# West Virginia SB 236: Distributing funds to volunteer fire departments in counties with excess levy or fees

West Virginia SB 236, Distributing funds to volunteer fire departments in counties with excess levy or fees, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jack Woodrum (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-12 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB236-2025rs
- 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 236
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Distributing funds to volunteer fire departments in counties with excess levy or fees
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-02-12, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Jack Woodrum (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §7-5B-1, 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: Jack Woodrum (Republican), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: To Government Organization then Finance (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/sb236 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb236 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/sb236 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb236 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-SB236-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).