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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4590: Awarding attorneys fees to prevailing party in eminent domain proceeding

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 4590 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Awarding attorneys fees to prevailing party in eminent domain proceeding. Primary sponsor: Scot Heckert (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 20, 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 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scot HeckertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Stan AdkinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Ryan BrowningCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Bob FehrenbacherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
David GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Gary HowellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Jeff StephensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Guy WardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74

“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