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HB 4551 West Virginia Safe Trucking Act 2026 Pending  House GAD Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4552 Relating to the law-enforcement powers of correctional officers Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4553 To create a tuition reimbursement program for Corrections employees. Pending  House EDU Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4554 Creating Persons with Disabilities Registry Pending  House HHR Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4555 Eliminate sales tax on tax preparation services Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4556 Eliminate net metering in WV Pending  House EPW Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4557 To create the felony offense for protestors blocking passage on streets and highways. Pending  House EPW Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4558 Create mechanism for towing companies in WV to quickly access owner information. Pending  House GOV Committee  02/11/26 
HB 4559 To eliminate the restriction of hunting bears over bait Pending  House ACT Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4560 Move marina gas tax proceeds to DNR Law enforcement division Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4561 Clarifying the sheriff’s authority to hire within their office. Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2026)
HB 4562 Change required service from 25 to 20 years for eligibility for minimum 1k retirement annuity Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4563 Require EZ Pass transponder be registered to person, not vehicle Pending  Senate Finance Committee  03/10/26 
HB 4564 Increasing the Homestead Property Tax Exemption Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4565 Exempt those with 25 years holding an insurance license from attaining additional CEUs Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4566 Increasing penalties for hit and run offenses Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4567 To require that all in person and online Vape and vape products require an ID scan, similarly to prescription controlled substances and certain cold medicines. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4568 Clarifying abuse of process Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/19/26 
HB 4569 Updating law regarding prior authorizations Pending  House HHR Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4570 To make the posting of a summons in a conspicuous place on rental property acceptable service when a tenant is unavailable for personal service Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/09/26 
HB 4571 Taxpayer Protection Act Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4572 Rural School Flexibility & Innovation Pilot Act Pending  House EDU Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4573 Foster Youth Post-Secondary Transition Awareness Act Pending    Concurrence  03/14/26 
HB 4574 Relating to providing for condition-based emergency funding for a financially distressed county. Pending  Senate EDU Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4575 Making Supplemental Appropriation to State Board of Education Signed  Effective from passage - (February 27, 2026)
HB 4576 Relating to the makeup of the State Police Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4577 Relating to driver’s licenses Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4578 To provide more local control over educational decisionmaking, differentiation of funding for counties, and to address operational efficiencies within education. Pending  House EDU Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4579 Relating to body-worn cameras Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4580 Relating to the establishment of a pilot program for the use of mobile devices in child abuse and neglect investigations. Pending  House GAD Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4581 Relating to monthly status meeting of county entities Pending  House HHR Committee  01/20/26 
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 4585 Relating to the Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credit Act Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4586 Relating to government procurement of electric vehicles Pending  House GAD Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4587 Prohibiting public funds from supporting low-earning outcome postsecondary degree programs Pending  House EDU Committee  02/23/26 
HB 4588 Relating to participating in the federal tax credit scholarship program Pending    Concurrence  03/14/26 
HB 4589 Clarifying that the time limitations provided for filing occupational pneumoconiosis claims do not apply or otherwise limit the ability of a claimant to obtain an evaluation from the Occupational Pneumoconiosis Board Pending  House HHR Committee  01/22/26 
HB 4590 Awarding attorneys fees to prevailing party in eminent domain proceeding Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4591 To recognize School Athletic Directors who have achieved a nationally recognized professional certification through the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). Pending  Senate EDU Committee  02/25/26 
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 4595 Approving short-term training programs for eligibility for federal Workforce Pell Grants Pending  House GOV Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4596 Prohibiting subdivisions and local entities from adopting policies that prohibit or restrict cooperation with federal immigration law enforcement. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4597 Increasing Homestead Exemption Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4598 Change Audit Log for annual subscription with Secretary of State Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4599 Relating to the WV Cares background check variance process Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 7, 2026)
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 4601 Relating to the Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit Pending  House Finance Committee  02/04/26 
HB 4602 Relating to requiring the Department of Human Services to establish a pilot program to contract for supplemental caseworker aide services for the Bureau for Social Services Pending    Concurrence  03/13/26 
HB 4603 Relating to the creation of the process of obtaining and adjudicating a pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition Pending    Concurrence  03/13/26 
HB 4604 Relating to abuse and neglect cases Pending  House Finance Committee  02/23/26 
HB 4605 Relating to modifying the school aid formula to provide more support for schools under certain circumstances. Pending  House EDU Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4606 Relating to the meaning of residence for the purpose of bail Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4607 Relating to standards of private schools Pending  House EDU Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4608 School Board Election Date Act Pending  House EDU Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4609 Allowing Magistrates under certain circumstances to be able to order a mental evaluation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4610 Safeguard the Right-To-Try Cutting-Edge Medicine Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
HB 4611 Creating the Hope to Help Community Schools Act of 2026. Pending  House EDU Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4612 Issuance of new DMV titles under certain requirment Pending  House GOV Committee  02/11/26 
HB 4613 The State Resiliency Office Pending  House GOV Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4614 Relating to statewide prevention plan. Pending  House HHR Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4615 Relating to public drinking water storage tanks Pending  House EPW Committee  02/12/26 
HB 4616 Relating to the imposition of a time limitation on disposition decisions in child abuse and neglect proceedings Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4617 Relating to requiring the Bureau of Social Service to file a legislative rule. Pending  House GOV Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4618 Relating to the temporary payment to a kinship parent of a subsidy equal to that of a foster parent. Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4619 Relating to the creation of a special revenue account to expand in-state residential treatment capacity for children Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4620 Relating to clothing and necessity allowance. Pending  House Finance Committee  01/20/26 
HB 4621 Relating to requiring the circuit court to make certain designated findings of fact and conclusions of law in its juvenile child abuse and neglect orders Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
SB 510 Using criminal records as disqualification from practicing particular professions Pending  Senate WRK Committee  01/20/26 
SB 511 Imposing time limitations on disposition decisions in abuse and neglect proceedings Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
SB 512 Relating to cost-sharing calculations on behalf of insured persons Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/20/26 
SB 513 Requiring courts to interpret statutes and regulations Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/20/26 
SB 514 Prohibiting geoengineering activities Pending  Senate NRS Committee  01/20/26 
SB 515 Requiring drug testing for individuals receiving office-based medication-assisted treatment Pending  Senate HHR Committee  01/20/26 
SB 516 Increasing state minimum salary for teachers Pending  Senate EDU Committee  01/20/26 
SB 517 Clarifying deadlines for autopsy reports Pending  Senate HHR Committee  01/20/26 
SB 518 Relating to cost-sharing requirements for breast examinations Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/23/26 
SB 519 Establishing insurance provisions requiring coverage for annual breast cancer screenings Pending  Senate BNK Committee  01/20/26 
SB 520 Preventing foreign financial contributions in domestic political processes Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
SB 521 Developing and implementing statewide prevention plan Pending  Senate HHR Committee  01/20/26 
SB 522 Creating WV Jobs Protection Act Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/20/26 
SB 523 Increase circumstances where Department of Human Services is required to seek termination of parental rights Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
SB 524 Relating to monthly status meetings of county entities Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/23/26 
SB 525 Establishing pilot program for use of mobile devices in child abuse and neglect investigations Pending  Senate HHR Committee  01/20/26 
SB 526 Relating to PEIA Cost Sharing Provisions Pending  Senate BNK Committee  01/20/26 
SB 527 Creating process of obtaining and adjudicating pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
SB 528 Designating permanent daylight saving time as official time of state Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/20/26 
SB 529 Requiring Department of Human Services to establish pilot program to contract for supplemental caseworker aide services Pending  Senate HHR Committee  01/20/26 
SB 530 Relating to Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations Unit Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
SB 531 Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act Signed  Effective July 1, 2026
SB 532 Relating to certified public accountants Pending  House Finance Committee  02/05/26 
SB 533 Relating to disaffiliation from religious denominations Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
SB 534 Relating to Kratom Consumer Protection Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
SB 535 Imposing one-year moratorium on approval of certain public utility rate increases Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  01/20/26 
SB 536 Relating to qualifications for serving on certain academic boards Pending  House EDU Committee  02/04/26 
SB 537 Creating Closed Captioning Act Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/20/26 
SB 538 Increasing compensation for panel attorneys Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/12/26 
SB 539 Relating to abuse and neglect cases Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
SB 540 Relating to audio recording during CPS investigation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/05/26 
SB 541 Relating to circuit court's responsibilities in juvenile abuse and neglect proceedings Pending  House Judiciary Committee  03/02/26 
SB 542 Imposing time limitation on disposition decision in child abuse and neglect proceedings Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
SB 543 Requiring Bureau for Social Services to file legislative rule Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/25/26 
SB 544 Relating to temporary increase in payment to kinship parent Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/23/26 
SB 545 Creating special revenue account to expand in-state residential treatment capacity for children Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/20/26 
SB 546 Relating to clothing and necessity allowance Pending  Senate Finance Committee  01/28/26 
SB 547 Creating Truth in Giving Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/20/26 
SB 548 Requiring transparency of dental health care insurance products Pending  Senate BNK Committee  01/20/26 
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