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 it a felony to kill a canine officer

The purpose of this bill is to include canines in definitions of "law enforcement officers" in relation to crimes against law enforcement officers and the level of force allowable to protect said canines as law enforcement officers.

Relating to special license plates

The purpose of this bill is to direct registration fees from all special license plates to the State Road Fund; authorizing voluntary donations at the time of registration or renewal; requiring donation options to correspond with the theme of the license plate; establishing deposit and administration of donated funds; and providing legislative findings and intent.

Creating Substance Abuse Intervention Act

The purpose of this bill is to create the Substance Abuse Intervention Act. The bill provides for a short title. The bill provides for involuntary treatment for a substance use disorder and sets forth the rights of a patient. The bill establishes criteria for involuntary treatment. The bill creates a petition for 60-day and 360-day involuntary treatment and a guarantee for costs. The bill provides for proceedings for involuntary treatment, describes the duties of court, and disposition. The bill sets forth a 72-hour emergency involuntary treatment. The bill describes the failure to attend examination, sets forth a summons, and describes transportation to hospital or psychiatric facility. This bill shall be known as "Joel's Law."

Fire and Emergency Services Excess Levy Majority Approval Amendment

The purpose of this resolution is to allow excess levies or increases in maximum rates limited exclusively to fire protection and emergency medical services to be approved by a simple majority (50% + 1), while retaining the current sixty percent voter approval requirement for all other levies and increases.

Providing for the use of “A.C.” as a name ending for an accounting corporation.

The purpose of this bill is to provide for the use of "A.C." as a name ending for an accounting corporation.

Prohibiting Medicaid from being used for abortions or gender reassignment surgery

The purpose of this bill is to prohibit state funding from being used to pay for abortions or gender reassignment surgery.

Issuing identification documents to homeless individuals residing at homeless shelters

The purpose of this bill is to require the Division of Motor Vehicles to provide certain identification documents to homeless individuals who are U.S. Citizens, residing at homeless shelters within this state, at no cost.

Board of Risk and Insurance Management rule relating to public entities insurance program

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Risk and Insurance Management to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the public entities insurance program.This section is new; therefore,

Modernizing educational programs and technologies

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.

Clarifying when detained or confined juveniles may have contact with incarcerated adult persons

The purpose of this bill is to remove language that may cause confusion or instances of confusion when a juvenile may be detained or confined in an institution in which he or she may have contact with or come within sight or sound of any incarcerated adult persons. The bill also provides the Commissioner of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation with the discretion to oversee the process of security staff or direct care staff of a jail or lock up facility where a juvenile may be detained or confined in which he or she would have contact with or come within sight or sound of any incarcerated adult persons.

Office of Technology rule relating to cyber reporting

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Office of Technology to promulgate a legislative rule relating to cyber reporting.

Issuance of new DMV titles under certain requirment

The purpose of this bill is to clarify conditions when the division shall issue a new title and provide circumstances which void title issued and initiate a legal investigation.

Relating to advanced recycling.

The purpose of this bill is to facilitate the implementation of the certification of mass balance attribution by third party certified to promote waste reduction practices by facilitating the use of recycled material in the feedstock for new products.

Relating to civil service promotion criteria for municipal law-enforcement officers

The purpose of this bill is to establish civil service promotion criteria for municipal law enforcement officers.

Prohibiting municipal zoning regulations from imposing certain minimum lot sizes

The purpose of this bill is to remove minimum lot sizes from zoning ordinances.This section is new; therefore,

Non-State Owned Roads Improvement Act

The purpose of this bill is to facilitate the improvement of non-state owned roads by municipalities while providing legal safeguards against litigation, ensuring that local governments can enhance infrastructure and ensure public safety effectively.

Removing sales tax for food bought in vending machines

The purpose of this bill is to remove consumers sales and service tax from prepared food sold through vending and money-operated machines.

Board of Risk and Insurance Management rule relating to Preferred Medical Liability and High Risk Medical Liability Program

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Risk and Insurance Management to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Preferred Medical Liability and High Risk Medical Liability Program.This section is new; therefore,

Requiring public lodging establishments to provide human trafficking awareness training for employees

The purpose of this bill is to permit a hotel or public lodging establishment to provide annual training regarding human trafficking awareness to employees and to provide for rulemaking.

Establishing Food Is Medicine Program under Medicaid

The purpose of this bill is to establish the authorization for Food Is Medicine to be eligible under Medicaid.

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