Bill Status - 2026 Regular Session
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Delegate Vance sponsored 44 bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Committee | Step | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4437 | To allow Gold Star parents to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use. | 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 4571 | Taxpayer Protection Act | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| 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 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 4784 | Extending the Qualified Opportunity Zones until July 1, 2032. | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026) | ||
| HB 4861 | Authorizing county boards to designate rural anchor schools. | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4883 | Abolish the tax on overtime pay | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4884 | To recalculate how child support payments are made | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4885 | To remove the state tax on gasoline at the pumps | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4887 | Authorizing sheriffs who are members of the public retirement system to retire upon attaining the age of sixty-two with eight or more years of services | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4888 | To modify child support payments for working parents | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4889 | To give state retirees a 10% increase | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4890 | A 10% raise to non-uniformed corrections workers | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4891 | To require all utility companies to absorb the costs of maintenance, upgrades, and repairs for their pipes, cables, utility poles, electrical lines, and other necessities without increasing rates or costs to consumers/customers. | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4953 | To require all West Virginia high school students to pass a Civics examination and the United States Naturalization Examination | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4954 | To provide a reduction of the tax for companies who have 75% or more of their workforce as West Virginia residents | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4955 | To ensure that classroom sizes are equal without losing a teachers aide | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| 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 4965 | Relating to patient-centered treatment flexibility within the Public Employees Insurance Agency | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026) | ||
| 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 4969 | To increase the pay for retired state employees by 5% over three years beginning in 2025 | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| HB 4970 | To require all state employees, county employees, and employees of county school boards to be subject to random drug testing | Pending | House Education | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| 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 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 5161 | To create the West Virginia Rural Mobility and Transportation Access Act. | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 02/04/26 |
| HB 5165 | To create the West Virginia Rural Property Safety and Clean Land Act. | Pending | House Energy and Public Works | Committee | 02/04/26 |
| HB 5467 | To increase the Deputy Sheriff retirement multiplier from 2.75 to 3.0 | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/12/26 |
| HB 5468 | Allotting counties $5,000 per deputy position to only be used for deputy pay raises | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/12/26 |
| HB 5469 | Allowing for a paid commission for sheriffs | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/12/26 |
| HB 5471 | To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/20/26 |
| HB 5475 | To make the Public Service Commission an elected position | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 03/04/26 |
| 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 5511 | To allow money to be paid to county board of education employees’ estates for accrued and unused leave if they pass away before retirement | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 03/09/26 |
| HB 5517 | Relating to the Office of Insurance Commissioner maintaining and posting lists of bondsmen | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/13/26 |
| 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 5528 | Relating to protection of personal residential information of certain public officials. | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| HB 5603 | To fine and hold legally responsible land owners from out of state who neglect their land | Pending | House Government Organization | Committee | 02/16/26 |