HOUSE OF DELEGATES
BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED
Friday, January 23, 2026
HB4764. By Del. White, Parsons, Coop-Gonzalez, Petitto, Anders, Dean, Martin, Pritt, Brooks, Ward and Dillon - Disallow candidates for office if back taxes are owed - To the Judiciary
HB4765. By Del. Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Hornbuckle [By Request of the Executive] - Teacher, School Personnel, and State Police Pay Raise - To Finance
HB4766. By Del. Ridenour, Foggin, Linville, Mazzocchi, Jennings, Gearheart, Jeffries, Dillon, Brooks, Street and Ellington - Change the Homestead Exemption (FN) - To Finance
HB4767. By Del. Worrell and Hite - Relating to requiring the Bureau of Medical Service to file a legislative rule - To Health and Human Resources
HB4768. By Del. Statler, Toney and Ellington [By Request of the WV Treasurer's Office] - Relating to updating definitions to incorporate federal law changes to qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 accounts - To Finance
HB4769. By Del. Ridenour, Butler, Mazzocchi, Jennings, Mallow, Dillon, Masters, Foggin, T. Howell, Jeffries and Ward - Creating plans to protect West Virginia from major crises (FN) - To Government Organization
HB4770. By Del. Worrell and Hite - Establishing limitations on the use of artificial intelligence and artificial intelligence technology to deliver mental health care, with exceptions for administrative support functions - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB4771. By Del. Martin - Relating to access of records in controlled substance monitoring - To Health and Human Resources
HB4772. By Del. Chiarelli, J. Cannon, Hornby, Hite, Worrell, Pritt, Shamblin, Linville, Browning and Riley - To ensure the integrity of West Virginia’s Medicaid program by requiring regular verification of enrollee status and prompt removal of deceased individuals from active Medicaid rolls (FN) - To Health and Human Resources
HB4773. By Del. Pritt, Clay, Brooks, Chiarelli, Eldridge, Dittman and Stephens - To increase the COLA by 15% for all retired state employees (FN) - To Finance
HB4774. By Del. Pritt and Brooks - To set the salary of the Associate Superintendent of Schools - To Education
HB4775. By Del. Pritt - Relating to addressing School Discipline in Public Schools - To Education
HB4776. By Del. Pritt and Clay - Hotel occupancy tax rate - To Finance
HB4777. By Del. Pritt - Establishing Summer Feeding for All Program - To Education then Finance
HB4778. By Del. Pritt - Relating to Drivers License Address Requirements - To the Judiciary
HB4779. By Del. Street - To require parole boards to take into account the sentencing judge’s recommendation at the time of sentencing (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB4780. By Del. Street - Private or government, to pay an additional fee during eminent domain proceedings (FN) - To Finance
HB4781. By Del. Chiarelli - Insurance coverage for laser hair removal - To Finance
HB4782. By Del. Burkhammer - Sustainable Child-serving Workforce and Foster Care Modernization Act - To Health and Human Resources
HB4783. By Del. Burkhammer - Providing equal share of funds from the fire and casualty premium tax to all departments - To the Judiciary then Finance
HB4784. By Del. Burkhammer, Moore, Barnhart, Maynor, Kyle, B. Smith, Cooper, D. Smith, Vance, Dean and Drennan - Extending the Qualified Opportunity Zones until July 1, 2032. - To Government Organization
HB4785. By Del. Burkhammer - Relating to compensation for panel attorneys (FN) - To the Judiciary then Finance
HB4786. By Del. Crouse - Clarifies the minimum hours of attendance necessary for child subsidies to be based on monthly enrollment rather than daily attendance - To Health and Human Resources
HB4787. By Del. Ridenour, Jennings, Martin, Mallow, Phillips, Hillenbrand, Butler, Funkhouser, Kimble, Watt and Maynor - The Anti-Terrorism Act - To the Judiciary
HB4788. By Del. Ridenour, Hillenbrand, Butler, Funkhouser, Jennings, Foggin, Mazzocchi, Jeffries, Ellington, Martin and Dillon - Allow school board members to run for the state legislature - To Education then the Judiciary
HB4789. By Del. Barnhart and Criss [By Request of the West Virginia Division of Financial Institutions] - Relating to bank merger by interstate branching and providing clarity regarding the disclosure required when an out of bank acquires a West Virginia state-chartered bank - To Finance
HB4790. By Del. Barnhart and Criss [By Request of the West Virginia Division of Financial Institutions] - Relating to requirements for licensure as a mortgage lender or broker - To Finance
HB4791. By Del. Criss and Barnhart [By Request of the West Virginia Division of Financial Institutions] - Relating to joint accounts in banking institutions and eliminating the requirement that the commissioner approve joint account forms to be used by banking institutions - To Finance
HB4792. By Del. Criss and Barnhart [By Request of the West Virginia Division of Financial Institutions] - Relating to requirements for disclosures and recordkeeping, reinforcing state law regarding late fees, and clarifying that a state-specific closing disclosure is not required as long as federal closing disclosures are given accurately - To Finance
HB4793. By Del. T. Howell, White, Leavitt, Dittman, Petitto, Kyle, Mazzocchi, Foggin, Funkhouser, J. Cannon and Dillon - Creating the Barber Apprentice Program - To Government Organization
HB4794. By Del. Pinson and Leavitt - Requiring high school students to pass a test on the US Constitution to graduate from high school - To Education
HB4795. By Del. Pinson and Burkhammer - Relating to changing circumstances for when a child may be removed from a foster home. - To Health and Human Resources
HB4796. By Del. Pinson, Burkhammer and Leavitt - Addressing the placement of foster children and creating a central reception center and emergency resource homes. (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB4797. By Del. Pinson - To create the Charlie Kirk Memorial First Amendment Freedom Act. (FN) - To Government Organization then the Judiciary
HB4798. By Del. Pinson, Toney, Crouse, Burkhammer, Leavitt, Parsons, Pritt, Ellington and Hornby - Requiring teachers to wear a “mobile alert button” for emergency situations, to be known as “Alyssa’s Law.” - To Education then Finance
HB4799. By Del. Pinson and Brooks - To establish the cold case task force for the State of West Virginia (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB4800. By Del. Pinson - Clarifying the penalty of a dog attacking livestock by adding a proviso to include “any other livestock.” - To Government Organization