West Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 233 — Clarifying qualifications to be licensed to administer polygraphs

Last action — Chapter 202, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

  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 January 14, 2026. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

This bill clarifies the qualifications for licensing polygraph administrators.

The bill updates and specifies the qualifications needed for individuals to become licensed polygraph administrators. This aims to ensure that those administering polygraphs meet certain professional standards.

Summary

Clarifying qualifications to be licensed to administer polygraphs

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

28 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Bill SB 233 include the addition of an effective date, stating that the bill will come into effect 90 days after it is passed, specifically on June 9, 2026. Additionally, the text clarifies the certification process by the clerks of the Senate and the House of Delegates, ensuring the bill is officially recorded and acknowledged. These updates are important because they set a clear timeline for when the new rules regarding psychophysiological detection of deception examinations will be implemented, as well as confirming the bill’s official status in the legislative process.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 233 BYS ENATORFULLER ADEEDS [Reported January 28, 2026, from the Committee on the Workforce] CS for SB 233 A BILL to amend and reenact §21-5-5c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to deception examiners;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 233 BYS ENATORFULLER ADEEDS [Passed March 11, 2026;
in effect 90 days from passage (June 9, 2026)] Enr CS for SB 233 AN ACT to amend and reenact §21-5-5c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to deception examiners;
promulgation of rules governing administration of psychophysiological detection of deception examinations.
promulgation of rules governing administration of psychophysiological detectionofdeceptionexaminations.
and (7) Has met any other qualifications of education or training established by the Commissioner of Labor in his or her sole discretion which qualifications are to be at least as CS for SB 233 stringent as those recommended by the American Polygraph Association:
and (7) Has met any other qualifications of education or training established by the Commissioner of Labor in his or her sole discretion which qualifications are to be at least as Enr CS for SB 233 stringent as those recommended by the American Polygraph Association:
Through June 30, 2019, amounts collected which are found, from time to time, to exceed funds needed for the purposes set forth in this section may be utilized by CS for SB 233 the commissioner as needed to meet the division’s funding obligations:
Through June 30, 2019, amounts collected which are found, from time to time, to exceed funds needed for the purposes set forth in this section may be utilized by Enr CS for SB 233 the commissioner as needed to meet the division’s funding obligations:
Enr CS for SB 233 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 ..........................................................................................................., 2026.
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Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Workforce

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. To Workforce

  5. Committee substitute reported

  6. On 1st reading

  7. Read 1st time

  8. On 2nd reading

  9. Read 2nd time

  10. On 3rd reading

  11. Read 3rd time

  12. Passed Senate (Roll No. 29)

  13. Ordered to House

  14. House received Senate message

  15. Introduced in House

  16. To Government Organization

  17. To House Government Organization

  18. Do pass

  19. Immediate consideration

  20. Read 1st time

  21. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  22. Read 2nd time

  23. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  24. Read 3rd time

  25. Passed House (Roll No. 388)

  26. Communicated to Senate

  27. Completed legislative action

  28. House Message received

  29. To Governor 3/13/2026

  30. Approved by Governor 3/19/2026

  31. Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - Senate Journal

  32. Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - House Journal

  33. Chapter 202, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 150 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (150)

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Votes

Roll Call

Passed 34 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 29000
Democrat 4000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 34000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
Anitra Hamilton Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Yea
Rick Garcia Democrat Yea
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Carl Martin Republican Yea
Chris Phillips Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Chris Rose Republican Yea
Dean Jeffries Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Glenn Jeffries Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jay Taylor Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Mark R. Maynard Republican Yea
Mike Oliverio Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Robbie Morris Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Rupie Phillips Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Tom Willis Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 233 do?
Clarifying qualifications to be licensed to administer polygraphs
Who sponsors SB 233?
SB 233 is sponsored by Scott Fuller (Republican) and Vince Deeds (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 233?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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