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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4679: To prohibit counties, towns and municipalities from using taxpayer dollars to hire lobbyists to represent them at the State level

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 4679 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To prohibit counties, towns and municipalities from using taxpayer dollars to hire lobbyists to represent them at the State level. Primary sponsor: Chris Anders (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2026): To House Government Organization.

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 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chris AndersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Corby DillonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse29
Dave FogginCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Chuck HorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Laura KimbleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
KumpCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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 Government Organization
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Government Organization then Judiciary
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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