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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 953: Relating to disaffiliation from religious denominations while retaining property

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 953 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to disaffiliation from religious denominations while retaining property. Primary sponsor: Amy Grady (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 16, 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
Amy GradyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Eric TarrCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4

“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
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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