| WV | HB4801 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to add the demolition of unsafe and unsanitary structures and planning for reuse or improvement of property owned by municipalities and county commissions as permissible expenditures of revenue from the hotel occupancy tax...
[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 | HB5564 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to increase the amount of accrued vacation time that a deputy sheriff can carry forward from one calendar year to the next from 30 days to 60 days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-01
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 |
| WV | HB4484 | Pass | To allow county commissions to have the same flexibility to sell or lease property as municipalities
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | SB506 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to permit county commissions to lease, rent, or permit the use of a county owned wireless tower or any portions thereof, with exceptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | HB4561 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to clarify a sheriff's authority to hire within their own office.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | SB587 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to create a new salary schedule for county officials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Became law without Governor's signature- House Journal |
| WV | HB5065 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to provide that the proper political subdivision is receiving the collected occupancy tax from a marketplace facilitator.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal |
| WV | HB5063 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to permit the county commission to appoint a county commissioner to a convention and visitor's bureau as a voting member.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Became law without Governor's signature- House Journal |
| WV | SB793 | Pass | The purpose of this bill relates to courthouse closures on certain days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | SB749 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Berkeley County Commission to levy a special district excise tax for the benefit of the Berkeley County Economic Opportunity Development District.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-11
Approved by Governor 3/9/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | HB5351 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to modernize fees generated from emergency communication service users.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-05
On 3rd reading, House Calendar |
| WV | HB5652 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to amend the definition of "hotel" to include campground sites and to provide the county commission the authority to authorize campground site for the purpose of collecting hotel occupancy tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-04
House rejected (Roll No. 337) |
| WV | HB4500 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Berkeley County Commission to levy a special district excise tax for the benefit of the Berkeley County Economic Opportunity Development District.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-24
To Senate Rules Committee |
| WV | SB752 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to transfer duties from county commissions to the Department of Transportation when a road closure is requested to hold organized motorsports events on public roads.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-23
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB1052 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require county commissions to approve all purchases made by volunteer fire departments over $10,000 and made with county fire fee levy money.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-21
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB1031 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase the county solid waste assessment fees by 50 cents per ton.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-20
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB1002 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to allow counties and municipalities to create special assessment districts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-19
To Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee |
| WV | HB4402 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize the appointment, qualifications, certification, authority, compensation, and training of school protection officers by a sheriff, and to provide for limitations on the civil liability of school protection offi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-18
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB5656 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide supplemental compensation to county clerks for expanded election duties, including municipal election oversight, cybersecurity compliance, federal reporting, and election administration responsibilities transfer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5545 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require that a minimum of half the members of county and municipal development authorities are West Virginia residents with at least six months of continuous West Virginia residency immediately preceding the appointment...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB955 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to amend the definition of "hotel" to include campground sites and to provide the county commission the authority to authorize campground site for the purpose of collecting hotel occupancy tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5494 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize county commissions to impose a county-wide emergency services fee on hotel stays, not to exceed $5 per night, to provide dedicated funding for emergency medical services, fire protection, law enforcement, and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5468 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide funding to counties in the amount of $5,000 per deputy position in that county to be used exclusively for deputy pay raises.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5467 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase the multiplier for the deputy sheriff retirement accrued benefit from two and a half percent to three percent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5394 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill relates to providing for the process of a recall election for elected officials, county commissioners or county board of education officials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5363 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to allow for the creation of a county daycare by any county commission, allowing a petition process to cause an election relating to the establishment of a county daycare; requiring a county commission, when petitioned by ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5329 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the creation of an operational sinking fund for impact fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4624 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to permit county commissions to lease, rent, or permit the use of a county-owned wireless tower or any portions thereof, with exceptions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Homeland Security Committee |
| WV | HB5029 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to change the time in which to pay charges levied for services by a county fire prevention unit from 75 days to 180 days.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism Committee |
| WV | HB5199 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize county courts to establish county PERCs, or county Parks, Entertainment, and Recreation Commissions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Local Governments Committee |
| WV | HB5207 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide increased protections for the welfare of domestic animals in the care of animal shelters and private individuals.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5171 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create a new salary schedule for county officials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-04
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5073 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to transfer seniority with deputy sheriffs who transfer to vacant positions unless they have committed a wrongdoing at the county from where they are transferring.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB728 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize County Commissions to increase the compensation of elected county officials.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB709 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide a process for the collection of delinquent special emergency ambulance fees by the county commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5044 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to change the grant process for counties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4912 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide fairness in the application of the special emergency ambulance service fee by ensuring that small lodging businesses such as cabin and campsite owners are treated equitably with hotels and motels and not charged...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4970 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require mandatory drug testing for all classes of employees of county commissions, the state of West Virginia, State Board of Education, and in K through 12 schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To House Education Committee |
| WV | HB4121 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require the county commissions to provide ambulance service to all residents and to submit a yearly report to the Office of Emergency Medical Services on the funds expended the year prior on emergency ambulance services...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4872 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide guidelines for reinstating sheriff's deputies to their former departments after retirement and defining applicability, eligibility, and rules for the process.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-28
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4804 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase certain fees collected by county sheriffs and add these increased amounts to the Deputy Sheriff Retirement Fund to provide modest increases in benefits for retired deputies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-26
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4806 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to raise the salary of Sheriff's to be 10% above the salaries of the county clerk and circuit clerk.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-26
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4803 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide an annual annuity adjustment of 1% for eligible deputy sheriff retirants and surviving spouses when the plan has reached a funded level of 105 percent. The bill permits the board to set the employer contribution...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-26
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4776 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to increase the maximum hotel occupancy tax permitted by municipal or county ordinances from six percent to eight percent
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-23
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4738 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill relates to the ability of the county authority to impose a vacancy tax on vacant or mostly vacant structures. The bill provides for a legislative purpose. The bill grants authority. The bill provides for definitions. The bill...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-22
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4744 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide for the increase of the salary of elected county officials to reflect the current rate of inflation, after July 1, 2025.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-22
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4679 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit counties, towns, and municipalities from using tax money to hire lobbyists to represent the counties, towns, and municipalities at state level.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4707 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill relates to hotel and motel housing vouchers programs; prohibiting city or town from requiring hotel or motel participation in housing voucher programs; prohibiting county from requiring hotel or motel participation in housing...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4623 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require counties and municipalities to provide public notice for land or building purchases.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Judiciary Committee |
