| WV | SB44 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to authorize production and sale of homemade food items under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/27/2026 - Senate Journal |
| WV | SB712 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to permit the installation of cattle guards on certain public roads.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | SB927 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the Commissioner of Agriculture's authority to regulate bees, bee equipment, and apiaries in the state, and to clarify when legal proceedings may be maintained against certain owners or operators of agricultural...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Senate requests House to concur |
| WV | SB985 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to enhance registration and enforcement requirements for kratom products.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | SB1033 | Pass | The purpose of this bill is to enable the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture to transfer land owned by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture to other public bodies pursuant to §1-5-1 through to §1-5-5 of this code and deposit any p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal |
| WV | SB1077 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to protect vocational education agriculture programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-03
To House Education Committee |
| WV | SB759 | Engross
50% | The purpose of this bill is to update and clarify the laws on auctioneering.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-26
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB97 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Equipment Right to Repair Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5670 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to amend the statute relating to cruelty to animals. The bill provides definitions of "food", "water", "shelter", and "treatment". It provides specifics for tethering an animal. The bill includes for seizure of an animal f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB971 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide reasonable minimum safety standards for fully enclosed buildings participating in the state's agritourism program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| WV | HB5500 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide that the penalty provision for failing to have loads secure does not apply to certain open top farm trucks, trailers, and other vehicles hauling hay, straw, silage, and other vegetative, bio-degradable products ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB761 | Intro
25% | 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 | SB936 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide West Virginia certified Thoroughbred eligibility, reallocate interstate simulcasts by licensed racetracks, increase West Virginia Restricted race caps, provide an inflation adjustment to the net terminal income ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| WV | HB4800 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to add "any other livestock" as it pertains to penalties for dogs wounding livestock.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-11
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5426 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to designate the Bradford Peat Pear (Pyrus calleryana) to be a noxious weed.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB5418 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-10
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5332 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Agricultural Right to Repair Act. The bill promotes farmer repair choice and competition by requiring manufacturers of agriculture equipment to make available to owners and independent repair providers, on fa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To House Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB5179 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to update and clarify the laws on auctioneering.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism Committee |
| WV | SB73 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that solar farms are not agricultural operations or in the business of farming for purposes of agricultural production and taxation.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HB5190 | Intro
25% | 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 | HB5131 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to establish a food desert program to provide communities with access to fresh and affordable produce.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-03
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4907 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to restrict the use of certain pesticides.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To House Health & Human Resources Committee |
| WV | HB5033 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Pro-growth Regulatory Reform Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-02
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB674 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify that a licensed racetrack casino must not maintain an active dog racing license in order to receive telecasts and accept wagers on dog and horse races, or to otherwise apply and qualify for a video lottery or ra...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | SB226 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide that a person engaged in offering for sale, selling, exchanging, or bartering products or commodities produced exclusively on his or her own farm is exempt from obtaining a commercial feed distributor permit.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To Senate Finance Committee |
| WV | HB4913 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the "Working Farm Tax Protection Preservation Act" that will exempt the first 100 acres of farmland from ad valorem tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4925 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia PRIME Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-29
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB631 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to transfer all interests of conservation districts in flood control dams and similar structures, as well as any associated property and related funds and accounts, to the state Conservation Agency by July 1, 2026. The bil...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-27
To Senate Natural Resources Committee |
| WV | HB4814 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the Equipment Right to Repair Act; creating a short title; defining terms; establishing jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Agriculture; establishing requirements; establishing limitations; providing for rulemaki...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-26
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4632 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to expand the right to keep bees, place limitations on the inspection of apiaries by the Commissioner of Agriculture, and clarify the circumstances under which the Commissioner of Agriculture may quarantine the bees in an ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB534 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Kratom Consumer Protection Act and establish the Kratom Consumer Protection Fund under the jurisdiction of the Tax Department.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-20
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| WV | HB4498 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the Right to Farm Act and the intent of the legislature to promote agriculture through agricultural businesses, promote the health of West Virginians and the West Virginia economy, and promote the protection of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Government Organization Committee |
| WV | HB4479 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to provide tax credits to encourage in-state production of value-added forest products.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-16
To House Finance Committee |
| WV | SB387 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to require the commissioner of agriculture to certify a farm for tax purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-15
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| WV | HB4076 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize production and sale of homemade food items under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism Committee |
| WV | SB95 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Farm Equipment Right to Repair Pilot Program. The bill states legislative findings; provides definitions; specifies pilot program parameters; and authorizes rulemaking.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Education Committee |
| WV | SB225 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution of cultivated meat products for a five-year period.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| WV | SB165 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to clarify the Right to Farm Act and the regulation of honey bees. The purpose of the bill is also to include tropilaelaps mites to the definition of honey bee pests and to allocate funds through special license plates to ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
| WV | SB62 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to grant authority to the Department of Agriculture to preempt any Department of Environmental Protection, Fire Marshall, zoning laws, county, or municipality rules in for occasional agritourism activities so long as the a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Government Organization Committee |
| WV | SB45 | Intro
25% | The purpose of this bill is to authorize a reduced property appraisal to certain corporate owners of farm property in the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-14
To Senate Agriculture Committee |
