 and on reconsideration later passed 32-2-0; SB 906, permitting lawful prescription of FDA-rescheduled psilocybin products, passed 34-0-0; and SB 63 passed 32-2-0 and was made effective from passage.
The Senate also acted on executive confirmations reported by the Committee on Confirmations. The chamber voted to confirm a slate of nominees with the exception of nominee No. 54 initially held for separate consideration; nominee No. 54 was later confirmed by recorded vote (30-3-1).
The Senate recessed for the day after brief introductions and floor remarks.
Methods and source: Floor messages announced by the Clerk of the House and motions, statements and recorded roll-call tallies spoken on the Senate floor. All vote tallies and motions reflect the transcript of the Senate session; where the transcript gave differing counts on initial and reconsideration ballots those counts are noted above.
Among the bills the Senate concurred with and passed were: Senate Bill 29 (pay increases for members of the judiciary), SB 44 (sale of homemade food items / cottage-food provisions), SB 617 (protections for eligible adults from financial exploitation), SB 742 (requirements for involuntary hospitalization), SB 952 (court security fund transfer), SB 1008 (statutes of limitations for asbestos and silica litigation), SB 947 (streamlined birth-certificate access for people experiencing homelessness), SB 54 (criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults), SB 228 (use of technology and child abuse and neglect investigations with a caseworker aid pilot), SB 231 (value-based payment requirements), SB 402 (workforce readiness opportunity act), SB 553 (contractor license transfers to family members), SB 575 (refusal review hearings and DMV representation), SB 686 (coal co-tenancy modernization), SB 906 (prescription of FDA-approved psilocybin-containing drugs), SB 1026 (penalties for disturbing religious worship), SB 63 (sustaining opportunities for academics and rural schools act), SB 502 (women's collegiate sports protection act) and other items reported by the Clerk of the House.
Vote tallies and outcomes recorded on the floor included multiple unanimous or near-unanimous results. For example: SB 29 passed 33 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent; SB 44 passed 34-0-1; SB 617 passed 34-0-0; SB 742 passed 34-0-0; SB 1008 passed 34-0-0 and was moved to be effective from passage; SB 392 (income tax reduction) initially passed 31-2-1 and on reconsideration later passed 32-2-0; SB 906, permitting lawful prescription of FDA-rescheduled psilocybin products, passed 34-0-0; and SB 63 passed 32-2-0 and was made effective from passage.
The Senate also acted on executive confirmations reported by the Committee on Confirmations. The chamber voted to confirm a slate of nominees with the exception of nominee No. 54 initially held for separate consideration; nominee No. 54 was later confirmed by recorded vote (30-3-1).
The Senate recessed for the day after brief introductions and floor remarks.
Methods and source: Floor messages announced by the Clerk of the House and motions, statements and recorded roll-call tallies spoken on the Senate floor. All vote tallies and motions reflect the transcript of the Senate session; where the transcript gave differing counts on initial and reconsideration ballots those counts are noted above.
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