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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4843: Relating to consumer protection and the collection of certain personally identifiable information.

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 4843 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to consumer protection and the collection of certain personally identifiable information. Primary sponsor: J.B. Akers (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 27, 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 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
J.B. AkersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Jim ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Chuck HorstCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Tresa HowellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Bill RidenourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100

“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