# West Virginia SB 208: Exempting certain military records from public release West Virginia SB 208, Exempting certain military records from public release, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Ryan Weld (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-25 (Chapter 226, Acts, Regular Session, 2026) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB208-2026rs - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia SB 208 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Exempting certain military records from public release - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-06-25, Chapter 226, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 - Sponsor: Ryan Weld (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: §15-1B-28 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (126 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Limits on public access to military records: mixed, low. West Virginia’s public records law now exempts certain military and security records. Agencies can withhold classified security information; vulnerability or response plans; inventories and related data; communication codes; and deployment plans from the Department of Defense, the U.S. armed forces… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ryan Weld (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rupie Phillips (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Eric Tarr (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Woelfel (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-02-18 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 116) | pass | 92 | 0 | | | 2026-01-30 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 26) | pass | 34 | 0 | | ## Actions (38) - 2026-06-25: Chapter 226, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: To Governor 2/20/2026 - House Journal (House) - 2026-02-25: Approved by Governor 2/25/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Approved by Governor 2/25/2026 - House Journal (House) - 2026-02-20: To Governor 2/20/2026 (Senate) - 2026-02-19: House Message received (Senate) - 2026-02-18: On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-18: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-18: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-18: Passed House (Roll No. 116) (House) - 2026-02-18: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-02-18: Completed legislative action (House) - 2026-02-17: From House Calendar, 2nd reading, placed on Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-17: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-13: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-13: Placed on House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-13: On 2nd reading, House Calendar (House) - 2026-02-12: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-12: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-02-11: Do pass (House) - 2026-02-09: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-02-02: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-02-02: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-02-02: To Judiciary (House) - 2026-02-02: To House Judiciary (House) - 2026-01-30: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Passed Senate (Roll No. 26) (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Ordered to House (Senate) - 2026-01-29: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-01-28: On 1st reading (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Reported do pass (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Filed for introduction (Senate) - 2026-01-14: To Military (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-01-14: To Military (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb208 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb208 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb208 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb208 intr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313. (signed) - HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for ne… (signed) - HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations (signed) - HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (signed) - HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed) - HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally (became law) ## Sources - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb208 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb208 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb208 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb208 intr.pdf) ## Related - [HB 5694: Supplemental appropriation to Department of Education, fund 0313.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5694-2026rs) - [HB 5353: To bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licen…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB5353-2026rs) - [HB 4452: To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4452-2026rs) - [HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to tha…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4390-2026rs) - [HB 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs) - [HB 4191: Relating to providing child care generally](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4191-2026rs) - [West Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia/bills) - [West Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/west-virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB208-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).