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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5477: Relating to federal immigration enforcement.

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 5477 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 12, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to federal immigration enforcement. Primary sponsor: Bill Ridenour (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 12, 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 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill RidenourPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse100
BCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jim ButlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Joe FunkhouserCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Rick HillenbrandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Josh HolsteinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
PhillipsCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
WardCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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