---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating generally to broadband connectivity"
description: "Relating generally to broadband connectivity"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 231"
citation: "West Virginia SB 231 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tarr"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-12"
last_action: "2022-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/515dd886-4cb9-45d5-af1c-3609ddcb0c79"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=231&year=2022&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "fa4489989bd613537b486b7c26bb3a9094cb2f5881cda89f4ef26aee92c7ee2e"
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 231 (2022) — Relating generally to broadband connectivity

## 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=SB231%20SUB1.htm&yr=2022&sesstype=RS&i=231)
2. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB231%20SUB1%20ENR.htm&yr=2022&sesstype=RS&i=231)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB231%20INTR.htm&yr=2022&sesstype=RS&i=231)

## Votes

- Passage — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tarr — primary (person)
- Baldwin — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffries — cosponsor (person)
- Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- Plymale — cosponsor (person)
- Romano — cosponsor (person)
- Stollings — cosponsor (person)
- Woelfel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2022-01-12** To Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-12** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-01-12** To Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02** Committee substitute reported
- **2022-02-03** On 1st reading
- **2022-02-03** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-07** On 2nd reading
- **2022-02-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-08** On 3rd reading
- **2022-02-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-08** Passed Senate (Roll No. 80) `passage`
- **2022-02-08** Ordered to House
- **2022-03-02** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-03-02** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-02** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-07** Do pass
- **2022-03-08** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2022-03-08** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2022-03-09** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2022-03-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-10** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2022-03-10** Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/11/22
- **2022-03-11** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2022-03-11** Postponed on 3rd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/12/22
- **2022-03-12** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2022-03-12** Placed at foot of bills
- **2022-03-12** Reported by the Clerk
- **2022-03-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-12** Passed House (Roll No. 651) `passage`
- **2022-03-12** Communicated to Senate
- **2022-03-12** Completed legislative action
- **2022-03-12** House Message received
- **2022-03-17** To Governor 3/17/2022 `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-12** To Governor 3/17/2022 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-12** To Governor 3/17/22 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-12** Approved by Governor 3/28/22 - House Journal
- **2022-03-28** Approved by Governor 3/28/22 `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-12** Approved by Governor 3/28/22 - Senate Journal
- **2022-04-20** Chapter 48, Acts, Regular Session, 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/515dd886-4cb9-45d5-af1c-3609ddcb0c79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).