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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 70: Protecting state and local government systems and data from foreign entities

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 70 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Protecting state and local government systems and data from foreign entities. Primary sponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 6, 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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patricia RuckerPrimary 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. Reported do pass, but first to Judiciary
  3. To Government Organization
  4. Introduced in Senate
  5. To Government Organization then Judiciary
  6. Filed for introduction

Sources

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