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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4597: Increasing Homestead Exemption

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 4597 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Increasing Homestead Exemption. Primary sponsor: Tresa Howell (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 20, 2026): To House Finance.

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
Tresa HowellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Eric BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Ryan BrowningCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Marshall ClayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Kathie Hess CrouseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Josh HolsteinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Laura KimbleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Margitta MazzocchiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Bryan SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Lisa WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96

“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 Finance
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Finance
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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