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 remove the one-time limit on the expungement of certain criminal convictions. The bill also removes burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary from the specific crimes for which eligibility for expungement is limited.
The purpose of this bill is to remove the one-time limit on the expungement of certain criminal convictions. The bill also removes burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary from the specific crimes for which eligibility for expungement is limited.
The purpose of this bill is to require real estate licensees to disclose water and sewer utility rates to buyers.
The purpose of this bill is to require real estate licensees to disclose water and sewer utility rates to buyers.
The purpose of this bill is to enact "Caitlyn's Law," which will require a mandatory 24-hour hold in a hospital or other qualified facility pending an evaluation from a mental hygiene commissioner for all individuals suspected or known to have an addiction or dependency on pending evaluation from a mental hygiene commissioner.
The purpose of this bill is to enact "Caitlyn's Law," which will require a mandatory 24-hour hold in a hospital or other qualified facility pending an evaluation from a mental hygiene commissioner for all individuals suspected or known to have an addiction or dependency on pending evaluation from a mental hygiene commissioner.
The purpose of this bill is to provide employees working for the Division of Highways with locality pay for working in certain jurisdictions designated by the commissioner as jurisdictions that are necessary for maintaining planning, engineering, construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and traffic regulation of state road projects.
The purpose of this bill is to provide employees working for the Division of Highways with locality pay for working in certain jurisdictions designated by the commissioner as jurisdictions that are necessary for maintaining planning, engineering, construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and traffic regulation of state road projects.
The purpose of this bill is to restrict certain immigration enforcement actions in specific locations.
The purpose of this bill is to restrict certain immigration enforcement actions in specific locations.
The purpose of this bill is to create burial equity in the state cemetery for veterans for former members of the National Guard and military reserves. The bill prescribes eligibility criteria; states its retroactive application; establishes a Burial Equity Grant Program to be administered by Veterans Affairs; and creates a Burial Equity Fund.
The purpose of this bill is to create burial equity in the state cemetery for veterans for former members of the National Guard and military reserves. The bill prescribes eligibility criteria; states its retroactive application; establishes a Burial Equity Grant Program to be administered by Veterans Affairs; and creates a Burial Equity Fund.
The purpose of this bill is to amend this code section by adding a new article, relating to the establishment of a "Blue Envelope Program" to promote inclusivity and enhanced communication between law enforcement and community members with a condition or disability where additional accommodations or awareness may be helpful; providing findings and declarations; providing how the program will be established; and, providing immunity for individuals providing information to the "Blue Envelope Program" in good faith.
The purpose of this bill is to amend this code section by adding a new article, relating to the establishment of a "Blue Envelope Program" to promote inclusivity and enhanced communication between law enforcement and community members with a condition or disability where additional accommodations or awareness may be helpful; providing findings and declarations; providing how the program will be established; and, providing immunity for individuals providing information to the "Blue Envelope Program" in good faith.
The purpose of this bill is to exempt capital gains tax on gold, silver, and cryptocurrency.
The purpose of this bill is to exempt capital gains tax on gold, silver, and cryptocurrency.
The purpose of this bill is to update the definition of domestic violence.
The purpose of this bill is to update the definition of domestic violence.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a School Aid Formula Study Commission to make recommendations to the Legislature regarding what can be done to modernize the current school funding system.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a School Aid Formula Study Commission to make recommendations to the Legislature regarding what can be done to modernize the current school funding system.
The purpose of this bill is to set forth requirements for the reimbursement of child care and afterschool providers receiving child care subsidies.
The purpose of this bill is to set forth requirements for the reimbursement of child care and afterschool providers receiving child care subsidies.
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Rural School Protection Act.
The purpose of this bill is to create the West Virginia Rural School Protection Act.
The purpose of this bill is to define residence for purposes of registration and voting.
The purpose of this bill is to define residence for purposes of registration and voting.
This bill shall be known as the West Virginia Safe Outdoor Dogs Act. The purpose of this bill is to provide added protection for animals exposed to extreme weather.
This bill shall be known as the West Virginia Safe Outdoor Dogs Act. The purpose of this bill is to provide added protection for animals exposed to extreme weather.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify rulemaking authority of the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission; require that certain rules be modified and allowing the commission to pull the coaching credentials of any coach found guilty of illegally recruiting student athletes.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify rulemaking authority of the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission; require that certain rules be modified and allowing the commission to pull the coaching credentials of any coach found guilty of illegally recruiting student athletes.
The purpose of this bill is to remove the responsibility to hear appeals of certification decisions by the subcommittee from the Deputy Cabinet Secretary or his or her designee to the Office of Administrative Hearings and clarify that the Office of Administrative Hearings is to hear appeals from decisions or orders of any of the subcommittees of the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction. to the Office of Administrative Hearings.
The purpose of this bill is to remove the responsibility to hear appeals of certification decisions by the subcommittee from the Deputy Cabinet Secretary or his or her designee to the Office of Administrative Hearings and clarify that the Office of Administrative Hearings is to hear appeals from decisions or orders of any of the subcommittees of the Governor's Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Correction. to the Office of Administrative Hearings.
The purpose of this bill is to create the Agricultural Right to Repair Act. The bill promotes farmer repair choice and competition by requiring manufacturers of agriculture equipment to make available to owners and independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, the documentation, parts, and tools used to diagnose, maintain, and repair such equipment.
The purpose of this bill is to create the Agricultural Right to Repair Act. The bill promotes farmer repair choice and competition by requiring manufacturers of agriculture equipment to make available to owners and independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, the documentation, parts, and tools used to diagnose, maintain, and repair such equipment.
The purpose of this bill is to limit county responsibility for certain jail costs if an inmate is sentenced to time served.
The purpose of this bill is to limit county responsibility for certain jail costs if an inmate is sentenced to time served.
The purpose of this bill is to allow for patients to refuse to have their procedures observed by residents of the hospital or medical students.
The purpose of this bill is to allow for patients to refuse to have their procedures observed by residents of the hospital or medical students.
The purpose of this bill is add contact information of the committee chair and require and acknowledgment in the statement of organization that the committee must adhere to the reporting requirements set forth in the campaign finance laws of West Virginia.
The purpose of this bill is add contact information of the committee chair and require and acknowledgment in the statement of organization that the committee must adhere to the reporting requirements set forth in the campaign finance laws of West Virginia.
The purpose of this bill is to add a requirement that volunteer or part volunteer fire companies or departments must be members in good standing with the West Virginia State Firemen's Association to be eligible for revenues from the Fire Protection Fund, to objectively define "good standing", and to specify compliance with applicable federal and state laws.
The purpose of this bill is to add a requirement that volunteer or part volunteer fire companies or departments must be members in good standing with the West Virginia State Firemen's Association to be eligible for revenues from the Fire Protection Fund, to objectively define "good standing", and to specify compliance with applicable federal and state laws.
The purpose of this bill is to allow for the carry of a firearm or deadly weapon on the Capitol grounds and surrounding streets and sidewalks that border the capitol complex and the carrying of a firearm in the Capitol Building with certain exceptions.
The purpose of this bill is to allow for the carry of a firearm or deadly weapon on the Capitol grounds and surrounding streets and sidewalks that border the capitol complex and the carrying of a firearm in the Capitol Building with certain exceptions.
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that a consumer is not required to pay for service outages caused by the provider when he or she did not receive services.
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that a consumer is not required to pay for service outages caused by the provider when he or she did not receive services.
The purpose of this bill is to provide teachers a $10,000 pay raise across five years, with a $2,000 raise to be provided in each school year beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and ending with the 2030-2031 school year, and to provide service personnel with a 25% raise across five years, with a five percent raise to be provided in each school year beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and ending with the 2030-2031 school year.
The purpose of this bill is to provide teachers a $10,000 pay raise across five years, with a $2,000 raise to be provided in each school year beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and ending with the 2030-2031 school year, and to provide service personnel with a 25% raise across five years, with a five percent raise to be provided in each school year beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and ending with the 2030-2031 school year.
