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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5320: Welcome Act

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 5320 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 9, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Welcome Act. Primary sponsor: Gary Howell (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 9, 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 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gary HowellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Jordan BridgesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Jim ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Ray CanterburyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Marshall ClayCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Roy CooperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Mark DeanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Buck JenningsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Patrick LucasCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Joe ParsonsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Bill RoopCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44

“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