SB 755 West Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

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

SB 755 removes a requirement for West Virginia state agencies to submit annual reports on their procurement of goods and services from small, women-owned, and minority-owned businesses. This bill directly affects state agencies (such as departments and boards) that previously had to report progress to the Department of Administration. The key change eliminates the annual reporting obligation, though existing certification rules for these businesses remain in place. The bill focuses solely on reducing administrative paperwork for state agencies, without altering business certification standards or procurement practices.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Signed Jun 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Enrolled Version · 4 edits · Mar 17, 2026

MODERATE

This bill transitions from an introduced draft to the final enrolled version, adding official legislative dates and signatures while making minor formatting adjustments to the text. The core policy intent remains unchanged: removing the requirement for state agencies to submit annual progress reports on small, women, and minority-owned business procurement to the Department of Administration.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; no new entities are added or removed from the legislation's reach.

TIMELINE

Added specific passage date (March 11, 2026) and effective date (90 days from passage) to the bill header, replacing the committee referral history found in the introduced version.

TECHNICAL

Updated punctuation in the section title and definitions to add commas after 'Small' and 'women' for consistency (e.g., changing 'Small, women and minority-owned' to 'Small, women, and minority-owned').

Changed the number 'two hundred fifty' in the definition of 'Small business' to the numeral '250' for clarity.

ENFORCEMENT

Added standard enrolled bill certification language, including signatures for the Clerks of the Senate and House, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the Governor.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

33–0

Passed

Total votes 33

Feb 25, 2026

D Democratic2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican31

31 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 17, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/17/2026

upper

Mar 14, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - House Journal

lower

Mar 14, 2026

Signed into law

Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - Senate Journal

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (Roll No. 394)

lower

Mar 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Do pass

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

To House Government Organization

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

To Government Organization

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate (Roll No. 225)

upper

Feb 21, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported do pass

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

To Finance

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported do pass, but first to Finance

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Committee

To Government Organization

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

Feb 5, 2026

Committee

To Government Organization then Finance

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors