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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4499: Relating to eminent domain compensation

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 4499 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to eminent domain compensation. Primary sponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 19, 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 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe FunkhouserPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Ray CanterburyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Geno ChiarelliCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Elías Coop-GonzálezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
FlaniganCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Rick HillenbrandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Ian MastersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Bill RidenourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Bill RoopCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
George StreetCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
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 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