# West Virginia SB 223: Establishing statewide health and safety fee for tourism and recreational activities by county commissions

West Virginia SB 223, Establishing statewide health and safety fee for tourism and recreational activities by county commissions, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Randy E. Smith (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-12 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB223-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia SB 223
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Establishing statewide health and safety fee for tourism and recreational activities by county commissions
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-02-12, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Randy E. Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §7-1-3UU, Senate Government Organization
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Randy E. Smith (Republican), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: To Government Organization (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: To Government Organization (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb223 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb223 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb223 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb223 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB223-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).