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Delegate Akers sponsored 78 bills   

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HB 4001 Creating TEAM-WV Corporation Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/10/26 
HB 4003 WV First Small Business Growth Act Pending    3rd Reading  02/13/26 
HB 4008 Relating to Business Ready Sites Program Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026)
HB 4009 Relating to the creation of the Portable Benefit Account Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4010 Providing a statutory program for loaning financial assistance to local airports for airplane hangar construction in this state Pending    RECD  03/14/26 
HB 4011 Relating to advanced recycling. Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/11/26 
HB 4013 Relating to the Mountaineer Flexible Tax Credit Act of 2026 Pending  House Finance Committee  01/15/26 
HB 4137 Updating the West Virginia Law Institute Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/04/26 
HB 4138 Relating to persons convicted of a crime Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4433 Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 4, 2026)
HB 4468 Relating to confidentiality of court files and law-enforcement records Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/11/26 
HB 4473 Relating to the West Virginia Supreme Court’s power to promulgate rules allowing for the limited practice of law by nonlawyers Pending  House Legal Services Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4481 WV Load Forecast Accountability Act Pending    Concurrence  03/13/26 
HB 4482 Updating the state tax rates relating to e-cigarettes, e-cigarette liquids, vapor products, vaping systems, and components or accessories for such devices, increasing penalties for violations Pending  House Finance Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4496 To force any media/internet creator providing artificial intelligence created videos to have an identifying marker that allows viewers to know that the video is not real. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4550 To require the state and/or its agents to provide their appraisal to landowners involved in eminent domain Pending  House Government Administration Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4577 Relating to driver’s licenses Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4585 Relating to the Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit Act Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4629 Relating to medical cessation treatment and research Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/04/26 
HB 4656 Relating to chronic absenteeism Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/11/26 
HB 4695 To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/12/26 
HB 4712 Increasing the criminal penalties for DUI causing death to be known as “Baylea’s Law.” Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4725 Clarifying the disposition of animal subject to animal cruelty treatment. Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/13/26 
HB 4756 To provide automatic treble damages anytime a non-English speaking commercial truck driver causes an accident in WV Pending  House Government Organization Committee  06/29/26 
HB 4761 Raise the Penalties for Murder and attempted Murder Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/22/26 
HB 4808 Federally Approved Project Delivery Methods for Airport Capital Improvement Projects Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/26/26 
HB 4842 Relating to civil remedies for the unauthorized disclosure of intimate images. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4843 Relating to consumer protection and the collection of certain personally identifiable information. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/27/26 
HB 4865 Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4870 Determining campaign finance report deadlines during legislative sessions Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/28/26 
HB 4909 Relating to consumer protection from fraudulent telephone solicitation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4977 Relating to authorizing municipalities to adopt an ordinance to recover demolition costs as special tax assessments Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/05/26 
HB 4999 Relating to crimes against athletic officials Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 5002 In cases of mine rescues, designate miners as first responders Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  01/30/26 
HB 5058 Require that notice be provided for any lab-grown food served in restaurants. Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/10/26 
HB 5059 Relating to cultural heritage institutions Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/05/26 
HB 5061 Relating to the consolidation of county school districts in the state. Pending  House Education Committee  02/03/26 
HB 5067 Relating to the powers and duties of the director of the Division of Administrative Services Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2026)
HB 5099 Relating to restitution payments for the support of a child whose parent or guardian is a victim of intoxication manslaughter Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/03/26 
HB 5101 The Joanna Phillips Domestic Violence Prevention Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 5176 Relating to creating the animal abuse database within the West Virginia State Police. Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/19/26 
HB 5198 Relating to crimes against the intellectually disabled Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/24/26 
HB 5207 To increase the protections for the welfare of domestic animals Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5209 Create a registry of persons convicted of animal abuse Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5217 Providing for a filing fee for a write-in candidate Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5218 Providing that the Secretary of State shall notify a respondent of an election law complaint Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5220 Relating to clarifying persons permitted to be present in a polling place during an election period for non-voting activities that normally occur at that location Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5222 Providing for an increase service of process fees and fees in shipping and handling expenses for execution of service of process Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5223 Relating to requiring contact information for the chair of a political committee Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5228 Relating to clarifying the definition of electioneering Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/21/26 
HB 5273 Relating to campaign financial statements by candidates for municipal office Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/21/26 
HB 5275 Providing the circumstances that a qualified voter is authorized to vote an absentee ballot by mail Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5351 Relating to modernization of fees generated from emergency communication service users Pending    3rd Reading  03/05/26 
HB 5366 Relating to rules governing the practice of law Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 5368 Establish a registry for domestic violence offenders Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/09/26 
HB 5401 Relating to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas Signed    Governor  06/29/26 
HB 5404 Creating an Office of Entrepreneurship Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/10/26 
HB 5406 Relating to driving under the influence Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026)
HB 5413 Relating to the Central Abuse Registry Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/04/26 
HB 5425 Relating to acquisitions of properties by land reuse agencies and urban renewal authorities. Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/10/26 
HB 5437 Creating the Vape Safety Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026)
HB 5444 Relating to increasing the amount of fees to be paid by parolees for supervision. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2026)
HB 5445 Revising the statute authorizing the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to run background checks. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/11/26 
HB 5446 Relating to the jurisdiction of the State Fire Marshal Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/11/26 
HB 5448 Revising the statute relating to the state emergency response commission meetings. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/11/26 
HB 5449 Repealing the Addiction Treatment Pilot Program Pending    2nd Reading  02/25/26 
HB 5450 Relating to appeals of certification decisions by the Department of Homeland Security Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/11/26 
HB 5451 Relating to survivor’s benefit payment for first responders Pending  House Finance Committee  02/11/26 
HB 5452 Relating to the standard of proof required for a final parole or probation revocation hearing. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/11/26 
HB 5455 Relating to special license plates Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/11/26 
HB 5466 Relating to Abuse Prevention Program Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026)
HB 5543 Authorizing the State Treasurer to coordinate SMART529 program with federal Trump accounts Pending  House Finance Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5544 Creating deductions for contributions to Trump accounts Pending  House Finance Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5568 Relating to the payment of services rendered in proceedings under Chapter 49 Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5596 Revising the statute to add costs for misdemeanor and felony convictions to be deposited into the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund Pending  House Finance Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5649 Relating to confidentiality of certain records pertaining to adults and facility residents Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/05/26 
HB 5668 Establishing the Central West Virginia Economic Development and Rural Revitalization Act Pending  House Finance Committee  02/17/26 
HB 5684 Relating to authorizing the Supreme Court of Appeals to create child protection commissioners Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)