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HB 4904 Relating to critical vacancies in public education Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4905 Removing fees teachers have to pay in order to obtain any teaching license, certification, or additional continuing education credit hours (reporting fee) to the state Board of Education Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4906 To exempt individuals over 70 from real estate taxes beginning tax year 2027 Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4907 Restricting the use of pesticides Pending  House HHR Committee  02/02/26 
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 4909 Relating to consumer protection from fraudulent telephone solicitation Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4910 To oppose the use of eminent domain in West Virginia for private corporation benefit Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4911 Redefining political party 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 4913 Working Farm Property Tax Protection Act Pending  House GOV Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4914 West Virginia Education Freedom and Parental Empowerment Act Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4915 Sudden Death Reporting and Stransparency Act Pending  House HHR Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4916 Eliminate state taxes on tobacco, vape, alcohol products, and gambling Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4917 Relating to the termination of the authority’s certificate of need program Pending  House HHR Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4918 Mandate the number of School days or hours required Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4919 To abolish the Department of Economic Development and the cabinet board position Pending  House GOV Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4920 To nullify any ATF powers by the federal government to regulate intrastate firearm sales in West Virginia Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4921 Relating to the Second Amendment Preservation Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4922 To exempt all WV residents 65 and older from personal property taxes and real estate property taxes effective Jan 1, 2027 Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4923 Protecting Due Process in Firearm Confiscation Related to Protective Orders Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4924 To prohibiting municipalities participating in the home rule program from establishing on discrimination ordinances that include protected classes in addition to what is designated in state statute. Pending  House GOV Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4925 West Virginia Prime Act Pending  House GOV Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4926 Second Amendment Reaffirmation and Protection Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4927 To eliminate the Personal Income tax in WV Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4928 To end double taxation on rental properties Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4929 Creating the Truth in Taxation Act Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4930 Creating exemption from sales tax for diapers and baby items Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4931 Relating to the protection of firearm owner privacy and prohibition of registries Pending  House Judiciary 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 4933 Relating to the tax exemption of a citizen who paid to have a cat or dog spayed or neutered Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4934 Verification of voter’s physical address by Secretary of State Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4935 Relating to requiring paper ballots in all elections Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4936 Removing the 140 day a year cap placed on the amount of days a year a retired teacher can work before having their retirement penalized Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4937 Establish mandated monthly half days for students to all allow school staff planning time Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4938 Require county boards of education to train at least one professional staff member at each school in a grant writing procedures. Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4939 To provide $10,000 a year salary increase for any teacher who goes through the National Board Certification process and becomes nationally certified Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4940 Relating to teacher fundraising Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4941 To provide a raise for special education aides, as well as a raise for self-contained special education teachers Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4942 To establish requirements for adult supervision on county school buses Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4943 Require all students to be taught how to properly handle, fold, treat, honor, display, and retire the American flag Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4944 To determine the salaries of all county Superintendent of School based on population. Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4945 Prohibit the use of electronic devices for learning in all classrooms grades 3 and below Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4946 Authorizing a pilot program for a four day school week Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4947 Allow Religious Exemptions for vaccines Pending  House HHR Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4948 To create a buffer zone between a data center and residence, school or house of worship Pending  House EPW Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4949 Relating to Legislative Rules regarding chemicals of emerging concern Pending  House EPW Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4950 To establish the West Virginia Freedom and Innovation Pilot Act of 2026 Pending  House EDU Committee  02/17/26 
HB 4951 Requiring MDs and DOs to complete continuing education Signed  Effective from passage - (March 14, 2026)
HB 4952 Related to the establishment of the Charter School Direct Loan Program and the Charter School Credit Enhancement Program within the West Virginia Economic Development Authority Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4953 To require all West Virginia high school students to pass a Civics examination and the United States Naturalization Examination Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4954 To provide a reduction of the tax for companies who have 75% or more of their workforce as West Virginia residents Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4955 To ensure that classroom sizes are equal without losing a teachers aide Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4956 To change the beginning of the school year to the Tuesday after Labor Day and the end of the school year to the Friday before Memorial Day. Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4957 To change the amount of days in a school year from 180 to 160. Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4958 To create the Southern Coalfield Resiliency and Revitalization Program Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  02/21/26 
HB 4959 Limiting amount event tickets can be sold for above original price Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4960 Provide an increase in salary to WV Birth to Three contracted therapists and employees Pending  House HHR Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4961 Cap the amount of family income eligible for Hope Scholarships Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4962 Drug-Related Nuisances Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/27/26 
HB 4963 Relating to establishing an additional modification reducing federal adjusted gross income relating to taxes on tips and overtime Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4964 To establish a phased implementation of a Community-Based Child Welfare system in West Virginia. Pending  House HHR Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4965 Relating to patient-centered treatment flexibility within the Public Employees Insurance Agency Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 10, 2026)
HB 4966 Increase the penalty for adults who buy vapes and cartiges for underage children Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4967 To allow for the WVSSAC to pull coaching certificates of coaches who are found guilty of illegal recruiting Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4968 To exempt the first $20,000 of earnings from the state income tax for West Virginia residents Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4969 To increase the pay for retired state employees by 5% over three years beginning in 2025 Pending  House Finance Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4970 To require all state employees, county employees, and employees of county school boards to be subject to random drug testing Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4971 Relating to preliminary planning for future electric substations near industrial parks on certain high voltage transmission lines Pending  Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee  02/26/26 
HB 4972 To expressly prohibit motorcycle lane splitting and lane filtering in West Virginia while preserving a motorcycle’s full use of a lane Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4973 Relating to raising the state minimum salary for teachers to $50,000 beginning in school year 2026-2027 Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4974 Relating generally to persons porhibited from possessing firearms. Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4975 To consolidate county boards of education and create regional districts. Pending  House EDU Committee  01/29/26 
HB 4976 To add definitions for special plates of Class G Vehicles Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 8, 2026)
HB 4977 Relating to authorizing municipalities to adopt an ordinance to recover demolition costs as special tax assessments Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  03/05/26 
HB 4978 Permitting Workforce WV to actively reach out to Unemployment Compensation filers with available jobs that fit their prior job history and salary range Pending  House GOV Committee  02/11/26 
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 4981 Relating to state psychiatric hospital designations Pending  Senate HHR Committee  03/04/26 
HB 4982 Make West Virginia Healthy Act of 2026 Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 21, 2026)
SB 654 Establishing salon training program Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/29/26 
SB 655 Establishing Right to Race Act Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
SB 656 Relating to ethics reforms at PSC Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
SB 657 Creating Cohen Craddock Student Athlete Safety Act Pending  House EDU Committee  03/05/26 
SB 658 Relating to certified microgrid district projects and certified high impact data center projects Pending  Senate Economic Development Committee  01/29/26 
SB 659 Prohibiting certain restrictions on regulation of accessory dwelling units Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 4, 2026)
SB 660 Relating to spousal coverage under PEIA Pending  Senate BNK Committee  01/29/26 
SB 661 Clarifying commercial real property insurance policies Pending  Senate BNK Committee  01/29/26 
SB 662 Relating to colorectal cancer prevention Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/18/26 
SB 663 Allowing parents to refuse family court-ordered medical procedure of child against parents' wishes Pending  Senate HHR Committee  01/29/26 
SB 664 Allowing power of attorney or conservator to sign transfer on death deed Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
SB 665 Protecting environment and humans from geoengineering and weather modification experiments Pending  Senate NRS Committee  01/29/26 
SB 666 Determining liability for exposure to asbestos or silica Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
SB 667 Relating to settlement definitions for real estate transactions Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
SB 668 Providing compensation to victims of abusive lawsuits Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/29/26 
SB 669 Relating to general powers of PSC Pending  House EPW Committee  03/05/26 
SB 670 Adopting Uniform Protected Series Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
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