# West Virginia SB 487: West Virginia Trails, Access, and Stewardship Act

West Virginia SB 487, West Virginia Trails, Access, and Stewardship Act, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jack Woodrum (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-01-19 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB487-2026rs
- 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 487
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: West Virginia Trails, Access, and Stewardship Act
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-19
- Last action: 2026-01-19, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Jack Woodrum (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §33A-1-1, §33A-1-2, §33A-1-3, §33A-1-4, §33A-1-5, §33A-1-6, §33A-1-7, §33A-1-8, §33A-1-9, §33A-2-1, §33A-2-2, §33A-2-3, §33A-2-4, §33A-2-5, §33A-2-6, §33A-2-7, §33A-2-8, §33A-3-1, §33A-3-2, §33A-3-3, §33A-3-4, §33A-3-5, §33A-3-6, §33A-3-7, §33A-3-8, §33A-3-9, §33A-3-10, §33A-3-11, §33A-3-12, §33A-3-13, §33A-3-14, §33A-3-15, §33A-4-1, §33A-4-2, §33A-4-3, §33A-4-4, §33A-4-5, §33A-4-6, §33A-4-7, §33A-4-8, §33A-4-9, §33A-4-10, §33A-5-1, §33A-5-2, §33A-5-3, §33A-5-4, §33A-5-5, §33A-5-6, §33A-5-7, §33A-5-8, §33A-5-9, §33A-5-10, §33A-5-11, §33A-6-1, §33A-6-2, §33A-6-3, §33A-6-4, §33A-6-5, §33A-6-6, §33A-6-7, §33A-6-8, §33A-6-9, §33A-6-10, §33A-7-1, §33A-7-2, §33A-7-3, §33A-7-4, §33A-8-1, §33A-8-2, §33A-8-3, §33A-8-4, §33A-8-5, §33A-8-6, §33A-8-7, §33A-8-8, §33A-8-9, §33A-8-10, §33A-8-11, §33A-8-12, Senate Natural Resources
- 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
- Cosponsor: Mike Oliverio (Republican), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-01-19: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: To Natural Resources then Finance (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-01-19: To Natural Resources (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb487 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb487 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
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb487 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb487 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-SB487-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).