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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 426: Preventing damage to underground facilities

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 426 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Preventing damage to underground facilities. Primary sponsor: Robbie Morris (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 10, 2026): Postponed indefinitely.

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
Robbie MorrisPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
HamiltonCo-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. Postponed indefinitely
  2. Read 1st time
  3. Postponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until 3/10/2026
  4. Postponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until 3/9/2026
  5. Read 1st time
  6. Postponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until 3/6/2026
  7. On 1st reading, Special Calendar
  8. With amendment, do pass
  9. Markup Discussion
  10. To House Energy and Public Works
  11. To Energy and Public Works
  12. Introduced in House

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

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