Skip to main content
CivixlyCivixly
HomeFederal GovernmentState GovernmentLearnCommunityFeedback
Account
Menu
HomeFederal GovernmentState GovernmentLearnCommunityFeedback
Account
Civixly

Find representatives, follow federal and state legislation, and connect public records to the people and institutions responsible for them.

Explore

Federal governmentState governmentCivics guidesInstall Civixly

About the data

About CivixlyMethodologyData sources

Trust and support

Send feedback or a correctionPrivacy and data controlsSecurity contactCommunity

State Government / West Virginia / Legislation / SB 173

SB 173Session 2026SenatePassed a vote

Prohibiting abortifacients

No separate bill overview is currently available from the source.

Latest development · Feb 16, 2026

To House Judiciary

Civixly approval

No ratings yet

0 ratings

Not enough ratings yet. Public approval appears at 5+ ratings.

Your view
0 comments
Source record ↗
Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Latest passage
Feb 13, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Health

Source subjects

Health

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorRose
cosponsorBartlett
cosponsorHelton
cosponsorM. Maynard
cosponsorRucker
cosponsor

Willis

Action timeline

Newest action first. Action language is supplied by the state source.

View full action timeline25 actions⌄
  1. Feb 16, 2026

    To House Judiciary

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  2. Feb 16, 2026

    To Judiciary

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  3. Feb 16, 2026

    Introduced in House

    IntroductionHouse
  4. Feb 16, 2026

    House received Senate message

    House
  5. Feb 13, 2026

    Ordered to House

    Senate
  6. Feb 13, 2026

    Weld title amendment adopted

    Senate
  7. Feb 13, 2026

    Passed Senate (Roll No. 71)

    PassageSenate
  8. Feb 13, 2026

    Rucker amendment adopted (Voice vote)

    Senate
  9. Feb 13, 2026

    Weld #3 amendment adopted (Voice vote)

    Senate
  10. Feb 13, 2026

    Weld #2 amendments adopted (Voice vote)

    Senate
  11. Feb 13, 2026

    Tarr amendment adopted (Voice vote)

    Senate
  12. Feb 13, 2026

    Read 3rd time

    Reading 3Senate
  13. Feb 13, 2026

    On 3rd reading with right to amend, amendment pending

    Senate
  14. Feb 12, 2026

    Tarr amendment reported

    Senate
  15. Feb 12, 2026

    Read 2nd time

    Reading 2Senate
  16. Feb 12, 2026

    On 2nd reading

    Senate
  17. Feb 11, 2026

    Read 1st time

    Reading 1Senate
  18. Feb 11, 2026

    On 1st reading

    Senate
  19. Feb 10, 2026

    Com. sub. for com. sub. reported

    Senate
  20. Feb 4, 2026

    To Judiciary

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  21. Feb 4, 2026

    Committee substitute reported, but first to Judiciary

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  22. Jan 14, 2026

    To Health and Human Resources

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  23. Jan 14, 2026

    Introduced in Senate

    IntroductionSenate
  24. Jan 14, 2026

    To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  25. Jan 14, 2026

    Filed for introduction

    FilingSenate

Related West Virginia legislation

Other measures from this legislative session that share one or more Civixly topics with SB 173.

HB 5691Updated Aug 13, 2026

Supplemental appropriation, Department of Health

Health
HB 4354Updated Aug 13, 2026

Relating to necessity allowance

Health
HB 4089Updated Jun 29, 2026

Preservation of hair during chemotherapy. Also known as the “Jessica Huffman Bill”

Health
HB 4599Updated Jun 29, 2026

Relating to the WV Cares background check variance process

Health
Browse all West Virginia legislation →

SB 173 discussion

0 comments across 0 threads

Sign in to join the discussion.Comments are publicly visible.

Loading comments...

State legislative data provided by Open States and linked legislature sources when available.

Civixly tracks state bill actions, passage dates, and sponsors. Member-level state roll-call histories are not included.

Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.