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WV HB 4662

died on adjournment

Creating additional sentences for convicted inmates who test positive for illegal substances or who are found to be in possession of illegal or controlled substances

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 4662 pass?

No. WV HB 4662 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 (2026-01-21): To House Judiciary

What is WV HB 4662 about?

WV HB 4662 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Creating additional sentences for convicted inmates who test positive for illegal substances or who are found to be in possession of illegal or controlled substances”.

Who sponsors WV HB 4662?

Brooks is the primary sponsor of WV HB 4662, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-01-21 — To House Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Brooksprimary
  • Greencosponsor
  • Adkinscosponsor
  • Howell, T.cosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-21

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-01-21

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-21

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-21

    To House Judiciary

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

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

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

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