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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 706: Modifying severance tax on newly drilled oil and natural gas wells

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 706 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Modifying severance tax on newly drilled oil and natural gas wells. Primary sponsor: Jeffries. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 10, 2026): To Finance.

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
JeffriesPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Chris RoseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2

“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 Finance
  2. Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
  3. To Energy, Industry, and Mining
  4. Introduced in Senate
  5. To Energy, Industry, and Mining then Finance
  6. Filed for introduction

Sources

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