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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4098: To restore the right of a person to sit on a jury has been restored upon expungement of one’s record

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 4098 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 14, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To restore the right of a person to sit on a jury has been restored upon expungement of one’s record. Primary sponsor: Chuck Horst (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 16, 2026): To Judiciary.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chuck HorstPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Eric BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Kathie Hess CrouseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Mark DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Rick HillenbrandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Laura KimbleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Ian MastersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Margitta MazzocchiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
PhillipsCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bill RidenourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
WardCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. To Judiciary
  2. To Judiciary
  3. Introduced in Senate
  4. Communicated to Senate
  5. Passed House (Roll No. 85)
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
  10. Read 1st time
  11. On 1st reading, Special Calendar
  12. By substitute, do pass

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source