HOUSE OF DELEGATES
BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
HB4551. By Del. Brooks, Horst, Pritt, Green and Martin - West Virginia Safe Trucking Act 2026 - To Government Organization
HB4552. By Del. Brooks, Martin, Hornby, Pritt, Green and Hott - Relating to the law-enforcement powers of correctional officers - To the Judiciary
HB4553. By Del. Brooks, Roop, Pritt, Green, Martin, Mallow and Hott - To create a tuition reimbursement program for Corrections employees. (FN) - To Education then Finance
HB4554. By Del. Brooks, Roop, Pritt and Green - Creating Persons with Disabilities Registry (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB4555. By Del. White - Eliminate sales tax on tax preparation services - To Finance
HB4556. By Del. Brooks, Roop and Martin - Eliminate net metering in WV - To Energy and Public Works
HB4557. By Del. Brooks, Pritt and Martin - To create the felony offense for protestors blocking passage on streets and highways. - To Energy and Public Works then the Judiciary
HB4558. By Del. Brooks, Roop, Pritt and Green - Create mechanism for towing companies in WV to quickly access owner information. (FN) - To Government Organization
HB4559. By Del. Brooks, Pritt and Martin - To eliminate the restriction of hunting bears over bait - To Government Organization
HB4560. By Del. Brooks, Roop, Horst, Pritt, Green and Martin - Move marina gas tax proceeds to DNR Law enforcement division (FN) - To Finance
HB4561. By Del. Brooks, Roop, Pritt, Green and Martin - Clarifying the sheriff’s authority to hire within their office. - To Government Organization
HB4562. By Del. Brooks, Roop and Pritt - Change required service from 25 to 20 years for eligibility for minimum 1k retirement annuity (FN) - To Finance
HB4563. By Del. Brooks, Pritt, Martin and Green - Require EZ Pass transponder be registered to person, not vehicle - To Energy and Public Works
HB4564. By Del. Brooks, Roop, Pritt, Green and Mallow - Increasing the Homestead Property Tax Exemption (FN) - To Finance
HB4565. By Del. Brooks, Roop, Pritt and Martin - Exempt those with 25 years holding an insurance license from attaining additional CEUs (FN) - To Finance
HB4566. By Del. Brooks, Pritt, Martin, Mallow, Green and Stephens - Increasing penalties for hit and run offenses (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB4567. By Del. Drennan, Hornby, Crouse, Moore, Dittman, Kyle, Leavitt, Browning, Burkhammer, Stephens and Foggin - To require that all in person and online Vape and vape products require an ID scan, similarly to prescription controlled substances and certain cold medicines. (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB4568. By Del. Drennan, Dittman, Moore, Leavitt and Hornby - To prohibit the service of process on county property - To the Judiciary
HB4569. By Del. Foggin, Clark and Heckert - Updating law regarding prior authorizations (FN) - To Health and Human Resources
HB4570. By Del. Brooks, Roop, Pritt, Green and Martin - To make the posting of a summons in a conspicuous place on rental property acceptable service when a tenant is unavailable for personal service - To the Judiciary
HB4571. By Del. Dean, Flanigan, Pritt, Shamblin, Vance, Ferrell, Stephens, Bell, Heckert and Worrell - Taxpayer Protection Act - To Finance
HB4572. By Del. Dittman, Moore, Drennan, Foggin, Hott, Toney, Pritt, Shamblin, Barnhart, Ellington and Kyle - Rural School Flexibility & Innovation Pilot Act - To Education
HB4573. By Del. Dittman, Pinson, Moore, Drennan, Foggin, Hott, Campbell, Toney, Barnhart, Ellington and Statler - Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act (FN) - To Education
HB4576. By Del. Burkhammer - Relating to the makeup of the State Police Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB4577. By Del. Hornby, Kyle, Heckert, Crouse, Criss, Sheedy, McGeehan, Flanigan, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Akers and Maynor - Relating to driver licenses; which relates to reciprocity agreements with
foreign countries - To Government Organization
HB4578. By Del. Clark, Masters, Anders, Funkhouser and Hornby - To provide more local control over educational decisionmaking, differentiation of funding for counties, and to address operational efficiencies within education. - To Education then Finance
HB4579. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Flanigan, Heckert, Kimble, Miller and Pinson - Relating to body-worn cameras (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB4580. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Flanigan, Heckert, Kimble, Miller and Pinson - Relating to the establishment of a pilot program for the use of mobile devices in child abuse and neglect investigations. (FN) - To Government Organization
HB4581. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Flanigan, Heckert, Kimble, Miller and Pinson - Relating to monthly status meeting of county entities (FN) - To Health and Human Resources
HB4582. By Del. Heckert, Fehrenbacher, Stephens, Clark and Green - Related to the authority of sheriff’s commission for collection of taxes (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB4583. By Del. Funkhouser, Butler, Ridenour, Phillips, Sheedy, Hillenbrand, Coop-Gonzalez, Crouse, Ward, Linville and Canterbury - Victims of Communism Day (FN) - To Education
HB4584. By Del. Funkhouser, Ridenour, Horst, Roop, Coop-Gonzalez, Anders and Hillenbrand - Market pay for Teachers - To Education then Finance
HB4585. By Del. Funkhouser, Clark, Chiarelli, G. Howell, Flanigan, Linville, Canterbury, Akers, Drennan, Anders and Kyle - Relating to the Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit Act - To Finance
HB4586. By Del. Ridenour, Funkhouser, Butler, Martin, Masters, Mazzocchi, Roop, Kimble, Hillenbrand, Jennings and Phillips - Relating to government procurement of electric vehicles - To Government Organization then the Judiciary
HB4587. By Del. Burkhammer, Crouse, Chiarelli, J. Cannon, Willis, Holstein, Kyle and Worrell - Prohibiting public funds from supporting low-earning outcome postsecondary degree programs (FN) - To Education
HB4588. By Del. Burkhammer, Crouse, Chiarelli, J. Cannon, Willis, Holstein, Dittman, Worrell and Maynor - Relating to participating in the federal tax credit scholarship porgram (FN) - To Education then Finance
HB4589. By Del. Holstein, Chiarelli, Worrell, Heckert, Willis, Eldridge, Dean, Bridges and Drennan - Clarifying that the time limitations provided for filing occupational pneumoconiosis claims do not apply or otherwise limit the ability of a claimant to obtain an evaluation from the Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB4590. By Del. Heckert, Fehrenbacher, G. Howell, Browning, Adkins, Stephens and Green - Awarding attorneys fees to prevailing party in eminent domain proceeding - To the Judiciary
HB4591. By Del. Hornby, Ferrell, Campbell, Browning, Dean and Stephens - To recognize School Athletic Directors who have achieved a nationally recognized professional certification through the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). (FN) - To Education
HB4592. By Del. Hornby, Holstein, J. Cannon, Crouse, Browning, Dean, Ridenour, Stephens and McGeehan - Relating to college campus safety - To Education
HB4593. By Del. Hornby, Clark, Crouse, Funkhouser, Browning, Dean, Ridenour and McGeehan - Allow for PE classes to be optional for students who can demonstrate 5 or more weekly hours of outside physical activity - To Education
HB4594. By Del. Leavitt, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Rohrbach, Phillips, Burkhammer, Funkhouser, Green and Ridenour - Reorganization of the Executive branch (FN) - To Government Organization then Finance
HB4595. By Del. Burkhammer, Crouse, Chiarelli, J. Cannon, Willis, Holstein, Street, Drennan, Clark, Dittman and Kyle - Approving short-term training programs for eligibility for federal Workforce Pell Grants - To Government Organization
HB4596. By Del. T. Howell, Mazzocchi, Coop-Gonzalez, White, Kimble, Crouse, Clay, Ferrell, Brooks, Holstein and Browning - Prohibiting subdivisions and local entities from adopting policies that prohibit or restrict cooperation with federal immigration law enforcement. - To the Judiciary
HB4597. By Del. T. Howell, Mazzocchi, Kimble, Crouse, White, Clay, Brooks, Holstein, Browning and B. Smith - Increasing Homestead Exemption (FN) - To Finance
HB4598. By Del. T. Howell, Jennings, Hillenbrand, Ferrell, Kimble, Mazzocchi, White, Crouse, Clay, Brooks and Holstein - Change Audit Log for annual subscription with Secretary of State - To the Judiciary
HB4599. By Del. Burkhammer and Worrell - Relating to the WV Cares background check variance process - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB4600. By Del. Hillenbrand, G. Howell, Holstein, Kimble, Funkhouser, T. Howell and D. Cannon - Require all ballots for primary and general elections be received NOT LATER than the close of the polls on election day. - To the Judiciary
HB4601. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Heckert, Kimble, Miller and Pinson - Relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit - To the Judiciary
HB4602. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Flanigan, Heckert, Kimble, Miller and Pinson - Relating to requiring the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot program to contract for supplemental caseworker aide services for the Bureau of Social Services (FN) - To Health and Human Resources
HB4603. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Flanigan, Heckert, Kimble, Miller and Pinson - Relating to the creation of the process of obtaining and adjudicating a pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition - To the Judiciary
HB4604. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Flanigan, Heckert, Kimble, Miller and Pinson - Relating to relating abuse and neglect cases - To the Judiciary then Finance
HB4605. By Del. Hornby - Relating to modifying the school aid formula to provide more support for schools under certain circumstances. (FN) - To Education then Finance
HB4606. By Del. Hornby - Relating to the meaning of residence for the Purpose of Bail - To the Judiciary
HB4607. By Del. Hornby - Any state permitting, county regulations or municipality shall treat private schools the same as public schools when it comes to building permits, fees charged, safety standards, waste water management, septic systems, and the timeliness of permitting process - To Education
HB4608. By Del. Hornby - School Board Election Date Act - To Education then the Judiciary
HB4609. By Del. Hornby - Allowing Magistrates under certain circumstances to be able to order a mental evaluation
- To the Judiciary
HB4610. By Del. Hornby - Safeguard the Right-To-Try Cutting-Edge Medicine Act - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB4611. By Del. Dillon - Creating the Hope to Help Community Schools Act of 2026. - To Education then Finance
HB4612. By Del. Dillon - Issuance of new DMV titles under certain requirment - To Government Organization
HB4613. By Del. Dillon, J. Cannon, Pritt, Clay, Brooks, Horst, Jordan, Ward, Bridges, Dittman and Jennings - The State Resiliency Office shall review and update the Flood Resiliency Plan with recommendations for high impact preventative measures. (FN) - To Government Organization
HB4614. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Flanigan, Heckert, Kimble, Miller and Pinson - Relating to statewide prevention plan. (FN) - To Health and Human Resources
HB4615. By Del. Dillon - Public water supply changes regarding above ground tanks - To Energy and Public Works
HB4616. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Flanigan, Heckert, Kimble, Miller and Pinson - Relating to the imposition of a time limitation on disposition decisions in child abuse and neglect proceedings - To the Judiciary
HB4617. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Flanigan, Heckert, Kimble, Miller and Pinson - Relating to requiring the Bureau of Social Service to file a legislative rule. - To Government Organization
HB4618. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Flanigan, Heckert, Kimble, Miller and Pinson - Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent. - To Finance
HB4619. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Flanigan, Heckert, Kimble, Miller and Pinson - Relating to the creation of a special revenue account to expand in-state residential treatment capacity for children (FN) - To Finance
HB4620. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Flanigan, Heckert, Kimble, Miller and Pinson - Relating to clothing and necessity allowance. (FN) - To Finance
HB4621. By Del. Burkhammer, Mazzocchi, Chiarelli, Flanigan, Heckert, Kimble, Miller and Pinson - Relating to requiring the circuit court to make certain designated findings of fact and conclusions of law in its juvenile child abuse and neglect orders - To the Judiciary