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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 973: Creating crime of property disposal for purposes of avoiding debt or asset repayment

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 973 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 17, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Creating crime of property disposal for purposes of avoiding debt or asset repayment. Primary sponsor: Ryan Weld (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (February 17, 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
Ryan WeldPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Mike OliverioCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13

“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