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| Delegate Ridenour sponsored 164 bills: |
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Title |
Status |
Committee |
Step |
Last Action |
| 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 4083 | Relating to Medical Professional Responsibility | 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 4106 | Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| HB 4129 | Relating to the prohibition of warrantless searches and seizures. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4149 | Relating to warrantless entry of private lands | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4176 | To allow youth and handicapped hunters to harvest a buck deer or doe during youth/handicapped special hunts | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 11, 2026) | ||
| HB 4190 | Relating to the restoration of civil rights | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/14/26 |
| HB 4198 | E-Verify Safe Harbor Act | Pending | Concurrence | 03/14/26 | |
| 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 4338 | Relating to Eminent Domain | Pending | House Judiciary | 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 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 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 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 4460 | Relating to balancing urban and rural sewage treatment needs | Pending | House ENT | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 4463 | Relating to the Board of Sanitarians | Signed | Effective from passage - (March 14, 2026) | ||
| HB 4475 | Disaster Recovery Acceleration Act | Pending | House LOC | Committee | 01/16/26 |
| HB 4477 | To give the Secretary of State authority to refer allegations of violations of election laws to West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute. | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 03/04/26 |
| 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 4494 | Providing an exemption for a non-resident landowner, their spouse and their children from the requirement of purchasing a non-resident hunting hicense while hunting on their land in this state. | Pending | House ACT | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4499 | Relating to eminent domain compensation | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4515 | To remedy an issue relating to the disaffiliation from religious denominations whilst retaining church property | 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 4523 | To move the election of Supreme Court Justices to the general election | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4524 | Relating to prohibitions on contracting with companies that boycott Israel | Pending | House GOV | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4525 | To change the election dates for intermediate court of appeals judges to the genreal elections | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/19/26 |
| HB 4582 | Related to the authority of sheriff’s commission for collection of taxes | Pending | House Judiciary | 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 4592 | Relating to college campus safety | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| HB 4593 | Allow for PE classes to be optional for students who can demonstrate 5 or more weekly hours of outside physical activity | Pending | House EDU | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4594 | Reorganization of the Executive branch | Pending | House GOV | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4604 | Relating to abuse and neglect cases | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/23/26 |
| HB 4608 | School Board Election Date Act | Pending | House EDU | Committee | 01/20/26 |
| HB 4628 | Protecting Everyone from Excessive Police Surveillance (PEEPS) Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| HB 4661 | Allowing death penalty for intentionally killing law-enforcement officer or first responder in line of duty | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/21/26 |
| HB 4718 | Secure Roads and Safe Trucking Act | Pending | House GOV | 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 4757 | Establishing privacy regarding medical treatments | Pending | House HHR | Committee | 01/22/26 |
| HB 4758 | Raise the Penalties for Murder and attempted Murder | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/22/26 |
| HB 4761 | Raise the Penalties for Murder and attempted Murder | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/22/26 |
| HB 4766 | Change the Homestead Exemption | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/23/26 |
| HB 4769 | Creating plans to protect West Virginia from major crises | Pending | House GOV | Committee | 02/11/26 |
| 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 4797 | To create the Charlie Kirk Memorial First Amendment Freedom Act. | Pending | House GAD | 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 4838 | To increase the annual registration fees for electric, hybrid and hydrogen vehicles. | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/27/26 |
| HB 4843 | Relating to consumer protection and the collection of certain personally identifiable information. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/27/26 |
| HB 4845 | Prohibiting entry by illegal aliens | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/27/26 |
| HB 4847 | Local Shares teacher and school personnel pay | Pending | House EDU | Committee | 01/27/26 |
| HB 4848 | Requiring certain disclosures of election expenditures | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/27/26 |
| HB 4850 | Providing online training for Executors/Executrix of an Estate | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| HB 4856 | Requiring that all state agency P-card rebates received must go toward stabilizing the PEIA fund | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4863 | The West Virginia Refugee Absorptive Capacity Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4864 | Providing for election reform and protections | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| 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 4878 | Relating to deadly force | 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 4894 | Relating to utility affordability and economic competitiveness | Pending | House EPW | Committee | 03/02/26 |
| HB 4895 | Relating to establishing an unborn child tax credit | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/28/26 |
| HB 4908 | To require a guilty verdict, before any property of any type are taken from an individual | 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 4947 | Allow Religious Exemptions for vaccines | Pending | House HHR | Committee | 01/29/26 |
| 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 4992 | Relating to the creation of an alternative procurement procedure called the “general contractor/construction manager” procedure, and authorizing the Division of Highways to promulgate rules thereabout. | Pending | House GOV | Committee | 01/30/26 |
| HB 4993 | Relating to authorizing green flashing warning lights on Division of Highways vehicles, and other equipment at the discretion of the Commissioner of Highways. | Pending | 3rd Reading | 02/17/26 | |
| HB 4994 | Relating to utility lines on the Division of Highways rights of way | Pending | House EPW | Committee | 02/04/26 |
| HB 4996 | Relating to bail in cases involving terroristic threats to schools or children | Signed | Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026) | ||
| HB 4997 | Relating to residency restrictions for persons convicted of terroristic threats | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/17/26 |
| 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 5006 | Relating to clarifying secondary sources are not the law and public policy of West Virginia in certain instances | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 01/30/26 |
| HB 5007 | Creating an income tax deduction for gym memberships | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 01/30/26 |
| HB 5008 | Relating to a State Water Resources Management Plan | Pending | House EPW | Committee | 01/30/26 |
| HB 5009 | Relating to zoning ordinances and their effects | Pending | House GOV | 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 5013 | Requiring the Commissioner of Highways to develop a formula for allocating road funds among districts | Pending | House EPW | Committee | 01/30/26 |
| HB 5027 | Relating to eminent domain and use of property taken. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/02/26 |
| HB 5031 | To standardize reporting practices and improve forensic and public health research by including vaccination history in death investigations | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/02/26 |
| HB 5032 | Prevention of data center collection of citizen data | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/02/26 |
| HB 5033 | Pro-Growth Regulatory Reform Act of 2026 | Pending | House GOV | Committee | 02/02/26 |
| 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 5039 | Fueling Modern Life | Pending | House EPW | Committee | 02/02/26 |
| HB 5040 | Establishing Comprehensive Highway Paving Plan | Pending | House EPW | Committee | 02/02/26 |
| HB 5041 | Electric Utility Meter choice | Pending | House EPW | Committee | 02/02/26 |
| HB 5097 | Require hospitals with no ASL interpreter on staff provide technology for hearing or speech impaired patients to communicate | Pending | House HHR | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 5111 | To prohibit public colleges and universities in this state from requiring vaccines for admission. | Pending | House HHR | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 5112 | Prohibiting laws requiring person to receive or use medical products | Pending | House HHR | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 5113 | Relating to a patient’s right to choose physician | Pending | House HHR | Committee | 02/03/26 |
| HB 5160 | Prohibition of geoengineering | Pending | House EPW | Committee | 02/04/26 |
| HB 5182 | Relating generally to authorizing security personnel employed by the State Treasurer to carry concealed weapons while performing his or her official duties | BL | Governor | ||
| HB 5215 | Relating generally to limiting landowner liability for the purpose of operation of all-terrain vehicles. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| HB 5218 | Providing that the Secretary of State shall notify a respondent of an election law complaint | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| HB 5219 | Relating to defining residence for the purpose of registration and voting in West Virginia | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/13/26 |
| HB 5220 | Relating to clarifying persons permitted to be present in a polling place during an election period for non-voting activities that normally occur at that location | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| HB 5224 | Creating a personal income tax credit for election officials in West Virginia. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| HB 5225 | Relating to prohibiting any person to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle over a polling place on election day | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| HB 5226 | Providing that in no case shall a filing fee paid be returned to the candidate | 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 5228 | Relating to clarifying the definition of electioneering | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 02/21/26 |
| HB 5229 | Relating to filing of a fraudulent financing statement. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| HB 5274 | Allowing the Secretary of State administer oaths and affirmations. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| HB 5275 | Providing the circumstances that a qualified voter is authorized to vote an absentee ballot by mail | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/05/26 |
| HB 5329 | Expand the usage of impact fees for county development | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/09/26 |
| HB 5357 | Tree removal at state expense | Pending | House EPW | Committee | 02/09/26 |
| HB 5367 | Refugee Absorptive Capacity Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/09/26 |
| HB 5368 | Establish a registry for domestic violence offenders | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/09/26 |
| HB 5377 | Burial Equity Act | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/09/26 |
| HB 5427 | To prohibit the malicious publication of personally identifiable information with intent to harass, intimidate, threaten, stalk, or facilitate harm. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/10/26 |
| HB 5436 | Make it a felony to kill a canine officer | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/11/26 |
| HB 5464 | West Virginia First Live Racing Jobs Act of 2026 | Pending | Senate Finance | Committee | 03/06/26 |
| HB 5477 | Relating to federal immigration enforcement. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/12/26 |
| HB 5493 | Provide a penalty of chemical castration or surgical castration for sex abuse crimes against minors. | Pending | House HHR | Committee | 02/13/26 |
| 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 5532 | Prohibiting counties from double-taxing rental properties | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5533 | West Virginia Federal Constitutional Authority Clarification Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5534 | To reduce all titled vehicle personal property taxation values, except for mobile homes, from a Class IV assessment valuation to a Class II | Pending | House Finance | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5535 | Relating to tow truck lighting | Pending | House EPW | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5536 | West Virginia Constitutional Authority Clarification Act | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5538 | To expand licensing opportunities and safety regulation in the esthetics industry | Pending | House GOV | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5546 | Requiring medical professionals to report injuries and side effects from vaccines to Bureau for Public Health | Pending | House HHR | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5547 | To Protect Newborn Genetic Privacy Rights | Pending | House HHR | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5551 | Protecting State Licensing and ID 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 5561 | Refer instances of election fraud to the attorney general for prosecution | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5587 | To authorize cameras in school buses to send red light violators footage directly to the applicable law enforcement agency for ticketing and enforcement | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 03/05/26 |
| 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 5604 | To recognize bullion as legal tender | Pending | House GOV | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5611 | Certified Microgrid Program | Pending | House EPW | Committee | 02/16/26 |
| HB 5643 | Allowing an LEA or public charter school to enroll, or refuse to enroll, a student who is unlawfully present in the United States | Pending | House EDU | Committee | 02/17/26 |
| HB 5644 | To establish provisions regarding student immigration status and nationality in WV public educational institutions | Pending | House EDU | Committee | 02/17/26 |
| HB 5660 | Updates to obtaining a license to carry deadly weapons statute | Pending | Senate Judiciary | Committee | 03/04/26 |
| HB 5665 | Change to House rule 49 regarding members present, time and recording. | Pending | House Judiciary | Committee | 02/17/26 |
| HB 5666 | Edit the phrase at top of state-issued driver’s licenses and IDs from “Not for REAL ID Purposes” to “Authorized for all West Virginia State ID Purposes.” | Pending | House EPW | Committee | 02/17/26 |
| HB 5680 | Relating to establishing a comprehensive regulatory sunset and zero-based review system. | Pending | House GOV | Committee | 02/17/26 |
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