WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 4055
By Delegate Pritt
[Introduced January 14, 2026; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]
A BILL to repeal §56-3-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to execution of process on Sunday.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §56-3-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, is repealed.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal the code prohibiting civil process on Sunday.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.