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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1042: Relating to ventilation of underground mines

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1042 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to ventilation of underground mines. Primary sponsor: Chris Rose (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 25, 2026): Chapter 231, Acts, Regular Session, 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris RosePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
PhillipsCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Chapter 231, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
  2. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026
  3. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal
  4. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal
  5. To Governor 3/13/2026
  6. House received Senate message
  7. Completed legislative action
  8. Communicated to House
  9. Effective from passage (Roll No. 475)
  10. Passed Senate (Roll No. 474)
  11. Senate concurred in House title amendment (Voice vote)
  12. House Message received

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source