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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 457: Providing water filtration equipment to residents whose water is deemed unsafe

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 457 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing water filtration equipment to residents whose water is deemed unsafe. Primary sponsor: Laura Chapman (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 16, 2026): To Natural Resources.

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
Laura ChapmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“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 Natural Resources
  2. Introduced in Senate
  3. To Natural Resources then Finance
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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