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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 920: Mandating life sentence for first degree murder of minor victim with firearm

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 920 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 11, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Mandating life sentence for first degree murder of minor victim with firearm. Primary sponsor: Anne Charnock (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 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
Anne CharnockPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Kevan BartlettCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8

“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