# West Virginia SB 502: Women’s Collegiate Sports Protection Act West Virginia SB 502, Women’s Collegiate Sports Protection Act, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jay Taylor (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-25 (Chapter 170, Acts, Regular Session, 2026) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB502-2026rs - 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 502 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Women’s Collegiate Sports Protection Act - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-06-25, Chapter 170, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 - Sponsor: Jay Taylor (Republican) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: §18B-23-1, §18B-23-2, §18B-23-3, §18B-23-4, §18B-23-5, §18B-23-6, §18B-23-7, §18B-23-8, §18B-23-9 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (326 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Permanent endowments for women's college sports: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, eligible public colleges in West Virginia may set up permanent endowments for women's Olympic sports. The endowment principal stays intact; only investment earnings can be spent. Funds must follow state investment rules. The state commission may also create a statewide trust… - Reports and rules for women's sports funds: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, each college in the program must file a yearly report on savings, matches, private gifts, spending, and Title IX compliance. The commission must send a combined annual report to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance. Endowments are subject to periodic independent aud… - Funding matches and spending rules for women's sports: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the commission can certify a college’s verified cost savings each year. Subject to state funding and yearly caps, colleges may match those savings into women's athletics endowments. Savings used for matches cannot come from cuts to academics, faculty, essential student servi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jay Taylor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Anne B. Charnock (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Amy Grady (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brian Helton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Oliverio (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tom Willis (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-14 | Senate | Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 665) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-14 | Senate | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 664) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-13 | House | Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 533) | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-03-13 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 532) | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 293) | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 292) | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 2026-06-25: Chapter 170, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-27: Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-18: To Governor 3/18/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-14: House Message received (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 664) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 665) (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Communicated to House (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Completed legislative action (Senate) - 2026-03-14: To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - House Journal (House) - 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-13: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-13: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-13: Passed House (Roll No. 532) (House) - 2026-03-13: Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 533) (House) - 2026-03-13: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-03-12: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-12: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-03-12: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2026-03-12: Amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2026-03-11: Do pass, but first to Finance (House) - 2026-03-11: 2nd reference dispensed (House) - 2026-03-11: Immediate consideration (House) - 2026-03-11: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-03-10: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-03-05: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-03-05: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-03-05: To Education then Finance (House) - 2026-03-05: To House Education (House) - 2026-03-03: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Passed Senate (Roll No. 292) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Effective July 1, 2026 (Roll No. 293) (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Ordered to House (Senate) - 2026-03-02: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-03-02: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-02-27: On 1st reading (Senate) - 2026-02-27: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Com. sub. for com. sub. reported (Senate) - 2026-02-06: Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-06: To Finance (Senate) - 2026-01-19: Filed for introduction (Senate) - 2026-01-19: To Education then Finance (Senate) - 2026-01-19: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-01-19: To Education (Senate) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb502 sub2.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb502 sub2.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb502 sub2 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb502 sub2 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb502 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb502 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/sb502 sub2.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb502 sub2.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb502 sub2 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb502 sub2 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb502 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb502 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-SB502-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).