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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4500: Permitting the Berkeley County Commission to levy a special district excise tax for the benefit of the Berkeley County Economic Opportunity Development District under certain conditions.

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 4500 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Permitting the Berkeley County Commission to levy a special district excise tax for the benefit of the Berkeley County Economic Opportunity Development District under certain conditions. Primary sponsor: Mike Hite (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 24, 2026): To Rules.

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
Mike HitePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Wayne ClarkCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Mike HornbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Chuck HorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Ian MastersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Jordan MaynorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41

“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 Rules
  2. To Rules
  3. Introduced in Senate
  4. Communicated to Senate
  5. Passed House (Roll No. 162)
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
  10. Read 1st time
  11. On 1st reading, Special Calendar
  12. Do pass

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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