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Delegate Hillenbrand sponsored 126 bills:

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HB 4026 Relating to expanding the requirements for integrated resource plans utility companies must file with the Public Service Commission RQST    CONF  03/11/26 
HB 4049 Relating to the creation of the Criminal Forfeiture Process Act replacing the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4053 To establish the blue envelope program. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026)
HB 4092 require all law enforcement officers in WV be U.S. citizens Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4093 To allow those with a concealed carry license to carry a concealed handgun in public school property and buildings. Pending  House EDU Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4097 To create the Protection of Shared Physical and Digital Property from Warrantless Searches Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4098 To restore the right of a person to sit on a jury has been restored upon expungement of one’s record Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/16/26 
HB 4099 To disallow the recognition of a drivers license issued by another state to any undocumented immigrant Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4128 Determining Bond requirements for certain crimes Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4129 Relating to the prohibition of warrantless searches and seizures. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4140 To allow counties to post legal ads on their website in lieu of print in local newspapers Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4154 To require all West Virginia public employee retirement agencies to provide an annual cost of living adjustment for all retirees who have been retired for over ten (10) years Pending  House Finance Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4171 Gender identification on forms of ID Pending  House HHR Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4184 To exempt safe gun storage devices from state sales tax Pending  House Finance Committee  01/14/26 
HB 4337 Prohibit the use of school resources in election advocacy efforts and prohibit school employees from political activity during their work hours or on behalf of the school administration Pending  House EDU Committee  01/15/26 
HB 4339 Changing the local school board election from the Primary to the General Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/15/26 
HB 4364 Relating to concurrent juvenile jurisdiction on military installations Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4366 Relating to military interpersonal violence Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4368 Relating to military connected students Pending  House EDU Committee  01/15/26 
HB 4376 Say No to Good Old Boy Governance Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/15/26 
HB 4380 B&O Tax Reform Pending  House Finance Committee  01/15/26 
HB 4399 Relating to disabled veteran taxpayers Pending  House Finance Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4402 Relating to school protection officers Pending  House EDU Committee  02/18/26 
HB 4403 West Virginia Homeless Shelter Oversight & Safety Act Pending  House HHR Committee  02/18/26 
HB 4404 Increase the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and allowing fire departments to make an expenditure for educational and training supplies and fire prevention promotional materials Signed  Effective from passage - (March 12, 2026)
HB 4405 Expanding the reasons that an executive director may create, merge, or dissolve a public defender corporation Pending  House Finance Committee  02/12/26 
HB 4407 Relating to loss of parental rights after a third petition for a child’s removal Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4408 To adjust the percent retained by the clerk of the county commission for funding election administration, infrastructure, and security, and other county clerk purposes Pending  House GAD Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4409 Two party consent for legislative offices Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4410 Relating to special stops required for on-track equipment Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/10/26 
HB 4433 Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 4, 2026)
HB 4434 Increasing penalties for Corruption Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4435 Increasing the percentage of precincts to be audited during the election canvass Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/22/26 
HB 4444 Convention of states delegates have penalties for deviating from what they were sent to convention for Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4445 Relating to sales and service tax exemption for small arms and small arms accessories Pending  House Finance Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4446 Firefighter Pilot Program Pending  House EDU Committee  02/05/26 
HB 4447 Prohibiting the delivery of unsolicited absentee ballot applications to any person who has not specifically requested one from the county clerk Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4448 Removing bona fide schools, public libraries, and museums from the list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display to minor of obscene matter Pending  House EDU Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4449 Permitting cameras in classrooms Pending  House PED Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4450 Removing restrictions of taxpayers to access online curriculum, and allow for taxpayers to inspect additional instructional material adopted by the county board pursuant to including books in the classroom Pending  House PED Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4451 Relating to establishing the Veteran Justice Act allowing conditional opportunity for veterans to avoid a record conviction Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4452 To remove Mortmain restrictions on religious organizations Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026)
HB 4454 To double the homestead tax exemption Pending  House Finance Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4455 Relating to taxation Pending  House Finance Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4456 Relating to clarification of a law enforcement agency and cooperation between law enforcement agencies and personnel of states bordering this state Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 4458 Creating Substance Abuse Intervention Act Pending  House PHL Committee  02/11/26 
HB 4459 Relating to Kratom Pending  House HHR Committee  02/18/26 
HB 4460 Relating to balancing urban and rural sewage treatment needs Pending  House ENT Committee  02/03/26 
HB 4461 Establishing limitations on billing practices of Internet or telecommunications providers that fail to provide subscribed customers service for five or more days Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  02/09/26 
HB 4462 Prohibition on cell-cultured products Pending  Senate Agriculture Committee  02/16/26 
HB 4463 Relating to the Board of Sanitarians Signed  Effective from passage - (March 14, 2026)
HB 4469 Establish residency requirements for county surveyor be a resident of the state and provide exemption for holding more than one office. Pending  House GOV Committee  01/28/26 
HB 4470 Relating to requiring election officials to capture and publish ballot images, and provide voters with the ability to affix a unique mark on their ballot to identify and verify their ballot cast in a statewide election in West Virginia Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4471 Approved sewage systems for rental property Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  03/04/26 
HB 4474 Extending the Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia Advisory Council sunset date. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 18, 2026)
HB 4479 Timber Innovation and Manufacturing Boost for Economic Revitalization Act Pending  House Finance Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4480 Relating to Access Management and Entrances to State Highways Pending  House EPW Committee  01/16/26 
HB 4484 To expand each county commission’s ability to sell or lease property. Signed  Effective from passage - (March 10, 2026)
HB 4486 Establish fines for any company or organization that knowingly hires an illegal alien Pending  House GOV Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4499 Relating to eminent domain compensation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4522 Banning Foreign-backed spending on State Ballot Issues Pending  Senate WRK Committee  02/10/26 
HB 4526 Provisions for election observers during any election and at any voting or ballot-reviewing and ballot-counting location within West Virginia Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/19/26 
HB 4555 Eliminate sales tax on tax preparation services Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4583 Victims of Communism Day Pending  House EDU Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4584 Market pay for Teachers Pending  House EDU Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4586 Relating to government procurement of electric vehicles Pending  House GAD Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4598 Change Audit Log for annual subscription with Secretary of State Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4600 Require all ballots for primary and general elections be received not later than the close of the polls on election day. Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/11/26 
HB 4625 Relating to quit claim deeds Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4626 Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration’s drug development trials with ibogaine Vetoed  Vetoed
HB 4627 Mandate free cancer screenings for professional firefighters. Pending  House HHR Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4628 Protecting Everyone from Excessive Police Surveillance (PEEPS) Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4649 Amending the duties of a purchaser to secure a deed Pending  House Finance Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4650 Modifying the process by which a Defendant is entitled to a trial by jury in municipal court Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/21/26 
HB 4709 Relating to changing the process of election litigation Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/19/26 
HB 4721 Relating to drugs and adding a provision relating to the scheduling of crystalline polymorph psilocybin approved by the Food and Drug Administration Pending  House HHR Committee  01/22/26 
HB 4753 Prohibit public utilities from making political or charitable contributions Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/22/26 
HB 4755 Adding Aggravated Vehicular Homicide to the list of qualifying offenses Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4756 To provide automatic treble damages anytime a non-English speaking commercial truck driver causes an accident in WV Pending  House GOV Committee  01/22/26 
HB 4787 The Anti-Terrorism Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/23/26 
HB 4788 Allow school board members to run for the state legislature Pending  House EDU Committee  01/23/26 
HB 4812 To ensure that West Virginia law enforcement entities are not compelled or commandeered by federal authorities to conduct activities that violate our citizens’ Constitutional rights Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/26/26 
HB 4837 Establish time limits on Legislators becoming lobbyists Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/26/26 
HB 4845 Prohibiting entry by illegal aliens Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/27/26 
HB 4865 Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4866 Relating to creating the West Virginia Public Participation Protection Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/28/26 
HB 4879 To revise and update all provisions of state code relating to the West Virginia State Guard Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/28/26 
HB 4880 Protection of deployed service members Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/28/26 
HB 4909 Relating to consumer protection from fraudulent telephone solicitation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4912 Regarding emergency ambulance fees for owners of collocated rental units Pending  House GOV Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4932 Providing for the use of “A.C.” as a name ending for an accounting corporation. Pending  House GOV Committee  02/11/26 
HB 4962 Drug-Related Nuisances Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/27/26 
HB 4979 Reinstituting the maintenance of actions for alienation of affection and criminal conversation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4980 To establish civil liability for judges who knowingly violate the law, conduct unlawful hearings, or abuse litigants in the performance of their duties Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 5000 Prohibit the use of school resources in election advocacy efforts and prohibit school employees from political activity during their work hours or on behalf of the school administration Pending  House EDU Committee  01/30/26 
HB 5001 Prohibiting the termination of employment of an employee who defends themselves from an attack inside workplace Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/30/26 
HB 5010 Prohibiting institutions of higher education and affiliate organizations from accepting gifts partnerships, or other funding relationships from foreign adversaries. Pending  House EDU Committee  01/30/26 
HB 5014 Modification to real property tax requirements for farm structures Pending  House Finance Committee  01/30/26 
HB 5025 Allowing the burning of obsolete farm structures. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/11/26 
HB 5034 Relating to biometric privacy Pending  House HHR Committee  02/02/26 
HB 5035 Requiring medication-assisted treatment prgrams to have written policies concerning community relations Pending  House HHR Committee  02/02/26 
HB 5065 Relating to hotel occupancy tax. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 5069 Establish setback from residential properties for new windmills being constructed throughout the state. Pending  House EPW Committee  02/03/26 
HB 5168 To increase funding for EMS first responders. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 5177 Sales tax rebate for qualifying materials used in the construction of modest homes of 1 600 square feet or less Pending  House Finance Committee  02/04/26 
HB 5217 Providing for a filing fee for a write-in candidate Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5221 Relating to increasing the civil penalties for failure to file required campaign finance reports Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5227 Relating to Secretary of State annual reports, fees, and veteran-owned business logotypes Signed  Effective July 1, 2026
HB 5273 Relating to campaign financial statements by candidates for municipal office Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/21/26 
HB 5274 Allowing the Secretary of State administer oaths and affirmations. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/26 
HB 5347 Relating to eligibility requirements for allocation from the Fire Protection Fund Pending  House GOV Committee  02/09/26 
HB 5359 To provide a funding stream from property taxes collected as a result of new high voltage electric transmission projects being constructed to lower electric rates to benefit West Virginians Pending  House Finance Committee  02/09/26 
HB 5387 Relating to high school graduation requirements Pending  House EDU Committee  02/10/26 
HB 5389 Veterans Housing Redevelopment Tax Credit Act Pending  House Finance Committee  02/10/26 
HB 5400 Relating generally to punishment for child neglect resulting in death. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/10/26 
HB 5401 Relating to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas Signed    Governor  04/01/26 
HB 5460 Construction Cost Relief Act Pending  House Finance Committee  02/12/26 
HB 5477 Relating to federal immigration enforcement. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/12/26 
HB 5506 Prohibiting Compensation for Lobbying on Behalf of a Foreign Adversary. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/26 
HB 5507 Establish a Process for the Selection and Oversight of Delegates for a West Virginia Article V Convention Delegation. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/26 
HB 5520 Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration and Transnational Repression Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/13/26 
HB 5533 West Virginia Federal Constitutional Authority Clarification Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5536 West Virginia Constitutional Authority Clarification Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5552 To require drones used by state and county personnel to be produced in the United States Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5588 Establish a regulated framework for the medical use of psilocybin to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Pending  House HHR Committee  02/16/26 
HB 5675 WV Reshoring Manufacturing Act Pending  House Finance Committee  02/17/26 
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