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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 615: Requiring persons with illegal immigration status be turned over to ICE

Passed one chamber 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 615 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring persons with illegal immigration status be turned over to ICE. Primary sponsor: Craig Hart (Republican). It lists 15 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 10, 2026): To House 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 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Craig HartPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Mike AzingerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Kevan BartlettCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Laura ChapmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Vince DeedsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Scott FullerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Brian HeltonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Zack MaynardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7
PhillipsCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Rollan RobertsCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate9
Chris RoseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
SmithCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Eric TarrCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Jay TaylorCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14
Darren ThorneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15
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 House Judiciary
  2. To Judiciary
  3. Introduced in House
  4. House received Senate message
  5. Ordered to House
  6. Passed Senate (Roll No. 56)
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Laid over on 3rd reading 2/6/2026
  9. On 3rd reading
  10. Read 2nd time
  11. On 2nd reading
  12. Read 1st time

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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