# West Virginia SB 828: Clarifying requirements for persons employed by Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation include contracted vendor staff

West Virginia SB 828, Clarifying requirements for persons employed by Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation include contracted vendor staff, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Patricia Rucker (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-08 (Chapter 63, Acts, Regular Session, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB828-2025rs
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia SB 828
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Clarifying requirements for persons employed by Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation include contracted vendor staff
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-20
- Last action: 2025-08-08, Chapter 63, Acts, Regular Session, 2025
- Sponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §61-8B-10
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (123 yes, 7 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: Patricia Rucker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joey Garcia (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 394) | pass | 90 | 7 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 267) | pass | 33 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2025-08-08: Chapter 63, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/25/2025 - House Journal (House)
- 2025-04-10: To Governor 4/9/2025 - House Journal (House)
- 2025-04-09: To Governor 4/9/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: House Message received (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-04: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-04: Passed House (Roll No. 394) (House)
- 2025-04-04: Communicated to Senate (House)
- 2025-04-04: Completed legislative action (House)
- 2025-04-03: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-03: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-02: House received Senate message (House)
- 2025-04-02: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-04-02: Reference dispensed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Immediate consideration (House)
- 2025-04-02: Read 1st time (House)
- 2025-04-01: On 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Passed Senate (Roll No. 267) (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Ordered to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: On 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2025-03-29: Reported do pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-29: Immediate consideration (Senate)
- 2025-03-29: Read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: To Judiciary (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: To Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb828 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb828 enr.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb828 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb828 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
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb828 enr.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb828 enr.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb828 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb828 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-SB828-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).