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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4722: Relating to false judicial accusations after a determination of falsity

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 4722 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 22, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to false judicial accusations after a determination of falsity. Primary sponsor: Scot Heckert (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 22, 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 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scot HeckertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Stan AdkinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Ryan BrowningCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
David CannonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Kathie Hess CrouseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Gary HowellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Keith MarpleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Ian MastersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Dave McCormickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Bill RoopCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Jeff StephensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6

“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