WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 5426

By Delegates Canterbury, Cooper, Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker), Heckert, Williams, Anderson, and G. Howell

[Introduced February 10, 2026; referred to the Committee on Government Organization]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding a new section, designated §19-12D-13, relating to designating the Bradford Peat Pear (Pyrus calleryana) to be a noxious weed.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 12D. WEST VIRGINIA NOXIOUS WEED ACT.

§19-12D-13. Bradford Peat Pear.

The Pyrus Calleryana, including all cultivars such as, but not limited to. Bradford Peat Pear,is a detriment to agriculture in West Virginia and is hereby declared to be a noxious weed.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to designate the Bradford Peat Pear (Pyrus calleryana) to be a noxious weed.

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