Bill Status - 2026 Regular Session
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Delegate Martin sponsored 116 bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee | Step | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4003 | WV First Small Business Growth Act | Pending | 3rd Reading | 02/13/26 | |
| HB 4005 | Skills to work | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2026) | ||
| HB 4049 | Relating to the creation of the Criminal Forfeiture Process Act replacing the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| 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 4097 | To create the Protection of Shared Physical and Digital Property from Warrantless Searches Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4106 | Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| HB 4129 | Relating to the prohibition of warrantless searches and seizures. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4133 | Defining a work day for school service personnel and removing a provision relating to employment of licensed practical nurses | Pending | House Public Education | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4139 | Allow female inmates to work on state convict road crews. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4149 | Relating to warrantless entry of private lands | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4176 | To allow youth and handicapped hunters to harvest a buck deer or doe during youth/handicapped special hunts | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026) | ||
| HB 4433 | Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 4, 2026) | ||
| HB 4434 | Increasing penalties for Corruption | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/16/26 |
| HB 4435 | Increasing the percentage of precincts to be audited during the election canvass | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/22/26 |
| HB 4452 | To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026) | ||
| HB 4471 | Approved sewage systems for rental property | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 03/04/26 |
| HB 4486 | Establish fines for any company or organization that knowingly hires an illegal alien | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| 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 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 4510 | Prohibit the requirement of a COVID-19 vaccination as a prerequisite for any state funded program or activity | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4511 | To require drug testing of foster parents prior to child placement. | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4512 | Requiring child protective services (“CPS”) workers to record, via audio, all interactions during CPS visits. | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4513 | Authorizing adjustment from federal adjusted gross income for certain law enforcement pension benefit payments | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4514 | Modify determination of high 3 years for Sheriff’s Retirement System | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4517 | To maximize the utility and accessibility of West Virginia’s child care tax credit for employers | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/18/26 |
| HB 4518 | Require DMV and Parkways Auhority to coordinate records for plate transfers | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/11/26 |
| HB 4519 | Require full cash bail for offenders who are rearrested for certain crimes while out on bond and enhanced criminal penalties | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4520 | Provide 25% Discount to WV Residents using State Parks | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4522 | Banning Foreign-backed spending on State Ballot Issues | Pending | Senate Workforce | Committee | 02/10/26 |
| HB 4523 | To move the election of Supreme Court Justices to the general election | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4524 | Relating to prohibitions on contracting with companies that boycott Israel | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4525 | To change the election dates for intermediate court of appeals judges to the genreal elections | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4526 | Provisions for election observers during any election and at any voting or ballot-reviewing and ballot-counting location within West Virginia | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4551 | West Virginia Safe Trucking Act 2026 | 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 4553 | To create a tuition reimbursement program for Corrections employees. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4556 | Eliminate net metering in WV | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4557 | To create the felony offense for protestors blocking passage on streets and highways. | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4559 | To eliminate the restriction of hunting bears over bait | Pending | House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4560 | Move marina gas tax proceeds to DNR Law enforcement division | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4561 | Clarifying the sheriff’s authority to hire within their office. | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2026) | ||
| HB 4563 | Require EZ Pass transponder be registered to person, not vehicle | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 03/10/26 |
| HB 4565 | Exempt those with 25 years holding an insurance license from attaining additional CEUs | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4566 | Increasing penalties for hit and run offenses | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4570 | To make the posting of a summons in a conspicuous place on rental property acceptable service when a tenant is unavailable for personal service | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/09/26 |
| HB 4586 | Relating to government procurement of electric vehicles | Pending | House Government Administration | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4628 | Protecting Everyone from Excessive Police Surveillance (PEEPS) Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| 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 4718 | Secure Roads and Safe Trucking Act | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 01/22/26 |
| HB 4725 | Clarifying the disposition of animal subject to animal cruelty treatment. | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/13/26 |
| HB 4753 | Prohibit public utilities from making political or charitable contributions | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/22/26 |
| HB 4755 | Adding Aggravated Vehicular Homicide to the list of qualifying offenses | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| 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 4757 | Establishing privacy regarding medical treatments | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/22/26 |
| HB 4764 | Disallow candidates for office if back taxes are owed | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/23/26 |
| HB 4771 | Relating to access of records in controlled substance monitoring | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 01/23/26 |
| HB 4787 | The Anti-Terrorism Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/23/26 |
| HB 4788 | Allow school board members to run for the state legislature | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/23/26 |
| HB 4812 | To ensure that West Virginia law enforcement entities are not compelled or commandeered by federal authorities to conduct activities that violate our citizens’ Constitutional rights | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/26/26 |
| HB 4837 | Establish time limits on Legislators becoming lobbyists | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/26/26 |
| HB 4845 | Prohibiting entry by illegal aliens | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/27/26 |
| HB 4866 | Relating to creating the West Virginia Public Participation Protection Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4874 | Combining rolls of the Assessor’s Office and Division of Motor Vehicles | Pending | House Government Administration | Committee | 01/30/26 |
| HB 4932 | Providing for the use of “A.C.” as a name ending for an accounting corporation. | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/11/26 |
| HB 4956 | To change the beginning of the school year to the Tuesday after Labor Day and the end of the school year to the Friday before Memorial Day. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4957 | To change the amount of days in a school year from 180 to 160. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4958 | To create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization Program | Pending | Senate Government Organization | Committee | 02/21/26 |
| HB 4959 | Limiting amount event tickets can be sold for above original price | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4966 | Increase the penalty for adults who buy vapes and cartiges for underage children | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4967 | To allow for the WVSSAC to pull coaching certificates of coaches who are found guilty of illegal recruiting | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4968 | To exempt the first $20,000 of earnings from the state income tax for West Virginia residents | Pending | House Finance | 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 4990 | Relating to crimes using gift cards | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| HB 4991 | West Virginia First Energy Act | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 01/30/26 |
| 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 5000 | Prohibit the use of school resources in election advocacy efforts and prohibit school employees from political activity during their work hours or on behalf of the school administration | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/30/26 |
| 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 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 5088 | Relating to Natural Resource Police Officer Retirement | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026) | ||
| HB 5172 | Relating to establishing the Low Earth Orbit Broadband Internet Connection Fund. | 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 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 5212 | Relating to financial aid for post-secondary education. | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| 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 5228 | Relating to clarifying the definition of electioneering | 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 5356 | Modify Funding to Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/09/26 |
| HB 5368 | Establish a registry for domestic violence offenders | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/09/26 |
| HB 5377 | Burial Equity Act | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/09/26 |
| HB 5382 | Relating to the Neighborhood Investment Program. | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026) | ||
| HB 5390 | Establishing fiscal notes submitted to the Legislature constitute sworn testimony | Pending | House Legal Services | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| 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 5422 | Relating to Home Rule Reform | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/10/26 |
| HB 5423 | To ensure that illegal aliens do not vote or operate a motor vehicle in the state. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/10/26 |
| HB 5427 | To prohibit the malicious publication of personally identifiable information with intent to harass, intimidate, threaten, stalk, or facilitate harm. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/10/26 |
| HB 5456 | Relating to disability pay for West Virginia State Troopers | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/11/26 |
| HB 5457 | To allow partial credits for times of disability service in the CPRB for Troopers. | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2026) | ||
| HB 5476 | Require monitoring of electronic records maintained by hospitals. | Pending | House Health and Human Resources | Committee | 02/19/26 |
| 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 5506 | Prohibiting Compensation for Lobbying on Behalf of a Foreign Adversary. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/13/26 |
| HB 5507 | Establish a Process for the Selection and Oversight of Delegates for a West Virginia Article V Convention Delegation. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/13/26 |
| HB 5517 | Relating to the Office of Insurance Commissioner maintaining and posting lists of bondsmen | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/13/26 |
| HB 5520 | Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration and Transnational Repression Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/13/26 |
| HB 5571 | To provide a pay equity salary adjustment for non-uniformed employees of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5631 | Relating to the Tobacco Products Excise Tax Act | Pending | House Finance | 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 |