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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 996: Creating Jennings Randolph Lake State Park and Teter Creek Lake State Park

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 996 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate on February 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Creating Jennings Randolph Lake State Park and Teter Creek Lake State Park. Primary sponsor: Jay Taylor (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 25, 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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jay TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate14
HamiltonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
SmithCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Darren ThorneCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate15

“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. Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
  3. To Natural Resources
  4. Introduced in Senate
  5. To Natural Resources then Finance
  6. Filed for introduction

Sources

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