West Virginia 2026 Session Status: Introduced 1 R cosponsors

SB 557 — Requiring Child Protective Services workers to wear body-worn cameras

Last action — To Health and Human Resources

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

This bill died with 2026 Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Requiring Child Protective Services workers to wear body-worn cameras

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. To Health and Human Resources then Finance

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. To Health and Human Resources

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Rucker

Not signed on (150)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 557 do?
Requiring Child Protective Services workers to wear body-worn cameras
Who sponsors SB 557?
SB 557 is sponsored by Rucker and Laura Wakim Chapman (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 557?
This bill died with 2026 Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 557?
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