| WV | HB5166 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide notice to any political committees violating the filing requirements prior to assessing any civil fines and giving the Secretary of State authority to grant additional time for compliance not to exceed an additi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-13
Senate requests House to concur |
| WV | HB5554 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to allow higher contributions to a political party's headquarters.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-04
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB640 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the release of addresses and names of employers of persons who make contributions to political elections and providing misdemeanor criminal penalty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-02
Approved by Governor 3/2/2026 |
| WV | HB5273 | Engross
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase transparency into county and municipal campaign finance activities by requiring all campaign finance reports for all elected offices in the state to be published online within 48 hours of the deadline, and to r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-21
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5066 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the release of addresses and names of employers of persons who make contributions to political elections and providing misdemeanor criminal penalty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB833 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that the Secretary of State shall notify a respondent of an election law complaint, and that the respondent shall provide a response within ten business days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB835 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase transparency into county and municipal campaign finance activities by requiring all campaign finance reports for all elected offices in the state to be published online within 48 hours of the deadline, and to r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB836 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is add contact information of the committee chair and require and acknowledgment in the statement of organization that the committee must adhere to the reporting requirements set forth in the campaign finance laws of West Vir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB813 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to encourage campaign finance reports to be filed in a timely fashion.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5218 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to provide that the Secretary of State shall notify a respondent of an election law complaint, and that the respondent shall provide a response within 10 business days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5221 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to increase civil penalties for failure to file required campaign finance reports.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5223 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is add contact information of the committee chair and require and acknowledgment in the statement of organization that the committee must adhere to the reporting requirements set forth in the campaign finance laws of West Vir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5000 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of school resources in election advocacy efforts. The bill also prohibits school employees from political activity during work hours or engaging in such activity on behalf of the school administration.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4870 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to extend the deadlines for filing campaign finance reports.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4848 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require disclosure of dark money political expenditures to allow the public to know who is paying for political advertisements.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-27
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4753 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit public utilities from making contributions to political candidates or campaigns, political action committees, groups that can make contributions from funds derived from rate payers to political candidates, camp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-22
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4337 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of school resources in election advocacy efforts. The bill also prohibits school employees from political activity during work hours or engaging in such activity on behalf of the school administration.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-15
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB98 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require a political action committee to disclose the names and addresses of its contributors to the Secretary of State.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4160 | Intro
Sine Die | The purpose of this bill is to require legislative approval before implementing any new federal guidance on elections, accepting any new federal funds for elections, and mandating that the Governor, Secretary of State, and the Legislature be notified...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To House Judiciary Committee |
