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WVHB5466PassThe purpose of this bill is to rename the intervention and prevention program, clarify the definitions of the program, and update the code with the renamed program.
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2026-04-01
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026
WVHB4366PassThe purpose of this bill is to provide that military protection orders may be considered as evidence of need for an emergency protective order or personal safety order and to require law enforcement to make certain notifications when arresting someon...
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2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/25/2026 - House Journal
WVSB459PassThe purpose of this bill is to add meaningful contact with step-siblings to be considered a factor in determining the child's best interests.
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2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal
WVSB963Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to require a full adversarial hearing before a court of record before a respondent may be prohibited from possessing any firearm or ammunition, under mandatory provisions in protective order and then only by clear and conv...
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2026-03-12
Motion to take from the table rejected (Roll No. 410)
WVHB5341Engross
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The purpose of this bill is to create a Domestic Violence Registry.
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2026-02-25
To Senate Judiciary Committee
WVHB5673Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to create a statutory right for siblings to petition a circuit or family court for visitation with their minor child siblings.
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2026-02-17
To House Judiciary Committee
WVHB5169Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to create a state tax deduction for parents whose children qualify for a "Trump Account," as set forth in 26 USC 530A.
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2026-02-04
To House Finance Committee
WVHB5107Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to require a court to verify that before a child who has been removed from a home may be returned to that home, that if a parent is participating in a medication-assisted treatment program he or she shall be successfully f...
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2026-02-03
To House Health & Human Resources Committee
WVSB681Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to allow admission as part of West Virginia, localities or territories that are contiguous to the borders of West Virginia.
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2026-01-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee
WVHB4923Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to require a full adversarial hearing before a court of record before a respondent may be prohibited from possessing any firearm or ammunition, under mandatory provisions in protective order and then only by clear and conv...
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2026-01-29
To House Judiciary Committee
WVHB4964Intro
25%
The purpose of this bill is to create a community-based child welfare system program.
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2026-01-29
To House Health & Human Resources Committee
WVHB4888Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to remove child support when both parents get equal custody and both parents work.
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2026-01-28
To House Judiciary Committee
WVHB4884Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to modify calculation to use net pay instead of adjusted gross income.
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2026-01-28
To House Judiciary Committee
WVHB4511Intro
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The purpose of this bill relates to establishing a drug testing program for adults who apply to serve as foster parents, kinship parents, or caregivers to displaced children in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services.
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2026-01-19
To House Health & Human Resources Committee
WVSB479Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to enhance and improve child well-being by requiring a hair follicle drug test of a substantiated child abuser before restoring visitation rights.
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2026-01-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
WVSB455Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to ensure that all financial support presently available to certified foster parents is provided to kinship parents and fictive kin. The barriers and burdens placed upon kinship parents and fictive kin are too onerous.
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2026-01-16
To Senate Health and Human Resources Committee
WVHB4384Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to suspend any medical power of attorney in place for a vulnerable adult when an adult protective services investigation is ongoing and to fully invalidate the medical power of attorney if abuse is substantiated by a court
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2026-01-15
To House Judiciary Committee
WVSB16Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to create the Child Protection Investigations Reform Act; and require notification to a person accused of child abuse or neglect of the person's rights in connection with an investigation conducted by the Department of Hum...
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2026-01-14
To Senate Judiciary Committee
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