The West Virginia Legislature wrapped up work on several priorities Saturday night as the 2026 regular session came to a close, with a tax cut and pay raise making it but a bill aimed at protecting children whose parents are being investigated for child welfare issues failing in the final hours.
The Legislature gaveled in for its annual 60-day session on Jan. 14, introducing more than 2,700 bills over the last nearly nine weeks. Heading into the final hours of the session, lawmakers passed 152 state Senate bills and 151 House of Delegates bills.