# West Virginia SB 792: Eliminating requirement that Supreme Court of Appeals supply magistrates with copies of WV Code

West Virginia SB 792, Eliminating requirement that Supreme Court of Appeals supply magistrates with copies of WV Code, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Tom Willis (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-25 (House received Senate message) (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB792-2026rs
- 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 792
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Eliminating requirement that Supreme Court of Appeals supply magistrates with copies of WV Code
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-02-25, House received Senate message
- Sponsor: Tom Willis (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §50-1-11, House Judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (34 yes, 0 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: Tom Willis (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Woelfel (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 213) | pass | 34 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-02-25: House received Senate message (House)
- 2026-02-25: Introduced in House (House)
- 2026-02-25: To Judiciary (House)
- 2026-02-25: To House Judiciary (House)
- 2026-02-24: On 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Passed Senate (Roll No. 213) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Ordered to House (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: On 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2026-02-21: On 1st reading (Senate)
- 2026-02-21: Read 1st time (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Reported do pass (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Reported do pass, but first to Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: To Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: To Judiciary then Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: To Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb792 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb792 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/sb792 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb792 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-SB792-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).