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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4494: Providing an exemption for a non-resident landowner, their spouse and their children from the requirement of purchasing a non-resident hunting hicense while hunting on their land in this state.

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 4494 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing an exemption for a non-resident landowner, their spouse and their children from the requirement of purchasing a non-resident hunting hicense while hunting on their land in this state. Primary sponsor: Jim Butler (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 20, 2026): To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism.

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 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jim ButlerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Eric BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Roy CooperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Mark DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Corby DillonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Lori DittmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Buck JenningsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Ian MastersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Jonathan PinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
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 House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism
  2. To House Government Organization
  3. Introduced in House
  4. To Government Organization
  5. Filed for introduction

Sources

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