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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 878: Creating Office of Entrepreneurship within Office of Secretary of State

Enacted 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 878 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Creating Office of Entrepreneurship within Office of Secretary of State. Primary sponsor: Ben Queen (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 25, 2026): Chapter 157, Acts, Regular Session, 2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ben QueenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Trenton BarnhartCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Jay TaylorCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate14

“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. Chapter 157, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
  2. Approved by Governor 3/25/2026
  3. To Governor 3/18/2026
  4. Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - House Journal
  5. Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal
  6. To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal
  7. Completed legislative action
  8. Communicated to House
  9. Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 604)
  10. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 603)
  11. House Message received
  12. Communicated to Senate

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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