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Delegate Heckert sponsored 159 bills   

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HB 4009 Relating to the creation of the Portable Benefit Account Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4011 Relating to advanced recycling. Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/11/26 
HB 4028 Relating to sales tax on construction materials Signed  Effective July 1, 2026
HB 4053 To establish the blue envelope program. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026)
HB 4081 To create the Higher Education Health and Aid Grant. Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/27/26 
HB 4088 Relating to certified public accountants Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 24, 2026)
HB 4179 To create felony charge for individuals who assault police officers or police dogs Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/11/26 
HB 4196 To offer long-acting reversible contraception to patients receiving methadone and suboxone at the treatment facility for the methadone and suboxone Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 21, 2026)
HB 4345 Relating to the preservation of missing persons records and evidence Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4352 Prohibiting cameras and recording devices in bedrooms and bathrooms of foster children Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/04/26 
HB 4358 Establishing pilot program for Public Guardian Ad Litem Services Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4365 Relating to accessories to a crime Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/15/26 
HB 4366 Relating to military interpersonal violence Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
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 4373 To implement a Property Tax Poverty Exemption - School Excess Levy Pending  House Finance Committee  01/15/26 
HB 4374 Relating to Off Duty LEO and LEOSA Exemptions Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/15/26 
HB 4376 Say No to Good Old Boy Governance Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/15/26 
HB 4382 Require collection agencies to provide a 30 day notice prior to wage garnishments. Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/09/26 
HB 4390 Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 9, 2026)
HB 4393 Requiring the development and implementation of statewide prevention plan Vetoed  Vetoed
HB 4399 Relating to disabled veteran taxpayers Pending  House Finance Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4401 To modify the calculation of the taxable wage base. Pending  House Finance Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4402 Relating to school protection officers Pending  House Education Committee  02/18/26 
HB 4403 West Virginia Homeless Shelter Oversight & Safety Act Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/18/26 
HB 4404 Increase the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and allowing fire departments to make an expenditure for educational and training supplies and fire prevention promotional materials Signed  Effective from passage - (March 12, 2026)
HB 4405 Expanding the reasons that an executive director may create, merge, or dissolve a public defender corporation Pending  House Finance Committee  02/12/26 
HB 4406 Relating to formerly incarcerated individuals voting rights Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4407 Relating to loss of parental rights after a third petition for a child’s removal Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4408 To adjust the percent retained by the clerk of the county commission for funding election administration, infrastructure, and security, and other county clerk purposes Pending  House Government Administration Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4409 Two party consent for legislative offices Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4410 Relating to special stops required for on-track equipment Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/10/26 
HB 4412 Require certain websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4436 To require children interviewed by Child Protective Services have their interviews conducted at a child advocacy center Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4450 Removing restrictions of taxpayers to access online curriculum, and allow for taxpayers to inspect additional instructional material adopted by the county board pursuant to including books in the classroom Pending  House Public Education Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4451 Relating to establishing the Veteran Justice Act allowing conditional opportunity for veterans to avoid a record conviction Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4453 Regarding Teacher Pay Pending  House Education Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4456 Relating to clarification of a law enforcement agency and cooperation between law enforcement agencies and personnel of states bordering this state Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 4457 Permitting voters not affiliated with a major political party to vote the ballot of that political party in a primary election. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4458 Creating Substance Abuse Intervention Act Pending  House Public Health Committee  02/11/26 
HB 4459 Relating to Kratom Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/18/26 
HB 4462 Prohibition on cell-cultured products Pending  Senate Agriculture Committee  02/16/26 
HB 4465 Regarding Substitute Teacher Pay Pending  House Education Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4466 Extend the public intoxication of alcohol code to include being under the impairment of narcotics in public Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/12/26 
HB 4469 Establish residency requirements for county surveyor be a resident of the state and provide exemption for holding more than one office. Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/28/26 
HB 4471 Approved sewage systems for rental property Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  03/04/26 
HB 4474 Extending the Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council sunset date. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 18, 2026)
HB 4478 Relating to racing facilities Pending  House Legal Services Committee  01/27/26 
HB 4483 Relating to funeral service licensure and administration Signed  Effective July 1, 2026
HB 4495 To allow municipalities to regulate sober living housing in the cities Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4497 To not entitle WV students to get aid from any WV schools unless they pass a college qualification exam in the 10th grade Pending  House Education Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4502 Create license plate for autism awareness Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4503 Prohibiting driving slow in left lane except under certain circumstances Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4504 Relating to rules for hunting antlered deer Pending  House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4506 Allowing members of State Police retirement system to use accrued leave as credit towards retirement Pending  House Finance Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4507 Relating to allowing a personal income tax exemption for First Responders Pending  House Finance Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4508 Public Utility Stability Act. Pending  House Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology Committee  02/03/26 
HB 4546 Providing for biennial reporting instead of annual reporting for business organizations. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4548 WV building and constructions trades code enforcement West Virginia First Pending  House Government Administration Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4549 Local Government Freedom Act Pending  House Local Government Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4568 Clarifying abuse of process Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/19/26 
HB 4569 Updating law regarding prior authorizations Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4571 Taxpayer Protection Act Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4577 Relating to driver’s licenses Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4579 Relating to body-worn cameras Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4580 Relating to the establishment of a pilot program for the use of mobile devices in child abuse and neglect investigations. Pending  House Government Administration Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4581 Relating to monthly status meeting of county entities Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4582 Related to the authority of sheriff’s commission for collection of taxes Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4589 Clarifying that the time limitations provided for filing occupational pneumoconiosis claims do not apply or otherwise limit the ability of a claimant to obtain an evaluation from the Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/22/26 
HB 4590 Awarding attorneys fees to prevailing party in eminent domain proceeding Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4600 Require all ballots for primary and general elections be received not later than the close of the polls on election day. Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/11/26 
HB 4601 Relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit Pending  House Finance Committee  02/04/26 
HB 4602 Relating to requiring the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot program to contract for supplemental caseworker aide services for the Bureau for Social Services Pending    Concurrence  03/13/26 
HB 4603 Relating to the creation of the process of obtaining and adjudicating a pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition Pending    Concurrence  03/13/26 
HB 4604 Relating to abuse and neglect cases Pending  House Finance Committee  02/23/26 
HB 4614 Relating to statewide prevention plan. Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4616 Relating to the imposition of a time limitation on disposition decisions in child abuse and neglect proceedings Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4617 Relating to requiring the Bureau of Social Service to file a legislative rule. Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4618 Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent. Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4619 Relating to the creation of a special revenue account to expand in-state residential treatment capacity for children Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4620 Relating to clothing and necessity allowance. Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4621 Relating to requiring the circuit court to make certain designated findings of fact and conclusions of law in its juvenile child abuse and neglect orders Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4624 To permit the county commission of each county to lease, rent or to permit the use of a county owned wireless tower or any portion thereof, with exceptions Pending  House Homeland Security Committee  02/06/26 
HB 4625 Relating to quit claim deeds Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4626 Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration’s drug development trials with ibogaine Vetoed  Vetoed
HB 4627 Mandate free cancer screenings for professional firefighters. Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/21/26 
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 4664 Relating to increasing compensation for panel attorneys. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
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 4714 To create the West Virginia Inmate Litter Cleanup and Rehabilitation Act. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4718 Secure Roads and Safe Trucking Act Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/22/26 
HB 4722 Relating to false judicial accusations after a determination of falsity Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/22/26 
HB 4749 Relating to adding requirements to the foster child bill of rights Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2026)
HB 4759 Modifing the rules for transferring students Pending  House Education Committee  02/09/26 
HB 4815 Allow community health center to provide sign-on bonus Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/26/26 
HB 4834 To permit women’s wrestling in public high schools as a sanctioned event Pending  House Education Committee  02/17/26 
HB 4863 The West Virginia Refugee Absorptive Capacity Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/28/26 
HB 4864 Providing for election reform and protections Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/28/26 
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 4951 Requiring MDs and DOs to complete continuing education Signed  Effective from passage - (March 14, 2026)
HB 4962 Drug-Related Nuisances Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/27/26 
HB 4963 Relating to establishing an additional modification reducing federal adjusted gross income relating to taxes on tips and overtime Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4971 Relating to preliminary planning for future electric substations near industrial parks on certain high voltage transmission lines Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  02/26/26 
HB 4973 Relating to raising the state minimum salary for teachers to $50,000 beginning in school year 2026-2027 Pending  House Education Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4975 To consolidate county boards of education and create regional districts. Pending  House Education Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4978 Permitting Workforce WV to actively reach out to Unemployment Compensation filers with available jobs that fit their prior job history and salary range Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/11/26 
HB 4989 Professional Firefighter cancer screening Pending  House Finance Committee  02/23/26 
HB 5003 Relating to the process for involuntary hospitalization Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/30/26 
HB 5011 Allow removal of complaints from HRC to Circuit Court Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/30/26 
HB 5025 Allowing the burning of obsolete farm structures. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/11/26 
HB 5030 Authorizing adjustment from federal adjusted gross income for certain law enforcement pension benefit payments Pending  House Finance Committee  02/02/26 
HB 5059 Relating to cultural heritage institutions Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/05/26 
HB 5086 Relating to peer support services Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 5103 Relating to requiring the Office of Health Facility Licensure and Certification to inspect office-based medication-assisted treatment programs at least every 24 months Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/10/26 
HB 5104 Relating to requiring a parolee or probationer found to have suffered with addiction to participate in a support service Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/03/26 
HB 5105 Relating to financial exploitation of a person in recovery Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/24/26 
HB 5107 Relating to requiring a court to verify certain conditions are met before a child who has been removed from a home may be returned to that home Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/03/26 
HB 5167 Creating the Taxpayer Accountability for Public Service Act. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/04/26 
HB 5176 Relating to creating the animal abuse database within the West Virginia State Police. Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/19/26 
HB 5177 Sales tax rebate for qualifying materials used in the construction of modest homes of 1 600 square feet or less Pending  House Finance Committee  02/04/26 
HB 5179 Relating to auctioneers Pending  House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism Committee  02/06/26 
HB 5182 Relating generally to authorizing security personnel employed by the State Treasurer to carry concealed weapons while performing his or her official duties BL  Governor   
HB 5213 Relating to involuntary commitment process pilot program. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5214 Relating to drug testing of parents who have had abuse and/or neglect claims substantiated against them prior to reunification. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
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 5221 Relating to increasing the civil penalties for failure to file required campaign finance reports 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 5224 Creating a personal income tax credit for election officials in West Virginia. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5225 Relating to prohibiting any person to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle over a polling place on election day Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5226 Providing that in no case shall a filing fee paid be returned to the candidate Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5227 Relating to Secretary of State annual reports, fees, and veteran-owned business logotypes Signed  Effective July 1, 2026
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 5323 Relating to indexing of license and stamp fees Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026)
HB 5326 Raise cost of living threshold for retired municipal police officers Pending  House Finance Committee  02/09/26 
HB 5331 To provide special consideration for municipalities to be allowed to join NPFRS for their paid firefighters Pending  House Finance Committee  02/09/26 
HB 5341 To create a domestic violence registry Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/25/26 
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 5368 Establish a registry for domestic violence offenders Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/09/26 
HB 5397 Remove sales tax from firearm suppressors. Pending  House Finance Committee  02/10/26 
HB 5400 Relating generally to punishment for child neglect resulting in death. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/10/26 
HB 5406 Relating to driving under the influence Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026)
HB 5426 To add the Bradford Peat Pear (Pyrus calleryana) to the noxious weeds list Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/10/26 
HB 5432 Relating to establishing disaster repair and recovery effort tax credit for taxpayers subject to the severance and business privilege tax in certain circumstances Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/11/26 
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 5437 Creating the Vape Safety Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026)
HB 5460 Construction Cost Relief Act Pending  House Finance Committee  02/12/26 
HB 5492 Relating to advance purchase agreements for electric substation transformers 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 5500 To make allowances for bio-degradable farm/field products to escape the transport vehicle so to avoid potential fines Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/13/26 
HB 5526 Clarifying Purchaser Requirements for Tax Abandoned Land Auctions by the Auditor Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/13/26 
HB 5563 To create the West Virginia Timely Transplant Referral and Coordination Act Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  03/05/26 
HB 5582 Extending program for drug screening of applicants for TANF Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 5600 Adding representation of the West Virginia Fire Marshal’s office to the LEPS committee. Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5605 Relating to drug testing of legislators Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5625 Relating to the licensure of radon mitigators, testers, contractors, and laboratories Pending    3rd Reading  03/05/26 
HB 5684 Relating to authorizing the Supreme Court of Appeals to create child protection commissioners Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)