West Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

SB 686: Coal Co-tenancy Modernization and Miners Protection Act

Motion to Dispense with a Committee Reference · March 10, 2026 · Yeas 84, nays 9 · Party-line vote

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 0 · Nay 8 · Not voting 1
Republicans
Yea 84 · Nay 1 · Not voting 5

Speaker Roger Hanshaw voted yea.

Bill

Bill
SB 686
Motion
Motion to Dispense with a Committee Reference
Date
March 10, 2026, 11:52
Session
2026 Regular Session
Yeas–nays
Yeas 84, nays 9; 6 didn't vote yes or no (0 excused from voting)
Result
Passed, as the official record marks it

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The chamber on this vote

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How each member voted

Yea (84)

Nay (9)

Not voting (6)