WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 5374

By Delegates Eldridge, Parsons, Sheedy, Dean, Ferrell, Anders, Leavitt, Drennan, Worrell, Browning, and Phillips

[Introduced February 09, 2026; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §46A-2-129b, relating to prohibiting unsolicited robocalls for sales and charity donations.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

article 2. consumer credit protection.

§46A-2-129b. Unsolicited robocalls and sales calls.

No telemarketer using an auto-dialing system or "robo-calling" system shall place a telephone call or otherwise communicate by telephone with a consumer or third party, at any place, including a place of employment, to sell or propose the sale of an insurance-related,  warranty-related,  or to solicit donations to charities or any charitable donation-related  causes in this state.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit unsolicited robocalls for sales and charity donations.

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