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 create a statutory right for siblings to petition a circuit or family court for visitation with their minor child siblings.
The purpose of this bill is to create a statutory right for siblings to petition a circuit or family court for visitation with their minor child siblings.
The purpose of this bill relates to county reimbursement for housing and maintaining inmates; and excludes county reimbursement for any inmate declared incompetent to stand trial.
The purpose of this bill relates to county reimbursement for housing and maintaining inmates; and excludes county reimbursement for any inmate declared incompetent to stand trial.
The purpose of this bill relates to the personal information of protected individuals. The bill provides for the protection of the personal information of district attorneys, assistant district attorneys, and district attorney investigators. The bill provides for records of the office of the Secretary of State. The bill provides for an effective date. Finally, the bill provides for related matters.
The purpose of this bill relates to the personal information of protected individuals. The bill provides for the protection of the personal information of district attorneys, assistant district attorneys, and district attorney investigators. The bill provides for records of the office of the Secretary of State. The bill provides for an effective date. Finally, the bill provides for related matters.
The purpose of this bill is to amend penalties for any assault on a police officer or police dog.
The purpose of this bill is to amend penalties for any assault on a police officer or police dog.
The purpose of this bill is to require child-care subsidies to be based on monthly enrollment rather than daily attendance.
The purpose of this bill is to require child-care subsidies to be based on monthly enrollment rather than daily attendance.
The purpose of this bill is to permit students instructed at home, by a private tutor or enrolled in a private, parochial or church school or a school operated by a religious order, who do not attend a school that is a member of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission to participate in extracurricular athletic or other extracurricular activities at a school that is a member of the commission.
The purpose of this bill is to permit students instructed at home, by a private tutor or enrolled in a private, parochial or church school or a school operated by a religious order, who do not attend a school that is a member of the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission to participate in extracurricular athletic or other extracurricular activities at a school that is a member of the commission.
The purpose of this bill is to allow certain contracted counsel for executive agencies to purchase years of service in the Public Employees Retirement System.
The purpose of this bill is to allow certain contracted counsel for executive agencies to purchase years of service in the Public Employees Retirement System.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a comprehensive regulatory sunset and zero-based review system.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a comprehensive regulatory sunset and zero-based review system.
The purpose of this amendment is to provide for the election of five members of the West Virginia Board of Education, in a manner provided by law, and to provide for rulemaking by the Legislature.
The purpose of this amendment is to provide for the election of five members of the West Virginia Board of Education, in a manner provided by law, and to provide for rulemaking by the Legislature.
The purpose of this bill is to establish that fiscal notes submitted to the Legislature constitute sworn testimony, imposing criminal penalties for knowingly false or materially misleading fiscal notes, requiring referral for prosecution, and creating a safe harbor for those fiscal notes submitted and made in good faith.
The purpose of this bill is to establish that fiscal notes submitted to the Legislature constitute sworn testimony, imposing criminal penalties for knowingly false or materially misleading fiscal notes, requiring referral for prosecution, and creating a safe harbor for those fiscal notes submitted and made in good faith.
The purpose of this bill is to create a tax credit for rehabilitation of vacant or dilapidated residential properties in coalfield counties.
The purpose of this bill is to create a tax credit for rehabilitation of vacant or dilapidated residential properties in coalfield counties.
The purpose of this bill is to provide county boards of education with the option of seeking insurance coverage from licensed insurance carriers, in addition to the State Board of Risk and Insurance Management.
The purpose of this bill is to provide county boards of education with the option of seeking insurance coverage from licensed insurance carriers, in addition to the State Board of Risk and Insurance Management.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the experience requirements of water and wastewater operators.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the experience requirements of water and wastewater operators.
The purpose of this bill is to increase permissible expenditures by the Water Development Authority from the Infrastructure Fund; modify the upper limit of funds which may be transferred to sub account; raising the cap on total project costs for certain facilities for use of Critical Needs and Failing Systems Sub Account funding; and allow the authority to grant infrastructure grant money from the Critical Needs and Failing Systems Sub Account to certain projects for the upgrading of a water facility or wastewater facility to reduce maintenance costs, operations costs, or waterline leakages.
The purpose of this bill is to increase permissible expenditures by the Water Development Authority from the Infrastructure Fund; modify the upper limit of funds which may be transferred to sub account; raising the cap on total project costs for certain facilities for use of Critical Needs and Failing Systems Sub Account funding; and allow the authority to grant infrastructure grant money from the Critical Needs and Failing Systems Sub Account to certain projects for the upgrading of a water facility or wastewater facility to reduce maintenance costs, operations costs, or waterline leakages.
The purpose of this bill is to direct money from the Division of Economic Development and the Water Development Authority to county commissions and the West Virginia Division of Highways.
The purpose of this bill is to direct money from the Division of Economic Development and the Water Development Authority to county commissions and the West Virginia Division of Highways.
The purpose of this bill is to provide work requirements to receive certain benefits and prevent illegal aliens from receiving food stamps or Medicaid.
The purpose of this bill is to provide work requirements to receive certain benefits and prevent illegal aliens from receiving food stamps or Medicaid.
The purpose of this bill is to create a crime of disposing or attempting to dispose of property to another party with the intention of preventing liability from the payment of debts, fines, or other fees without the knowledge or acceptance of that property by another party.
The purpose of this bill is to create a crime of disposing or attempting to dispose of property to another party with the intention of preventing liability from the payment of debts, fines, or other fees without the knowledge or acceptance of that property by another party.
The purpose of this bill is to remove the provisions that transformers do not apply to above ground storage tanks.
The purpose of this bill is to remove the provisions that transformers do not apply to above ground storage tanks.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify where legal actions involving the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission shall be filed.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify where legal actions involving the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission shall be filed.
The purpose of this bill is to adjust the requirements for a private wedding venue or barn for purposes of certain liquor licenses for events.
The purpose of this bill is to adjust the requirements for a private wedding venue or barn for purposes of certain liquor licenses for events.
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit persons convicted of felony terroristic threats under §61-6-24 of this code involving schools or children from residing within 1,000 feet of an educational facility, consistent with existing residency restrictions for certain sex offenders under §62-12-26 of this code, to enhance public safety and prevent unsafe proximity to child-populated locations post-conviction.
The purpose of this bill is to prohibit persons convicted of felony terroristic threats under §61-6-24 of this code involving schools or children from residing within 1,000 feet of an educational facility, consistent with existing residency restrictions for certain sex offenders under §62-12-26 of this code, to enhance public safety and prevent unsafe proximity to child-populated locations post-conviction.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a 90-day time limit for a child involved in an active truancy or pre-petition process to withdraw for homeschooling.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a 90-day time limit for a child involved in an active truancy or pre-petition process to withdraw for homeschooling.
The purpose of this resolution is to amend the state Constitution to give the people the powers of initiative and referendum. The resolution sets forth its scope, limitations, and exceptions.
The purpose of this resolution is to amend the state Constitution to give the people the powers of initiative and referendum. The resolution sets forth its scope, limitations, and exceptions.
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Last-Mile Broadband for Coalfield Counties Act to provide for coalfield broadband expansion.
The purpose of this bill is to establish the Last-Mile Broadband for Coalfield Counties Act to provide for coalfield broadband expansion.
