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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4477: To give the Secretary of State authority to refer allegations of violations of election laws to West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute.

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 4477 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To give the Secretary of State authority to refer allegations of violations of election laws to West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute. Primary sponsor: Gary Howell (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 4, 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 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gary HowellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Ray CanterburyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Lori DittmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Joe EllingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Walter HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Roger HanshawCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Mike HiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Ian MastersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Pat McGeehanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Bill RidenourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Chris ToneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43

“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. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
  6. Passed House (Roll No. 222)
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
  9. Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
  10. Amendment reported by the Clerk
  11. Read 2nd time
  12. Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 2/26/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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