West Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

SB 493: Relating to open captioning for motion pictures

Motion to Suspend a Rule · March 13, 2026 · Yeas 60, nays 25 · Party-line vote

How each party voted

Democrats
Yea 0 · Nay 7 · Not voting 2
Republicans
Yea 60 · Nay 18 · Not voting 12

Speaker Roger Hanshaw voted yea.

Bill

Bill
SB 493
Motion
Motion to Suspend a Rule
Date
March 13, 2026, 15:35
Session
2026 Regular Session
Yeas–nays
Yeas 60, nays 25; 14 didn't vote yes or no (0 excused from voting)
Result
Passed, as the official record marks it

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The bill's page on the Legislature's site ↗

The chamber on this vote

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How each member voted

Yea (60)

Nay (25)

Not voting (14)