2026 Regular Session·2,958 bills·Adjourned March 14, 2026
Track legislation moving through West Virginia. Browse 2,958 bills and resolutions during the 2026 Regular Session, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.
The purpose of this bill is to change the minimum public school 180 instructional day requirement into a minimum 900 instructional hour requirement; change the minimum public school employment term from 200 days to 1,600 hours; convert other public school calendar provisions from days or months to hours; increase the time to be designated by the county board to be used by the employees for preparation for opening school; and allow nonpublic schools to deliver instruction through alternative methods that count toward up to 25 hours of instructional time when schools are closed due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstance.
The purpose of this bill is to change the minimum public school 180 instructional day requirement into a minimum 900 instructional hour requirement; change the minimum public school employment term from 200 days to 1,600 hours; convert other public school calendar provisions from days or months to hours; increase the time to be designated by the county board to be used by the employees for preparation for opening school; and allow nonpublic schools to deliver instruction through alternative methods that count toward up to 25 hours of instructional time when schools are closed due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstance.
The purpose of this bill is to provide for a phased in increase in the homestead exemption; provide that change to exemption contingent on passage of constitutional amendment; and repeal limitation on levy rates when appraisal results in tax increase.
The purpose of this bill is to provide for a phased in increase in the homestead exemption; provide that change to exemption contingent on passage of constitutional amendment; and repeal limitation on levy rates when appraisal results in tax increase.
The purpose of this bill is to establish the First Amendment Preservation Act; providing definitions; prohibiting state contracts with media monitoring organizations; requiring written certifications that state purchasing contracts are in compliance with the act; and clarifying the applicability of the act to state contracts.
The purpose of this bill is to establish the First Amendment Preservation Act; providing definitions; prohibiting state contracts with media monitoring organizations; requiring written certifications that state purchasing contracts are in compliance with the act; and clarifying the applicability of the act to state contracts.
The purpose of this bill is to allow agreements between solid waste motor carriers and their commercial customers that have a term of more than one year.
The purpose of this bill is to allow agreements between solid waste motor carriers and their commercial customers that have a term of more than one year.
The purpose of this bill is to require the licensure or certification of alcohol and drug counselors.
The purpose of this bill is to require the licensure or certification of alcohol and drug counselors.
The purpose of this bill is to allow the Fleet Management Division to adopt the use of telematic systems in all state-owned vehicles and remove antiquated language referencing a one-time audit.
The purpose of this bill is to allow the Fleet Management Division to adopt the use of telematic systems in all state-owned vehicles and remove antiquated language referencing a one-time audit.
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Supreme Court to create program of child protection commissioners.
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Supreme Court to create program of child protection commissioners.
The purpose of this bill is to recognize the right of persons 18-20 years of age to carry a deadly weapon without first obtaining a license to carry concealed deadly weapons.
The purpose of this bill is to recognize the right of persons 18-20 years of age to carry a deadly weapon without first obtaining a license to carry concealed deadly weapons.
The purpose of this bill is to exempt volunteer fire departments and part time volunteer fire departments from regulations relating to the raffle and online raffle of vehicles.
The purpose of this bill is to exempt volunteer fire departments and part time volunteer fire departments from regulations relating to the raffle and online raffle of vehicles.
The purpose of this bill is to allow a patient who has received prior authorization from the Public Employees Insurance Agency for treatment of a medical condition to receive an alternative covered treatment for the same condition without additional prior authorization, provided the alternative treatment is medically appropriate and does not exceed the cost of the originally authorized treatment.
The purpose of this bill is to allow a patient who has received prior authorization from the Public Employees Insurance Agency for treatment of a medical condition to receive an alternative covered treatment for the same condition without additional prior authorization, provided the alternative treatment is medically appropriate and does not exceed the cost of the originally authorized treatment.
The purpose of this bill is to promote the development and availability of strategic and critical resources through uniform statewide regulation, to reserve regulatory authority to the state and federal governments, and to preempt local regulation except as expressly provided.
The purpose of this bill is to promote the development and availability of strategic and critical resources through uniform statewide regulation, to reserve regulatory authority to the state and federal governments, and to preempt local regulation except as expressly provided.
The purpose of this bill is to raise the salaries of certain state employees: WV State Police and certain personnel; public school teachers; and school service personnel.
The purpose of this bill is to raise the salaries of certain state employees: WV State Police and certain personnel; public school teachers; and school service personnel.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify residency requirements for voter eligibility.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify residency requirements for voter eligibility.
The purpose of this bill is to require parents with abuse and/or neglect claims substantiated against them to be drug tested prior to reunification.
The purpose of this bill is to require parents with abuse and/or neglect claims substantiated against them to be drug tested prior to reunification.
The purpose of this bill is to enable the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture to transfer land owned by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture to other public bodies pursuant to §1-5-1 through to §1-5-5 of this code and deposit any proceeds from the transfer into the special revenue account established in §19-12A-6a of this code.
The purpose of this bill is to enable the West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture to transfer land owned by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture to other public bodies pursuant to §1-5-1 through to §1-5-5 of this code and deposit any proceeds from the transfer into the special revenue account established in §19-12A-6a of this code.
The purpose of this bill is to revise outdated provisions within Articles 4 and 5, Chapter 23 of the West Virginia Code, which pertain to the administration of workers' compensation claims. Much of the revised language is antiquated and predates the 2005/2006 regulatory transition from a state-operated monopolistic system for workers' compensation to a competitive, private market system. The bill also repeals obsolete code sections.
The purpose of this bill is to revise outdated provisions within Articles 4 and 5, Chapter 23 of the West Virginia Code, which pertain to the administration of workers' compensation claims. Much of the revised language is antiquated and predates the 2005/2006 regulatory transition from a state-operated monopolistic system for workers' compensation to a competitive, private market system. The bill also repeals obsolete code sections.
The purpose of this bill is to bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for new and existing customers.
The purpose of this bill is to bring virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission licensure and create disclosure requirements and daily transaction limitations for new and existing customers.
The purpose of this bill is to create liability for publishers and distributors of sexual material harmful to minors, to provide definitions, to create a cause of action, and to provide for the administration, applicability, exceptions, and penalties for violation of the article.
The purpose of this bill is to create liability for publishers and distributors of sexual material harmful to minors, to provide definitions, to create a cause of action, and to provide for the administration, applicability, exceptions, and penalties for violation of the article.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the confidentiality of certain material in possession of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the confidentiality of certain material in possession of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
The purpose of this bill is to provide for in-year school personnel movement to meet school needs.
The purpose of this bill is to provide for in-year school personnel movement to meet school needs.
The purpose of this bill is to allow youths and those carrying a Class Q special hunting permit to take antlered deer.
The purpose of this bill is to allow youths and those carrying a Class Q special hunting permit to take antlered deer.
The purpose of this bill is to repeal W. Va. Code §6-7-5 providing for mileage and expenses of judges.
The purpose of this bill is to repeal W. Va. Code §6-7-5 providing for mileage and expenses of judges.
The purpose of this bill relates to acts in which the West Virginia Real Estate Commission may refuse, suspend or revoke a license.
The purpose of this bill relates to acts in which the West Virginia Real Estate Commission may refuse, suspend or revoke a license.
