West Virginia

2026 Regular Session·2,946 bills·Adjourned March 14, 2026

Track legislation moving through West Virginia. Browse 2,946 bills and resolutions during the 2026 Regular Session, each with a plain-language summary, current status from introduction to enactment, sponsors, and voting history.

Bills

To eliminate all vaccine requirements for school children

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit mandates for vaccinations of school children.

Relating to requiring a parolee or probationer found to have suffered with addiction to participate in a support service

The purpose of this bill is to require that any inmate found to have exhibited signs of abuse or patterns of addiction of drugs and alcohol to require counseling for the inmate for a minimum of 60 days upon being released on parole.

Relating to requiring a court to verify certain conditions are met before a child who has been removed from a home may be returned to that home

The purpose of this bill is to require a court to verify that before a child who has been removed from a home may be returned to that home, that if a parent is participating in a medication-assisted treatment program he or she shall be successfully fulfilling their treatment obligations in the program.

Workforce-Education Partnership Act

The purpose of this bill is to provide for the Workforce Education Partnership Act.

Relating to bank merger by interstate branching

The purpose of this bill is to provide clarity regarding the attestation submitted in response to an interstate bank merger.

Relating to eligiblity for WV Invests Grant Program

The purpose of this bill is to extend the West Virginia Invests Grant Program to an associate degree or certificate in a post-secondary program for emergency medical services.

Creating the Affordable Medicaid Buy-in Program

The purpose of this bill is to create the "Insurance Medicaid" Buy-In Program. The bill requires the Department of Human Services to develop and administer the Insurance" Medicaid" Buy-In Plan. The bill creates the Health Care Affordability and Access Improvement Fund. The bill establishes an advisory council to the Insurance\ Medicaid "Buy-In Program. The bill requires a study and reposts be made. The bill defines terms. The bill sets limitations of employers. The bill requires rule-making.

Public Utility Stability Act.

The purpose of this bill is to establish the Public Utility Stability Act, which will set appropriate time frames and procedures for rate increases for water and sewerage utilities.

Change the powers of the West Virginia Water Development Authority regarding funding of Infrastructure Projects

The purpose of this bill is to remove the power of the Water Development Authority; to fund infrastructure projects recommended by the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Economic Development and/or the Secretary of Tourism; and providing that funding may only be used for in-state eligible projects.

Relating to childcare subsidies within DHHR, paid based on monthly enrollment

The purpose of this bill is to require child-care subsidies to be based on monthly enrollment rather than daily attendance.

To allow for the transfer of seniority for deputy sheriffs with conditions

The purpose of this bill is to transfer seniority with deputy sheriffs who transfer to vacant positions unless they have committed a wrongdoing at the county from where they are transferring.

Related to refundable child tax credit

The purpose of this bill is to repeal the non-refundable child tax credit and create and authorize a refundable child tax credit.

Establishing the West Virginia Secure Choice retirement program

The purpose of this bill is to create a Secure Choice trust as an instrumentality of the state to hold employee payroll deductions, contributions, and earnings on the contributions and to establish a Secure Choice administrative fund in the state treasury as a fund separate and apart from the Secure Choice trust for employers engaged in a business, industry, profession, trade, or other enterprise in West Virginia, whether for profit or not for profit, who have five or more covered employees and the employers do not sponsor or contribute to and did not in the immediately preceding 12 months sponsor or contribute to a retirement savings plan for its employees.

Updating definitions and requirements for rental agreements of self-storage facilities

The purpose of this bill is to amend definitions and requirements for rental agreements of self-service storage facilities; recognize unsinged rental agreements under certain circumstances; provide for notice of removal of personal property from the self-service storage facilities upon termination or non-renewal of the rental agreements; and, establish an effective date applicable to all rental agreements

Relating to withholding tax on income of nonresidents from natural resources royalty payments

The purpose of this bill is to require lessees of West Virginia real estate who make natural resources royalty payments for in-state property to any nonresident lessor to withhold West Virginia personal income tax on natural resources royalty payments and provides exceptions, penalties, defines terms, and grants rulemaking authority.

Providing tax credits to provide vehicles to certain persons

The purpose of this bill is to establish a tax credit to facilitate the purchase of reliable and affordable vehicles to low-income working West Virginia men and women to expand access to employment opportunities.

Relating to the disconnection of residential utility during a State of Emergency

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit public utilities from terminating or disconnecting services during a state of emergency declared by executive order; to create a duty to restore service; to require public utility to enter into deferred payment agreement with residential customer during state of emergency; to prohibit public utility from disconnecting service for 180 days providing notice to residential customer; and to establish right of public utilities to recover funds owed in normal course following the state of emergency.

Relating to Social Media privacy and educational institutions

The purpose of this bill is to establish social media privacy for current and prospective students or employees of higher education institutions operating in the state of West Virginia for content not publicly available on the internet.

Prohibiting surprise billing of ground emergency medical services by nonparticipating providers

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit out-of-network emergency medical services agencies from balance billing a covered enrollee in a health insurance plan for ground ambulance services. The bill establishes the minimum payment to be made by an insurer to an out-of-network emergency medical services agency for ambulance services. The bill requires payment by the insurer directly to the out-of-network emergency medical services agency and the prompt payment of clean claims.

To amend the section of child marriage under 18

The purpose of this bill is to require that any 16 or 17 year old who seeks a marriage license from the county clerks of this state be a West Virginia resident.

Prohibiting acceptance of illegal ballots cast in any election

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the acceptance of illegal ballots cast in any election and to provide criminal penalties for intentionally and knowingly accepting an absentee ballot that does not comply with state requirements for absentee voting.

Related to 12 weeks of paid leave

The purpose of this bill is to establish a state sponsored medical and family leave insurance program for all persons employed or self-employed in the state; providing eligibility and coverage conditions; directing the Insurance Commissioner to administer the program; providing up to 12 weeks of eligible coverage annually; requiring employers to allow family leave to insured employees; protecting employees from retaliatory actions; providing notice of availability to employees; providing for a special revenue account; establishing public education program; annual reports to the Legislature; and legislative rules to implement the program.

To provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity

The purpose of this bill is to provide insurance coverage for GLP-1 class medications with a valid script.

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