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Votes at a glance: West Virginia Senate passes multiple bills on Feb. 24, 2026
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Summary
The West Virginia Senate on Feb. 24 approved a package of bills spanning accessibility, business law, corrections, health rules, and other topics; this roundup lists each bill, a one-sentence description and the recorded Senate outcome.
The West Virginia Senate on Feb. 24 conducted third-readings and recorded votes on a number of bills. Below are the items taken up on the floor, a brief description and the Senate—s recorded vote as reported by the clerk.
• SB493 (open captioning for motion pictures): requires exhibitors operating eight or more screens in more than one location to provide open captioning for at least two showings per week; passed, 33–1.
• SB560 (FAST Act — stable token payments): authorizes the state to use specified stable tokens for vendor payments if vendors accept them and sets treasurer oversight and reporting requirements; passed, 34–0.
• SB670 (Uniform Protected Series Act): authorizes formation and recognition of protected series LLCs with related filing and transparency requirements; passed, 34–0.
• SB755 (state agency annual-report change): removes redundant annual procurement reports for small/women/minority business categories and relies on OASIS data; passed, 34–0; sponsor moved and Senate voted to make the bill effective from passage.
• SB759 (auctioneers): modernizes auction law, raises bond requirements and adds registration for auction firms; passed, 34–0.
• SB784 (adoption appeals): clarifies jurisdictional assignment for appeals of adoption orders; passed, 34–0.
• SB880 (recognition of 'Judea And Samaria'): directs state agencies to use the historical name 'Judea And Samaria' instead of 'West Bank' in official materials unless exemption is filed; passed, 32–2.
• SB900 (add correctional facilities to targeted facilities): adds correctional facilities to the targeted-facility definition to curb drone-delivered contraband; passed, 33–0 (1 absent).
• SB908 (lottery director salary): gives the governor discretion to set the state lottery director—s salary (statutory $110,000 cap currently in code); passed, 24–9–1.
• SB935 (B&O exemption change for certain coal-fired merchant plants): eliminates a B&O tax exemption for plants that do not purchase West Virginia coal and do not serve West Virginia customers; passed, 32–1–1.
Votes recorded on the Senate floor were communicated by the clerk and, where noted, bills were advanced for transmittal to the House.
