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There are 70 bill(s) regarding Counties

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 101 Creating position of homeless education coordinator in counties designated by state board as urban county Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/14/26 
SB 185 Allowing appointment of more than one chief deputy by sheriff Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/06/26 
SB 244 Making ad valorem taxes on property payable only to county in which property is located Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/14/26 
SB 247 Modifying responsibility for reimbursement of training cost of certain law-enforcement employees Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/14/26 
SB 418 Creating Safer Communities Act Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/15/26 
SB 428 Creating three separate job titles for school bus operators Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/21/26 
SB 433 Relating generally to reimbursement for costs of incarceration Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
SB 488 Creating State Council on Competitive Government Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/19/26 
SB 506 Permitting certain use of county-owned wireless tower Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
SB 587 Adjusting salary schedule for elected county officials BL  Governor   
SB 709 Relating to collection of special emergency ambulance service fee by county commission Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/02/26 
SB 728 Authorizing county commissions to increase compensation of elected county officials Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/03/26 
SB 752 Transferring authority for racing events from county commissions to DOT Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/23/26 
SB 857 Limiting county's responsibility for jail costs after sentences of time served Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/09/26 
SB 891 Relating to oversight of political subdivision hiring of private attorneys Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/09/26 
SB 929 Relating to state board intervention into county school systems Pending  House Education Committee  03/05/26 
SB 955 Relating to hotel occupancy tax Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/16/26 
SB 969 Providing county boards of education option to obtain certain alternate professional or other liability insurance coverage Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  02/17/26 
SB 988 Authorizing staffing recommendations and limits by Department of Education Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/18/26 
SB 1002 Allowing counties and municipalities to create special assessment districts Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  02/19/26 
SB 1031 Increasing cost of solid waste assessment fees Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/20/26 
SB 1052 Requiring county commissions approve certain purchase made with county fire levy moneys Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/21/26 
HB 4039 Limit amount a county tax assessor can increase assessed value of antique or classic cars Pending  House Finance Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4056 Allow local governments to hold property owners more accountable for upkeep of buildings Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4059 To require hospitals and or Counties to report costs associated with illegal or undocumented immigrants Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4113 Emergency Medical Services Sales Tax Pending  House Finance Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4118 Authority to establish voluntary firefighter service fee and fund. Pending  House Finance Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4121 Relating to reporting duties of county commission regarding ambulance services. Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/28/26 
HB 4172 Removing the Office of County Surveyor from election ballots Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4178 To challenge the necessity of needing a municipal or county license as well as a WV State license for doing business Pending  House Local Government Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4346 Addressing the number of ambulance squads needed per affected population in every county Pending  House Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4361 County solid waste assessment fees authorized Pending  House Finance Committee  01/15/26 
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 4513 Authorizing adjustment from federal adjusted gross income for certain law enforcement pension benefit payments Pending  House Finance Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4516 Enacting Water Quality Improvement Programs In Counties By Conservation Districts Pending  House Local Government Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4521 State to reimburse county for inmate costs when conviction results in credit for time served Pending  House Finance Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4549 Local Government Freedom Act Pending  House Local Government Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4623 Require counties and municipalities to provide public notice for land or building purchases Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
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 4679 To prohibit counties, towns and municipalities from using taxpayer dollars to hire lobbyists to represent them at the State level Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4684 Eliminate all state and county subsidies or tax breaks for solar compounds or wind compounds or other renewable energy corporations Pending  House Energy and Public Works 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 4707 Modifying compulsory housing for hotels and motels Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4738 County authority to impose a vacancy tax Pending  House Finance Committee  01/22/26 
HB 4776 Hotel occupancy tax rate Pending  House Finance Committee  01/23/26 
HB 4801 Defining Permissible expenditures for municipalities and counties Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026)
HB 4804 To modify deputy sheriff’s retirement pay and the cost of receiving certain reports Pending  House Finance Committee  01/26/26 
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 5030 Authorizing adjustment from federal adjusted gross income for certain law enforcement pension benefit payments Pending  House Finance Committee  02/02/26 
HB 5044 To create the Rural County Stabilization and Grant Flexibility Act. Pending  House Finance Committee  02/02/26 
HB 5047 To create the Mobile Career and Technical Education Classroom Program. Pending  House Education Committee  02/02/26 
HB 5063 To permit the county commission to appoint a county commissioner to a convention and visitor’s bureau as a voting member BL  Governor   
HB 5168 To increase funding for EMS first responders. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 5171 Relating to salary schedule adjustments for elected county officials. Pending  House Finance Committee  02/04/26 
HB 5199 Relating to county parks and recreation commission Pending  House Local Government Committee  02/06/26 
HB 5207 To increase the protections for the welfare of domestic animals Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5272 Appropriations from the state Revenue Shortfall Fund and the Income Tax Reserve Fund be utilized to initiate investments in flood prevention initiatives to reduce the impact of severe flooding Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5329 Expand the usage of impact fees for county development Pending  House Finance Committee  02/09/26 
HB 5363 Authorizing counties to establish a county daycare Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/09/26 
HB 5421 To require drones used by state and county personnel to be produced in the United States Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/10/26 
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 5494 Authorizing county commissions to impose a county-wide emergency services fee on hotel stays. Pending  House Finance Committee  02/13/26 
HB 5552 To require drones used by state and county personnel to be produced in the United States Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5578 To fund the Deputy Sheriff’s Retirement Fund from the DMV in the form of a 50-cent payment from every registration sold/renewed in the state Pending  House Finance Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5602 Provide a statutory mechanism allowing property owners of undeveloped or unimproved land located within municipal boundaries to petition for annexation of their property into the county. Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5630 Relating generally to providing notice for amendments to a zoning ordinance. Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/27/26 
HB 5634 To create the Last-Mile Broadband for Coalfield Counties Act. Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  02/17/26 
HB 5646 To jumpstart the state’s State Resiliency and Flood Protection Act to allow the Resiliency Office to begin the work of assisting areas of the state prone to flooding, to undertake actions to reduce or prevent future flooding. Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/17/26 
HB 5652 Relating to the hotel occupancy tax Rejected      03/04/26 
HB 5677 To create the Career Pipeline for Coalfield Counties Act. Pending  House Education Committee  02/17/26