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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4865: Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials

Enacted 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 4865 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 28, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election officials. Primary sponsor: Joe Funkhouser (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 29, 2026): Chapter 135, Acts, Regular Session, 2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe FunkhouserPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
J.B. AkersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Jim ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Jarred CannonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Wayne ClarkCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Scot HeckertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Rick HillenbrandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Mike HornbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Jordan MaynorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Bill RidenourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Matthew RohrbachCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26

“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. Chapter 135, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
  2. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026
  3. To Governor 3/31/2026
  4. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal
  5. Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal
  6. To Governor 3/31/2026 - Senate Journal
  7. House Message received
  8. Completed legislative action
  9. Communicated to Senate
  10. House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 672)
  11. House received Senate message
  12. Senate requests House to concur

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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