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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5687: Relating to reducing the tax rate imposed on the gross value of metallurgical coal produced in this state

Passed both chambers 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 5687 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on March 2, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to reducing the tax rate imposed on the gross value of metallurgical coal produced in this state. Primary sponsor: Vernon Criss (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Senate requests House to concur.

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 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Vernon CrissPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Ray CanterburyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Roy CooperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse40
Lori DittmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Joe EllingtonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Bob FehrenbacherCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
Marty GearheartCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Sean HornbuckleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25
John Paul HottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Clay RileyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Matthew RohrbachCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26

“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. Senate requests House to concur
  2. Passed Senate (Roll No. 578)
  3. Read 3rd time
  4. On 3rd reading
  5. Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
  6. Read 2nd time
  7. On 2nd reading
  8. Read 1st time
  9. Immediate consideration
  10. Reported do pass, with amendment
  11. To Finance
  12. To Finance

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

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