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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 401: Exempting certain employees from classified civil service system

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 401 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Exempting certain employees from classified civil service system. Primary sponsor: Smith. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (January 15, 2026): To Government Organization.

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): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
SmithPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mike WoelfelCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5

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

Sources

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