SB 792 West Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Eliminating requirement that Supreme Court of Appeals supply magistrates with copies of WV Code

SB 792 would remove a requirement that the Supreme Court of Appeals provide magistrates with a current copy of the West Virginia Code. Currently, state law mandates that the administrative director of the Supreme Court supply each magistrate with a copy, which remains the state's property. This bill eliminates that provision, meaning the Supreme Court would no longer be obligated to distribute the code to magistrates. The change affects the administrative duties of the Supreme Court and how magistrates access the state's statutory law for their court work.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2026 Last action Feb 25, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

330
Passed
Total votes 33
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
31 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 213)
upper
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
To Finance
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass, but first to Finance
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary then Finance
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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