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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 783: Relating to sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital sexual battery

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 783 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital sexual battery. Primary sponsor: Brian Helton (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brian HeltonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate9
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 Judiciary
  2. Introduced in Senate
  3. To Judiciary then Finance
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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