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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 500: Prohibiting of sex offender living within 1000 feet of any school, park, or playground

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 500 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibiting of sex offender living within 1000 feet of any school, park, or playground. Primary sponsor: Brian Helton (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 19, 2026): To Judiciary.

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 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brian HeltonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Mark MaynardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Chris RoseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Patricia RuckerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
WillisCo-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. To Judiciary
  2. Introduced in Senate
  3. To Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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