House Rejects Four Amendments

The West Virginia House of Delegates advanced three bills to the Senate.

House Bill 4522 would ban foreign spending on state ballot issues.

House Bill 4755 would create enhanced sentencing for offenders of aggravated vehicular homicide, driving under the influence causing serious bodily injury, and third offense driving under the influence.

House Bill 4982 would re-establish the Office of Healthy Lifestyles and expand a coordinated, statewide framework to promote nutrition, physical activity, and wellness through various initiatives, agencies, partnerships, and grants.  The bill also requires the development of the Governor’s Fitness Test, a school fitness month, and the reporting of outcomes of both.

In addition to bills passing, the House debated four amendments proposed by Delegates Evan Hansen (D – Monongalia, 79) and Sean Hornbuckle (D – Cabell, 25)

House Bill 4600 would require absentee ballots mailed in to be received by 8:00 p.m. on the day of the election to be counted.

Hansen and Hornbuckle proposed four amendments that would allow for exceptions to the new deadline established in the bill for students, the elderly, military personnel, people with disabilities, or those with an injury that would not allow them to be at a physical polling location. The exceptions return the deadline to current code for these groups. All four amendments were rejected.

Bills introduced can be found here.
Resolutions introduced can be found here.

Committee Meetings, Today February 9

• Sub. Com on Legal Services at will meet immediately following the floor session in Room 410M.
• Government Organization at 1 p.m. in Room 215E
• Education at 1 p.m. in Room 432M
• Sub. Com on Local Government at 2 p.m. in Room 215E
• Health and Human Resources at 3:30 p.m. in Room 215E

Committee Meetings, Tuesday February 10

• Sub. Com on Revenue at 8:30 a.m. in Room
• Finance at 9 a.m. in Room 460M
• Judiciary at 9 a.m. in Room 410M
• Sub. Com on Legal Services at 9:45 a.m. in Room 410M
• Sub. Com on Homeland Security at 10 a.m. in Room 410M
• Sub. Com on Courts at 10:45 a.m. in Room 410M
• Sub. Com on Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourism at 1 p.m. in Room 432M
• Sub. Com on Public Education at 1 p.m. in Room 215E
• Sub. Com on Educational Choice at 2 p.m. in Room 215E
• Energy and Public Works at 2 p.m. in Room 410M
• Sub. Com on Government Administration at 2 p.m. in Room 432M
• Health and Human Resources at 3:30 p.m. in Room 215E

The House is adjourned until 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 10, 2026.