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

Adding Aggravated Vehicular Homicide to the list of qualifying offenses

The purpose of this bill is to create enhanced sentencing for repeat offenders of aggravated vehicular homicide, driving under the influence causing serious bodily injury, and third offense driving under the influence.

Increasing fees for execution of service of process by certified mail

The purpose of this bill is to provide for an increase in service of process fees and fees in shipping and handling expenses for execution of service of process by certified mail upon any defendant and to provide for certain exemptions for foreign veteran-owned businesses.

Relating to crime of sexual abuse by parent, guardian, custodian, or person in position of trust to child

The purpose of this bill is to add attempt to the criminal offense of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian, or person in a position of trust to a child.

Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials

The purpose of this bill is to provide for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials.

Relating to bail in cases involving terroristic threats to schools or children

The purpose of this bill is to creating mandatory bail conditions for individuals charged with making terrorist threats against a school, or a similar location.

Relating to use of technology in child abuse and neglect investigations

The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Human Services to provide child welfare workers with mobile technology that will permit them to conduct investigations and create a digital record. This will upload to the system automatically and reduce the need for a child protective services worker to input data manually into a system. This will enhance service delivery to children. This data will allow managers to have real time access to data to conduct quality improvement analysis.

Safeguard the Right-To-Try Cutting-Edge Medicine Act

The purpose of this bill is to permit access to individualized treatments for eligible patients.

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.

Relating to personal income tax reduction

The purpose of this bill is to modify the personal income tax.

To repeal the provision allowing for students to transfer from one school to another without losing eligibility.

The purpose of this bill is to repeal the section of code allowing for the athletic eligibility of transfer students.

Relating to funeral service licensure and administration

The purpose of this bill is to modernize funeral service licensure and administration; clarify definitions and credentials; update apprenticeship and continuing-education standards; and provide for rulemaking and transitional provisions.

Establish narrow, clearly bounded guaranteed-issue rights for Medicare Supplement policies in West Virginia.

The purpose of this bill is to establish a narrow, clearly bounded guaranteed-issue rights for Medicare Supplement (Medigap) policies in West Virginia.

Amendments to city charters.

The purpose of this bill is to modify city charters.

Relating to a tax on managed care organizations

The purpose of this bill is to bring the health care provider tax on healthcare managed care organizations into compliance with new federal regulations.

Relating to quit claim deeds

The purpose of this bill is to amend the definitions section of the excise tax on property transfers to add and clarify exemptions and what is a "person".

Relating to crimes using gift cards

The purpose of this bill is to create the crime of gift card fraud, providing definitions, and establishing punishments.

Relating to use of criminal records as disqualification from authorization to practice a particular profession

The purpose of this bill is to modify the use of criminal records in determinations to allow an individual to practice a profession or occupation, by a board, authority, or other agency authorized to issue licenses, certifications, registrations, or other authorizations to engage in a particular profession or occupation.

Relating to Business Ready Sites Program

The purpose of this bill relates to the West Virginia Business Ready Sites Program.

Creating an emeritus license status for retired physicians, podiatric physicians and physician assistants who meet eligibility criteria.

The purpose of this bill is to create an emeritus physician license for professionals regulated by the West Virginia Board of Medicine.

Relating to expanding the programs to be included in the annual capitation rate review.

The purpose of this bill is to expand the programs to be included in the annual capitation rate review to now include the Aged and Disable Waiver Program, the Personal Care Services Program, and the Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Program.

Requiring MDs and DOs to complete continuing education

Requiring M.D.’s and D.O.’s to complete continuing education

Relating generally to PANS and PANDAS.

The purpose of this bill is to provide health coverage for PANS/PANDAS.

Relating to property valuations of properties located on the State Capitol Complex

The purpose of this bill is to require each agency to designate properties that are unused or substantially underused and to remove the requirement to establish the market value for the property located on the State Capitol Complex.

Relating to protection of personal residential information of certain public officials.

The purpose of this bill is to provide protection of personal residential information of certain public officials.

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