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The search returned 119 bill(s) introduced on 01/21/26

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 549 Phasing in increase in daily rate of juror pay Pending  House Finance Committee  02/20/26 
SB 550 Providing for nonpartisan election of commission members Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
SB 551 Restoring voting rights to faculty, student, and employee members of institutional boards of governors Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/21/26 
SB 552 Authorizing county boards of education to designate schools as rural anchor schools Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/21/26 
SB 553 Providing for transfer of license to contractor’s qualifying immediate family member Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
SB 554 Establishing enrollment stabilizer mechanism within public school support plan Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/21/26 
SB 555 Establishing Essential Personnel Bridge Grant Program Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/21/26 
SB 556 Modifying priority of insurance coverage for drivers of certain vehicles provided by entities Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 9, 2026)
SB 557 Requiring Child Protective Services workers to wear body-worn cameras Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/21/26 
SB 558 Relating to school bus safety violations by vehicle operators Vetoed  Vetoed
SB 559 Protecting Children from Illegal Vapes Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
SB 560 Relating to financing and state payments Pending  House Finance Committee  02/26/26 
SB 561 Relating to disaffiliation from religious denominations Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
SB 562 Establishing Food Is Medicine Program under Medicaid Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/11/26 
SB 563 Repealing exemptions from Division of Personnel Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/21/26 
SB 564 Modifying requirements for volunteer firefighters to qualify for volunteer firefighter tax credit Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/21/26 
SB 565 Requiring PEIA and other health insurance providers to provide payment parity for certain services Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/21/26 
SB 566 Imposing limit of three terms on elected public officials in state Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
SB 567 Prohibiting charging Hope Scholarship students fees for extracurricular program-related services Pending  Senate Select Committee on School Choice Committee  01/21/26 
SB 568 Creating Oral Health and Cancer Rights Act Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/21/26 
SB 569 Transparency In Financial Services Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
SB 570 Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Health, fund 8802 Signed  Effective from passage - (March 13, 2026)
SB 571 Relating to WV Rural Health Transformation Program Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/21/26 
SB 572 Allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4622 Relating to the Office of the Inspector General Pending  House Finance Committee  01/30/26 
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 4625 Relating to quit claim deeds Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4626 Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration’s drug development trials with ibogaine Vetoed  Vetoed
HB 4627 Mandate free cancer screenings for professional firefighters. Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4628 Protecting Everyone from Excessive Police Surveillance (PEEPS) Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4629 Relating to medical cessation treatment and research Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/04/26 
HB 4630 Pedophilia Prosecution Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4631 Internet Reliability Act Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4632 Right to Keep Bees Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4633 Enrollment Stabilizer for Budget Planning Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4634 Support for neglected Schools Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4635 To require Public Service Commission to hear requests for rate adjustments from public electrical utilities and issue a recommendation to legislature Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4636 Change the title from Salesperson in State Code to Sales agent for thoses who sell real estate. Pending  House Government Administration Committee  01/23/26 
HB 4637 Limit the time Teachers Aides can be pulled from their regular duties to 30 minutes per day. Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4638 Relating to registration of voters and voluntary registration of organ donors Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2026)
HB 4639 Repeal code relating to inspection of vehicles Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4640 Relating to drugs and adding a provision relating to the scheduling of crystalline polymorph psilocybin approved by the Food and Drug Administration Pending    1st Reading  02/02/26 
HB 4641 Relating to codifying the guidelines for nutritionally adequate school breakfasts and lunches Pending  House Education Committee  02/03/26 
HB 4642 Relating to establishing the West Virginia Clean Water Act of 2025 Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4643 Relating to liability shield products Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4644 Require that County Superintendents of Schools for the Department of Education be West Virginia residents. Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4645 Institue a 50% reduction in the property tax paid by childcare facilities. Pending  House Finance Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4646 Remote Schools Support Act Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4647 Change the term of the office of sheriff from 4 years to 6 years Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4648 To ensure felonies or violent misdemeanors are not eligible for personal recognizance discharge from jail Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4649 Amending the duties of a purchaser to secure a deed Pending  House Finance Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4650 Modifying the process by which a Defendant is entitled to a trial by jury in municipal court Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4651 Relating to unfair or unconscionable debt collection practices Pending  House Courts Committee  02/06/26 
HB 4652 Exempts from local taxes and fees for a municipal Utility in which the members are elected Pending  House Local Government Committee  01/23/26 
HB 4653 Changing rates of public utilities Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4654 To require that teachers in grades 7 through twelve, who teach classes with more than 30 students in their classes receive an additional $25 per day per student over the 30 student-limit, with exceptions for physical education, band, chorus, strings, theater, dance, and other classes aimed at artistic performance. Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4655 Expand the grade level for Laken’s Law Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4656 Relating to chronic absenteeism Pending  Senate Education Committee  03/11/26 
HB 4657 Allow the use of unused employee sick time in retirement calculation Pending  House Finance Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4658 To add to the teacher pay scale the increments of Bachelor’s Plus 30 and Master’s Plus 60 and add that amount in the appropriate increment. Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/26 
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 4660 To move any remaining sixth grade classifications from elementary schools to middle schools. Pending  House Education Committee  01/23/26 
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 4663 To repeal the requirement for a special license for a multi-vendor private fair and festival. Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/25/26 
HB 4664 Relating to increasing compensation for panel attorneys. 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 4667 relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology Pending  House Government Administration Committee  01/23/26 
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 4669 Disallowing flouride to be added to public water systems Pending  House Health and Human Resources 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 4671 Relating to illegal immigrants Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4672 Relating to access to original birth certificates to adopted adults or their lineal descendants Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4673 To make gold, silver, and crypto currency legal tender in WV Pending  House Finance Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4674 Relating to prohibiting the use or sale of abortifacients Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4675 Relating to “Rain Tax” Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4676 End open fields doctrine Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4677 To require a warrant for DNR officials or officers to enter onto any private property Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4678 Relating to Constitutional Carry Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
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 4680 Prohibit the shutdown of churches or places of worship Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4681 To create state civil liability for pharmaceutical companies for vaccine injuries from the Covid 19 vaccines Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4682 Fourth Amendment Restoration Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4683 Prevent depletion of groundwater and aquifers Pending  House Energy and Public Works 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 4685 Relating to Capitol Carry Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4686 Providing that a hunting license is only required for public land Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4687 To create the State Bank of West Virginia Pending  House Finance Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4688 Eliminate the ban on baiting in all counties for all game animals Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4689 Relating to allowing localities contiguous to the border of West Virginia to join the state via local elections Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4690 To repeal obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code. Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4691 Relating to election integrity Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4692 Eliminate Governor’s Power for Shutdown 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 4696 Authorize the Department of Environmental Protection to deposit funds granted pursuant to federal programs Signed  Effective from passage - (February 19, 2026)
HB 4697 Require that any student in the 11th or 12th grade, who has been placed in a “free/elective/assistant” period, be informed of online college course opportunities available for them Pending  House Education Committee  02/03/26 
HB 4698 Require adoption awareness material be made available in high school counseling offices Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4699 To create the Substance Abuse Recovery Tax Credit Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4700 To require railroad companies to provide alternative entry and exit ways Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4701 Relating to the creation of the West Virginia Math & Science Teacher Scholarship Act Pending  House Education Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4702 Prohibiting municipal zoning regulations from imposing certain minimum lot sizes Pending  House Local Government Committee  01/23/26 
HB 4703 Improving Medicaid access to durable medical equipment Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4704 To exempt daylight fluorescent outer garments from sales Pending  House Finance Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4705 To require a moment of silence at the beginning of school each day in the state 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 4707 Modifying compulsory housing for hotels and motels Pending  House Government Organization 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 4710 Changing the limit on switching parties before filing to run for office from 60 days to 180 days prior to an election. Pending    Concurrence  03/13/26 
HB 4711 Accessory dwelling units Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/21/26 
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 4714 To create the West Virginia Inmate Litter Cleanup and Rehabilitation Act. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4715 To remove restrictions for supervising physicians for Nurse practitioners or physician assistants in West Virginia Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/27/26 
HB 4716 To enhance the flexibility, responsiveness, and economic development potential of the Industrial Access Road Fund Pending  House Energy and Public Works Committee  01/21/26