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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4695: To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor

Passed one chamber 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 4695 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To double the criminal penalty for anyone found guilty of sexual assault on a minor. Primary sponsor: Adam Vance (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 12, 2026): To 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 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Adam VancePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
J.B. AkersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Jordan BridgesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Eric BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Mark DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Mike HornbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
MartinCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jordan MaynorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Pat McGeehanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
PrittCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Chris ToneyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43

“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 Judiciary
  2. To Judiciary
  3. Introduced in Senate
  4. Communicated to Senate
  5. Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
  6. Passed House (Roll No. 77)
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
  9. Read 2nd time
  10. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
  11. Read 1st time
  12. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

Showing 12 most recent of 18 actions. Full history

Sources

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