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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4444: Convention of states delegates have penalties for deviating from what they were sent to convention for

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 4444 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Convention of states delegates have penalties for deviating from what they were sent to convention for. Primary sponsor: Rick Hillenbrand (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 16, 2026): To House 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 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rick HillenbrandPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Eric BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Joe FunkhouserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Laura KimbleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Bill RidenourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100

“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 House Judiciary
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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