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WV HB 4494

died on adjournment

Providing an exemption for a non-resident landowner, their spouse and their children from the requirement of purchasing a non-resident hunting hicense while hunting on their land in this state.

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4494 pass?

No. WV HB 4494 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-20): To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism

What is WV HB 4494 about?

WV HB 4494 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Providing an exemption for a non-resident landowner, their spouse and their children from the requirement of purchasing a non-resident hunting hicense while hunting on their land in this state.”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4494?

Butler is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4494, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-19
Latest action
2026-01-20 — To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Butlerprimary
  • Jenningscosponsor
  • Ridenourcosponsor
  • Dilloncosponsor
  • Deancosponsor
  • Dittmancosponsor
  • Pinsoncosponsor
  • Wardcosponsor
  • Masterscosponsor
  • Coopercosponsor
  • Brookscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-19

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-19

    To Government Organization

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-19

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-19

    To House Government Organization

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-20

    To House Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4494&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:38:23.680216Z

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