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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to statute of limitations for asbestos and silica litigation"
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description: "Relating to statute of limitations for asbestos and silica litigation"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
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legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "SB 1008"
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citation: "West Virginia SB 1008 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Actions", "Suits and Liens"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Helton"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 42
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-02-19"
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last_action: "2026-06-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea51ccdf-cfae-4394-a58b-ea69fdaed269"
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source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=1008&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
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source_hash: "bf36ee09c5e48ebeb1f8e129e9e9f1578d8ae3f8e1ac0ef0d9f7b16ed790381c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
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---
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# West Virginia SB 1008 (2026) — Relating to statute of limitations for asbestos and silica litigation
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb1008%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=1008)
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2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb1008%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=1008)
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3. **sb1008 h jud am _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/sb1008%20h%20jud%20am%20_1%20adopted.htm)
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## Votes
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- EFFECT FROM PASSAGE — **93–3** (pass) · lower
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- Passage — **34–0** (pass) · upper
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- PASSAGE — **84–11** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Helton — primary (person)
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- Rose — cosponsor (person)
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- Tarr — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-19** Filed for introduction `filing`
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- **2026-02-19** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-19** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
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- **2026-02-19** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-27** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-27** Immediate consideration
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- **2026-02-27** Read 1st time `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-02** On 2nd reading
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- **2026-03-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-03** On 3rd reading
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- **2026-03-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-03** Passed Senate (Roll No. 301) `passage`
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- **2026-03-03** Ordered to House
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- **2026-03-05** House received Senate message
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- **2026-03-05** Introduced in House `introduction`
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- **2026-03-05** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-05** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-09** Markup Discussion
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- **2026-03-10** With amendment, do pass `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-11** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
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- **2026-03-11** Read 1st time `reading-1`
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- **2026-03-12** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2026-03-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-12** Amendment reported by the Clerk
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- **2026-03-12** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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- **2026-03-13** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2026-03-14** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
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- **2026-03-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2026-03-14** Passed House (Roll No. 618) `passage`
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- **2026-03-14** Effective from passage (Roll No. 619)
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- **2026-03-14** Communicated to Senate
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- **2026-03-14** House Message received
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- **2026-03-14** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 645)
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- **2026-03-14** Effective from passage (Roll No. 646)
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- **2026-03-14** Communicated to House
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- **2026-03-14** Completed legislative action
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- **2026-03-19** To Governor 3/19/2026 `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-14** To Governor 3/19/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-03-25** Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
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- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - House Journal `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-24** Chapter 1, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea51ccdf-cfae-4394-a58b-ea69fdaed269`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).
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