# West Virginia SB 506: Permitting certain use of county-owned wireless tower West Virginia SB 506, Permitting certain use of county-owned wireless tower, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jay Taylor (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-25 (Chapter 81, Acts, Regular Session, 2026) (as of 2026-11-05). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB506-2026rs - As of: 2026-11-05 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: West Virginia SB 506 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Permitting certain use of county-owned wireless tower - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-06-25, Chapter 81, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 - Sponsor: Jay Taylor (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: §7-1-3K - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (164 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - County space for local nonprofits: benefit, low. Beginning June 12, 2026, county commissions can lease or allow county buildings and land to local nonprofits. Groups must be established in that county. Counties decide which nonprofits can use the space and for what. - Local panel to manage county space: benefit, low. Beginning June 12, 2026, a county may appoint a 3 to 5 person panel to manage who uses county properties. All members must live in the county. A majority forms a quorum; decisions need a majority vote and can be reviewed by the county commission. Members may be repaid for necessary expenses. - Free tower space for public safety: benefit, low. Beginning June 12, 2026, counties may let 911, police, fire, EMS, the state highways department, and other state agencies use tower space with no usage charge. Counties can still bill for actual, reasonable costs like engineering, maintenance, utilities, and tower changes. These users must meet the… - Leasing county wireless towers with safeguards: mixed, low. Beginning June 12, 2026, county commissions can lease space on county-owned wireless towers. Any user must pass strict security checks: no ties to federal foreign‑adversary or terrorism lists, or those named by key executive orders or terror‑supporting countries. Users cannot do unconstitutional su… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jay Taylor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy E. Smith (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-14 | Senate | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 624) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-03-13 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 534) | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2026-02-02 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 34) | pass | 34 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-06-25: Chapter 81, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 (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. 624) (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 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal (House) - 2026-03-13: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-13: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-03-13: Passed House (Roll No. 534) (House) - 2026-03-13: Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) (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: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2026-03-11: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-03-11: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-03-10: With amendment, do pass (House) - 2026-03-09: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-02-03: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-02-03: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-02-03: To Judiciary (House) - 2026-02-03: To House Judiciary (House) - 2026-02-02: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Passed Senate (Roll No. 34) (Senate) - 2026-02-02: Ordered to House (Senate) - 2026-01-30: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-30: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-01-29: On 1st reading (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Committee substitute reported (Senate) - 2026-01-19: Filed for introduction (Senate) - 2026-01-19: To Government Organization (Senate) - 2026-01-19: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-01-19: To Government Organization (Senate) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb506 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb506 sub1.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb506 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb506 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb506 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb506 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 4354: Relating to necessity allowance (signed) - HB 4390: Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent (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/sb506 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb506 sub1.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb506 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb506 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb506 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb506 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 4354: Relating to necessity allowance](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB4354-2026rs) - [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 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-SB506-2026rs (as of 2026-11-05).