# West Virginia SB 84: Prohibiting law enforcement from placing surveillance cameras on private property West Virginia SB 84, Prohibiting law enforcement from placing surveillance cameras on private property, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Darren Thorne (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-25 (Chapter 200, Acts, Regular Session, 2026) (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB84-2026rs - 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 84 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Prohibiting law enforcement from placing surveillance cameras on private property - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-06-25, Chapter 200, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 - Sponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican) - Cosponsors: 3 - Subjects: §62-1A-12 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (202 yes, 143 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Police can't place cameras on property: benefit, low. Beginning June 4, 2026, law-enforcement officers in West Virginia may not install surveillance cameras on private land without the property owner's consent or a valid search warrant. They may place a camera from a spot where they are lawfully allowed to be if it only faces areas on the property ope… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Craig A. Hart (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 360) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 196) | pass | 93 | 0 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | Postpone one day rejected (Roll No. 194) | fail | 30 | 62 | | | 2026-02-25 | House | Amendment rejected (Roll No. 195) | fail | 11 | 81 | | | 2026-01-29 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 18) | pass | 34 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-06-25: Chapter 200, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-14: Approved by Governor 3/14/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-09: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-03-09: To Governor 3/9/2026 (Senate) - 2026-03-06: House Message received (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 360) (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Communicated to House (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Completed legislative action (Senate) - 2026-02-26: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-26: Read 3rd time (House) - 2026-02-26: Passed House (Roll No. 196) (House) - 2026-02-26: Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2026-02-26: Communicated to Senate (House) - 2026-02-25: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-25: Read 2nd time (House) - 2026-02-25: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House) - 2026-02-25: Postpone one day rejected (Roll No. 194) (House) - 2026-02-25: Amendment rejected (Roll No. 195) (House) - 2026-02-25: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2026-02-24: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House) - 2026-02-24: Read 1st time (House) - 2026-02-23: With amendment, do pass (House) - 2026-02-19: Markup Discussion (House) - 2026-01-30: House received Senate message (House) - 2026-01-30: Introduced in House (House) - 2026-01-30: To Judiciary (House) - 2026-01-30: To House Judiciary (House) - 2026-01-29: On 3rd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Passed Senate (Roll No. 18) (Senate) - 2026-01-29: Ordered to House (Senate) - 2026-01-28: On 2nd reading (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Read 2nd time (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2026-01-26: On 1st reading (Senate) - 2026-01-23: Committee substitute reported (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Filed for introduction (Senate) - 2026-01-14: To Judiciary (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Introduced in Senate (Senate) - 2026-01-14: To Judiciary (Senate) ## Bill text - Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb84 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb84 sub1.pdf) - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb84 sub1 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb84 sub1 enr.pdf) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb84 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb84 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/sb84 sub1.htm) - [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb84 sub1.pdf) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb84 sub1 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb84 sub1 enr.pdf) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb84 intr.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2026_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb84 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-SB84-2026rs (as of 2026-11-04).