| WV | HB4004 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Recharge West Virginia Program, which reimburses West Virginia employers for the costs of upskilling their workforces. To be eligible for reimbursement, an employee must have received a 25% wage increase a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 |
| WV | HB5168 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to transfer, after the end of each fiscal year from any remaining and available net profits in the State Lottery Fund, the sum of $12 million to the Emergency Medical Services Salary Enhancement Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 |
| WV | HB4006 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to foster the operations and growth of all facets of the aerospace industry in West Virginia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
On 3rd reading |
| WV | HB4008 | Pass | The purpose of this bill relates to the West Virginia Business Ready Sites Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal |
| WV | SB490 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to codify federal law and give the Governor, via the West Virginia Workforce Development Board, approval of short-term training programs for eligibility for federal Workforce Pell Grants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | SB648 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to promote the development and availability of strategic and critical resources through uniform statewide regulation, to reserve regulatory authority to the state and federal governments, and to preempt local regulation ex...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | HB5381 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to consolidate several disparate energy development entities under the Office of Energy and to empower the Office of Energy to develop a comprehensive energy development policy and plan, a comprehensive grid stabilization ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal |
| WV | HB5364 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is reform of state board and commissions system by eliminating unnecessary, expired, or outdated board, shifting essential functions of several boards or commissions to various agencies or entities, reducing the number of mem...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal |
| WV | SB878 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to create the office of entrepreneurship, provide for legislative oversight, authorize rulemaking authority, create an associated fund, and to provide an appropriation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | HB5480 | Pass | This bill establishes the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program to provide paid summer employment, apprenticeships, internships, and entrepreneurial exposure for youth statewide. Participation is open to all eligible yout...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Became law without Governor's signature- House Journal |
| WV | HB4001 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create TEAM-WV.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-10
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | SB894 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is reform of state board and commissions system by eliminating unnecessary, expired, or outdated board, shifting essential functions of several boards or commissions to various agencies or entities, reducing the number of mem...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-05
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB1 | Pass | The purpose of the bill is to create the Small Business Growth Program administered by the Department of Commerce by providing for the certification of capital investment authority, establishing insurance premium tax credit, providing tax credit clai...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
Approved by Governor 2/23/2026 |
| WV | HB5492 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish guidelines for advance purchase agreements for electric substation transformers to accelerate economic development projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5651 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create a statewide microbusiness support and simplification program
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB1063 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish an Economic Development Investment Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | HB4958 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization program to identify and prioritize existing resources that can be directed to support economic development efforts in the Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, and Wy...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-21
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB1062 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create TEAM-WV.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-21
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | SB94 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to facilitate implementation of critical and time-sensitive opportunities for economic development along the Corridor H Authority Corridor and to facilitate assistance to local economic development authorities in the Corri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-18
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | SB403 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to expand the definition of tourism attraction to include lodging facility for purposes of the Tourism Development Act credit
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5678 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to replace the Build WV project cost with a cap on new tax credit liability. The bill clarifies that the cost cap applies only to new project approvals; allows credit for smaller projects in rural areas; requires periodic ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5668 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create The Central West Virginia Economic Development and Rural Revitalization Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5667 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to direct money from the Division of Economic Development and the Water Development Authority to county commissions and the West Virginia Division of Highways.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB5590 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill relates to water quantity disclosure and review for high impact data centers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB5611 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill to clarify the management of data centers in growth counties with majority karst hydrogeology.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB5620 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to restore local control in the decision-making process regarding data centers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4003 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the WV First Small Business Growth Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
On 3rd reading, House Calendar |
| WV | SB942 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create an advanced-baseload ecosystem that provides affordable and reliable power while generating long-term economic and security benefits.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee |
| WV | HB5509 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the Mountain Homes Act and creating the Mountain Homes Fund to remove barriers to funding for home construction with the goal of promoting a sustainable quality of life for the state's workforce.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | SB761 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide tax credits to encourage in-state production of value-added forest products.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | SB911 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the First-time Drive to Work Pilot Program in the Division of Economic Development which provides certain vehicle purchase assistance to eligible participants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-11
To Senate Workforce Committee |
| WV | HB5359 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a funding stream from property taxes collected as a result of new high voltage electric transmission projects being constructed to lower electric rates to benefit West Virginians.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB790 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to consolidate several disparate energy development entities under the Office of Energy and to empower the Office of Energy to develop a comprehensive energy development policy and plan, a comprehensive grid stabilization ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee |
| WV | HB5200 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the office of entrepreneurship, provide for legislative oversight, authorize rulemaking authority, create an associated fund, and to provide an appropriation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5190 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase conservation funding by $300,000, with the increase only to be allocated based on the head count of cattle and/or large livestock.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-04
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5151 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish an Office of Entrepreneurship within the Office of Economic Development.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5028 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the Small Town Main Street Recovery Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5038 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth Act of 2026 to facilitate coke production and steel-making in the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | SB424 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth Act of 2026 to facilitate coke production and steelmaking in the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | SB627 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to replace the Build WV project cost with a cap on new tax credit liability. The bill clarifies that the cost cap applies only to new project approvals; allows credit for smaller projects in rural areas; requires periodic ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4919 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to repeal the article creating the Department of Economic Development.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB658 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to restore local control and regulatory authority over certified microgrid districts and certified data centers to counties and municipalities in the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To Senate Economic Development Committee |
| WV | HB4948 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish a minimum 500-foot buffer zone between the construction or establishment of a data center and a residence or school or house of worship.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB4014 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is all related to the Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Initiatives Act including by establishing the West Virginia Micro-Credential Program, expanding the apprenticeship training tax credit, allowing for independent contra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4854 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the state or any political subdivision from subsidizing any data center in West Virginia.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4822 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to redirect any positive tax increment ad valorem property taxes collected from High Impact Data Centers; local school Boards will receive 10% of the funds; redirects the current 50% of the funds from the Personal Income T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-26
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB4832 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require that all high impact data centers report water use to the Department of Environmental Projection as part of the Water Resource Protection and Management Act's water use monitoring requirements, authorizes the De...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-26
To House Energy and Public Works Committee |
| WV | HB4594 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create a single cabinet-level Department of Workforce Services consolidating employment, rehabilitation, adult literacy, and public assistance work requirements (including the 80-hour federal Medicaid mandate) into one ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4595 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is approval of short-term training programs for eligibility for federal Workforce Pell Grants.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4151 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Aviation Access and Tourism Growth Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism Committee |
