SB900 • 2026

Including certain correctional facilities as "targeted facility"

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Sponsor: Weld, Willis , Deeds
Last action: 2026-03-14
Official status: H Communicated to Senate 03/14/26
Effective date: Not listed

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Including certain correctional facilities as "targeted facility"

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Including certain correctional facilities as "targeted facility"

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sb900 hfat akers 3-13 adopted.htm

Adopted

Plain English: SB900 HFAT Akers 3-13 Morgan 3345 Delegate Akers moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: “A BILL to amend and reenact §61-10-34 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to incorporating, adding, and including jails, state correctional facilities, juvenile detention centers, and federal correctional facilities in the definition of the term "critical infrastructure facility.”; Adopted Rejected

SB900 HFAT Akers 3-13 Morgan 3345 Delegate Akers moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: “A BILL to amend and reenact §61-10-34 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to incorporating, adding, and including jails, state correctional facilities, juvenile detention centers, and federal correctional facilities in the definition of the term "critical infrastructure facility.”; Adopted Rejected

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sb900 hfat akers 3-13.htm

Filed

SB900 HFAT Akers 3-13 Morgan 3345 Delegate Akers moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows: “A BILL to amend and reenact §61-10-34 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to incorporating, adding, and including jails, state correctional facilities, juvenile detention centers, and federal correctional facilities in the definition of the term "critical infrastructure facility.”; Adopted Rejected

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Bill History

2026-03-14 H
Communicated to Senate
2026-03-14 H
Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-14 H
Passed House (Roll No. 603)
2026-03-14 H
Read 3rd time
2026-03-14 H
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-13 H
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-12 H
Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-03-12 H
Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-03-12 H
Read 2nd time
2026-03-12 H
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-11 H
Read 1st time
2026-03-11 H
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2026-03-10 H
With amendment, do pass
2026-03-09 H
Markup Discussion
2026-02-26 H
To House Judiciary
2026-02-26 H
To Judiciary
2026-02-26 H
Introduced in House
2026-02-26 H
House received Senate message
2026-02-25 S
Ordered to House
2026-02-25 S
Passed Senate (Roll No. 229)
2026-02-25 S
Read 3rd time
2026-02-25 S
On 3rd reading
2026-02-24 S
Read 2nd time
2026-02-24 S
On 2nd reading
2026-02-23 S
Read 1st time
2026-02-23 S
On 1st reading
2026-02-21 S
Reported do pass
2026-02-10 S
To Judiciary
2026-02-10 S
Introduced in Senate
2026-02-10 S
To Judiciary
2026-02-10 S
Filed for introduction

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Including certain correctional facilities as "targeted facility"

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WEST virginia legislature
2026 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 900
By Senator Weld
[
Introduced February 10, 2026; referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary
]
A BILL to amend and reenact §61-16-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to including jails, state correctional facilities, juvenile detention centers, and federal correctional facilities in the definition of the term "targeted facility".
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 16. USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

§61-16-1. Definitions.

As used in this article:
(1) "Aircraft" means any device now known or subsequently invented, used, or designed for flight in the air, including, but not limited to, unmanned aerial vehicles;
(2) "Targeted facility" means a critical infrastructure facility, as defined in § 61-10-34 of this Code,
and shall also include any jail, state correctional facility, juvenile detention center, or federal correctional facility.
(3) "Unmanned aerial vehicles" means an aircraft that is operated without direct human intervention from inside or on the aircraft and includes the crewmember, the associated support equipment, the control station, data links, telemetry, communications, and navigation equipment necessary to operate the unmanned aircraft, including, but not limited to, drones;
(4) "Unmanned aerial vehicle operator" or "operator" means a person exercising control over an unmanned aerial vehicle during flight.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is criminalize the use of unmanned aerial vehicles over correctional and detention facilities.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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