{"id":23,"date":"2026-08-01T16:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.wvlegislature.gov\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-08-29T22:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T02:24:54","slug":"legislative-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.wvlegislature.gov\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislative Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<nav class=\"lib-nav-bar\" aria-label=\"Library tools\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/library.wvlegislature.gov\/\" class=\"lib-brand\">Legislative Reference Library<\/a>\n  <div class=\"lib-nav\">\n    <a href=\"\/sessions\/sessions_browse.php\">Sessions<\/a>\n    <a href=\"\/1931code\/browse.php\">Code of 1931<\/a>\n        <a href=\"\/constitutional-amendments\/\">Constitutional Amendments<\/a>\n    <a href=\"\/pubs\/\">Publications<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n  <span class=\"lib-nav-space\"><\/span>\n  <div class=\"lib-auth\">\n        <a href=\"\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.wvlegislature.gov%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fpages%252F23\" class=\"lib-auth-signin\">Staff Sign In<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvlegislature.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"lib-home-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/assets\/seal_white.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lib-home-seal\">Home <span class=\"lib-outbound-icon\">&#8599;<\/span><\/a>\n<\/nav>\n<header class=\"lib-hero\">\n  <div class=\"lib-hero-eyebrow\">West Virginia Legislature<\/div>\n  <h1>Legislative Reference Library<\/h1>\n  <p class=\"lib-hero-sub\">The West Virginia Legislature's digital reference library: its sessions, its Code, and the record of its acts.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n\n<div class=\"lib-landing\">\n\n  <div class=\"lib-section-label\">Available now<\/div>\n  <div class=\"lib-tiles\">\n\n    <div class=\"lib-tile\">\n      <svg class=\"lib-tile-icon\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"4\" width=\"18\" height=\"17\" rx=\"1\"\/><line x1=\"3\" y1=\"9\" x2=\"21\" y2=\"9\"\/><line x1=\"8\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"8\" y2=\"6\"\/><line x1=\"16\" y1=\"2\" x2=\"16\" y2=\"6\"\/><\/svg>\n      <h3>Legislative Sessions<\/h3>\n      <p>Every regular and extraordinary session from 1863 to the present, with convening and adjournment dates. 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