---
type: "Bill"
title: "Permitting DNR identification tag be used to identify trap"
description: "Permitting DNR identification tag be used to identify trap"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 143"
citation: "West Virginia SB 143 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Natural Resources"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sypolt"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-10"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e012c805-6f0a-4cea-a0a9-a76e57853ea0"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=143&year=2018&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "3b4c5d9d7ab1687bcac31d67752fd50698a5ce2726f6998d7be12afcafe7d7df"
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 143 (2018) — Permitting DNR identification tag be used to identify trap

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB143%20ENR.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=143)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB143%20INTR.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=143)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **94–2** (pass) · legislature
- Passage — **32–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Sypolt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-10** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2018-01-10** To Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-10** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-01-10** To Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-23** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-24** On 1st reading
- **2018-01-24** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** On 2nd reading
- **2018-01-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-01-26** On 3rd reading
- **2018-01-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-01-26** Passed Senate (Roll No. 23) `passage`
- **2018-01-26** Ordered to House
- **2018-01-29** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2018-01-29** To Agriculture and Natural Resources then Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-29** To House Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** With amendment, do pass, but first to Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-13** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** With amendment, do pass `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-01** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2018-03-01** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2018-03-02** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2018-03-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-02** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2018-03-03** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2018-03-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-03** Passed House (Roll No. 296) `passage`
- **2018-03-03** Communicated to Senate
- **2018-03-05** House Message received
- **2018-03-05** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 342)
- **2018-03-05** Communicated to House
- **2018-03-05** Completed legislative action
- **2018-03-09** To Governor 3/9/18 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-10** To Governor 3/9/18 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-10** Approved by Governor 3/20/18 - House Journal
- **2018-03-20** Approved by Governor 3/20/18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-10** Approved by Governor 3/20/18 - Senate Journal
- **2018-04-23** Chapter 163, Acts, Regular Session, 2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e012c805-6f0a-4cea-a0a9-a76e57853ea0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).