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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5545: Requiring county economic development committee members be state residents.

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 5545 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Requiring county economic development committee members be state residents. Primary sponsor: David Cannon (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 16, 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): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
David CannonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse89

“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