---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating generally to controlled substance criminal offenses"
description: "Relating generally to controlled substance criminal offenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 536"
citation: "West Virginia SB 536 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor -- Bills Requested By"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blair"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 47
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-02-01"
last_action: "2022-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b34543ed-bb53-4fe2-a694-921faac17a71"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=536&year=2022&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "178fa455b133c23ced31d62f61920eb63d8cda3883c8f2eca90c6b5e36a32a80"
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 536 (2022) — Relating generally to controlled substance criminal offenses

## Version chain

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

1. **Amendment to committee amendment adopted (Roll No. 629)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/2022/RS/votes/house/00629.pdf)
2. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB536%20SUB1.htm&yr=2022&sesstype=RS&i=536)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB536%20SUB1%20ENR.htm&yr=2022&sesstype=RS&i=536)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB536%20INTR.htm&yr=2022&sesstype=RS&i=536)
5. **SB536 H JUD AM _1 3-8 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2022/RS/com_amends/SB536 H JUD AM _1 3-8 adopted.htm)
6. **SB536 H JUD AM _1 3-8 as amended adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2022/RS/com_amends/SB536 H JUD AM _1 3-8 as amended adopted.htm)
7. **SB536 HFA PUSHKIN 3-10 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2022/RS/floor_amends/SB536 HFA PUSHKIN 3-10 _1 adopted.htm)
8. **SB536 HFA Pinson 3-10 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2022/RS/floor_amends/SB536 HFA Pinson 3-10 _1 adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Blair — primary (person)
- Baldwin — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-01** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2022-02-01** To Judiciary then Finance `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2022-02-01** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16** Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
- **2022-02-16** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-23** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-24** On 1st reading
- **2022-02-24** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2022-02-25** On 2nd reading
- **2022-02-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-28** On 3rd reading
- **2022-02-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-02-28** Passed Senate (Roll No. 235) `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Ordered to House
- **2022-03-01** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2022-03-01** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-01** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-09** With amendment, do pass `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-09** Immediate consideration
- **2022-03-09** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2022-03-10** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2022-03-10** Placed on House Calendar
- **2022-03-11** On 2nd reading, House Calendar
- **2022-03-11** Placed on Special Calender
- **2022-03-11** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2022-03-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-11** Amendment pending
- **2022-03-12** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2022-03-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2022-03-12** Amendment to committee amendment adopted (voice)
- **2022-03-12** Amendment to committee amendment adopted (Roll No. 629)
- **2022-03-12** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2022-03-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2022-03-12** Passed House (Roll No. 630) `passage`
- **2022-03-12** Communicated to Senate
- **2022-03-12** House Message received
- **2022-03-12** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 552)
- **2022-03-12** Communicated to House
- **2022-03-12** Completed legislative action
- **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 58, 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/b34543ed-bb53-4fe2-a694-921faac17a71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).