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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5206: To make certain acts of panhandling and solicitation unlawful

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 5206 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To make certain acts of panhandling and solicitation unlawful. Primary sponsor: Dana Ferrell (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): To House Homeland Security.

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
Dana FerrellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Eric BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse45
Walter HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Tresa HowellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
PhillipsCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Andy ShamblinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59

“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 Homeland Security
  2. Markup Discussion
  3. To House Homeland Security
  4. To House Judiciary
  5. Introduced in House
  6. To Judiciary
  7. Filed for introduction

Sources

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