# West Virginia SB 940: Relating to Water Pollution Control Act

West Virginia SB 940, Relating to Water Pollution Control Act, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Patricia Rucker (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-11 (On 3rd reading, Special Calendar) (as of 2026-10-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia SB 940
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Relating to Water Pollution Control Act
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Last action: 2025-04-11, On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Sponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: §22-11-8
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (116 yes, 15 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: Jason Barrett (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Anne B. Charnock (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Bill Hamilton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian Helton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Glenn Jeffries (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Maynard
- Cosponsor: Chris Rose (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Darren Thorne (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 533) | pass | 84 | 13 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 273) | pass | 32 | 2 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-04-11: On 3rd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-11: Read 3rd time (House)
- 2025-04-11: Passed House (Roll No. 533) (House)
- 2025-04-10: On 2nd reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-10: Read 2nd time (House)
- 2025-04-10: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House)
- 2025-04-10: Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House)
- 2025-04-10: Amendment reported by the Clerk (House)
- 2025-04-10: Amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House)
- 2025-04-09: On 1st reading, Special Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-09: Read 1st time (House)
- 2025-04-08: With amendment, do pass (House)
- 2025-04-04: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-04-02: House received Senate message (House)
- 2025-04-02: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-04-02: To Energy and Public Works (House)
- 2025-04-02: To House Energy and Public Works (House)
- 2025-04-01: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Unanimous consent to amend on 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Amended on 3rd reading (Voice vote) (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Passed Senate (Roll No. 273) (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Ordered to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Laid over on 3rd reading 3/31/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-29: On 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-29: Laid over on 3rd reading 3/29/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: On 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Originating in Senate Government Organization (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Reported do pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Immediate consideration (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Read 1st time (Senate)

## Bill text

- Engrossed: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb940 eng.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb940 eng.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
- [Engrossed (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb940 eng.htm)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb940 eng.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-SB940-2025rs (as of 2026-10-20).