WEST virginia legislature

2026 regular session

ENROLLED

Committee Substitute

for

House Bill 4850

By Delegates Funkhouser, Anders, Hott, Mallow, Rohrbach, and Ridenour

[Passed March 14, 2026; in effect 90 days from passage (June 12, 2026)]

AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §44-1-1a, relating to requiring the West Virginia State Bar to provide publicly accessible educational materials on the administration of wills and estates; requiring free public access on the State Bar’s website; requiring conspicuous placement; providing for accessibility to individuals with sight-impairment; and establishing an effective date.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 1. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES.

§44-1-1a. Online educational training for executors.

Beginning January 1, 2028, the West Virginia State Bar shall make available on its official website educational materials concerning the administration of wills and estates, covering the duties and responsibilities of executors and administrators, including acting as a fiduciary. The materials shall be available to the public without charge, displayed in a conspicuous and easily accessible location on the State Bar’s website, and accessible to individuals with sight-impairment.

 The Clerk of the House of Delegates and the Clerk of the Senate hereby certify that the foregoing bill is correctly enrolled.

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Clerk of the House of Delegates

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Clerk of the Senate

Originated in the House of Delegates.

In effect 90 days from passage.

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Speaker of the House of Delegates

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President of the Senate

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The within is ................................................ this the...........................................

Day of ..........................................................................................................., 2026.

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Governor