West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia SB208: Exempting certain military records from public release
Status: Signed into law, February 25, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §15-1B-28, relating to exempting certain classified military records from public release. ARTICLE 1B. NATIONAL GUARD. §15-1B-28. Protection of classified and sensitive military information. While there is a presumption of public accessibility to all public records, the following types of records are specifically exempt from public disclosure, to include any disclosure under §29B-1-1 et seq. of this (2) Those portions of records containing specific or unique vulnerability assessments or specific or.
From the enrolled text, February 18, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §15-1B-28, relating to exempting certain classified military records from public release. ARTICLE 1B. NATIONAL GUARD. §15-1B-28. Protection of classified and sensitive military information. While there is a presumption of public accessibility to all public records, the following types of records are specifically exempt from public disclosure, to include any disclosure under §29B-1-1 et seq. of this (2) Those portions of records containing specific or unique vulnerability assessments or specific or unique response plans, data, databases and inventories of goods or materials collected or assembled to respond to terrorist acts; and communication codes or deployment plans of the Department of Defense, armed forces of the United States, the National Guard, or Department of Homeland Security; (3) Specific intelligence information and specific investigative records dealing with terrorist acts or the threat of a terrorist act shared by and between federal and international law-enforcement agencies, the National Guard, the armed forces of the United States, Department of Defense, state and local law enforcement, and other agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security or the W. Va. Department of Homeland Security; and (4) Sensitive military information the public disclosure of which would threaten public safety, endanger military personnel, or provide a military advantage to an …