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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4662: Creating additional sentences for convicted inmates who test positive for illegal substances or who are found to be in possession of illegal or controlled substances

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 4662 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Creating additional sentences for convicted inmates who test positive for illegal substances or who are found to be in possession of illegal or controlled substances. Primary sponsor: Eric Brooks (Republican). It lists 3 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 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eric BrooksPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Stan AdkinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
David GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Tresa HowellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52

“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