WV lawmakers approve tax cut, teacher pay raise; House chaos in final hour derails other GOP bills

By: Amelia Ferrell Knisely, Caity Coyne, Lori Kersey

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: March 15, 2026

Words: 3,297

Last Updated: 6 days, 6 hours ago

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West Virginia’s 2026 regular legislative session ended Saturday night, with lawmakers passing 303 of the 2,777 bills introduced — roughly 11%.

It was an irregular session. The state budget — the only bill required to be passed before sine die — was approved by both chambers a week before deadline, leaving relatively light schedules for the remaining few days.

The final night of session ended with a fiery, drawn out debate in the …

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