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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 978: Authorizing certain municipalities to become members of Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System

Passed one chamber 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 978 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 17, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizing certain municipalities to become members of Municipal Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement System. Primary sponsor: Eric Tarr (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 2, 2026): To Finance.

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
Eric TarrPrimary 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 Finance
  2. To House Finance
  3. Introduced in House
  4. House received Senate message
  5. Ordered to House
  6. Passed Senate (Roll No. 244)
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. On 3rd reading
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. On 2nd reading
  11. Read 1st time
  12. Immediate consideration

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

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