# West Virginia SB 426: Preventing damage to underground facilities

West Virginia SB 426, Preventing damage to underground facilities, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Robbie Morris (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-10 (Read 1st time) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia SB 426
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Preventing damage to underground facilities
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-03-10, Read 1st time
- Sponsor: Robbie Morris (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §24C-1-2, §24C-1-2A, §24C-1-3, §24C-1-9
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (24 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robbie Morris (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill Hamilton (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 114) | pass | 24 | 7 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-03-10: Read 1st time (House)
- 2026-03-10: Postponed indefinitely (House)
- 2026-03-09: Postponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until 3/10/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-06: Read 1st time (House)
- 2026-03-06: Postponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until 3/9/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-05: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-05: Postponed on 1st reading, Special Calendar, until 3/6/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: With amendment, do pass (House)
- 2026-03-02: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2026-02-19: House received Senate message (House)
- 2026-02-19: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-02-19: To Energy and Public Works (House)
- 2026-02-19: To House Energy and Public Works (House)
- 2026-02-18: On 3rd reading with right to amend (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Passed Senate (Roll No. 114) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Ordered to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: On 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: On 1st reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-16: Read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Com. sub. for com. sub. reported (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Committee substitute reported, but first to Government Organization (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: To Government Organization (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: To Energy, Industry, and Mining then Government Organization (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: To Energy, Industry, and Mining (Senate)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb426 sub2.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb426 sub2.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb426 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb426 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
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb426 sub2.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb426 sub2.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb426 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb426 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB426-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).