WV HB 4433

enacted

Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4433 pass?

Yes. WV HB 4433 has been enacted into law as of 2026-06-29. Latest recorded action (2026-06-29): Chapter 191, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

What is WV HB 4433 about?

WV HB 4433 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4433?

Ridenour is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4433, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2026-01-16
Latest action: 2026-06-29 — Chapter 191, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Crime

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-01-16
Filed for introduction
filing
2026-01-16
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-01-16
Introduced in House
introduction
2026-01-16
To House Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-01-19
Markup Discussion
2026-01-21
By substitute, do pass
2026-01-22
On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2026-01-22
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-01-23
On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-01-23
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-01-23
Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-01-23
Amendment rejected (Voice vote)
amendment-failure
2026-01-23
Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-01-23
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-01-23
Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-01-23
Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-01-26
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-01-27
On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-01-27
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-01-27
Passed House (Roll No. 20 )
passage
2026-01-27
Communicated to Senate
2026-01-28
Introduced in Senate
introduction
2026-01-28
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-01-28
To Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-02-11
Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment
committee-passage
2026-02-12
On 1st reading
2026-02-12
Read 1st time
reading-1
2026-02-13
On 2nd reading
2026-02-13
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2026-02-16
On 3rd reading with right to amend
2026-02-16
Laid over on 3rd reading 2/16/2026 with right to amend, com. amend pending
2026-02-17
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2026-02-17
Committee Amendment Reported
2026-02-17
Garcia amends to com. amendment rejected (Roll No. 108)
amendment-failure
2026-02-17
Weld amends. to com. amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-02-17
Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)
2026-02-17
Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 109)
passage
2026-02-17
Senate requests House to concur
2026-02-27
House received Senate message
2026-02-27
House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment (Roll No. 215)
2026-02-27
Communicated to Senate
2026-03-06
House Message received
2026-03-06
Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 364)
2026-03-06
Communicated to House
2026-03-06
Completed legislative action
2026-03-09
House received Senate message
2026-03-10
To Governor 3/9/2026 - Senate Journal
executive-receipt
2026-03-09
To Governor 3/9/26
executive-receipt
2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/14/2026 - Senate Journal
executive-signature
2026-03-14
Approved by Governor 3/14/26
executive-signature
2026-06-29
Chapter 191, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
became-law

Versions

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Documents

Votes

PASSAGE
2026-01-27 · pass · 81-9
Member-level votes (99)
- Adkins: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Howell, T: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Akers: yes
- Drennan: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Amos: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Anders: yes
- Ellington: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Ridenour: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Kimble: yes
- Riley: yes
- Barnhart: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Kump: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Bell: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Roop: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Browning: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Linville: yes
- Sheedy: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Gearheart: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Smith, B: yes
- Butler: yes
- Green: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Statler: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Hall: yes
- Marple: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Heckert: yes
- Martin: yes
- Toney: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Masters: yes
- Vance: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hite: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Watt: yes
- Clay: yes
- Holstein: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- White: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: yes
- Hornby: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Willis: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Horst: yes
- Miller: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Criss: yes
- Hott: yes
- Moore: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Parsons: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Fluharty: no
- Hansen: no
- Lewis: no
- Williams: no
- Garcia: no
- Hornbuckle: no
- Pushkin: no
- Young: no
- Hamilton: no
- Bridges: not voting
- Dean: not voting
- Petitto: not voting
- Street: not voting
- Cannon, J: not voting
- McGeehan: not voting
- Smith, D: not voting
- Ward: not voting
- Canterbury: not voting
Passage
2026-02-17 · pass · 30-2
Member-level votes (34)
- AZINGER: other
- HART: yes
- ROSE: yes
- BARNHART: yes
- HELTON: yes
- RUCKER: yes
- BARRETT: yes
- JEFFRIES: other
- TAKUBO: yes
- BARTLETT: yes
- MARTIN: yes
- TARR: yes
- CHAPMAN: yes
- MAYNARD, M: yes
- TAYLOR: yes
- CHARNOCK: yes
- MAYNARD, Z: yes
- THORNE: yes
- CLEMENTS: yes
- MORRIS: yes
- WELD: yes
- DEEDS: yes
- OLIVERIO: yes
- WILLIS: yes
- FULLER: yes
- PHILLIPS: yes
- WOELFEL: no
- GARCIA: no
- QUEEN: yes
- WOODRUM: yes
- GRADY: yes
- ROBERTS: yes
- MR PRESIDENT: yes
- HAMILTON: yes
PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB
2026-02-27 · pass · 87-8
Member-level votes (100)
- Adkins: yes
- Dittman: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Pritt: yes
- Akers: yes
- Drennan: yes
- Jordan: yes
- Ridenour: yes
- Anders: yes
- Eldridge: yes
- Kelly: yes
- Riley: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Ellington: yes
- Kimble: yes
- Rohrbach: yes
- Bell: yes
- Fehrenbacher: yes
- Kyle: yes
- Roop: yes
- Bridges: yes
- Ferrell: yes
- Leavitt: yes
- Shamblin: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Flanigan: yes
- Linville: yes
- Sheedy: yes
- Browning: yes
- Foggin: yes
- Lucas: yes
- Smith, D: yes
- Burkhammer: yes
- Funkhouser: yes
- Mallow: yes
- Statler: yes
- Butler: yes
- Gearheart: yes
- Marple: yes
- Stephens: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Green: yes
- Martin: yes
- Street: yes
- Cannon, D: yes
- Hall: yes
- Masters: yes
- Toney: yes
- Canterbury: yes
- Heckert: yes
- Maynor: yes
- Vance: yes
- Chiarelli: yes
- Hillenbrand: yes
- Mazzocchi: yes
- Ward, B: yes
- Clark: yes
- Hite: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Ward, G: yes
- Clay: yes
- Holstein: yes
- McGeehan: yes
- Watt: yes
- Coop-Gonzalez: yes
- Hornby: yes
- Miller: yes
- White: yes
- Cooper: yes
- Horst: yes
- Moore: yes
- Willis: yes
- Criss: yes
- Hott: yes
- Parsons: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Crouse: yes
- Howell, G: yes
- Petitto: yes
- Zatezalo: yes
- Dean: yes
- Howell, T: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Speaker Hanshaw: yes
- Dillon: yes
- Jeffries: yes
- Pinson: yes
- Garcia: no
- Hansen: no
- Lewis: no
- Williams: no
- Hamilton: no
- Hornbuckle: no
- Pushkin: no
- Young: no
- Amos: not voting
- Fluharty: not voting
- Kump: not voting
- Smith, B: not voting
- Cannon, J: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4433&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

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