WV SB708 | 2026 | Regular Session

West Virginia Senate Bill 708

Status

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-02-12 - To Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

The purpose of this bill is to encourage safe, voluntary, and fiscally responsible public river access without the use of eminent domain, without interference with private property rights, and without expanding the authority of the Division of Highways beyond that expressly provided by this article.

Title

Creating WV River Access and Bridge Modernization Act

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-12	Senate	To Judiciary
2026-02-12	Senate	Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary
2026-02-02	Senate	To Natural Resources
2026-02-02	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2026-02-02	Senate	To Natural Resources then Judiciary
2026-02-02	Senate	Filed for introduction

Subjects

Natural Resources
Roads and Transportation

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	4B	1	New Code	See Bill Text
17	4B	10	New Code	See Bill Text
17	4B	11	New Code	See Bill Text
17	4B	12	New Code	See Bill Text
17	4B	13	New Code	See Bill Text
17	4B	14	New Code	See Bill Text
17	4B	2	New Code	See Bill Text
17	4B	3	New Code	See Bill Text
17	4B	4	New Code	See Bill Text
17	4B	5	New Code	See Bill Text
17	4B	6	New Code	See Bill Text
17	4B	7	New Code	See Bill Text
17	4B	8	New Code	See Bill Text
17	4B	9	New Code	See Bill Text

West Virginia State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=708&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb708%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=708
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb708%20sub1.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=708