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Delegate Ellington sponsored 71 bills   

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
HB 4002 Establishing the West Virginia Collaboratory Vetoed  Vetoed
HB 4008 Relating to Business Ready Sites Program Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026)
HB 4028 Relating to sales tax on construction materials Signed  Effective July 1, 2026
HB 4081 To create the Higher Education Health and Aid Grant. Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/27/26 
HB 4368 Relating to military connected students Pending  House Education Committee  01/15/26 
HB 4370 Allowing the concealed carry of firearms on and in Capitol grounds Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/15/26 
HB 4372 Permit teachers in K-12 schools be authorized to carry concealed firearms as a designated school protection officer Pending  House Education Committee  01/15/26 
HB 4420 Relating generally to West Virginia Parkways Authority. Pending  House Government Administration Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4421 Providing guidelines for the West Virginia Parkways Authority to cease tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike upon completion of all bond payments Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/10/26 
HB 4422 To permit students in eighth and ninth grade to attend summer school in order to raise their grades and establish academic eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities in the fall Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/30/26 
HB 4426 Ensure State Road Construction Account funds are in addition to general highways funds provided to the DOT districts Pending  House Finance Committee  02/12/26 
HB 4429 Create a prison work pilot program Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4431 Requiring the approval of the Legislature and the Governor before additional bonds may be issued by the Parkways Authority Pending  House Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology Committee  01/30/26 
HB 4432 Establishing certain tenant protections and landlord notice requirements at rental properties Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4449 Permitting cameras in classrooms Pending  House Public Education Committee  01/19/26 
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 4475 Disaster Recovery Acceleration Act Pending  House Local Government Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4477 To give the Secretary of State authority to refer allegations of violations of election laws to West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute. Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/04/26 
HB 4478 Relating to racing facilities Pending  House Legal Services Committee  01/27/26 
HB 4572 Rural School Flexibility & Innovation Pilot Act Pending  House Education Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4573 Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act Pending    Concurrence  03/14/26 
HB 4656 Relating to chronic absenteeism Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/11/26 
HB 4659 Transfer oversight of childcare from the Department of Human Services to the Department of Education Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4660 To move any remaining sixth grade classifications from elementary schools to middle schools. Pending  House Education Committee  01/23/26 
HB 4690 To repeal obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4693 To declassify Community and Technical Education (“CTE”) teaching positions to allow for counties to provide additional funding for certain positions. Pending  House Finance Committee  02/19/26 
HB 4761 Raise the Penalties for Murder and attempted Murder Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/22/26 
HB 4762 Providing veterinarian and veterinary technician reciprocity Pending  House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism Committee  01/23/26 
HB 4766 Change the Homestead Exemption Pending  House Finance Committee  01/23/26 
HB 4768 Relating to updating definitions to incorporate federal law changes to qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026)
HB 4788 Allow school board members to run for the state legislature Pending  House Education Committee  01/23/26 
HB 4798 Permitting teachers to wear a “mobile alert button” for emergency situations, to be known as “Alyssa’s Law.” Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2026)
HB 4810 Relating to dental health care service plans Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4869 Establish narrow, clearly bounded guaranteed-issue rights for Medicare Supplement policies in West Virginia. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026)
HB 4870 Determining campaign finance report deadlines during legislative sessions Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/28/26 
HB 4871 Make available vegetarian meal option for students enrolled in schools, provided that such meals comply with all applicable federal nutritional guidelines Pending  House Education Committee  02/17/26 
HB 4892 To expand the provisionof the literacy-based promation act in order to provide certin intervention and implementation stratagies for literacy proficiency among students in grade 4 through grade 8 Pending  House Education Committee  01/28/26 
HB 5005 Providing liability protection for video cameras in certain classrooms. Pending  House Public Education Committee  02/02/26 
HB 5010 Prohibiting institutions of higher education and affiliate organizations from accepting gifts partnerships, or other funding relationships from foreign adversaries. Pending  House Education Committee  01/30/26 
HB 5011 Allow removal of complaints from HRC to Circuit Court Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/30/26 
HB 5012 Providing for in-year school personnel movement to meet school needs. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026)
HB 5047 To create the Mobile Career and Technical Education Classroom Program. Pending  House Education Committee  02/02/26 
HB 5074 Relating to changing the allocation of proceeds in the Medical Cannabis Program Fund. Vetoed  Vetoed
HB 5089 Relating to public school acceptance of student transcripts or other credentials Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 9, 2026)
HB 5098 Creation of the MOBILE ID. Pending  House Finance Committee  02/03/26 
HB 5163 Relating to exempting child-care programs operated by a county board of education exclusively for the children of its employees from certain licensing requirements Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/09/26 
HB 5198 Relating to crimes against the intellectually disabled Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/24/26 
HB 5200 Creating Office of entrepreneurship Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5212 Relating to financial aid for post-secondary education. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 5325 Creating an emeritus license status for retired physicians, podiatric physicians and physician assistants who meet eligibility criteria. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 9, 2026)
HB 5330 Allow expedited partner treatment for bacterial vaginitis Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/09/26 
HB 5355 If a person who is not certified is holding a teaching position in a WV public school - that position has to come up for bid every year until it is held by a certified person. Pending  House Education Committee  02/09/26 
HB 5365 Relating to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers providing services to the Public Employees Insurance Agency. Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5433 Require all state‑regulated health insurance plans to provide meaningful coverage for hearing aids and to cover at least one annual audiological evaluation. Pending  House Finance Committee  02/11/26 
HB 5442 Relating to training on the uses and indications of certain drugs for pregnant women. Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/11/26 
HB 5453 To modify the school aid funding formula. Pending    Concurrence  03/14/26 
HB 5458 Relating to professionals to be licensed by the West Virginia Board of Medicine Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 7, 2026)
HB 5459 Relating to a tax on managed care organizations Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 9, 2026)
HB 5464 West Virginia First Live Racing Jobs Act of 2026 Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/06/26 
HB 5472 Formally recognize Mine Rescue teams as first responders in West Virginia. Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/12/26 
HB 5478 Establish a statewide pilot program to improve kindergarten readiness. Pending  House Finance Committee  02/23/26 
HB 5493 Provide a penalty of chemical castration or surgical castration for sex abuse crimes against minors. Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/13/26 
HB 5499 Relating to school system fiscal and governance early warning, stabilization, and accountability. Pending  House Education Committee  02/13/26 
HB 5510 Eliminate the requirement for private wedding venues to own or lease 2 acres in rural location. Pending    3rd Reading  03/14/26 
HB 5525 To create the “Southern West Virginia Clean Water Fund” to be used in water emergencies or to upgrade infrastructure so residences can get clean water. Pending    2nd Reading  03/05/26 
HB 5534 To reduce all titled vehicle personal property taxation values, except for mobile homes, from a Class IV assessment valuation to a Class II Pending  House Finance Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5535 Relating to tow truck lighting Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5537 Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. Pending    Concurrence  03/14/26 
HB 5573 Rural Medical Residency Program concentrating on obstetrics and gynecology for rural hospitals, can be funded from the Rural Health Inititive or other sources funded by the legislature. Pending  House Education Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5678 To provide amendments to the Build WV Act Pending  House Finance Committee  02/17/26 
HB 5687 Relating to reducing the tax rate imposed on the gross value of metallurgical coal produced in this state Pending    Concurrence  03/13/26