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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4431: Requiring the approval of the Legislature and the Governor before additional bonds may be issued by the Parkways Authority

In committee 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 4431 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring the approval of the Legislature and the Governor before additional bonds may be issued by the Parkways Authority. Primary sponsor: Marty Gearheart (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2026): Markup Discussion.

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 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marty GearheartPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Eric BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Jim ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Ray CanterburyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Vernon CrissCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Joe EllingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
PrittCo-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. Markup Discussion
  2. To House Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology
  3. To House Energy and Public Works
  4. Introduced in House
  5. To Energy and Public Works then Finance
  6. Filed for introduction

Sources

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