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Delegate Hornby sponsored 98 bills   

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HB 4006 Creating the West Virginia Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Growth Act Pending    3rd Reading  03/14/26 
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 4012 Relating to reducing the regulatory burden on utility companies when constructing and maintaining electric power generation and transmission facilities within this state Pending    Concurrence  03/14/26 
HB 4013 Relating to the Mountaineer Flexible Tax Credit Act of 2026 Pending  House Finance Committee  01/15/26 
HB 4026 Relating to expanding the requirements for integrated resource plans utility companies must file with the Public Service Commission RQST    CONF  03/11/26 
HB 4080 To provide for partisan races for mayoral and city council races, and provide for the election of mayors by citizens of a town or municipality. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/27/26 
HB 4087 To create a West Virginia-Ireland Education Alliance. Signed  Effective March 17, 2026
HB 4198 E-Verify Safe Harbor Act Pending    Concurrence  03/14/26 
HB 4345 Relating to the preservation of missing persons records and evidence Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4395 Relating to investigations of allegations of child safety violations for school personnel. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026)
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 4498 Relating to clarifying the Right to Farm Act relating to residential agricultural operations and the protection of agriculture through Urban Beekeeping Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4500 Permitting the Berkeley County Commission to levy a special district excise tax for the benefit of the Berkeley County Economic Opportunity Development District under certain conditions. Pending  Senate Rules Committee  02/24/26 
HB 4546 Providing for biennial reporting instead of annual reporting for business organizations. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
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 4552 Relating to the law-enforcement powers of correctional officers Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4567 To require that all in person and online Vape and vape products require an ID scan, similarly to prescription controlled substances and certain cold medicines. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4568 Clarifying abuse of process Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/19/26 
HB 4577 Relating to driver’s licenses Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4578 To provide more local control over educational decisionmaking, differentiation of funding for counties, and to address operational efficiencies within education. Pending  House Education Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4591 To recognize School Athletic Directors who have achieved a nationally recognized professional certification through the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/25/26 
HB 4592 Relating to college campus safety Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4593 Allow for PE classes to be optional for students who can demonstrate 5 or more weekly hours of outside physical activity Pending  House Education Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4605 Relating to modifying the school aid formula to provide more support for schools under certain circumstances. Pending  House Education Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4606 Relating to the meaning of residence for the purpose of bail Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4607 Relating to standards of private schools Pending  House Education Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4608 School Board Election Date Act Pending  House Education Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4609 Allowing Magistrates under certain circumstances to be able to order a mental evaluation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4610 Safeguard the Right-To-Try Cutting-Edge Medicine Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4627 Mandate free cancer screenings for professional firefighters. Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/21/26 
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 4671 Relating to illegal immigrants Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4685 Relating to Capitol Carry Pending  House Judiciary 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 4694 To require that when a person’s driver’s license expires, the bar code on the back of the license expires as well. Pending  House Government Administration Committee  01/23/26 
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 4708 Clarifying how substitute teachers may serve for extended periods. Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4713 To provide an exemption of taxes on income derived from tips Pending  House Finance Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4746 Relating to establishment of the First Amendment Preservation Act 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 4751 Relating to the time and place of holding primary elections 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 4772 Medicaid eligibility verification Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  03/05/26 
HB 4784 Extending the Qualified Opportunity Zones until July 1, 2032. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026)
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 4801 Defining Permissible expenditures for municipalities and counties Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026)
HB 4810 Relating to dental health care service plans Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4819 Relating to use of criminal records as disqualification from authorization to practice a particular profession Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026)
HB 4834 To permit women’s wrestling in public high schools as a sanctioned event Pending  House Education Committee  02/17/26 
HB 4841 Allow county commissions to formally petition the Division of Highways regarding the repair of local roads Pending  House Finance 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 4909 Relating to consumer protection from fraudulent telephone solicitation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4913 Working Farm Property Tax Protection Act Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4918 Mandate the number of School days or hours required Pending  House Education Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4949 Relating to Legislative Rules regarding chemicals of emerging concern Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4950 To establish the West Virginia Freedom and Innovation Pilot Act of 2026 Pending  House Education Committee  02/17/26 
HB 4962 Drug-Related Nuisances Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/27/26 
HB 4989 Professional Firefighter cancer screening Pending  House Finance Committee  02/23/26 
HB 4990 Relating to crimes using gift cards Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4995 Require the use of video cameras in certain special education classrooms Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026)
HB 4996 Relating to bail in cases involving terroristic threats to schools or children Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4997 Relating to residency restrictions for persons convicted of terroristic threats Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/17/26 
HB 5005 Providing liability protection for video cameras in certain classrooms. Pending  House Public Education Committee  02/02/26 
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 5027 Relating to eminent domain and use of property taken. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/02/26 
HB 5064 Relating to municipalities that have failed to complete required financial audits for multiple years Pending  House Local Government Committee  02/06/26 
HB 5066 Relating to prohibiting the release of addresses and names of employers of persons who make contributions to political elections Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5162 Relating to the sales of tax liens Pending  Senate Rules Committee  03/12/26 
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 5171 Relating to salary schedule adjustments for elected county officials. Pending  House Finance 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 5196 Relating to allowing intergovernmental agreements with the Land Stewardship Corporation Pending  House Local Government Committee  02/06/26 
HB 5197 Relating to Civil Action to Set Aside a Tax Deed Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/21/26 
HB 5200 Creating Office of entrepreneurship Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5203 To forbid any municipality from issuing an ID for the purpose of voting in a municipal election Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/04/26 
HB 5212 Relating to financial aid for post-secondary education. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 5244 To institute the Learn and Earn program for four-year schools. Pending  House Education Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5345 To require child care subsidy payments in West Virginia to be based on enrollment rather than daily attendance Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/12/26 
HB 5351 Relating to modernization of fees generated from emergency communication service users Pending    3rd Reading  03/05/26 
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 5356 Modify Funding to Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy Pending  House Finance Committee  02/09/26 
HB 5358 Authorizing the West Virginia Commissioner of Highways to offer locality pay to Division of Highways employees working in certain jurisdictions Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/09/26 
HB 5359 To provide a funding stream from property taxes collected as a result of new high voltage electric transmission projects being constructed to lower electric rates to benefit West Virginians Pending  House Finance Committee  02/09/26 
HB 5391 Amending the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System. Pending  House Finance Committee  02/10/26 
HB 5453 To modify the school aid funding formula. Pending    Concurrence  03/14/26 
HB 5455 Relating to special license plates Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/11/26 
HB 5471 To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary Pending  House Finance Committee  02/20/26 
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 5510 Eliminate the requirement for private wedding venues to own or lease 2 acres in rural location. Pending    3rd Reading  03/14/26 
HB 5537 Repealing obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. Pending    Concurrence  03/14/26 
HB 5543 Authorizing the State Treasurer to coordinate SMART529 program with federal Trump accounts Pending  House Finance Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5554 To modify the building fund for state parties. Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/04/26 
HB 5570 To exempt common carriers and contract carriers engaged in the business of transporting solid waste for commercial or industrial customers to disposal or recycling locations. Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5661 Increasing Medicaid dental provider reimbursement rates.    HHR   02/23/26 
HB 5668 Establishing the Central West Virginia Economic Development and Rural Revitalization Act Pending  House Finance Committee  02/17/26