New West Virginia laws taking effect June 12, 2026
88 laws take effect June 12, 2026.
Of the 537 bills enacted since 2025, 537 have an effective date and 0 don't yet (pending). A law here takes effect that day by its main provisions; parts of a staggered act may take effect on other dates.
Updated Nov 2, 2026 at 6:22 p.m. EST.
Crime (21)
HB 4106 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4138 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to persons convicted of a crime
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4345 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the preservation of missing persons records and evidence
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4366 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to military interpersonal violence
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4415 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Creating crime of attempting to smuggle contraband into federal correctional institutions within the state
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4552 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the law-enforcement powers of correctional officers
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4606 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the meaning of residence for the purpose of bail
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4712 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Increasing the criminal penalties for DUI causing death to be known as “Baylea’s Law.”
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4755 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Adding Aggravated Vehicular Homicide to the list of qualifying offenses
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4990 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to crimes using gift cards
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4996 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to bail in cases involving terroristic threats to schools or children
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4999 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to crimes against athletic officials
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5101 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
The Joanna Phillips Domestic Violence Prevention Act
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5214 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to drug testing of parents who have had abuse and/or neglect claims substantiated against them prior to reunification.
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5484 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Creating the crime of conspiracy to deny medical treatment to victim of sexual offense
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 1026 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Increasing criminal penalties and fines for disturbing religious worship
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 197 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to crime of sexual abuse by parent, guardian, custodian, or person in position of trust to child
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 4 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to crimes against public justice
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 54 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Establishing criminal penalties for abuse or neglect of incapacitated adults
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 944 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Expanding categories of eligible federal law-enforcement officers authorized to enforce state laws
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 952 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Transferring Court Security Fund
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Government (12)
HB 4025 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Exempting certain employees from the classified civil service system
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4546 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Providing for biennial reporting instead of annual reporting for business organizations.
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
HB 5364 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Reforming Boards and Commissions
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5366 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to rules governing the practice of law
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5528 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to protection of personal residential information of certain public officials.
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5684 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to authorizing the Supreme Court of Appeals to create child protection commissioners
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 228 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to use of technology in child abuse and neglect investigations
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 553 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Providing for transfer of license to contractor’s qualifying immediate family member
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 575 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to refusal review hearings
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 701 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to authority of sheriff's commission for collection of taxes
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 947 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Providing birth certificate copies to homeless individuals under 18
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 950 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to mileage and expenses of judges
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Education (9)
HB 4592 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to college campus safety
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4850 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Providing online training for Executors/Executrix of an Estate
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5048 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
To ensure virtual instruction for foster students while in temporary placement facilities.
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5212 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to financial aid for post-secondary education.
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5686 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the timing of payments of annually required deposit into an eligible recipient’s Hope Scholarship account
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 1064 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Redefining "long-term substitute" as it relates to public school personnel
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 155 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to adjunct teaching permits
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
SB 402 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Workforce Readiness and Opportunity Act
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 899 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Permitting certain teachers to be certified to work as school principals
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
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Healthcare (9)
HB 4610 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Safeguard the Right-To-Try Cutting-Edge Medicine Act
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5015 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5086 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to peer support services
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5168 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
To increase funding for EMS first responders.
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5527 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to Wellness Reimbursement Programs
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 231 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to value-based payment requirements
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 742 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Modifying requirements for involuntary hospitalization
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 897 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to licensure and certification of alcohol and drug counselors
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 906 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Permitting lawful prescription of crystalline polymorph psilocybin under FDA recommendations
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Taxes (5)
HB 4625 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to quit claim deeds
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5065 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to hotel occupancy tax.
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 194 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Updating definition of "disabled veteran taxpayer"
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 243 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Establishing disaster repair and recovery effort tax credit for taxpayers subject to severance and business privilege tax in certain circumstances
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 392 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to personal income tax reduction
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Traffic (5)
HB 4538 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Regarding fines in DOH work zones
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4577 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to driver’s licenses
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
SB 1059 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to agreements between solid waste motor carriers and commercial customers
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 499 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Requiring auto accident toxicology test be performed
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 982 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Creating Neighborhood Access Road Program
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Wages (5)
HB 4009 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the creation of the Portable Benefit Account Act
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4765 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Teacher, School Personnel, and State Police Pay Raise
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
HB 5480 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to establishing the West Virginia Youth Summer Employment and Career Readiness Program.
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5515 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to modernizing and updating workers’ compensation statutes.
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5564 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to deputy sheriffs’ vacation time
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Technology (4)
HB 4412 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Require certain websites to utilize age verification methods to prevent minors from accessing content
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5638 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to the requirements of the state’s cyber security program and responsibilities and authority of the state chief information security officer
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 506 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Permitting certain use of county-owned wireless tower
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 913 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Removing annual report requirement for WV Research Trust Fund
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
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Agriculture (3)
SB 1033 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Clarifying powers and duties of Commissioner of Agriculture over state-owned land
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 44 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to sale of homemade food items
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 985 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to registration and enforcement of kratom products
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Defense (3)
HB 4364 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to concurrent juvenile jurisdiction on military installations
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 4437 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
To allow Gold Star parents to receive one free Gold Star vehicle registration for personal use.
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 977 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Creating benefit for duty-related partial disability
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Finance (3)
HB 5462 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to Mine Subsidence
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 617 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Banking and Financial Services Provider Protections for Eligible Adults from Financial Exploitation
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 670 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Adopting Uniform Protected Series Act
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Mining and Drilling (3)
HB 5381 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to developing a comprehensive energy development policy and plan for the Office of Energy
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.SB 622 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Extending mine safety technology tax credit
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.SB 686 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Coal Co-tenancy Modernization and Miners Protection Act
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Elections (2)
HB 4865 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
.HB 5401 · 2026 Regular SessionDerived
Relating to voting in West Virginia elections while residing overseas
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Passed March 14, 2026; in effect 90 days from passage (June 12, 2026)
Passed the Legislature ("Passed March 14, 2026; in effect 90 days from passage (June 12, 2026)") Mar 14, 2026 → + 90 days Jun 12, 2026
Parts of this act take effect on other dates.
Budget (1)
HB 5582 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Extending program for drug screening of applicants for TANF
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
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Civil Rights (1)
HB 4842 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to civil remedies for the unauthorized disclosure of intimate images.
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
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Housing (1)
SB 427 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Relating to loan form
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Public Lands (1)
SB 886 · 2026 Regular SessionPublished
Permitting prescribed fire control on private property without burning permit
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Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 12, 2026)
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