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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 612: Establishing November 7 as Victims of Communism Day

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 612 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Establishing November 7 as Victims of Communism Day. Primary sponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 27, 2026): To Education.

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 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patricia RuckerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Mike AzingerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Kevan BartlettCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Vince DeedsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Scott FullerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
HamiltonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Craig HartCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Brian HeltonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
MartinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Robbie MorrisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Ben QueenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Chris RoseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Jay TaylorCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Darren ThorneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Ryan WeldCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
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 Education
  2. Introduced in Senate
  3. To Education then Finance
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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