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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4997: Relating to residency restrictions for persons convicted of terroristic threats

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 4997 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to residency restrictions for persons convicted of terroristic threats. Primary sponsor: Martin. It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 17, 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
MartinPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bill AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Adam BurkhammerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Jim ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Joe FunkhouserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Mike HornbyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Phil MallowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Pat McGeehanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
PhillipsCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bill RidenourCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Mark ZatezaloCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2

“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. 96)
  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