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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4650: Modifying the process by which a Defendant is entitled to a trial by jury in municipal court

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 4650 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Modifying the process by which a Defendant is entitled to a trial by jury in municipal court. Primary sponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 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
Joe FunkhouserPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Chris AndersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Sarah DrennanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Rick HillenbrandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Chuck HorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Ian MastersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Erica MooreCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Joe ParsonsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16

“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