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SB 440 WV
Passed One Chamber

Increasing penalty for transporting telecommunication devices into jails

WV · session 2026 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 16, 2026

Latest action (Mar 11, 2026) On 2nd reading, House Calendar

Sponsor (1)
  • Deeds Republican · primary
4 coauthors / cosponsors
  • Hamilton · cosponsor
  • Woelfel Democratic · cosponsor
  • Willis · cosponsor
  • Tarr Republican · cosponsor

Action history (25)
  1. Jan 16, 2026 Filed for introduction · upper
  2. Jan 16, 2026 To Judiciary · upper
  3. Jan 16, 2026 Introduced in Senate · upper
  4. Jan 16, 2026 To Judiciary · upper
  5. Feb 3, 2026 Committee substitute reported · upper
  6. Feb 4, 2026 On 1st reading · upper
  7. Feb 4, 2026 Read 1st time · upper
  8. Feb 5, 2026 On 2nd reading · upper
  9. Feb 5, 2026 Read 2nd time · upper
  10. Feb 6, 2026 On 3rd reading · upper
  11. Feb 6, 2026 Laid over on 3rd reading 2/6/2026 · upper
  12. Feb 9, 2026 Read 3rd time · upper
  13. Feb 9, 2026 Passed Senate (Roll No. 53) · upper
  14. Feb 9, 2026 Ordered to House · upper
  15. Feb 10, 2026 House received Senate message · lower
  16. Feb 10, 2026 Introduced in House · lower
  17. Feb 10, 2026 To Judiciary · lower
  18. Feb 10, 2026 To House Judiciary · lower
  19. Mar 9, 2026 Markup Discussion · lower
  20. Mar 10, 2026 Do pass · lower
  21. Mar 10, 2026 Immediate consideration · lower
  22. Mar 10, 2026 Read 1st time · lower
  23. Mar 11, 2026 On 2nd reading, Special Calendar · lower
  24. Mar 11, 2026 Placed on House Calendar · lower
  25. Mar 11, 2026 On 2nd reading, House Calendar · lower
Subjects
Crime

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