HOUSE OF DELEGATES
BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED
Monday, February 16, 2026
HB5529. By Del. Burkhammer - Relating to performance-based contracting for child placing agencies (FN) - To Health and Human Resources
HB5530. By Del. Burkhammer - Relating to the composition of the Critical Incident Review Team - To Health and Human Resources
HB5531. By Del. Burkhammer - Relating to leashed dogs and unmanned aerial vehicles for tracking or locating mortally wounded deer, elk, turkey, wild boar or bear - To Government Organization
HB5532. By Del. Funkhouser and Ridenour - Prohibiting counties from double-taxing rental properties - To Finance
HB5533. By Del. Ridenour, Masters, B Ward and Hillenbrand - West Virginia Federal Constitutional Authority Clarification Act - To the Judiciary
HB5534. By Del. Funkhouser, Ridenour and Ellington - To reduce all titled vehicle personal property taxation values, except for mobile homes, from a Class IV assessment valuation to a Class II (FN) - To Finance
HB5535. By Del. Funkhouser, Ridenour, Flanigan and Ellington - Relating to tow truck lighting - To Energy and Public Works
HB5536. By Del. Ridenour, Masters, B Ward and Hillenbrand - West Virginia Constitutional Authority Clarification Act - To the Judiciary
HB5537. By Del. Ellington, Statler, Toney, Bell, Shamblin, Stephens, Pritt, Hornby, Crouse, White and Willis - Repealing obselete and outdated sections of the Education code. - To Education
HB5538. By Del. Funkhouser, Flanigan, Ridenour, Linville, Masters and White - To expand licensing opportunities and safety regulation in the esthetics industry - To Government Organization
HB5539. By Del. Hornbuckle, Fluharty, Hamilton, Garcia and Lewis - West Virginia Coal Miners Employment Act - To Energy and Public Works then Government Organization
HB5540. By Del. Young - Relating to due process and rights - To the Judiciary
HB5541. By Del. Holstein, Young and Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) - Relating to the protection of personal information for elected officials - To the Judiciary
HB5542. By Del. Hornbuckle and Garcia - Repeal WV Right to Work - To Energy and Public Works then the Judiciary
HB5543. By Del. Holstein, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Akers, Hornby, J. Cannon, Funkhouser and Chiarelli - Authorizing the State Treasurer to coordinate SMART529 program with federal Trump accounts - To Finance
HB5544. By Del. Holstein, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Akers and Chiarelli - Creating deductions for contributions to Trump accounts - To Finance
HB5545. By Del. D. Cannon - Requiring county economic development committee members be state residents. - To Government Organization
HB5546. By Del. Kimble, Anders, Ridenour, Butler, Mazzocchi and Jeffries - Requiring medical professionals to report injuries and side effects from vaccines to Bureau for Public Health - To Health and Human Resources
HB5547. By Del. Kimble, Ridenour, Butler, Mazzocchi and Anders - To Protect Newborn Genetic Privacy Rights - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB5548. By Del. Kimble, T. Howell and Mazzocchi - Stop Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Deep Fake Media Act - To the Judiciary
HB5549. By Del. Kimble, Mazzocchi and T. Howell - Requiring Governor’s consent to accept certain grants - To Government Organization then Finance
HB5550. By Del. Kimble, Eldridge, T. Howell, Mazzocchi, Sheedy and Marple - Relating to shelter for animals - To the Judiciary
HB5551. By Del. Kimble, Anders, T. Howell, Mazzocchi, Ridenour, B Ward, Horst, Phillips and White - Protecting State Licensing and ID Act (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB5552. By Del. Kimble, Ridenour, Mazzocchi and Hillenbrand - To require drones used by state and county personnel to be produced in the United States (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB5553. By Del. Holstein, J. Cannon, Linville, Rohrbach and Funkhouser - Relating to participation in federal prescription drug pricing programs. (FN) - To Health and Human Resources
HB5554. By Del. Holstein, J. Cannon and Hornby - To modify the building fund for state parties. - To the Judiciary
HB5555. By Del. Holstein - Modifying the process of mandatory reporting. - To the Judiciary
HB5556. By Del. Holstein, J. Cannon, Linville, Rohrbach and Funkhouser - Creating an external reference pricing pilot program for prescription drugs. - To Health and Human Resources
HB5557. By Del. Holstein - The purpose of this bill is to require advertising materials be submitted with the initial public offering statement. - To the Judiciary
HB5558. By Del. Holstein, J. Cannon, Linville and Funkhouser - To create the West Virginia Child Investment Account Matching Program. (FN) - To Finance
HB5559. By Del. Leavitt - To facilitate interstate practice of Regulated Social Workers by improving public access to competent Social Work Services. - To Government Organization
HB5560. By Del. D. Cannon and Campbell - To have retirment benefits of former law enforcement in the PERS to be exempt from state income taxes. (FN) - To Finance
HB5561. By Del. Kimble, Ridenour, Butler, T. Howell and Mazzocchi - Refer instances of election fraud to the attorney general for prosecution (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB5562. By Del. Lewis - Relating to establishing a process for the Department of Highways to receive complaints from the public relating to public road hazards (FN) - To Energy and Public Works then the Judiciary
HB5563. By Del. Holstein, Heckert and G. Howell - To create the West Virginia Timely Transplant Referral and Veteran Care Coordination Act - To Health and Human Resources
HB5564. By Del. Phillips - Relating to deputy sheriffs’ vacation time (FN) - To Government Organization
HB5565. By Del. Phillips - Relating to creating the State Election Poll Clerk Reimbursement Fund Account for county poll clerks to receive a stipend of $100 per day for each day they work during early voting and/or election day for general elections. (FN) - To Finance
HB5566. By Del. Hall [By Request of the WV Department of Revenue] - To establish a centralized tax lien registry to improve tax collection efficiency, enhance transparency, support economic development, and reduce administrative burden. - To Finance
HB5567. By Del. Kimble - Biometric Information Privacy Act - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB5568. By Del. Akers - Relating to the payment of services rendered in proceedings under Chapter 49 - To the Judiciary
HB5569. By Del. G. Ward, Flanigan and Stephens - To reinstate the discount on insurance for retired firefighters hired after 2010 (FN) - To Health and Human Resources then Finance
HB5570. By Del. Shamblin, Burkhammer, Browning, T. Howell, Lucas, Jennings, Hornby and J. Cannon - To exempt common carriers and contract carriers engaged in the business of transporting solid waste for commercial or industrial customers to disposal or recycling locations. (FN) - To Government Organization
HB5571. By Del. Hott, Green, Brooks, Martin, Pritt, Dittman, B Ward, Willis, Flanigan, Mallow and Fehrenbacher - To provide a pay equity salary adjustment for non-uniformed employees of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation - To Finance
HB5572. By Del. Roop - Creating Vape and Smoke Shop Location and Operating Requirements Act - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB5573. By Del. Canterbury, Ellington, Amos, Campbell and Rohrbach - Rural Medical Residency Program concentrating on obstetrics and gynecology for rural hospitals, can be funded from the Rural Health Inititive or other sources funded by the legislature. (FN) - To Education
HB5574. By Del. Hansen, Young, Pushkin, Williams, Hamilton, Garcia, Lewis, Fluharty and Hornbuckle - Relating to the public service commission. - To Energy and Public Works then the Judiciary
HB5575. By Del. Pritt - West Virginia Special Olympics Program. - To Finance
HB5576. By Del. Burkhammer, Worrell and Drennan - Relating to Socially Necessary Services (SNS) Accountability and Streamlining Act - To Health and Human Resources
HB5577. By Del. Crouse - Strengthen school bullying laws. - To Education
HB5578. By Del. Campbell - To fund the Deputy Sheriff’s Retirement Fund from the DMV in the form of a 50-cent payment from every registration sold/renewed in the state (FN) - To Finance
HB5579. By Del. Campbell - To waive the one-time $10 fee for a Veterans license plate to any first-time applicants who have an Honorable Discharge from any branch of the United States Military (FN) - To Energy and Public Works
HB5580. By Del. Lewis - Relating to liability of the local emergency telephone systems. - To the Judiciary
HB5581. By Del. Crouse - Relating to newborn screening (FN) - To Health and Human Resources
HB5582. By Del. Chiarelli, Burkhammer and Foggin - Extending program for drug screening of applicants for TANF (FN) - To Health and Human Resources
HB5583. By Del. Bell, Shamblin, Toney, Pritt and Stephens - West Virginia Seal of Civic Literacy Act. (FN) - To Education
HB5584. By Del. Hamilton, Hornbuckle, Lewis and Williams - Relating to require county school boards to provide one day in-service training to prepare county employees for annual competency tests. - To Education
HB5585. By Del. Hamilton - Relating to authorizing the use of Revenue Shortfall Reserve Funds for public health emergencies. (FN) - To Energy and Public Works then Finance
HB5586. By Del. Hamilton, Hornbuckle, Lewis and Williams - Relating to granting an across-the-board raise for all classroom teachers. - To Finance
HB5587. By Del. Funkhouser, Toney, Ridenour, Holstein, J. Cannon, Dittman, Dean, Clark, D. Cannon, Garcia and Roop - To authorize cameras in school buses to send red light violators footage directly to the applicable law enforcement agency for ticketing and enforcement - To the Judiciary
HB5588. By Del. Hillenbrand, Worrell and Ridenour - Establish a regulated framework for the medical use of psilocybin to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - To Health and Human Resources
HB5589. By Del. Lewis - Relating to cooperation with federal immigration authorities. - To the Judiciary
HB5590. By Del. Green - Create a limited and predictable water-quantity review framework for High Impact Data Centers (HIDCs) in West Virginia. - To Energy and Public Works
HB5591. By Del. Worrell and Hite - Relating to dispensing of ivermectin - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization
HB5592. By Del. Crouse, Parsons, Funkhouser, Coop-Gonzalez, White, T. Howell and Dillon - Ivermectin over the counter - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization
HB5593. By Del. Anders, Kimble, White, Foggin, Funkhouser, Kump, Brooks, Horst and Dillon - Making ivermectin available over the counter in West Virginia - To Health and Human Resources then Government Organization
HB5594. By Del. Young - Require all American flags offered for retail sale in the State be manufactured in the United States of America. - To the Judiciary
HB5595. By Del. Campbell - Eliminating property tax payments for fully disabled veterans. (FN) - To Finance
HB5596. By Del. Mallow, Akers, Miller and Maynor - Revising the statute to add costs for misdemeanor and felony convictions to be deposited into the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund (FN) - To Finance
HB5597. By Del. Mallow - Revising the statute to add costs for misdemeanor and felony convictions to be deposited into the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory Fund (FN) - To Finance
HB5598. By Del. Amos - To increase state sales tax to 8% and abolish personal income tax. (FN) - To Finance
HB5599. By Del. Eldridge - To make the possession of fentanyl a felony offense - To the Judiciary
HB5600. By Del. Pinson, Statler, Heckert, Kimble, Mazzocchi, Mallow, Jennings and Worrell - Adding representation of the West Virginia Fire Marshal’s office to the LEPS committee. - To Government Organization
HB5601. By Del. Green - West Virginia Disaster Case Management Appropriation and Coordination Act (FN) - To Government Organization
HB5602. By Del. Funkhouser, Chiarelli, White, Petitto and Linville - Provide a statutory mechanism allowing property owners of undeveloped or unimproved land located within municipal boundaries to petition for annexation of their property into the county. - To Government Organization
HB5603. By Del. Bridges, Dean, Clark, Vance, Dillon and Foggin - To fine and hold legally responsible land owners from out of state who neglect their land - To Government Organization
HB5604. By Del. Funkhouser and Ridenour - To recognize bullion as legal tender (FN) - To Government Organization then Finance
HB5605. By Del. Fluharty, Hornbuckle, Hamilton, Garcia, Williams, Hansen, Pushkin, Burkhammer, Heckert, Chiarelli and Flanigan - Relating to drug testing of legislators (FN) - To the Judiciary then Finance
HB5606. By Del. Fluharty, Hornbuckle and Williams - Establishing the “Stay in State” tax credit (FN) - To Education then Finance
HB5607. By Del. Fluharty, Hornbuckle, Lewis, Garcia, Hamilton, Williams, Hansen, Pushkin and Flanigan - Expanding the amount of promise scholarship funds awarded to persons majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics - To Education then Finance
HB5608. By Del. Fluharty, Hornbuckle and Williams - Prohibiting use of a person’s credit history in certain insurance transactions - To Finance
HB5609. By Del. Fluharty, Hornbuckle and Williams - Relating to Good Samaritan Food Donation Act (FN) - To Finance
HB5610. By Del. Fluharty, Hamilton, Lewis, Garcia, Young, Hansen, Hornbuckle and Williams - Authorizing Monitoring Devices in Long-term Care Facilities - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB5611. By Del. Funkhouser and Ridenour - Certified Microgrid Program - To Energy and Public Works
HB5612. By Del. Phillips [By Request of the WV Department of Administration] - To require each agency to designate properties that are unused or substantially underused and to remove the requirement to establish the market value for the property located on the State Capitol Complex. - To Government Organization
HB5613. By Del. Phillips [By Request of the WV Department of Administration] - To allow the Fleet Management Division to adopt the use of telematic systems in all state owned vehicles and remove antiquated language referencing a one-time audit. (FN) - To Government Organization
HB5614. By Del. Fehrenbacher - Relating to the Truth in Giving Act - To the Judiciary
HB5615. By Del. Kump - Relating to Teleheatlh - To Health and Human Resources
HB5616. By Del. Toney - Modifying years of service experience to include service personnel. - To Education
HB5617. By Del. Fehrenbacher - To allow authorized retailers, qualified as workforce training community centes, to retain a portion of consumer sales and use taxes (FN) - To Finance
HB5618. By Del. Pushkin - Federal Court Decision Striking Down Certificate of Need Moratorium. - To Health and Human Resources
HB5619. By Del. Coop-Gonzalez - Display of National motto and Ten Commandments - To the Judiciary
HB5620. By Del. Kimble - To restore local control in the decision making process in regard to data centers - To the Judiciary
HB5621. By Del. Pinson - Prosecutor FOIA Bill (FN) - To the Judiciary
HB5622. By Del. Chiarelli - Amendments to city charters. - To Government Organization
HB5623. By Del. Pritt, Flanigan, Hornbuckle and Young - Youth Mental Health Protection Act - To Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary
HB5624. By Del. Worrell, Hite, Burkhammer and Pinson [By Request of the WV Department of Health] - Relating to asbestos abatement - To Government Organization
HB5625. By Del. Worrell and Hite [By Request of the WV Department of Health] - Relating to the licensure of radon mitigators, testers, contractors, and laboratories - To Health and Human Resources
HB5626. By Del. Riley - Relating to establishing rates for and recovering costs of by public utilities - To Energy and Public Works
HB5627. By Del. Phillips - To provide for a $100 tax credit per election for service by an election official to West Virginia Personal income tax liabilities. - To Finance
HB5628. By Del. Fehrenbacher, Dittman and Drennan - Relating to mitigating the abrupt loss of child care assistance resulting from modest increases in family income - To Health and Human Resources
HB5629. By Del. Flanigan, Brooks, Pritt, Fehrenbacher, Stephens, G. Ward, Marple and Holstein - Relating generally to the West Virginia Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. - To Government Organization
HB5630. By Del. Flanigan, Pritt, Mallow, Shamblin, Stephens, G. Ward and Holstein - Relating generally to providing notice for amendments to a zoning ordinance. - To Government Organization
HB5631. By Del. Flanigan, Amos, Ferrell, Martin, Shamblin and Marple - Relating to the Tobacco Products Excise Tax Act (FN) - To Finance
HB5632. By Del. Flanigan, Pritt, Mallow, Shamblin, Stephens, G. Ward, Marple and Holstein - Relating to local permitting deadlines - To Government Organization