| WV | HB5088 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to increase the West Virginia Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System accrued benefit for members who retire after July 1, 2026, and to provide funding for the benefit,
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 |
| WV | HB5323 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the director of Natural Resources to propose legislative rules changing indexing of license and stamp fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 |
| WV | HB4176 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to allow youths and those carrying a Class Q special hunting permit to take antlered deer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | HB4126 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to modify the funding distribution to the West Virginia State Parks and Recreation Endowment Fund and the State Parks Operation Fund as it relates to royalties received from beneath the Ohio River and its tributaries.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | SB886 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to allow prescribed fire control on private property without a burning permit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | SB141 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to modify the West Virginia Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System accrued benefit for members and provide funding for said benefit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-02
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB996 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the Jennings Randolph Lake State Park.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-25
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4355 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the "upland game bird" stamp to be administered by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-21
To Senate Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5662 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow the children and grandchildren of a landowner in West Virginia to hunt and fish on such private land regardless of residency status without a permit or license, hunt and fish on their own land during open seasons ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5531 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to clarify certain hunting and tracking requirements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5490 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a 20 percent discount for golf green fees at state parks for West Virginia residents on certain days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB934 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase the West Virginia Natural Resources Police Officer Retirement System accrued benefit for members who retire after July 1, 2026, and to provide funding for the benefit,
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To Senate Pensions Committee |
| WV | HB5439 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the Pollinator Protection Act; and provide program criteria.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-11
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5055 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to change the beginning and expiration of hunting and fishing licenses from the last day of the calendar year for which they were issued to a year from the date of issue.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism Committee |
| WV | HB5174 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize gold panning and have dates published showing when the season is open.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism Committee |
| WV | SB770 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Act, create the West Virginia Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission, and a new Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Program Fund.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | SB746 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to establish a wildlife viewing program through an additional stamp or endorsement upon a state-issued hunting or fishing license.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To Senate Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | SB777 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the Outdoor West Virginians with Disabilities Act. The bill provides for a short title. The bill establishes definitions. The bill provides updates to travel management plans and motor vehicle use plans. The bill...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To Senate Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | SB722 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require that a natural resources officer possess landowner consent or a warrant prior to entering private property and providing exceptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To Senate Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5030 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill relates to pension benefits which are exempt from income taxation. The bill adds Division of Natural Resources police, deputy sheriffs, full-time firefighters, and municipal police officers into the class of law-enforcement o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB682 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the director of Natural Resources to promulgate rules, requiring persons operating motorboats with larger than 9.9 engines on 9.9 horsepower lakes to run in idle mode. The rules are to authorize fines for viol...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | SB655 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the Right to Race Act. The bill defines terms. The bill sets forth actions brought upon racetracks. The bill sets forth relevant claims. The bill sets forth political subdivision restrictions. Finally, the bill p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB635 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to define those areas of responsibilities and affirmativeacts for which the mountain operators are liable for loss, damage, or injury and to definethose risks that the bicyclist expressly assume.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4686 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that a hunting license is only required for public land.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4677 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require that a natural resources officer possess landowner consent or a warrant prior to entering private property and providing exceptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4688 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the ban on baiting in all counties for game animals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4494 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide an exemption for a non-resident landowner, their spouse and their children from the requirement of purchasing a non-resident hunting license while hunting on their land in this state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20
To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism Committee |
| WV | HB4504 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require the Director of the Division of Natural Resources to propose rules for hunting antlered deer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20
To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism Committee |
| WV | HB4559 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the restriction on bear kills, when deer baiting is used during concurrent deer and bear hunting season.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20
To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism Committee |
| WV | HB4520 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide West Virginia residents with a discount for lodging and services at West Virginia State Parks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4513 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide a pension benefits exemption from income taxation to Division of Natural Resources police, deputy sheriffs, full-time firefighters, and municipal police officers.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB485 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Behavior-based E-bike and Multi-use Trail Mobility Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To Senate Transportation and Infrastructure Committee |
| WV | HB4424 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to permit landowners or lessees of land whose land is damaged by deer or other wildlife to hire a third party to kill the deer or other wildlife by bow and arrow.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-16
To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism Committee |
| WV | HB4155 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to include West Virginia correctional classifications in the Natural Resources Officer Retirement System.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB198 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to waive the fees for hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses or permits for individuals who are currently serving as municipal volunteer firefighters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4129 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to warrantless entry of private lands; limitations of entry onto private lands; clarifying the process for law enforcement entry onto posted private lands; use of surveillance cameras on or near posted private lands; searc...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB199 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to waive the fees for hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses or permits for emergency responders who are totally disabled in the line of duty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4149 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to set forth limitations of entry onto private lands; clarify the process for law enforcement entry onto posted private lands; and clarify the use of surveillance cameras on or near posted private lands.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
