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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5426: To add the Bradford Peat Pear (Pyrus calleryana) to the noxious weeds list

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 5426 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 10, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: To add the Bradford Peat Pear (Pyrus calleryana) to the noxious weeds list. Primary sponsor: Ray Canterbury (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 10, 2026): To House Government Organization.

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): Democratic 1 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ray CanterburyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Bill AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Roy CooperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Roger HanshawCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Scot HeckertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Gary HowellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
John WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80

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

Sources

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