---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying requirements for public water systems"
description: "Modifying requirements for public water systems"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 586"
citation: "West Virginia SB 586 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Martin"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 37
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-23"
last_action: "2026-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b7e191a0-7fc3-4fed-a1cb-f2f9dfc77e97"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=586&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "f58fde66edeba3f513d073aacee6e5e84030520dfcbd5028c9c174299e8d4423"
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 586 (2026) — Modifying requirements for public water systems

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb586%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=586)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb586%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=586)

## Votes

- Passage — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **68–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Martin — primary (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-23** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-23** To Energy, Industry, and Mining
- **2026-01-23** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-01-23** To Energy, Industry, and Mining
- **2026-02-03** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-04** On 1st reading
- **2026-02-04** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-05** On 2nd reading
- **2026-02-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-06** On 3rd reading
- **2026-02-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-06** Passed Senate (Roll No. 51) `passage`
- **2026-02-06** Ordered to House
- **2026-02-09** House received Senate message
- **2026-02-09** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-02-09** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09** To House Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-09** Do pass
- **2026-03-09** Immediate consideration
- **2026-03-09** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-10** Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/11/2026
- **2026-03-12** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-12** Reported by the Clerk
- **2026-03-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2026-03-12** Amendment ruled not germane
- **2026-03-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Passed House (Roll No. 430) `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-03-12** Completed legislative action
- **2026-03-13** House Message received
- **2026-03-18** To Governor 3/18/2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-27** Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-25** Chapter 268, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b7e191a0-7fc3-4fed-a1cb-f2f9dfc77e97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).