Bill Status - 2026 Regular Session
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Delegate Howell, T. sponsored 75 bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee | Step | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4013 | Relating to the Mountaineer Flexible Tax Credit Act of 2026 | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/15/26 |
| HB 4062 | To create the West Virginia Homeschool Student Athletics Participation Act. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/17/26 |
| HB 4075 | Insurance must cover Bioidentical hormones as they do pharmaceutical one | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4152 | Workforce-Education Partnership Act | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 4153 | West Virginia Skilled and Ready to Work Internship and Apprenticeship Incentive Act | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4162 | WV Economic Development and Property Revitalization Tax Credit | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4163 | FOIA Database | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4164 | Election integrity and People’s vote protection act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4347 | To remove income tax from overtime work | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/15/26 |
| HB 4448 | Removing bona fide schools, public libraries, and museums from the list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display to minor of obscene matter | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/16/26 |
| HB 4467 | Relating to maternity leave for school employees | Pending | House Public Education | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 4470 | Relating to requiring election officials to capture and publish ballot images, and provide voters with the ability to affix a unique mark on their ballot to identify and verify their ballot cast in a statewide election in West Virginia | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/16/26 |
| HB 4555 | Eliminate sales tax on tax preparation services | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4596 | Prohibiting subdivisions and local entities from adopting policies that prohibit or restrict cooperation with federal immigration law enforcement. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4597 | Increasing Homestead Exemption | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4598 | Change Audit Log for annual subscription with Secretary of State | 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 4661 | Allowing death penalty for intentionally killing law-enforcement officer or first responder in line of duty | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| HB 4662 | Creating additional sentences for convicted inmates who test positive for illegal substances or who are found to be in possession of illegal or controlled substances | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| HB 4665 | Relating to pension income of retired law enforcement officers and first responders | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| HB 4666 | Require medical examiners to review medical and immunization records and document any immunizations or emergency countermeasures given within 90 days before their death | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| HB 4668 | To make any accident involving a driver that is driving on a revoked/suspended license or is driving while unlicensed is automatically at fault for the accident | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| HB 4670 | To create a pilot program that would exempt certain counties from provisions of the Education code. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| HB 4706 | Establishing a three month time limit for a purchaser of real property to have a deed recorded. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| HB 4708 | Clarifying how substitute teachers may serve for extended periods. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| HB 4709 | Relating to changing the process of election litigation | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/19/26 |
| 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 4713 | To provide an exemption of taxes on income derived from tips | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| HB 4726 | Housing assistance for children aging out of foster care system | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/22/26 |
| HB 4769 | Creating plans to protect West Virginia from major crises | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/11/26 |
| HB 4793 | Creating the Barber Apprentice Program | Pending | Concurrence | 03/14/26 | |
| HB 4808 | Federally Approved Project Delivery Methods for Airport Capital Improvement Projects | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/26/26 |
| HB 4843 | Relating to consumer protection and the collection of certain personally identifiable information. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/27/26 |
| HB 4849 | Authorize the Superintendent of the county schools district to apply directly to the School Building Authority for emergency funding to facilitate remediation of hazards. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/27/26 |
| HB 4851 | Relating to creating a moratorium on school closures and consolidations pending a West Virginia Department of Education (“WVDE”) school aid formula proposal. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/27/26 |
| HB 4855 | To the elimination of the West Virginia Department of Education and providing direct funding for education | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4866 | Relating to creating the West Virginia Public Participation Protection Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4878 | Relating to deadly force | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4895 | Relating to establishing an unborn child tax credit | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4914 | West Virginia Education Freedom and Parental Empowerment Act | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4915 | Sudden Death Reporting and Stransparency Act | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4931 | Relating to the protection of firearm owner privacy and prohibition of registries | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4947 | Allow Religious Exemptions for vaccines | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4979 | Reinstituting the maintenance of actions for alienation of affection and criminal conversation | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4980 | To establish civil liability for judges who knowingly violate the law, conduct unlawful hearings, or abuse litigants in the performance of their duties | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4998 | Provide for a raise for private investigators hired by public defender offices or court appointed panel attorneys | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/30/26 |
| HB 5029 | Relating to Volunteer Fire Departments | Pending | House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism | Committee | 02/06/26 |
| HB 5036 | The sovereignty of law and judicial authority in the State of West Virginia. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/02/26 |
| HB 5038 | Establishing the Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth Act of 2026 to facilitate coke production and steel-making in the state | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 02/02/26 |
| HB 5097 | Require hospitals with no ASL interpreter on staff provide technology for hearing or speech impaired patients to communicate | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 5101 | The Joanna Phillips Domestic Violence Prevention Act | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| HB 5111 | To prohibit public colleges and universities in this state from requiring vaccines for admission. | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 5112 | Prohibiting laws requiring person to receive or use medical products | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 5113 | Relating to a patient’s right to choose physician | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 5173 | To create the West Virginia Rural Littering and Illegal Dumping Prevention Act. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/04/26 |
| HB 5206 | To make certain acts of panhandling and solicitation unlawful | Pending | House Homeland Security | Committee | 02/18/26 |
| HB 5207 | To increase the protections for the welfare of domestic animals | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| HB 5215 | Relating generally to limiting landowner liability for the purpose of operation of all-terrain vehicles. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| HB 5356 | Modify Funding to Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/09/26 |
| HB 5369 | West Virginia Rural School Protection Act | House Education | Introduced | 02/09/26 | |
| HB 5474 | Gateway to the Gorge Outdoor Recreation Industry Act | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/26/26 |
| HB 5484 | Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| HB 5497 | Relating to staff liability | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/13/26 |
| HB 5498 | Relating to liability protection of a multidisciplinary team member. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/13/26 |
| HB 5548 | Stop Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Deep Fake Media Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5549 | Requiring Governor’s consent to accept certain grants | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5550 | Relating to shelter for animals | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5551 | Protecting State Licensing and ID Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5561 | Refer instances of election fraud to the attorney general for prosecution | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| 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 5592 | Ivermectin over the counter | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5643 | Allowing an LEA or public charter school to enroll, or refuse to enroll, a student who is unlawfully present in the United States | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/17/26 |
| HB 5644 | To establish provisions regarding student immigration status and nationality in WV public educational institutions | Pending | House Education | Committee | 02/17/26 |
| HB 5660 | Updates to obtaining a license to carry deadly weapons statute | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 03/04/26 |
| HB 5680 | Relating to establishing a comprehensive regulatory sunset and zero-based review system. | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/17/26 |