West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia SR32: Protecting WV coal jobs, coal power, and coal families
Status: Passed both chambers, February 18, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 10, 2026:
SENATE RESOLUTION 32 (By Senators Rose, Chapman, Taylor, Roberts, Barnhart, Hamilton, Phillips, Garcia, Hart, Oliverio, Z. Maynard, Thorne, Charnock, Clements, Rucker, Bartlett, Tarr, and Helton) [Introduced February 10, 2026] Protecting West Virginia coal jobs, coal power, and coal families. Whereas, Coal miners, coal fired power plants, and coal communities are vital to West Virginia's economy, energy security, and way of life; and Whereas, West Virginia's coal fired power plants supply the majority of the state's electricity and provide essential baseload reliability for homes, businesses, and industry; and Whereas, Meaningful utilization of these plants--defined as operating at a minimum annual capacity factor of 69 percent--is necessary to maintain grid stability, protect ratepayers, and sustain thousands of family supporting coal jobs; and Whereas, Utility decisions increasingly threaten the future of West Virginia's coal units and the jobs they sustain; and Whereas, West Virginians should not bear higher electricity costs for projects that undermine the state's workforce or weaken its energy security; and Whereas, Long-term, stable, local employment is essential to the prosperity of coal families and the communities that depend on them; and Whereas, West Virginia's prosperity must remain in West Virginia, not in the hands of outside industries seeking to extract wealth while leaving communities behind; therefore, be it Resolved by the and, be it Further Resolved, That the Senate affirms …
Sponsors
- Rose, Chris (R, 02) · primary sponsor
- Chapman, Laura Wakim (R, 01)
- Taylor, Jay (R, 14)
- Roberts, Rollan A. (R, 09)
- Barnhart, Trenton (R, 03)
- Hamilton, Bill (R, 11)
- Phillips, Rupie (R, 07)
- Garcia, Joey (D, 13)
- Hart, Craig A. (R, 06)
- Oliverio, Mike (R, 13)
- Maynard, Zack (R, 07)
- Thorne, Darren (R, 15)
Latest actions
- : Completed legislative action
- : Adopted (Roll No. 111)
- : On Unfinished Business
- : Reported be adopted
- : To Energy, Industry, and Mining
- : On Unfinished Business
- : Introduced in Senate
- : Filed for introduction
Votes
- Adopted (Roll No. 111) (February 18, 2026): 28 yea, 0 nay, passed
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Common questions
- What is SR32?
- SR32 is a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Protecting WV coal jobs, coal power, and coal families.
- What is the status of SR32?
- Passed both chambers as of February 18, 2026. Latest action: Completed legislative action (February 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored SR32?
- Rose, Chris (R, 02), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SR32?
- On the West Virginia Legislature website: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Resolution_History.cfm?year=2026&sessiontype=RS&input4=32&billtype=r&houseorig=s&btype=res
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