HOUSE OF DELEGATES
BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED
Friday, February 13, 2026
HB5484. By Del. White, Coop-Gonzalez, Dillon, McGeehan, T. Howell, Crouse, Moore, Drennan, Mazzocchi, Green and Kimble - Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense - To the Judiciary
HB5485. By Del. Lewis, Hamilton, Garcia, Hansen and Hornbuckle - Relating to increasing the state minimum wage. (FN) - To Energy and Public Works
HB5486. By Del. Lewis, Hamilton, Fluharty, Hornbuckle, Hansen and Pushkin - Relating to adding Juneteenth to the list of legal holidays and providing when it should be observed if it falls on a Sunday. - To Government Organization
HB5487. By Del. Jeffries - Relating to optional limits of uninsured and underinsured motor vehicle coverage - To Finance
HB5488. By Del. Campbell - Relating to establishing the offense of assault upon or injury to a service animal; and providing for penalties. - To the Judiciary
HB5489. By Del. Campbell - Modifying the definition of contractor. - To Government Organization
HB5490. By Del. Campbell - Providing a discount for green fees at West Virginia State Parks. - To Finance
HB5491. By Del. Campbell - Relating to open captioning for motion pictures - To Government Organization
HB5492. By Del. G. Howell, Masters, Heckert, G. Ward, Stephens, Linville, Fehrenbacher, Street, Phillips, Parsons and Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Relating to advance purchase agreements for electric substation transformers - To Energy and Public Works then Finance
HB5493. By Del. Funkhouser, Ellington, Heckert, D. Cannon, Martin, Vance, B Ward, Ridenour, Hornby, Butler and Marple - Provide a penalty of chemical castration or surgical castration for sex abuse crimes against minors. - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB5494. By Del. Shamblin - Authorizing county commissions to impose a county-wide emergency services fee on hotel stays. (FN) - To Finance
HB5495. By Del. Stephens, G. Ward, Bell, Ferrell, Pritt, Crouse, Drennan and Dittman - Creating certain requirements and accountability procedures regarding a student’s use of software in a public school. - To Education
HB5496. By Del. Mazzocchi, Kimble and Burkhammer - Providing for the offense of child torture. - To the Judiciary
HB5497. By Del. Mazzocchi, Burkhammer, Kimble and T. Howell - Relating to staff liability - To the Judiciary
HB5498. By Del. Mazzocchi, Burkhammer and T. Howell - Relating to liability protection of a multidisciplinary team member. - To the Judiciary
HB5499. By Del. Dittman, Drennan, Pritt, Hall, Ellington, Bell, Moore, Campbell and Toney - Relating to school system fiscal and governance early warning, stabilization, and accountability. - To Education
HB5500. By Del. B Ward, Funkhouser, Horst, Ferrell, Kyle, Heckert and Foggin - To make allowances for bio-degradable farm/field products to escape the transport vehicle so to avoid potential fines - To Government Organization
HB5501. By Del. Young and Hamilton - Certified Professional Midwife Licensing and Regulation. - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization
HB5502. By Del. Hamilton, Lewis, Garcia, Hansen, Pushkin and Hornbuckle - Amending the Human Rights Act to allow regulation of traits associated with a person’s race only for nondiscriminatory purposes - To Government Organization then the Judiciary
HB5503. By Del. Garcia, Hamilton, Williams, Hansen, Hornbuckle, Fluharty, Lewis and Pushkin - Relating to providing a $5,000 salary increase to certain inspectors. - To Finance
HB5504. By Del. Clark, Lucas, Criss and Browning - Relating to the manufacture, sale, and distribution of low-proof spirit alcohol products. (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB5505. By Del. Kyle - Relating to minimum limits for motor vehicle insurance coverage - To Finance
HB5506. By Del. Ridenour, Hillenbrand, Masters, Martin, Kimble, Jennings, B Ward, Funkhouser, Holstein and Maynor - Prohibiting Compensation for Lobbying on Behalf of a Foreign Adversary. - To the Judiciary
HB5507. By Del. Ridenour, Masters, Butler, Brooks, Phillips, Martin, Kimble, Holstein, Jennings, B Ward and Hillenbrand - Establish a Process for the Selection and Oversight of Delegates for a West Virginia Article V Convention Delegation. - To the Judiciary
HB5508. By Del. Ferrell, Brooks and B Ward - Relating to Capitol Police Retirement - To Finance
HB5509. By Del. Ferrell, Fehrenbacher, Rohrbach and Linville - Mountain Homes Act (FN) - To Energy and Public Works then Finance
HB5510. By Del. Hornby, Clay, Hite, Browning, Ellington, Phillips, Funkhouser and Maynor - Eliminate the requirement for private wedding venues to own or lease 2 acres in rural location. - To Government Organization
HB5511. By Del. Toney and Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - To allow money paid to state employees to go to their estate if they pass away before their retirement date (FN) - To Energy and Public Works then Finance
HB5512. By Del. Lucas, Dean, Clark, Crouse, Worrell, Hall, Fehrenbacher, Brooks and Adkins - Relating to Land Records (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB5513. By Del. Anders, Masters and Kimble - To prohibit cloud seeding in WV - To Government Organization then the Judiciary
HB5514. By Del. Anders and Kimble - To eliminate Real ID - To Energy and Public Works then the Judiciary
HB5515. By Del. Hall, Jeffries and Hott [By Request of the Insurance Commission] - Relating to modernizing and updating workers’ compensation statutes. - To Finance
HB5516. By Del. Burkhammer - Require abuse and neglect case appeals to be processed within 6 months - To the Judiciary
HB5517. By Del. Brooks, Clay, Pritt, Hott, Vance, Martin and Flanigan - Relating to the Office of Insurance Commissioner maintaining and posting lists of bondsmen (FN) - To Finance
HB5518. By Del. Anders - Judicial Accountability and Recall Act - To the Judiciary
HB5519. By Del. Anders - Relating to creating the “West Virginia Tax Neutrality Act” - To Finance
HB5520. By Del. Ridenour, Martin, B Ward, Hillenbrand, Butler, Masters, Kimble, Jennings, Phillips and McGeehan - Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration and Transnational Repression Act (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB5521. By Del. Hott, Hall, Jeffries and Green - Relating to public adjusters - To Finance
HB5522. By Del. Hamilton - Relating to creating an annual sales tax holiday for the sales of feminine hygiene products. (FN) - To Finance
HB5523. By Del. Hamilton - Relating to establishing minimum requirements for discharge of women in later stages of pregnancy from hospitals. (FN) - To Health and Human Resources
HB5524. By Del. D. Cannon - To permit paid county EMS workers to join the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System. (FN) - To Finance
HB5525. By Del. Vance, Dean, Bridges, Ellington, Pritt, Browning, Holstein, Green, Toney, Roop and Brooks - To create the “Southern West Virginia Clean Water Fund” to be used in water emergencies or to upgrade infrastructure so residences can get clean water. (FN) - To Energy and Public Works then Finance
HB5526. By Del. Shamblin, Flanigan, Heckert, Browning, Pritt and Stephens - Clarifying Purchaser Requirements for Tax Abandoned Land Auctions by the Auditor - To Government Organization
HB5527. By Del. Kyle and Hite - Relating to Wellness Reimbursement Programs (FN) - To Finance
HB5528. By Del. D. Cannon and Vance - Relating to “Daniel’s Law” - To the Judiciary