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WV SB598

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/23/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mike Azinger

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Directs the Secretary of the Department of Administration to remove the statue of Robert C. Byrd from the West Virginia Capitol rotunda
  • Requires placement of four new statues in each corner of the rotunda featuring George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, James Madison, and Arthur I. Boreman (West Virginia's first governor)
  • Funds the statue replacement project through the existing "capitol renovation and improvement fund"
  • Assigns implementation responsibility to the General Services Division of the Department of Administration

Legislative Description

Relating to statues placed in Capitol rotunda

Finance and Administration

Last Action

To Government Organization

1/23/2026

Committee Referrals

Government Organization1/23/2026

Full Bill Text

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