306 Bills completed legislative action (153 House Bills, 153 Senate Bills)
2777 Bills were introduced (1693 House Bills, 1084 Senate Bills)
House Bill 5182 authorizes security personnel employed by the State Treasurer to carry concealed weapons while performing their official duties.
House Bill 5212 amends numerous higher education financial aid and grant provisions including those relating to the Workforce Development Grant Program, the Technical Program Development Grant Program, the WV Advance Grant Program, the Learn and Earn Grant Program; the Medical Student Loan Program, the Health Sciences Loan Repayment Program, the Mental Health Provider Loan Repayment Program, the Higher Education Grant Program, the Higher Education Future Workforce Grant Program, the PROMISE Scholarship Program, and the WV Invests Grant Program.
House Bill 5214 allows the court to require parents to undergo and successfully pass a drug test where the parents have been found to have abused or neglected their child, and the verdict order contains findings of fact and conclusions of law that the parents abused or improperly used controlled substances, which contributed to the situation that resulted in the child being removed from the home. The Department may not allow the child to return home if the drug test is positive for either parent and the parent does not possess a valid prescription or a valid and current medical marijuana card. Upon a positive result, the Department must notify the court, guardian ad litem, and other interested parties that the parent has tested positive, which also allows the court to schedule a hearing to address the test results’ potential impact on the court’s placement order.
House Bill 5227 allows corporations, limited partnerships, domestic limited liability companies, and foreign limited liability companies to elect to file biennial reports and pay biennial fees after complying with the annual report and fee requirements for 5 years. The bill requires the Secretary of State to develop and design an official veteran-owned business logotype for use by a veteran-owned business.
House Bill 5277 is a supplemental appropriation which moves $8,704,000 from unappropriated surplus to Welch Community Hospital for maintenance and repairs.
House Bill 5288 is a supplemental appropriation, which moves $200,000 from unappropriated surplus to the Department of Agriculture for the WV Spay Neuter Assistance Fund.
House Bill 5307 is a supplemental appropriation that allocates $10 million of unappropriated surplus to the Division of Culture and History for maintenance and repairs.
House Bill 5317 is a supplemental appropriation which moves $10 million from the unappropriated surplus to the Division of Natural Resources for maintenance and repairs.
House Bill 5323 authorizes the director of Natural Resources to propose legislative rules changing the indexing of license and stamp fees.
House Bill 5325 creates an emeritus physician license for professionals regulated by the West Virginia Board of Medicine. An emeritus license is purely honorific and does not permit any professional practice or clinical activities in the state. Holders are exempt from continuing education requirements.
House Bill 5327 requires the Department of Human Services to create an ALS Care Services program to provide care services coordination and support, assistive technology, medical equipment, ramp reutilization loan programs, and multidisciplinary ALS clinics.
House Bill 5353 brings virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure. Disclosure requirements and daily transition limits shall be set.
House Bill 5354 authorizes the Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education to adopt rules to improve purchasing efficiency.
House Bill 5364 eliminates boards and commissions that are not operational. Some of the duties are transferred, while others are simply repealed as they sunset.
House Bill 5366 removes records, files, and other documents relating to the West Virginia Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program from the FOIA. The Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program provides support to legal professionals who are experiencing physical, emotional, or mental health conditions that affect their ability to serve or practice law.
House Bill 5381 transfers the Coalfield Community Development Program to the Office of Energy and gives all powers, duties, and responsibilities to the Office of Energy. The bill establishes the Comprehensive Energy Policy and Development Plan Act of 2026, which the Office of Energy will hold a stakeholder meeting to develop a plan. The bill charges the Office of Energy with developing a long-lasting energy policy that embraces coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydropower, hydrogen, and geothermal sources of energy, emphasizing stability, efficiency, innovation, stable baseload generation, low cost, independence, and security. It also eliminates the Office of Energy’s responsibility to develop an energy savings contracting program.
House Bill 5382 extends the Neighborhood Investment Tax Credit to July 1, 2031.
House Bill 5401 clarifies that absentee voting eligibility in federal elections includes certain individuals residing outside the United States. Eligibility would be consistent with the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act and the Federal Voting Assistance Program, which administers the Act. The bill modifies eligibility criteria for West Virginians temporarily living abroad to vote absentee ballots in state and local elections, to require that the individual 1). was last registered, or eligible to register and vote, in West Virginia, or would have been eligible had they not been a minor at the time, 2) is not registered or qualified to vote elsewhere in the United States, 3) holds a passport, passport card, or other proof of citizenship, and has not established residency in another state or country.
House Bill 5406 clarifies that the West Virginia State Police shall set standards and provide certification to law enforcement in the operation of any equipment required for the collection of breath samples. The bill adds phlebotomy as a profession that may draw blood to determine blood alcohol content.
House Bill 5430 makes the Public Employees Insurance Agency subject to the Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act and prohibits pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from managing benefits for any pharmacy they own or have an affiliate in West Virginia.
House Bill 5437, the Vape Safety Act, would require those operating a vape or smoke shop to obtain a license from the ABC Commissioner. The annual license fee would be at least $1,200. The funds collected from fees will be split between the ABC Enforcement Fund and the Agricultural Fees Fund. To obtain a license or renew, the applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, pass a background check, and not have been convicted of any crime punishable for more than one year in any state or country.
House Bill 5438 provides that the total appropriation for improving instructional technology is to be reduced annually by an amount not to exceed $15 million, to be retained by the Department of Education to implement a replacement uniform budgeting and accounting system. It also requires that the Governor provide, in each budget, for reappropriation for expenditure during the next fiscal year, the unused accumulated balance of certain allowances for teacher and leader induction funds that were retained by the Department of Education and remain with the Department for the purpose of continuing certain initiatives.
House Bill 5441 terminates the separate classified civil service systems and state grievance procedures of the Department of Transportation after June 30, 2026, and transfers job classifications, specifications, and compensation structures in place prior to July 1, 2026, to the Division of Personnel. The Division of Personnel may not modify the job classifications, specifications, and compensation structures without the consent of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation. The bill also abolishes the separate classified civil service systems of the Department of Revenue and the Bureau for Social Services. Job classifications, specifications, and compensation structures for all three Departments in place prior to July 1, 2026, are transferred to the Division of Personnel. This bill replaces the Civil Service System with the Division of Personnel System. The bill terminates the State Personnel Board and transfers its responsibilities to the Division of Personnel.
House Bill 5444 increases parolees’ monthly fees from $40 to $50.
House Bill 5457 allows partially and non-duty-disabled members to receive half credit for the period during which they were disabled under the Trooper Plan B. This makes the State Police Retirement System consistent with other emergency services retirement systems.
House Bill 5458 amends the laws governing the West Virginia Board of Medicine. The bill modernizes licensure for physicians, podiatrists, and physician assistants and adds regulation of genetic counselors as a new licensed profession under the Board. The bill requires criminal background checks for applicants to genetic counseling programs. This creates the Genetic Counselors Practice Act. Additionally, the bill repeals outdated code.
House Bill 5459 brings the health care-related provider tax as it relates to HMO’s into compliance with federal law. The bill simplifies that system by setting a flat 2 ½ percent of each HMO’s gross premiums written in this state during each calendar quarter.
House Bill 5462 allows the fund to reduce payments for a mine subsidence loss by any amount the policyholder receives from another source for such loss. The bill also prohibits a policyholder from bringing a cause of action or any other action against an insurer for claims reported to the board arising out of or relating to the mine subsidence insurance fund.
House Bill 5466 renames the abuse intervention and prevention program and permits an abuse intervention program to provide services virtually, provided it also has a physical location where services are offered.
House Bill 5480 establishes the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program within the Department of Commerce’s Division of Workforce Development to provide paid summer employment, apprenticeships, internships, and entrepreneurial exposure for youth statewide. The program would be for students aged 14 to 20, targeting youth facing employment barriers. The program would emphasize emerging job-growth sectors, workforce development, and employer coordination to strengthen West Virginia’s long-term labor force.
House Bill 5484 creates the felony offense of violating an individual’s right to seek appropriate medical treatment or medical forensic care related to a sexual offense. The bill also creates a felony offense of forcing or coercing a person to have an illegal abortion. If found guilty, individuals are subject to 5 to 15 years in a state correctional facility, a fine of not more than $50,000, or both.
House Bill 5515 updates outdated provisions of the code relating to the administration of workers’ compensation claims. Additionally, the bill removes unneeded sections of code.
House Bill 5527 requires that all wellness reimbursement program administrators be licensed by the Commissioner before the administrator may sell, offer, market, promote, or operate a wellness reimbursement program. The application requires certain documents and a $5,000 fee and must be renewed annually. The administrator must comply with all federal and state laws, including laws against misleading advertising and laws that define an employer or employee in claims arising from the wellness program. The bill establishes civil and criminal penalties for violations of this law.
House Bill 5528 prohibits state agencies, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions from disclosing personal residential information on public websites. The bill also creates a civil action that persons may bring after a written request to have their information removed. The bill does provide for exceptions.
House Bill 5564 increases the amount of accrued vacation time that can be carried over from 30 days to 60 days, aligning it with that of state troopers.
House Bill 5582 extends the Department of Human Services’ drug screening program for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) applicants to December 31, 2030.
House Bill 5612 requires each state agency to inventory state properties that are unused or substantially underused and to provide the inventory to the Real Estate Division. It also removes the requirement to establish the property’s market value located on the State Capitol Complex.
House Bill 5613 defines “telematic” as “an electronic device or system used by the Fleet Management Division to monitor the activity, locations, action, or performance of state vehicles” and adds it to the management services under the director of Fleet Management. The division is tasked with creating rules and collecting and reporting data.
House Bill 5622 allows city charters to expedite procedures to align their elections with the statewide primary and general elections. The bill also recognizes the Secretary of State as the keeper of municipal charter rolls.
House Bill 5638 clarifies the authority and responsibilities of the state Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). The bill outlines the process for cybersecurity program reviews and requires the CISO to establish minimal training requirements for users of state networks, systems, or devices.
House Bill 5653 clarifies that nothing in the code can be construed to require the disclosure of audit-related manuals, guidelines, procedures, and algorithms, related training manuals and materials, and other audit-related information.
House Bill 5682 is a supplemental appropriation, moving a total of $72 million of unexpended balances from the Governor’s Contingent Fund to the current expenses for the Higher Education Policy Commission Control Account to be directed as follows: $30 million to the Marshall University School of Medicine, $5 million to the West Virginia University Dental School, $32 million to the West Virginia School of Medicine, and $5 million to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.
House Bill 5684 authorizes our Supreme Court of Appeals to create a pilot program for child protection commissioners to increase efficiency and ensure accountability in court actions involving child welfare. The commissioners would be able to issue non-binding reports and recommendations to the presiding circuit court judge regarding the multiple types of hearings in abuse and neglect matters. Additionally, the commissioners could do a number of things at the outset of the case, including authorizing emergency removals and addressing pre-petition issues.
House Bill 5685 authorizes up to $12 million from excess lottery funds to be used to pay debt service for revenue bonds issued by the Economic Development Authority, beginning July 1, 2026, through July 1, 2047. The bonds will fund repairs and upkeep to the State Cultural Center. The Secretary of Tourism is to submit a list of proposed capital improvements to the Governor on or before September 1, 2026. On or before September 30, 2026, the Governor is to certify to the Economic Development Authority a list of capital improvements to receive funds from the revenue bonds.
House Bill 5686 changes the timing of payments into the accounts of Hope Scholarship recipients. Beginning July 1, 2026, payments will be made quarterly on the following dates: August 15, October 15, January 15, and April 15.
House Bill 5689 is a supplemental appropriation that moves $11,645,266 of unappropriated surplus of General Revenue to the Department of Homeland Security, Division of Correction and Rehabilitation, Correctional Units, for IT Services and Special Services.
House Bill 5690 is a supplemental appropriation that moves $4,025,000 of unappropriated surplus of General Revenue to the Adjutant General, State Militia, for the Amory Board.
House Bill 5691 is a supplemental appropriation expiring $2,981,132.08 from the Attorney General to the unappropriated surplus of General Revenue and appropriating the same amount to the Division of Health for the Tobacco Education Program.
House Bill 5692 increases the spending authority of the Division of Highways by $100 million.
House Bill 5693 is a supplemental appropriation expiring $4,534,268.43 from the Department of Tourism, Office of the Secretary, to the unappropriated surplus of General Revenue and appropriating the same amount to the Department of Tourism, Division of Culture and History for maintenance.
House Bill 5694 is a supplemental appropriation that moves $8 million from the unappropriated surplus of General Revenue to the Department of Education, State Board of Education, for various programs.
