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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 493: Relating to open captioning for motion pictures

Passed both chambers 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 493 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to open captioning for motion pictures. Primary sponsor: Vince Deeds (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 14, 2026): Communicated 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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Vince DeedsPrimary 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. Communicated to House
  2. Senate refused to concur; requested House to recede (Voice vote)
  3. House Message received
  4. Communicated to Senate
  5. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
  6. Passed House (Roll No. 530)
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Amendment rejected (Voice vote)
  9. Amendment reported by the Clerk
  10. Amended on 3rd reading (Roll No. 529)
  11. Reported by the Clerk
  12. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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