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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 188: Changing length of term of state political party chair

Passed one chamber 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 188 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Changing length of term of state political party chair. Primary sponsor: Laura Chapman (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Ordered to House.

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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Laura ChapmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Chris RoseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2

“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. Ordered to House
  2. To House Judiciary
  3. To Judiciary
  4. Introduced in House
  5. House received Senate message
  6. Passed Senate (Roll No. 91)
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. On 3rd reading
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. On 2nd reading
  11. Read 1st time
  12. On 1st reading

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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