---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating generally to WV Uniform Trust Code"
description: "Relating generally to WV Uniform Trust Code"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 81"
citation: "West Virginia SB 81 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Estates and Trusts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Trump"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 35
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7140ab7-ce80-434b-b6b4-a79cc6e73a25"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=81&year=2021&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "5bd6b3909635334ba2b6e325c36ec802ccf1f8a77c918f4461e339615ffb93ba"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
---

# West Virginia SB 81 (2021) — Relating generally to WV Uniform Trust Code

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB81%20SUB1.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=81)
2. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB81%20SUB1%20ENR.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=81)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB81%20INTR.htm&yr=2021&sesstype=RS&i=81)

## Votes

- Passage — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Trump — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2021-02-10** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-12** Committee substitute reported
- **2021-02-13** On 1st reading
- **2021-02-13** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2021-02-15** On 2nd reading
- **2021-02-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-16** On 3rd reading
- **2021-02-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-02-16** Passed Senate (Roll No. 5) `passage`
- **2021-02-16** Effective from passage (Roll No. 5)
- **2021-02-16** Ordered to House
- **2021-02-17** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2021-02-17** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Do pass
- **2021-03-31** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-03-31** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2021-04-01** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-04-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-02** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2021-04-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-02** Passed House (Roll No. 403) `passage`
- **2021-04-02** Effective from passage (Roll No. 404)
- **2021-04-02** Communicated to Senate
- **2021-04-02** Completed legislative action
- **2021-04-05** House Message received
- **2021-04-07** To Governor 4/7/21 `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-07** To Governor 4/7/21 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-15** Approved by Governor 4/15/21 `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-10** Approved by Governor 4/15/21 - Senate Journal
- **2021-04-10** Approved by Governor 4/15/21 - House Journal
- **2021-05-24** Chapter 117, Acts, Regular Session, 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7140ab7-ce80-434b-b6b4-a79cc6e73a25`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).