West Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted

SB 755 — Removing state agencies' requirement to submit annual reports for certain businesses

Last action — Chapter 156, 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 February 05, 2026. Enacted.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill removes the requirement for certain businesses to submit annual reports to state agencies.

This bill eliminates the obligation for certain businesses to file annual reports with state agencies. This change is intended to reduce administrative burdens on those businesses.

What this means for you
  • Small Business: This means less paperwork and lower administrative burdens for certain small businesses.

Summary

Removing state agencies' requirement to submit annual reports for certain businesses

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

39 added · 24 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of SB 755 removed a requirement for state agencies to submit annual progress reports on their procurement of small, women, and minority-owned businesses. Instead, the focus has shifted entirely to establishing certification programs for these businesses, specifying rules that deny certification to vendors from states that do not offer similar support. This change matters because it streamlines the process, potentially making it easier for local minority-owned businesses to compete for state contracts and ensuring they are not disadvantaged by out-of-state vendors.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Introduced Senate Bill 755 B YSENATOM ORRIS [Introduced February 5, 2026;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Enrolled Senate Bill 755 B YSENATOM ORRIS [Passed March 11, 2026;
referred to the Committee on Government Organization;
in effect 90 days from passage (June 9, 2026)] Enr SB 755 AN ACT to amend and reenact §5A-3-59 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing the requirement that state agencies submit annual progress reports on small, women, and minority-owned business procurement to the Department of Administration.
and then to the Committee on Finance] Intr SB 755 A BILL to amend and reenact §5A-3-59 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing the requirement that state agencies submit annual progress reports on small, women, and minority-owned business procurement to the Department of Administration.
(2) "Minority-owned business" means a business concern that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more minority individuals or in the case of a corporation, partnership, or limited liability Intr SB 755 company or other entity, at least 51 percent of the equity ownership interest in the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or other entity is owned by one or more minority individuals and both the management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more minority individuals.
(2) "Minority-owned business" means a business concern that is at least 51 percent owned by one or more minority individuals or in the case of a corporation, partnership, or limited liability Enr SB 755 company or other entity, at least 51 percent of the equity ownership interest in the corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or other entity is owned by one or more minority individuals and both the management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more minority individuals.
(b) State agencies shall submit annual progress reports on small, women and minority- owned business procurement to the Department of Administration in a form specified by the Department of Administration (c) (b) The Department of Administration shall propose rules for legislative approval pursuant to §29A-3-1 et seq.
(b) The Department of Administration shall propose rules for legislative approval pursuant to §29A-3-1 et seq.
These certification programs shall deny certification to vendors from states that deny like certifications to West Virginia-based small, women, or minority-owned Intr SB 755 businesses or that provide a preference for small, women, or minority-owned businesses based in that state that is not available to West Virginia-based businesses.
These certification programs shall deny certification to vendors from states that deny like certifications to West Virginia-based small, women, or minority-owned businesses or that provide a preference for small, women, or minority-owned businesses based in that state that is not available to West Virginia-based businesses.
(1) Establish minimum requirements for certification of small, women, and minority-owned businesses;
Enr SB 755 (1) Establish minimum requirements for certification of small, women, and minority-owned businesses;
Enr SB 755 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 Government Organization then Finance

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. To Government Organization

  5. Reported do pass, but first to Finance

  6. To Finance

  7. Reported do pass

  8. On 1st reading

  9. Read 1st time

  10. On 2nd reading

  11. Read 2nd time

  12. On 3rd reading

  13. Read 3rd time

  14. Passed Senate (Roll No. 225)

  15. Ordered to House

  16. House received Senate message

  17. Introduced in House

  18. To Government Organization

  19. To House Government Organization

  20. Do pass

  21. Immediate consideration

  22. Read 1st time

  23. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  24. Read 2nd time

  25. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  26. Read 3rd time

  27. Passed House (Roll No. 394)

  28. Communicated to Senate

  29. Completed legislative action

  30. House Message received

  31. To Governor 3/13/2026

  32. Approved by Governor 3/17/2026

  33. Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - Senate Journal

  34. Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - House Journal

  35. Chapter 156, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

Sponsors

  • Morris · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 151 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Morris

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (151)

151 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 755 do?
Removing state agencies' requirement to submit annual reports for certain businesses
Who sponsors SB 755?
SB 755 is sponsored by Morris.
What is the current status of SB 755?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2026. Enacted.
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