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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5209: Create a registry of persons convicted of animal abuse

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 5209 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Create a registry of persons convicted of animal abuse. Primary sponsor: Jeff Eldridge (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 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 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeff EldridgePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
J.B. AkersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Geno ChiarelliCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Lori DittmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Roger HanshawCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Josh HolsteinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Laura KimbleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Jordan MaynorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Margitta MazzocchiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Pat McGeehanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Evan WorrellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23

“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