West Virginia Legislature | 2026 | Regular Session | Adjourned Sine Die
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Active West Virginia Bills (Introduced, Engrossed, Enrolled, Passed)
| Bill | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|
| HB4588 | The purpose of this bill is to require the State Treasurer to participate in the federal tax credit scholarship program; and to identify qualified scholarship organizations and schools. | 2026-03-14 Communicated to Senate |
| SB493 | The purpose of this bill is to require exhibitors of motion pictures who operate two or more theaters in more than one location in this state to provide open captioning during at least two showings per week of each motion picture that is produced and... | 2026-03-14 Communicated to House |
| HB4626 | The purpose of this bill is to establish a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the Administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid ... | 2026-03-14 Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| HB5074 | The purpose of this bill is to change the allocation of proceeds in the Medical Cannabis Program Fund. | 2026-03-14 Vetoed by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| HB5398 | The purpose of this bill is to allow for the receipt of the oil and gas severance tax into the Oil and Gas Abandoned Well Plugging Fund if there is not more than $6 million in unencumbered funds by September 30 of each year. | 2026-03-14 Communicated to Senate |
| SB691 | The purpose of this bill is to facilitate timely utility relocation whenever the relocation is properly completed within the dates established by the DOH. This will reduce project delays. | 2026-03-14 Communicated to House |
| HB5537 | The purpose of this bill is to repeal obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code.This section is new; therefore, | 2026-03-14 Communicated to Senate |
| HB5510 | The purpose of this bill is to remove the two acre minimum for private wedding venues. | 2026-03-14 On 3rd reading with right to amend |
| HB5286 | The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to add a new item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2026. | 2026-03-14 |
| HB4793 | The purpose of this bill is to | 2026-03-14 Communicated to Senate |
Top West Virginia Sponsors
| House Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Del. Elliott Pritt [R] | 218 | ![]() |
| Del. Bill Ridenour [R] | 191 | ![]() |
| Del. Joe Funkhouser [R] | 178 | ![]() |
| Del. Scot Heckert [R] | 172 | ![]() |
| Del. Doug Smith [R] | 159 | ![]() |
| Senate Sponsors | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Patricia Rucker [R] | 355 | ![]() |
| Sen. Mike Woelfel [D] | 195 | ![]() |
| Sen. Vince Deeds [R] | 184 | ![]() |
| Sen. Chris Rose [R] | 164 | ![]() |
| Sen. Bill Hamilton [R] | 139 | ![]() |
Top West Virginia Committees
| House Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | 462 | ![]() |
| Finance | 340 | ![]() |
| Education | 191 | ![]() |
| Health & Human Resources | 180 | ![]() |
| Energy and Public Works | 135 | ![]() |
| Senate Committees | # Bills | RSS |
|---|---|---|
| Judiciary | 331 | ![]() |
| Finance | 160 | ![]() |
| Health and Human Resources | 113 | ![]() |
| Education | 77 | ![]() |
| Government Organization | 72 | ![]() |
Most Viewed West Virginia Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| HB4412 | The purpose of this bill is to create liability for publishers and distributors of sexual material harmful to minors, to provide definitions, to create a cause of action, and to provide for the administration, applicability, exceptions, and penalties... | Bill Text |
| HB5430 | The purpose of this bill is to is to regulate pharmacy benefit managers and state pharmacy purchasing by requiring an annual pharmacy dispensing fee study, limiting amounts charged by pharmacy benefit managers, prohibiting certain pharmacy benefit ma... | Bill Text |
| SB249 | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the article creating mandatory state inspections of motor vehicles. | Bill Text |
| HB5437 | The purpose of this bill is to create the "Vape Safety Act." | Bill Text |
| SB745 | The purpose of this bill is to set forth a list of additives to be excluded from a school nutrition program and to set forth requirements for sugar, a fiber to carbohydrate ratio, and to require a posting of menu ingredients. | Bill Text |
| HB4983 | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Commerce to promulgate a legislative rule relating to certification of a microgrid district or certification as a high impact data center.This section is new; therefore, | Bill Text |
| HB4765 | The purpose of this bill is to raise the salaries of certain state employees: WV State Police and certain personnel; public school teachers; and school service personnel. | Bill Text |
| SB1071 | The purpose of this bill is to create the Public Defense and Provisioning Act. | Bill Text |
| SB890 | The purpose of this bill is to change the minimum public school 180 instructional day requirement into a minimum 900 instructional hour requirement; change the minimum public school employment term from 200 days to 1,600 hours; convert other public s... | Bill Text |
| HB5260 | The purpose of this bill is to improve patient safety in the medical cannabis program by authorizing permitted, regulated medical cannabis processors to manufacture medical cannabis in edible form for dispensing to certified patients in the state; to... | Bill Text |
Most Monitored West Virginia Bills
| Bill | Summary | Text |
|---|---|---|
| HB5123 | The purpose of this bill is to protect consumer data privacy by establishing a consumer right to request copy of personal data collected; establishing a consumer right to have personal information deleted or corrected; establishing a consumer right t... | Bill Text |
| HB4868 | The purpose of this bill is to enact the West Virginia Consumer Privacy Act of 2026. | Bill Text |
| HB4852 | The purpose of this bill is to define terms related to food ingredients. | Bill Text |
| HB5567 | The purpose of this bill is to create the biometric information privacy act. The bill regulates the retention, collection, disclosure, and destruction of biometric identifiers or biometric information. | Bill Text |
| SB249 | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the article creating mandatory state inspections of motor vehicles. | Bill Text |
| HB4073 | The purpose of this bill is to permit a religious exemption to compulsory school immunizations. | Bill Text |
| SB623 | The purpose of this bill is to create economic incentives for data centers to locatewithin the state and further stimulate the state's economy by relying on locally sourced coal-generated electricity. The bill provides salvage value treatment for per... | Bill Text |
| SB173 | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the abortifacients and to enact criminal penalties, permit private causes of action for supplying abortifacients, and require continuing medical education. | Bill Text |
| SB634 | The purpose of this bill is to legalize the personal use and possession of cannabis by adults in the state. The bill provides for a county option election to allow for the manufacture and sale of cannabis on a county-by-county basis; provides for reg... | Bill Text |
| SB609 | The purpose of this bill is to exempt students at college, universities, and vocational and technical schools from any compulsory immunization requirements. | Bill Text |
West Virginia Sessions
| Year | Session | Introduced | Completed | Legislation | Search | Dataset |
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| 2026 | Regular Session | 2975 | 374 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2025 | Regular Session | 2711 | 346 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2024 | 2nd Special Session | 106 | 48 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2024 | 1st Special Session | 35 | 19 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2024 | Regular Session | 2829 | 421 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2023 | 1st Special Session | 89 | 36 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2023 | Regular Session | 2541 | 438 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2022 | 4th Special Session | 10 | 7 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2022 | 3rd Special Session | 14 | 9 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2022 | 2nd Special Session | 34 | 19 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2022 | 1st Special Session | 16 | 10 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2022 | Regular Session | 2515 | 460 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2021 | 3rd Special Session | 85 | 45 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2021 | 2nd Special Session | 55 | 28 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2021 | 1st Special Session | 14 | 12 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2021 | Regular Session | 2351 | 390 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2020 | Regular Session | 2746 | 521 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2019 | 2nd Special Session | 11 | 8 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2019 | 1st Special Session | 181 | 59 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2019 | Regular Session | 2139 | 425 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2018 | 2nd Special Session | 14 | 8 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2018 | 1st Special Session | 21 | 12 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2018 | Regular Session | 2093 | 380 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2017 | 3rd Special Session | 6 | 6 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2017 | 2nd Special Session | 14 | 9 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2017 | 1st Special Session | 55 | 19 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2017 | Regular Session | 2136 | 400 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2016 | 2nd Special Session | 5 | 4 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2016 | 1st Special Session | 49 | 18 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2016 | Regular Session | 2237 | 427 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2015 | Regular Session | 1945 | 387 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2014 | 2nd Special Session | 16 | 10 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2014 | 1st Special Session | 18 | 13 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2014 | Regular Session | 2248 | 337 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2013 | 1st Special Session | 11 | 9 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2013 | Regular Session | 2242 | 417 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2012 | 1st Special Session | 7 | 6 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2012 | Regular Session | 2457 | 405 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2011 | 4th Special Session | 5 | 4 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2011 | 3rd Special Session | 3 | 3 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2011 | 2nd Special Session | 7 | 7 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2011 | 1st Special Session | 19 | 12 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2011 | Regular Session | 2305 | 364 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2010 | 2nd Special Session | 36 | 16 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2010 | 1st Special Session | 62 | 22 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2010 | Regular Session | 2441 | 363 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2009 | Regular Session | 1152 | 1 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2008 | 2nd Special Session | 0 | 0 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2008 | 1st Special Session | 0 | 0 | Browse | Search | Download |
| 2008 | Regular Session | 2477 | 301 | Browse | Search | Download |

