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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5608: Prohibiting use of a person’s credit history in certain insurance transactions

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 5608 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Prohibiting use of a person’s credit history in certain insurance transactions. Primary sponsor: Shawn Fluharty (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 16, 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): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Shawn FluhartyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse5
Sean HornbuckleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
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 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