West Virginia
2026 Regular Session·206 bills·Adjourned March 14, 2026
Track legislation moving through West Virginia. Browse 206 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
The purpose of this bill is to sunset the historic rehabilitation credits in their current disperse locations in the code, provide continued eligibility to current recipients, and to replace those sections with a cohesive article that is easier to utilize and administer.
The purpose of this bill is to sunset the historic rehabilitation credits in their current disperse locations in the code, provide continued eligibility to current recipients, and to replace those sections with a cohesive article that is easier to utilize and administer.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a revised method of school aid funding.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a revised method of school aid funding.
The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to add a new item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2026.
The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to add a new item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2026.
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Future-Ready Education Act, to enable local boards of education to enter into long-term contracts for textbooks resulting in fiscal savings, to expand the Mountain State Digital Literacy Program, to requires educators to be trained in the science of reading, and to provide funding for the science of reading training.
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Future-Ready Education Act, to enable local boards of education to enter into long-term contracts for textbooks resulting in fiscal savings, to expand the Mountain State Digital Literacy Program, to requires educators to be trained in the science of reading, and to provide funding for the science of reading training.
The purpose of this bill is to provide a statutory framework for lending state funds to local airports for hangar construction to enhance economic development in the state.
The purpose of this bill is to provide a statutory framework for lending state funds to local airports for hangar construction to enhance economic development in the state.
The purpose of this bill is to verify the legal employment status of workers and record-keeping requirements and employer compliance. The bill ; defines "employment verification" as the electronic verification system or "E-Verify. The bill prohibits local governments from enacting ordinances that contravene or limit the commissioner; and provides civil protections for employers using E-Verify.
The purpose of this bill is to verify the legal employment status of workers and record-keeping requirements and employer compliance. The bill ; defines "employment verification" as the electronic verification system or "E-Verify. The bill prohibits local governments from enacting ordinances that contravene or limit the commissioner; and provides civil protections for employers using E-Verify.
The purpose of this bill is to remove the two acre minimum for private wedding venues.
The purpose of this bill is to remove the two acre minimum for private wedding venues.
The purpose of this bill is to repeal obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code.This section is new; therefore,
The purpose of this bill is to repeal obsolete and outdated sections of the Education code.This section is new; therefore,
The purpose of this bill is to foster the operations and growth of all facets of the aerospace industry in West Virginia.
The purpose of this bill is to foster the operations and growth of all facets of the aerospace industry in West Virginia.
The purpose of this bill is to allow for the receipt of the oil and gas severance tax into the Oil and Gas Abandoned Well Plugging Fund if there is not more than $6 million in unencumbered funds by September 30 of each year.
The purpose of this bill is to allow for the receipt of the oil and gas severance tax into the Oil and Gas Abandoned Well Plugging Fund if there is not more than $6 million in unencumbered funds by September 30 of each year.
The purpose of this bill is to facilitate timely utility relocation whenever the relocation is properly completed within the dates established by the DOH. This will reduce project delays.
The purpose of this bill is to facilitate timely utility relocation whenever the relocation is properly completed within the dates established by the DOH. This will reduce project delays.
The purpose of this bill relates to annexation by minor boundary adjustment.
The purpose of this bill relates to annexation by minor boundary adjustment.
The purpose of this bill is to require exhibitors of motion pictures who operate two or more theaters in more than one location in this state to provide open captioning during at least two showings per week of each motion picture that is produced and offered with open captioning. The bill requires, when requested, audio description to be provided for any motion picture that is produced and offered with audio description.
The purpose of this bill is to require exhibitors of motion pictures who operate two or more theaters in more than one location in this state to provide open captioning during at least two showings per week of each motion picture that is produced and offered with open captioning. The bill requires, when requested, audio description to be provided for any motion picture that is produced and offered with audio description.
The purpose of this bill is to require the State Treasurer to participate in the federal tax credit scholarship program; and to identify qualified scholarship organizations and schools.
The purpose of this bill is to require the State Treasurer to participate in the federal tax credit scholarship program; and to identify qualified scholarship organizations and schools.
The purpose of this bill is to ensure West Virginia students with current or former foster care experience receive clear, consistent information about education, job training, housing, healthcare, and independent-living support before graduating high school.
The purpose of this bill is to ensure West Virginia students with current or former foster care experience receive clear, consistent information about education, job training, housing, healthcare, and independent-living support before graduating high school.
The purpose of this bill is to reduce the regulatory burden on utility companies when constructing and maintaining electric power generation and transmission facilities within this state.
The purpose of this bill is to reduce the regulatory burden on utility companies when constructing and maintaining electric power generation and transmission facilities within this state.
The purpose of this bill is to
The purpose of this bill is to provide notice to any political committees violating the filing requirements prior to assessing any civil fines and giving the Secretary of State authority to grant additional time for compliance not to exceed an additional 14 days.
The purpose of this bill is to provide notice to any political committees violating the filing requirements prior to assessing any civil fines and giving the Secretary of State authority to grant additional time for compliance not to exceed an additional 14 days.
The purpose of this bill is to create the process of obtaining and adjudicating a pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition.This bill was recommended for introduction by the Joint Committee on Children and Families.
The purpose of this bill is to create the process of obtaining and adjudicating a pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition.This bill was recommended for introduction by the Joint Committee on Children and Families.