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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 970: Exempting volunteer fire departments from raffle regulations

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 970 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 17, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Exempting volunteer fire departments from raffle regulations. Primary sponsor: Robbie Morris (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 25, 2026): Chapter 288, Acts, Regular Session, 2026.

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
Robbie MorrisPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
HamiltonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 288, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
  2. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026
  3. To Governor 3/18/2026
  4. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal
  5. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal
  6. To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal
  7. House Message received
  8. Completed legislative action
  9. Communicated to Senate
  10. Effective from passage (Roll No. 481)
  11. Passed House (Roll No. 480)
  12. Read 3rd time

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

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