WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4468

By Delegates Coop-Gonzalez, Akers, Parsons, and McGeehan

[Introduced January 16, 2026; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to repeal §61-8B-19 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to confidentiality of court files and law-enforcement records.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

§1 Repeal of section regarding confidentiality of court files and law-enforcement records. That §61-8B-19 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, is repealed.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to repeal certain provisions of code relating to confidentiality of court files and law-enforcement records.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.