West Virginia 2026 Session Status: Enacted 2 R cosponsors

SB 1011 — Allowing volunteer fire departments to submit audit paperwork electronically

Last action — Chapter 289, 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 19, 2026. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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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

Volunteer fire departments can submit audit paperwork electronically.

This bill permits volunteer fire departments to file their audit documents online. It streamlines the process, making it easier for these departments to manage their paperwork.

What this means for you
  • Families: This could mean quicker updates on the financial dealings of local volunteer fire departments, enhancing community trust.

Summary

Allowing volunteer fire departments to submit audit paperwork electronically

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 5 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes made to Bill SB 1011 include adding a certification section confirming that the bill was properly passed and enrolling it for enactment. The effective date is also specified to be from the moment the bill is passed. These additions are important because they provide clarity on the bill’s official status and ensure that it is recognized as law immediately after passage.

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1011 BYSENATORSHELTON ADEEDS [Reported February 26, 2026, from the Committee on Government Organization] CS for SB 1011 A BILL to amend and reenact §8-15-7a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to volunteer fire company audits;
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION Enrolled Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1011 BYSENATORSHELTON ADEEDS [Passed March 12, 2026;
in effect from passage] Enr CS for SB 1011 AN ACT to amend and reenact §8-15-7a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to volunteer fire company audits;
Upon acquiring the capability to ensure that appropriate, documented security controls are in place and that encryption is effectively deployed to safeguard financial data integrity, the Legislative Auditor CS for SB 1011 shall permit each volunteer fire company to submit all required documents for an audit electronically.
Upon acquiring the capability to ensure that appropriate, documented security controls are in place and that encryption is effectively deployed to safeguard financial data integrity, the Legislative Auditor Enr CS for SB 1011 shall permit each volunteer fire company to submit all required documents for an audit electronically.
Enr CS for SB 1011 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 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

  3. Introduced in Senate

  4. To Government Organization

  5. Committee substitute reported

  6. Immediate consideration

  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. 282)

  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. 482)

  26. Communicated to Senate

  27. Completed legislative action

  28. House Message received

  29. To Governor 3/18/2026

  30. To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal

  31. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026

  32. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal

  33. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal

  34. Chapter 289, 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 28 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8005
Unaffiliated 20001
Total 28006
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
ROSE — Yea
BARNHART — Yea
RUCKER — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
TAKUBO — Yea
MARTIN — Yea
TARR — Yea
MAYNARD, M — Yea
TAYLOR — Yea
MORRIS — Yea
WELD — Yea
OLIVERIO — Yea
WILLIS — Yea
PHILLIPS — Yea
WOELFEL — Not Voting
GARCIA — Yea
QUEEN — Yea
WOODRUM — Yea
ROBERTS — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
HAMILTON — Yea
Amy Grady Republican Not Voting
Anne B. Charnock Republican Yea
Brian Helton Republican Not Voting
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Craig A. Hart Republican Not Voting
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Not Voting
Laura Wakim Chapman Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Scott Fuller Republican Yea
T. Kevan Bartlett Republican Not Voting
Vince Deeds Republican Yea
Zack Maynard Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1011 do?
Allowing volunteer fire departments to submit audit paperwork electronically
Who sponsors SB 1011?
SB 1011 is sponsored by Brian Helton (Republican) and Vince Deeds (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 1011?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2026. Enacted.
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