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

Creating Oral Health and Cancer Rights Act

The purpose of this bill is to require health benefit plan coverage for medically necessary dental procedures that result from cancer treatment; create the Oral Health and Cancer Rights Act; explain the scope of procedures covered as a result of certain cancer treatments; require the use of a specific billing identifier; and set an effective date.

To make gold, silver, and crypto currency legal tender in WV

The purpose of this bill is to recognize gold and silver bullion and specie as legal tender in West Virginia, to authorize the West Virginia Bullion Depository, and to authorize the depository to issue transactional currency backed by gold and silver.

Relating to illegal immigrants

The purpose of this bill relates to the punishment of persons with illegal immigration status.

Right to Keep Bees

The purpose of this bill is to expand the right to keep bees, place limitations on the inspection of apiaries by the Commissioner of Agriculture, and clarify the circumstances under which the Commissioner of Agriculture may quarantine the bees in an apiary.

Relating to prohibiting the use or sale of abortifacients

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use or sale of abortifacients and to enact criminal penalties and permit private causes of action for supplying abortifacients.

Allowing death penalty for intentionally killing law-enforcement officer or first responder in line of duty

The purpose of this bill is to provide for the death penalty in limited circumstances; the bill provides for procedures and standards applicable thereto, and automatic review of the penalty, for commission of murder in the first degree. Procedures for carrying out the death sentence are established.

Relating to authorizing the Office of Inspector General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to assisted living residences.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office of Inspector General to promulgate a legislative rule relating to assisted living residences.

Fourth Amendment Restoration Act

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit law-enforcement officers and political subdivision officials from utilizing, implementing, adopting, or continuing the use of certain specified surveillance and artificial intelligence technologies.

Relating to allowing localities contiguous to the border of West Virginia to join the state via local elections

The purpose of this bill is to allow admission as part of West Virginia, localities or territories that are contiguous to the borders of West Virginia.

Protecting Children from Illegal Vapes Act

The purpose of this bill is to create the Protecting Children from Illegal Vapes Act.

Protecting Everyone from Excessive Police Surveillance (PEEPS) Act

The purpose of this bill is to protect citizens from databases created that reveal or contain information that can be used to reveal citizens' or vehicles' historical locations.

Require adoption awareness material be made available in high school counseling offices

The purpose of this bill is to require all students enrolled in grades 9-12 to be provided with adoption awareness material upon request.

Changing rates of public utilities

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the Public Service Commission or any separate water or wastewater utility customers of a self-supporting entity such as a water system or a wastewater system from being subsidized or charged for the costs of the acquisition and/or construction, operation, maintenance, or repair of another non-related water or wastewater system and provide that a water system rates shall not include costs of another wastewater system.

To require a warrant for DNR officials or officers to enter onto any private property

The purpose of this bill is to require that a natural resources officer possess landowner consent or a warrant prior to entering private property and providing exceptions.

Relating to establishing the West Virginia Clean Water Act of 2025

The purpose of this bill is to establish the West Virginia Clean Water Act of 2026 in order to enhance water quality standards, test for and remove various contaminants, and to replace lead service lines within all public water systems.

Modifying requirements for volunteer firefighters to qualify for volunteer firefighter tax credit

The purpose of this bill is to increase the amount of volunteer firefighters who can qualify for the volunteer firefighter tax credit.

Relating to authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the exemption of Certificate of Need.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the exemption of the Certificate of Need.

Mandate free cancer screenings for professional firefighters.

The purpose of this bill is to provide free preventative cancer screening for professional firefighters.

Allow the use of unused employee sick time in retirement calculation

The purpose of this bill is to permit the use of accrued unused sick leave days credited toward retirement.

Establishing enrollment stabilizer mechanism within public school support plan

The purpose of this bill is to provide a mechanism to smooth year-to-year enrollment fluctuations in county school systems to permit county boards to responsibility responsibly plan for staffing and services. The bill provides for an enrollment stabilizer mechanism within the public school support plan, and for additional enrollment stability protections for rural counties.

To exempt daylight fluorescent outer garments from sales

The purpose of this bill is to exempt daylight fluorescent orange outerwear purchases from sales tax during the first two weeks in November.

Internet Reliability Act

The purpose of this bill is to provide that Internet Service Providers, or "ISPs", shall be considered a telecommunications utility for regulatory purposes by the Public Service Commission.

Relating to authorizing the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to distribution of state funds for support of local boards of health.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to distribution of state funds for support of local boards of health.

End open fields doctrine

The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the open fields doctrine in this state.

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