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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4404: Increase the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and allowing fire departments to make an expenditure for educational and training supplies and fire prevention promotional materials

Enacted 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 4404 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Increase the allowance for volunteer and part-volunteer fire companies and allowing fire departments to make an expenditure for educational and training supplies and fire prevention promotional materials. Primary sponsor: Scot Heckert (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 29, 2026): Chapter 290, Acts, Regular Session, 2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scot HeckertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Michael AmosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Bob FehrenbacherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Dave FogginCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Rick HillenbrandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
John Paul HottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Gary HowellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Chuck SheedyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7

“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. Chapter 290, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
  2. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026
  3. To Governor 3/18/2026
  4. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal
  5. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal
  6. To Governor 3/18/2026 - Senate Journal
  7. House received Senate message
  8. Completed legislative action
  9. Communicated to House
  10. Effective from passage (Roll No. 479)
  11. Passed Senate (Roll No. 478)
  12. Read 3rd time

Showing 12 most recent of 37 actions. Full history

Sources

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