Bill Commons

WV HB 4433

enacted

Prohibiting Human Smuggling and Trafficking

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WV HB 4433 pass?

Yes. WV HB 4433 has been enacted into law. 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
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Ridenourprimary
  • Maynorcosponsor
  • Akerscosponsor
  • Jenningscosponsor
  • Kimblecosponsor
  • Kumpcosponsor
  • Hillenbrandcosponsor
  • Martincosponsor
  • Mallowcosponsor
  • Butlercosponsor
  • Wardcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-29

    Chapter 191, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-14

    Approved by Governor 3/14/26

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-03-14

    Approved by Governor 3/14/2026 - Senate Journal

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-03-10

    To Governor 3/9/2026 - Senate Journal

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-03-09

    To Governor 3/9/26

    executive-receipt

  6. 2026-03-09

    House received Senate message

  7. 2026-03-06

    Completed legislative action

  8. 2026-03-06

    Communicated to House

  9. 2026-03-06

    Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 364)

  10. 2026-03-06

    House Message received

  11. 2026-02-27

    Communicated to Senate

  12. 2026-02-27

    House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment (Roll No. 215)

  13. 2026-02-27

    House received Senate message

  14. 2026-02-17

    Senate requests House to concur

  15. 2026-02-17

    Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 109)

    passage

  16. 2026-02-17

    Committee amendment as amended adopted (Voice vote)

  17. 2026-02-17

    Weld amends. to com. amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  18. 2026-02-17

    Garcia amends to com. amendment rejected (Roll No. 108)

    amendment-failure

  19. 2026-02-17

    Committee Amendment Reported

  20. 2026-02-17

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2026-02-16

    Laid over on 3rd reading 2/16/2026 with right to amend, com. amend pending

  22. 2026-02-16

    On 3rd reading with right to amend

  23. 2026-02-13

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  24. 2026-02-13

    On 2nd reading

  25. 2026-02-12

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  26. 2026-02-12

    On 1st reading

  27. 2026-02-11

    Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment

    committee-passage

  28. 2026-01-28

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-01-28

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

  30. 2026-01-28

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  31. 2026-01-27

    Communicated to Senate

  32. 2026-01-27

    Passed House (Roll No. 20 )

    passage

  33. 2026-01-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  34. 2026-01-27

    On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  35. 2026-01-26

    On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  36. 2026-01-23

    Amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  37. 2026-01-23

    Amendment reported by the Clerk

  38. 2026-01-23

    Amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  39. 2026-01-23

    Amendment reported by the Clerk

  40. 2026-01-23

    Amendment rejected (Voice vote)

    amendment-failure

  41. 2026-01-23

    Amendment reported by the Clerk

  42. 2026-01-23

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  43. 2026-01-23

    On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  44. 2026-01-22

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  45. 2026-01-22

    On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  46. 2026-01-21

    By substitute, do pass

  47. 2026-01-19

    Markup Discussion

  48. 2026-01-16

    To House Judiciary

    referral-committee

  49. 2026-01-16

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  50. 2026-01-16

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

  51. 2026-01-16

    Filed for introduction

    filing

Versions

  • hb4433 s jud amt _1 2-10 adopted.htmCompare
  • hb4433 s jud am _1 2-10 adopted.htmCompare
  • hb4433 hfa akers 1-21 _1 adopted.htmCompare
  • hb4433 hfa kimble 1-23 _1 adopted.htmCompare
  • hb4433 sfa weld _2 2-17 adopted.htmCompare
  • Committee SubstituteCompare
  • Engrossed Committee SubstituteCompare
  • Introduced VersionCompare
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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

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Official source

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

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