---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring auto accident toxicology test be performed"
description: "Requiring auto accident toxicology test be performed"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 499"
citation: "West Virginia SB 499 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Helton"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-19"
last_action: "2026-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f24fd34-240d-4d7e-8147-0303179f75db"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=499&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "a26164e4fde0263ce5f2d151023cc7bfc2148562020eff88548120251260f21f"
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 499 (2026) — Requiring auto accident toxicology test be performed

## Version chain

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

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb499%20sub1.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=499)
2. **Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb499%20sub2.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=499)
3. **Engrossed Committee Substitute for the Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb499%20sub2%20eng.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=499)
4. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb499%20sub2%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=499)
5. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb499%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=499)
6. **sb499 h jud am _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/sb499%20h%20jud%20am%20_1%20adopted.htm)
7. **sb499 hfa akers 3-13 _1 adopted adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/sb499%20hfa%20akers%203-13%20_1%20adopted%20adopted.htm)
8. **sb499 hfat akers 3-13 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/sb499%20hfat%20akers%203-13%20adopted.htm)
9. **sb499 sfa helton _1 3-4 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/sb499%20sfa%20helton%20_1%203-4%20adopted.htm)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Helton — primary (person)
- Deeds — cosponsor (person)
- Fuller — cosponsor (person)
- M. Maynard — cosponsor (person)
- Rose — cosponsor (person)
- Rucker — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-01-19** To Judiciary then Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-19** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-01-19** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27** Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
- **2026-02-27** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-02** Com. sub. for com. sub. reported
- **2026-03-02** Immediate consideration
- **2026-03-02** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** On 2nd reading
- **2026-03-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-04** On 3rd reading with right to amend
- **2026-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-04** Floor amendments adopted (Voice vote)
- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate (Roll No. 326) `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Ordered to House
- **2026-03-05** House received Senate message
- **2026-03-05** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-03-05** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-05** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10** Markup Discussion
- **2026-03-11** With amendment, do pass `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-11** Immediate consideration
- **2026-03-11** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-03-12** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-13** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-13** Reported by the Clerk
- **2026-03-13** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2026-03-13** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2026-03-13** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2026-03-13** Passed House (Roll No. 531) `passage`
- **2026-03-13** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2026-03-13** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-03-14** House Message received
- **2026-03-14** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 670)
- **2026-03-14** Communicated to House
- **2026-03-14** Completed legislative action
- **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 234, 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/5f24fd34-240d-4d7e-8147-0303179f75db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).