# West Virginia SB 794: Authorizing DOH to erect warning signs

West Virginia SB 794, Authorizing DOH to erect warning signs, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Maynard; status signed, last action 2025-08-08 (Chapter 233, Acts, Regular Session, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia SB 794
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Authorizing DOH to erect warning signs
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-17
- Last action: 2025-08-08, Chapter 233, Acts, Regular Session, 2025
- Sponsor: Maynard
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §17-2A-8
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (117 yes, 13 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: Maynard

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 518) | pass | 83 | 13 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 286) | pass | 34 | 0 |   |

## Actions (37)

- 2025-08-08: Chapter 233, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: To Governor 4/21/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: House Message received (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/21/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - House Journal (House)
- 2025-04-11: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-11: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-11: Passed House (Roll No. 518) (House)
- 2025-04-11: Communicated to Senate (House)
- 2025-04-11: Completed legislative action (House)
- 2025-04-10: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-10: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-09: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-09: Read 1st time (House)
- 2025-04-08: Do pass (House)
- 2025-04-04: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-04-03: House received Senate message (House)
- 2025-04-03: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-04-03: To Energy and Public Works (House)
- 2025-04-03: To House Energy and Public Works (House)
- 2025-04-02: On 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Passed Senate (Roll No. 286) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Ordered to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: On 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Reported do pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Immediate consideration (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: To Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: To Transportation and Infrastructure (Senate)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb794 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb794 sub1.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb794 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb794 sub1 enr.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb794 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb794 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb794 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb794 sub1.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb794 sub1 enr.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb794 sub1 enr.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb794 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb794 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB794-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).