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 establish religious exemption from compulsory immunization for children.
The purpose of this bill is to establish religious exemption from compulsory immunization for children.
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act and terminate the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board.
The purpose of this bill is to repeal the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Act and terminate the West Virginia Contractor Licensing Board.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the declaration of a state of preparedness by executive order of the Governor or by concurrent resolution of the Legislature to alleviate the two classes of state of preparedness for simplicity and have one level of a state of preparedness similar to having only one level for a state of emergency.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the declaration of a state of preparedness by executive order of the Governor or by concurrent resolution of the Legislature to alleviate the two classes of state of preparedness for simplicity and have one level of a state of preparedness similar to having only one level for a state of emergency.
The purpose of this bill is to increase the registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles.
The purpose of this bill is to increase the registration fees for alternative fuel vehicles.
The purpose of this bill is to provide a moratorium on school closures and consolidations pending a WVDE school aid formula proposal.
The purpose of this bill is to provide a moratorium on school closures and consolidations pending a WVDE school aid formula proposal.
The purpose of this bill is to provide a tax credit against the state corporate net income tax and the state personal income tax for expenditures related to the operation of existing employer-provided or sponsored child-care facilities.
The purpose of this bill is to provide a tax credit against the state corporate net income tax and the state personal income tax for expenditures related to the operation of existing employer-provided or sponsored child-care facilities.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a geographic assignment compensation differential for members of the West Virginia State Police.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a geographic assignment compensation differential for members of the West Virginia State Police.
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Superintendents of the county school districts or the local School Improvement Committees to apply to the School Building Authority for emergency funding to remediate hazards from natural processes.
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Superintendents of the county school districts or the local School Improvement Committees to apply to the School Building Authority for emergency funding to remediate hazards from natural processes.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a religious exemption for employees from employer mandated immunizations.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a religious exemption for employees from employer mandated immunizations.
The purpose of this bill is to enhance maintenance and repair of the state's local roads by authorizing the county commissions to petition the division for road repair for local roads.
The purpose of this bill is to enhance maintenance and repair of the state's local roads by authorizing the county commissions to petition the division for road repair for local roads.
The purpose of this bill is to revise the valuation of specialized high-technology property.
The purpose of this bill is to revise the valuation of specialized high-technology property.
The purpose of this bill is to require railroad companies to provide an alternative entry and exit way to one road communities when performing maintenance, repairs, and construction as a matter of public health and safety.
The purpose of this bill is to require railroad companies to provide an alternative entry and exit way to one road communities when performing maintenance, repairs, and construction as a matter of public health and safety.
The purpose of this bill is to legalize the personal use and possession of cannabis by adults in the state. The bill provides for a county option election to allow for the manufacture and sale of cannabis on a county-by-county basis; provides for regulation by the Bureau for Public Health; authorizes excise and local sales taxes on cannabis transactions; prohibits underage use; and preserves the ability of employers and property owners to prohibit or limit use or possession.
The purpose of this bill is to legalize the personal use and possession of cannabis by adults in the state. The bill provides for a county option election to allow for the manufacture and sale of cannabis on a county-by-county basis; provides for regulation by the Bureau for Public Health; authorizes excise and local sales taxes on cannabis transactions; prohibits underage use; and preserves the ability of employers and property owners to prohibit or limit use or possession.
The purpose of this bill is to transfer all interests of conservation districts in flood control dams and similar structures, as well as any associated property and related funds and accounts, to the state Conservation Agency by July 1, 2026. The bill authorizes the state conservation committee to operate, improve, maintain, and construct flood control dams and similar structures and to contract with other entities to realize that authority.
The purpose of this bill is to transfer all interests of conservation districts in flood control dams and similar structures, as well as any associated property and related funds and accounts, to the state Conservation Agency by July 1, 2026. The bill authorizes the state conservation committee to operate, improve, maintain, and construct flood control dams and similar structures and to contract with other entities to realize that authority.
The purpose of this bill is to establish tax credits for parents and legal guardians whose children are in a home-schooling program or private school. The bill provides for an exception. Finally, the bill provides rule-making authority.
The purpose of this bill is to establish tax credits for parents and legal guardians whose children are in a home-schooling program or private school. The bill provides for an exception. Finally, the bill provides rule-making authority.
The purpose of this bill is to codify the common-law definition of the misdemeanor offense of involuntary manslaughter and to specify that a defendant's act must proximately cause the death of another for a conviction to result.
The purpose of this bill is to codify the common-law definition of the misdemeanor offense of involuntary manslaughter and to specify that a defendant's act must proximately cause the death of another for a conviction to result.
The purpose of this bill is to remove the Office of the Inspector General from the Department of Health, where is it for administrative purposes, and to clarify that the Office of the Inspector General has the ability to conduct performance audits, financial audits, evaluations, and attestations engagements of the Department of Human Services, the Department of Health, and the Department of Health Facilities and their independent contractors.
The purpose of this bill is to remove the Office of the Inspector General from the Department of Health, where is it for administrative purposes, and to clarify that the Office of the Inspector General has the ability to conduct performance audits, financial audits, evaluations, and attestations engagements of the Department of Human Services, the Department of Health, and the Department of Health Facilities and their independent contractors.
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of scanner technology to collect personally identifiable information in certain consumer transactions.
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of scanner technology to collect personally identifiable information in certain consumer transactions.
The purpose of this resolution is to amend the Constitution of the State of West Virginia to permit a sheriff to serve for three consecutive terms.
The purpose of this resolution is to amend the Constitution of the State of West Virginia to permit a sheriff to serve for three consecutive terms.
The purpose of this bill is to establish certain crimes, processes, and procedures regarding individuals who have illegally entered or reentered the state in violation of state and federal laws and to create prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien. The bill provides for the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions. Finally, the bill authorizes and requires under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; and creating criminal offenses
The purpose of this bill is to establish certain crimes, processes, and procedures regarding individuals who have illegally entered or reentered the state in violation of state and federal laws and to create prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien. The bill provides for the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions. Finally, the bill authorizes and requires under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; and creating criminal offenses
The purpose of this bill is to amend the process for a medical exemption to compulsory vaccination. It eliminates the commissioners' right to grant, renew, deny, suspend, or revoke medical exemptions to compulsory vaccination requirement and the Immunization Officer. The bill specifies that medical exemptions to compulsory vaccination are granted based on a treating physician's or advanced practice provider's determination that vaccination is or may be detrimental to the child's health. The physician or advanced practice provider is to provide a written statement to this effect to the child's school or state-regulated child care center.
The purpose of this bill is to amend the process for a medical exemption to compulsory vaccination. It eliminates the commissioners' right to grant, renew, deny, suspend, or revoke medical exemptions to compulsory vaccination requirement and the Immunization Officer. The bill specifies that medical exemptions to compulsory vaccination are granted based on a treating physician's or advanced practice provider's determination that vaccination is or may be detrimental to the child's health. The physician or advanced practice provider is to provide a written statement to this effect to the child's school or state-regulated child care center.
