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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 480: Relating generally to underground facilities damage prevention

Introduced 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 480 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating generally to underground facilities damage prevention. Primary sponsor: Jack Woodrum (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 19, 2026): To Energy, Industry, and Mining.

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
Jack WoodrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate10

“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 Energy, Industry, and Mining
  2. Introduced in Senate
  3. To Energy, Industry, and Mining then Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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