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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1073: Classifying independent contractors and employees

In committee 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 1073 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 23, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Classifying independent contractors and employees. Primary sponsor: Willis. It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 23, 2026): To Judiciary.

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 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
WillisPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jason BarrettCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Kevan BartlettCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Charles ClementsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Brian HeltonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
MartinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Patricia RuckerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16

“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. To Judiciary
  2. Introduced in Senate
  3. To Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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