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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4998: Provide for a raise for private investigators hired by public defender offices or court appointed panel attorneys

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 4998 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on January 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Provide for a raise for private investigators hired by public defender offices or court appointed panel attorneys. Primary sponsor: Tresa Howell (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2026): To House Finance.

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 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tresa HowellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Margitta MazzocchiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Chuck SheedyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7

“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 Finance
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Finance
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

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