---
type: "Bill"
title: "Using “A.C.” as name ending for accounting corporation"
description: "Using “A.C.” as name ending for accounting corporation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 916"
citation: "West Virginia SB 916 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morris"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59ad3ac2-bee2-4aa1-9d3d-e2e5a4537789"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=916&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "45654b452ce590d1a659273b8d912b48dc716a638901b0ae8f769dab20f35b10"
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 916 (2026) — Using “A.C.” as name ending for accounting corporation

## 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=sb916%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=916)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb916%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=916)

## Votes

- EFFECT Jul 01, 2026 — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **28–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Morris — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-11** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-11** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-02-11** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-19** On 1st reading
- **2026-02-19** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-20** On 2nd reading
- **2026-02-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-21** On 3rd reading
- **2026-02-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-21** Passed Senate (Roll No. 190) `passage`
- **2026-02-21** Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 191)
- **2026-02-21** Ordered to House
- **2026-02-23** House received Senate message
- **2026-02-23** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-02-23** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-23** To House Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10** Do pass
- **2026-03-10** Immediate consideration
- **2026-03-10** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-03-11** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-11** Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/12/2026
- **2026-03-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-13** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-14** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-14** Passed House (Roll No. 606) `passage`
- **2026-03-14** Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 607)
- **2026-03-14** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-03-14** Completed legislative action
- **2026-03-14** 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`
- **2026-03-25** Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-25** Chapter 254, 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/59ad3ac2-bee2-4aa1-9d3d-e2e5a4537789`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).