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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 542: Imposing time limitation on disposition decision in child abuse and neglect proceedings

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 542 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Imposing time limitation on disposition decision in child abuse and neglect proceedings. Primary sponsor: Vince Deeds (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 20, 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
Vince DeedsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Amy GradyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Mark MaynardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Rollan RobertsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9

“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