# West Virginia SB 941: Clarifying authority regarding dams designed by US Conservation Service West Virginia SB 941, Clarifying authority regarding dams designed by US Conservation Service, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Chris Rose (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-08 (Chapter 11, Acts, Regular Session, 2025) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB941-2025rs - 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 941 - State: West Virginia - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Clarifying authority regarding dams designed by US Conservation Service - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-03-29 - Last action: 2025-08-08, Chapter 11, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 - Sponsor: Chris Rose (Republican) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: §19-21A-8 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (327 yes, 2 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: Chris Rose (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Azinger (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Anne B. Charnock (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Scott Fuller (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joey Garcia (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Craig A. Hart (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Brian Helton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Glenn Jeffries (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rupie Phillips (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ben Queen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jay Taylor (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Effective from passage (Roll No. 560) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 559) | pass | 33 | 1 | | | 2025-04-11 | House | Passed House (Roll No. 534) | pass | 97 | 0 | | | 2025-04-11 | House | Effective from passage (Roll No. 535) | pass | 96 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Effective from passage (Roll No. 293) | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 292) | pass | 33 | 1 | | ## Actions (40) - 2025-08-08: Chapter 11, Acts, Regular Session, 2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-21: To Governor 4/21/2025 (Senate) - 2025-04-12: House Message received (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Senate concurred in House title amendment (Voice vote) (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Passed Senate (Roll No. 559) (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Effective from passage (Roll No. 560) (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Communicated to House (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Completed legislative action (Senate) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/21/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: To Governor 4/21/2025 - House Journal (House) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - Senate Journal (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Approved by Governor 4/28/2025 - 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. 534) (House) - 2025-04-11: Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) (House) - 2025-04-11: Effective from passage (Roll No. 535) (House) - 2025-04-11: Communicated to Senate (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 with right to amend (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Read 3rd time (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Passed Senate (Roll No. 292) (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Effective from passage (Roll No. 293) (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: On 1st reading (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Read 1st time (Senate) - 2025-03-29: Originating in Senate Energy, Industry, and Mining (Senate) - 2025-03-29: Reported do pass (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb941 enr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb941 enr.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/sb941 enr.htm) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb941 enr.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) - [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-SB941-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).