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

Make all state inmates regardless of sex members of the state convict road force

The purpose of this bill is to make all state inmates regardless of sex members of the state convict road force.

Requiring medication-assisted treatment prgrams to have written policies concerning community relations

The purpose of this bill is to require medication-assisted treatment programs to have written policies concerning community relations and provide public notice.

Relating to the responsibility of a board of a public service district to cooperate with a county commission in the sale of assets of a public service district that is being dissolved, sold or merged with another public service district.

The purpose of this bill is to require the board of a public service district to cooperate with a county commission when the county commission has authorized the dissolution, sale or merger of the district with another public service district.

Modifying the West Virginia State Police Retirement System

The purpose of this bill is to modify the lowering of the age of retirants from the West Virginia State Police Retirement System that are eligible to receive an annual annuity adjustment.

Relating to biometric privacy

The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Genomic Information Privacy Act of 2026, requiring biometric privacy; requiring an entity to provide consumer information regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of genetic data; providing for limitations and exclusions; providing for genomic information storage requirements; prohibiting the use, sale or transfer of genomic information to foreign adversaries; providing for enforcement authority; providing a private right of action and providing definitions.

Protecting our Republic Act

The purpose of this bill is to require residents of West Virginia who desire to vote or run for or hold public office to be natural born citizens of the United States, effective January 1, 2028.

Altering conditions for flood resiliency disbursements

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the State Resiliency Officer to disburse funds from the West Virginia Flood Resiliency Trust Fund, upon the approval of the State Resiliency Office Board.

The sovereignty of law and judicial authority in the State of West Virginia.

The purpose of this bill is to relating to the sovereignty of law and judicial authority in West Virginia, prohibiting parallel legal systems, and providing a cause of action for violations of this article.

Relating to Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety quorum

The purpose of this bill is to provide action when a quorum of the board is present; and to modify the membership of the board to include the Director of the Office of Miners' Health, Safety and Training as an additional voting member.

Prohibit a child in the custody of the state from placement in facility not approved by Department of Human Services

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit a child in the custody of the state from being placed in a nonapproved facility. The bill provides for exceptions.

Relating to requirements for deputy sheriffs

The purpose of this bill is to raise all bonds to $500,000.

Prevention of data center collection of citizen data

The purpose of this bill is to create the Citizens' Data Center Transparency Act. The bill creates a prohibition on use of data centers for unconstitutional surveillance.

Provide wardens with ability to use inmates to perform work in the upkeep local cemeteries

The purpose of this bill is to authorize use of inmates to perform work in the upkeep of local cemeteries.

To create the Rural Mobile Health and Mental Health Access Act.

The purpose of this bill is to create the Rural Mobile Health Services Program Act.

To create the Small-Town Main Street Recovery Act.

The purpose of this bill is to create the Small Town Main Street Recovery Act.

To standardize reporting practices and improve forensic and public health research by including vaccination history in death investigations

The purpose of this bill is to allow the Fatality and Mortality Review Team under the Department of Health to access vaccination records in death investigations.

Raising salaries for school service personnel

The purpose of this bill is to provide a $900 monthly increase to state school service personnel.

Prohibiting discharge of concentrated highway runoff onto private property

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that highway drainage systems are designed, maintained, and operated in a manner that protects adjoining and downstream properties while preserving the efficient operation of the state road system.

Relating to requiring the counties particpating in the QMHP Pilot Program to have at least one qualified mental health professional in each public school in that county.

The purpose of this bill is to require the counties participating in the QMHP Pilot Program to have at least one qualified mental health professional ("QMHP") in each public school in that county. The bill establishes the pilot program. Finally, the bill classifies school counselors as QMHPs.

Defining what constitutes adulteration of food or drugs

The purpose of this bill is to permit certain food colorings in dietary supplements in accordance with the definitions in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Relating to permitting a citizen of this state to vote in the election of a municipality in which the citizen does not reside

The purpose of this bill is to permit a citizen of this state to vote in the election of a municipality in which the citizen does not reside when the citizen pays service or user fees to the municipality.

Account for all federal unfunded mandates

The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Unfunded Federal Mandate Accountability Act. The bill provides for legislative findings. The bill sets forth definitions. The bill provides for the Governor's authority. The bill sets forth a period of comprehensive review. The bill provides for cost documentation. The bill sets forth the requirements for a report. This bill provides for bill and amendment preparation. The bill provides for integrating the process in the budget report. Finally, the bill provides for an effective date.

Eliminating double taxation on foreign income at state level

The purpose of this bill is to alleviate double taxation on foreign income at the state level. The bill sunsets the credit for income tax paid on foreign income in 2070.

Establishing the Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth Act of 2026 to facilitate coke production and steel-making in the state

The purpose of this bill is to establish the Affordable Electricity and Economic Growth Act of 2026 to facilitate coke production and steel-making in the state.

All lanes, cul-de-sacs, dead end roads, city streets and non-through routes with an ADT of less than 10 per .1 mile be eliminated from WVDOH maintenance. ROW will be maintained on paper only and county WVDOH budgets will not be reduced.

The purpose of this bill is to eliminate certain roads from the Division of Highway's maintenance and maintaining rights-of-way on paper without reducing county budgets.

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