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 clarify the oversight by the Attorney General of a political subdivision's hiring of a private attorney under a contingency fee legal arrangement or contract to sue.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the oversight by the Attorney General of a political subdivision's hiring of a private attorney under a contingency fee legal arrangement or contract to sue.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify how resales of real property units can be cancelled by purchasers in the event that a resale certificate is not provided, providing steps to be taken by a seller in the event that a resale certificate is unavailable, and providing a time period for cancellation when none is specified in the sales contract.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify how resales of real property units can be cancelled by purchasers in the event that a resale certificate is not provided, providing steps to be taken by a seller in the event that a resale certificate is unavailable, and providing a time period for cancellation when none is specified in the sales contract.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a new classification for managed timberland leased for carbon credit income.
The purpose of this bill is to establish a new classification for managed timberland leased for carbon credit income.
The purpose of this bill is to require the Public Employees Insurance Agency and other health insurance providers provide mental health parity between behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorders, and medical and surgical procedures.
The purpose of this bill is to require the Public Employees Insurance Agency and other health insurance providers provide mental health parity between behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorders, and medical and surgical procedures.
The purpose of this bill is to give special consideration for municipalities to join the Municipal Police Officers & Firefighters Retirement System (MPFRS) for their paid firefighters.
The purpose of this bill is to give special consideration for municipalities to join the Municipal Police Officers & Firefighters Retirement System (MPFRS) for their paid firefighters.
This bill creates a Truancy Pretrial Diversion Program that allows parents, guardians, and custodians of truant children an opportunity to remedy the truancy prior to conviction, allows for additional delays in sentencing to address the underlying truancy, and requires the Department of Human Services to provide home-based family preservation services when ordered by a magistrate or circuit court judge.
This bill creates a Truancy Pretrial Diversion Program that allows parents, guardians, and custodians of truant children an opportunity to remedy the truancy prior to conviction, allows for additional delays in sentencing to address the underlying truancy, and requires the Department of Human Services to provide home-based family preservation services when ordered by a magistrate or circuit court judge.
The purpose of this bill is to provide that protection of personal information applies to members of the Legislature.
The purpose of this bill is to provide that protection of personal information applies to members of the Legislature.
The purpose of this bill is to permit the Higher Education Policy Commission ("HEPC") to adjust the qualifications for the PROMISE scholarship in order to maximize the number of students who may be eligible for the award.
The purpose of this bill is to permit the Higher Education Policy Commission ("HEPC") to adjust the qualifications for the PROMISE scholarship in order to maximize the number of students who may be eligible for the award.
The purpose of this bill is to allow the Secretary of State administer oaths and affirmations, issue subpoenas, involve the aid of the circuit court in the execution of its subpoena power, and request legal and investigative assistance from the Attorney General, when investigating a charitable organization, professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor.
The purpose of this bill is to allow the Secretary of State administer oaths and affirmations, issue subpoenas, involve the aid of the circuit court in the execution of its subpoena power, and request legal and investigative assistance from the Attorney General, when investigating a charitable organization, professional fund-raising counsel or professional solicitor.
The purpose of this bill is to address the housing shortage and encourage residential development by allowing a subdivision to retain its original tax classification until individual lots are sold.
The purpose of this bill is to address the housing shortage and encourage residential development by allowing a subdivision to retain its original tax classification until individual lots are sold.
The purpose of this bill is to increase the amount of fees to be paid by parolees based on his or her ability to pay, not to exceed $50 per month to defray the costs of supervision, which would be an increase from not to exceed $40 to not to exceed $50.
The purpose of this bill is to increase the amount of fees to be paid by parolees based on his or her ability to pay, not to exceed $50 per month to defray the costs of supervision, which would be an increase from not to exceed $40 to not to exceed $50.
The purpose of this bill is to make the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory the entity responsible for the certification, standards, and administration of secondary chemical tests. The bill also makes the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory responsible for approval of the devices and methods of preliminary breath analysis. The bill transfers rule-making authority from the Bureau of Public Health to the State Police.
The purpose of this bill is to make the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory the entity responsible for the certification, standards, and administration of secondary chemical tests. The bill also makes the West Virginia State Police Forensic Laboratory responsible for approval of the devices and methods of preliminary breath analysis. The bill transfers rule-making authority from the Bureau of Public Health to the State Police.
The purpose of this bill is to update acts constituting the filing of a fraudulent financing statement; filing of an affidavit and notice to secured parties; investigative powers of the Secretary of State; removing outdated provisions of code.
The purpose of this bill is to update acts constituting the filing of a fraudulent financing statement; filing of an affidavit and notice to secured parties; investigative powers of the Secretary of State; removing outdated provisions of code.
The purpose of this bill is to provide a cost-of-living increase, based on the annual increase in the consumer price index, for persons under the Public Employees Retirement Act and Teachers Retirement System who are at least 60 years of age and that have received retirement payments for at least five years.
The purpose of this bill is to provide a cost-of-living increase, based on the annual increase in the consumer price index, for persons under the Public Employees Retirement Act and Teachers Retirement System who are at least 60 years of age and that have received retirement payments for at least five years.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the standard of proof required for a final parole or probation revocation hearing is proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
The purpose of this bill is to clarify the standard of proof required for a final parole or probation revocation hearing is proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
The purpose of this bill is to amend the procedures for the handling of asbestos and silica litigation and to enhance the ability of the judicial system to manage such litigation.
The purpose of this bill is to amend the procedures for the handling of asbestos and silica litigation and to enhance the ability of the judicial system to manage such litigation.
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 provide a funding stream from property taxes collected as a result of new high voltage electric transmission projects being constructed to lower electric rates to benefit West Virginians.
The purpose of this bill is to provide a funding stream from property taxes collected as a result of new high voltage electric transmission projects being constructed to lower electric rates to benefit West Virginians.
The purpose of this bill is to allow for expanded expedited partner treatment.
The purpose of this bill is to allow for expanded expedited partner treatment.
The purpose of this bill is to allow Tier II members of the Teachers Retirement System to apply accrued annual and sick leave, on the basis of one day's retirement service credit for each two days of accrued annual and sick leave, toward an increase in his or her retirement benefits with those days constituting additional credited service in computation of the benefits under the Teachers Retirement System.
The purpose of this bill is to allow Tier II members of the Teachers Retirement System to apply accrued annual and sick leave, on the basis of one day's retirement service credit for each two days of accrued annual and sick leave, toward an increase in his or her retirement benefits with those days constituting additional credited service in computation of the benefits under the Teachers Retirement System.
The purpose of this bill is to create the Health Freedom for Teachers and Students Act of 2026.
The purpose of this bill is to create the Health Freedom for Teachers and Students Act of 2026.
The purpose of this bill is to help to preserve funding for public schools and insure fairness in the use of Hope Scholarship funds; allowing Hope tuition reimbursements only to instate schools; establishing a family income eligibility schedule for Hope scholarships; requiring Hope recipients reimburse public schools the costs of providing individualized instruction programs; requiring Hope participants to utilize college exam and testing preparation course available in public school schools; requiring the state Board of Education to provide rules for implementation of cost and payment reimbursements for public school costs for services provided to Hope recipients; and to provide directives to assure county schools are reimbursed for services provided to Hope scholarship recipients.
The purpose of this bill is to help to preserve funding for public schools and insure fairness in the use of Hope Scholarship funds; allowing Hope tuition reimbursements only to instate schools; establishing a family income eligibility schedule for Hope scholarships; requiring Hope recipients reimburse public schools the costs of providing individualized instruction programs; requiring Hope participants to utilize college exam and testing preparation course available in public school schools; requiring the state Board of Education to provide rules for implementation of cost and payment reimbursements for public school costs for services provided to Hope recipients; and to provide directives to assure county schools are reimbursed for services provided to Hope scholarship recipients.
The purpose of this bill is to provide that the Secretary of State shall notify a respondent of an election law complaint, and that the respondent shall provide a response within ten business days.
The purpose of this bill is to provide that the Secretary of State shall notify a respondent of an election law complaint, and that the respondent shall provide a response within ten business days.
The purpose of this bill is to provide that a teaching position held by a person not certified to teach that position may be considered vacant and open for bid every year until filled by a person certified to teach that position.
The purpose of this bill is to provide that a teaching position held by a person not certified to teach that position may be considered vacant and open for bid every year until filled by a person certified to teach that position.
The purpose of this bill is to transfer all regulatory and enforcement responsibilities for CBD and Kratom from the Department of Agriculture to the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration.
The purpose of this bill is to transfer all regulatory and enforcement responsibilities for CBD and Kratom from the Department of Agriculture to the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration.
