West Virginia 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 794 — Authorizing DOH to erect warning signs

Last action — Chapter 233, Acts, Regular Session, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Patrick Morrisey (Republican) on August 08, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

30 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to Bill SB 794 primarily involve the removal of a specific line detailing its reporting history from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Additionally, the enrollment statement now clarifies that the bill will go into effect 90 days after being passed, with a specified date of July 10, 2025. These adjustments streamline the language and clarify the timeline for the public, ensuring that everyone is aware of when the changes to public road rights-of-way will take effect. This matters as it enhances transparency around the legislative process and implementation timelines for affected stakeholders.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 794 BYSENATORMAYNARD [Reported March 24, 2025, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure] CS for SB 794 A BILL to amend and reenact §17-2A-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Commissioner of the Division of Highways to erect warning signs.
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 794 BYSENATORMAYNARD [Passed April 11, 2025;
in effect 90 days from passage (July 10, 2025)] Enr CS for SB 794 AN ACT to amend and reenact §17-2A-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Commissioner of the Division of Highways to erect warning signs.
(6) Procure photostatic copies of any or all public records on file at the State Capitol of Virginia which may be considered necessary or proper in ascertaining the location and legal status of public road rights-of-way located or established in what is now the State of West Virginia, which CS for SB 794 when certified by the commissioner, may be admitted in evidence, in lieu of the original, in any of the courts of this state;
(6) Procure photostatic copies of any or all public records on file at the State Capitol of Virginia which may be considered necessary or proper in ascertaining the location and legal status of public road rights-of-way located or established in what is now the state of West Virginia, which Enr CS for SB 794 when certified by the commissioner, may be admitted in evidence, in lieu of the original, in any of the courts of this state;
CS for SB 794 (14) Adjust damages occasioned by construction, reconstruction, or repair of any state road or the establishment of any temporary road;
Enr CS for SB 794 (14) Adjust damages occasioned by construction, reconstruction, or repair of any state road or the establishment of any temporary road;
(24) Make and promulgate rules for the government and conduct of personnel, for the orderly and efficient administration and supervision of the state road program, and for the effective CS for SB 794 and expeditious performance and discharge of the duties and responsibilities placed upon him or her by law;
(24) Make and promulgate rules for the government and conduct of personnel, for the orderly and efficient administration and supervision of the state road program, and for the effective Enr CS for SB 794 and expeditious performance and discharge of the duties and responsibilities placed upon him or her by law;
CS for SB 794 (35) Dispose of all obsolete and unusable and surplus supplies and materials which cannot be used advantageously and beneficially by the division in the state road program by transfer of the supplies and materials to other governmental agencies and institutions by exchange, trade, or sale of the supplies and materials;
Enr CS for SB 794 (35) Dispose of all obsolete and unusable and surplus supplies and materials which cannot be used advantageously and beneficially by the division in the state road program by transfer of the supplies and materials to other governmental agencies and institutions by exchange, trade, or sale of the supplies and materials;
and (40) Provide family restrooms at all rest areas along interstate highways in this state, all to be constructed in accordance with federal law;
(40) Provide family restrooms at all rest areas along interstate highways in this state, all to be constructed in accordance with federal law;
Enr CS for SB 794 The Clerk of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Delegates hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.
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Clerk of the Senate ...............................................................
Clerk of the House of Delegates Originated in the Senate.
In effect 90 days from passage.
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President of the Senate ...............................................................
Speaker of the House of Delegates __________ The within is ................................................
this the...........................................
Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2025.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 233, Acts, Regular Session, 2025

  2. Approved by Governor 4/24/2025

  3. To Governor 4/21/2025

  4. Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - House Journal

  5. Approved by Governor 4/24/2025 - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 4/21/2025 - Senate Journal

  7. House Message received

  8. Completed legislative action

  9. Communicated to Senate

  10. Passed House (Roll No. 518)

  11. Read 3rd time

  12. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  13. Read 2nd time

  14. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  15. Read 1st time

  16. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  17. Do pass

  18. Markup Discussion

  19. To House Energy and Public Works

  20. To Energy and Public Works

  21. Introduced in House

  22. House received Senate message

  23. Ordered to House

  24. Passed Senate (Roll No. 286)

  25. Read 3rd time

  26. On 3rd reading

  27. Read 2nd time

  28. On 2nd reading

  29. Read 1st time

  30. Immediate consideration

  31. Reported do pass

  32. To Finance

  33. Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance

  34. To Transportation and Infrastructure

  35. Introduced in Senate

  36. To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance

  37. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 151 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (151)

151 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 83 Yea · 13 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 72904
Unaffiliated 5100
Democrat 6300
Total 831304
% of votes cast 83%13%0%4%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Devault — Yea
Kump — Yea
Flanigan — Yea
Steele — Yea
Linville — Nay
Clark, T — Yea
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Evan Hansen Democrat Yea
Hollis Lewis Democrat Yea
John Williams Democrat Nay
Kayla Young Democrat Nay
Mike Pushkin Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Nay
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Yea
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Yea
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Yea
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Smith Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Carl "Bill" Roop Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Cannon Republican Yea
David Green Republican Not Voting
David McCormick Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Doug Smith Republican Nay
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Yea
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Nay
Henry Dillon Republican Nay
Ian T. Masters Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Nay
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeff Eldridge Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Nay
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Funkhouser Republican Yea
Joe Parsons Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Kyle Republican Nay
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Yea
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lisa White Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marshall W. Clay Republican Nay
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Amos Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Not Voting
Michael Hornby Republican Nay
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Not Voting
Patrick Lucas Republican Not Voting
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Ray Canterbury Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Ryan Browning Republican Yea
S. Chris Anders Republican Yea
Sarah Drennan Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Tresa Howell Republican Yea
Tristan Leavitt Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Nay
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 29000
Unaffiliated 3000
Democrat 2000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
STUART — Yea
BOLEY — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
Joey Garcia Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Amy Grady Republican Yea
Anne B. Charnock Republican Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Bill Hamilton Republican Yea
Brian Helton Republican Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Craig A. Hart Republican Yea
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Glenn Jeffries Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jay Taylor Republican Yea
Laura Wakim Chapman Republican Yea
Mark R. Maynard Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Mike Oliverio Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Patrick Martin Republican Yea
Robbie Morris Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Scott Fuller Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Willis Republican Yea
Vince Deeds Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

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SB 794 is sponsored by Mark R. Maynard (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 794?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2025. Enacted.
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