West Virginia Senate Bill 126

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 12 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-12 - To Military
Pending: Senate Military Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Volunteer State Defense Guard. The West Virginia National Guard is often called to other duties such as filling roles as corrections officers in West Virginia prisons, filling staffing shortages in our West Virginia hospitals, etc. Knowing that natural disasters often plague our state, West Virginia is left vulnerable when the National Guard is called to other duties. This volunteer state guard will not cost the taxpayers any money.

WV Volunteer State Defense Guard Act

Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-12	Senate	To Military
2025-02-12	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2025-02-12	Senate	To Military then Finance
2025-01-24	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	5D	1	New Code	See Bill Text
15	5D	2	New Code	See Bill Text
15	5D	3	New Code	See Bill Text
15	5D	4	New Code	See Bill Text
15	5D	5	New Code	See Bill Text
15	5D	6	New Code	See Bill Text
15	5D	7	New Code	See Bill Text
15	5D	8	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=126&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb126%20intr.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=126