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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4709: Relating to changing the process of election litigation

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 4709 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to changing the process of election litigation. Primary sponsor: Josh Holstein (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 19, 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 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Josh HolsteinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Jarred CannonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Joe FunkhouserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Rick HillenbrandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
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 Judiciary
  2. To Judiciary
  3. Introduced in Senate
  4. Communicated to Senate
  5. Passed House (Roll No. 121)
  6. Read 3rd time
  7. On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
  8. Read 2nd time
  9. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
  10. Read 1st time
  11. On 1st reading, Special Calendar
  12. Do pass

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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