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WV SR42

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/16/2026

Primary Sponsor

Robbie Morris

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Memorializes the life of Walter Dolph Helmick (April 25, 1944 – September 6, 2025), a West Virginia public servant who worked as a coal miner, welder, and welding teacher before entering politics
  • Served in the West Virginia House of Delegates beginning in 1988, then was appointed to the State Senate in September 1989 and subsequently elected to six terms through 2010
  • Held multiple Senate leadership positions including Chairman of the Finance Committee (76th-79th Legislatures), Natural Resources Committee, Banking and Insurance Committee, and Military Committee
  • Won statewide election in 2012 and served one term as West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture, resigning from the Senate on January 14, 2013
  • Was a 50-year Mason who received the 33rd Degree Scottish Rite in 2011, and served on the Pocahontas County Board of Education and County Commission

Legislative Description

Memorializing life of Honorable Walter Dolph Helmick

Last Action

Completed legislative action

2/16/2026

Full Bill Text

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