republic-os/legislation/us/states/wv/2026/sb-886.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Permitting prescribed fire control on private property without burning permit	Permitting prescribed fire control on private property without burning permit	us/states/wv	West Virginia Legislature	2026	SB 886	West Virginia SB 886 (2026)	bill	Natural Resources	enacted	Hamilton	4	39	2	2026-02-09	2026-06-25	openstates	ocd-bill/41006919-e722-46d5-9ccc-4fcb55c4fcda	https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=886&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill	34774ac739563dedd731c8f7bc30e2151b34c88d83216be8663bf24626e245b4	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-wv

West Virginia SB 886 (2026) — Permitting prescribed fire control on private property without burning permit

Version chain

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

1. Committee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
2. Enrolled Committee Substitute (committee substitute) — source
3. Introduced Version (committee substitute) — source
4. sb886 h gov am _1 adopted.htm (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• PASSAGE — 93–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage — 33–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Hamilton — primary (person)
• Deeds — cosponsor (person)
• Martin — cosponsor (person)
• Phillips — cosponsor (person)
• Thorne — cosponsor (person)
• Woodrum — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-02-09 Filed for introduction filing
• 2026-02-09 To Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2026-02-09 Introduced in Senate introduction
• 2026-02-09 To Natural Resources referral-committee
• 2026-02-19 Committee substitute reported
• 2026-02-20 On 1st reading
• 2026-02-20 Read 1st time reading-1
• 2026-02-21 On 2nd reading
• 2026-02-21 Read 2nd time reading-2
• 2026-02-23 On 3rd reading
• 2026-02-23 Read 3rd time reading-3
• 2026-02-23 Passed Senate (Roll No. 199) passage
• 2026-02-23 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
• 2026-03-11 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 Read 3rd time reading-3
• 2026-03-13 Passed House (Roll No. 588) passage
• 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. 634)
• 2026-03-14 Communicated to House
• 2026-03-14 Completed legislative action
• 2026-03-19 To Governor 3/19/2026 executive-receipt
• 2026-03-14 To Governor 3/19/2026 - Senate Journal executive-receipt
• 2026-04-01 Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 executive-signature
• 2026-03-14 Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal executive-signature
• 2026-03-14 Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal executive-signature
• 2026-06-25 Chapter 197, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/41006919-e722-46d5-9ccc-4fcb55c4fcda. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).