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WV HB 5198

died on adjournment

Relating to crimes against the intellectually disabled

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 5198 pass?

No. WV HB 5198 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 (2026-02-24): To Judiciary

What is WV HB 5198 about?

WV HB 5198 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to crimes against the intellectually disabled”.

Who sponsors WV HB 5198?

Shamblin is the primary sponsor of WV HB 5198, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-02-24 — To Judiciary
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Shamblinprimary
  • Masterscosponsor
  • Moorecosponsor
  • Dittmancosponsor
  • Ferrellcosponsor
  • Flanigancosponsor
  • Worrellcosponsor
  • Akerscosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Ellingtoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-04

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-04

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-04

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-02-04

    To House Judiciary

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-02-12

    To House Courts

    referral-committee

  6. 2026-02-12

    Markup Discussion

  7. 2026-02-13

    To House Judiciary

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-02-16

    Markup Discussion

  9. 2026-02-18

    By substitute, do pass

  10. 2026-02-19

    On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  11. 2026-02-19

    Read 1st time

    reading-1

  12. 2026-02-20

    On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  13. 2026-02-20

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  14. 2026-02-23

    On 3rd reading, Special Calendar

  15. 2026-02-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  16. 2026-02-23

    Passed House (Roll No. 165)

    passage

  17. 2026-02-23

    Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  18. 2026-02-23

    Communicated to Senate

  19. 2026-02-24

    Introduced in Senate

    introduction

  20. 2026-02-24

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-02-24

    To Judiciary

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-02-23 · pass · 94-0

    Member-level votes (100)
    • Adkins: yes
    • Drennan: yes
    • Howell, T: yes
    • Pinson: yes
    • Akers: yes
    • Eldridge: yes
    • Jeffries: yes
    • Pritt: yes
    • Amos: yes
    • Ellington: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • Pushkin: yes
    • Anders: yes
    • Fehrenbacher: yes
    • Jordan: yes
    • Ridenour: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Ferrell: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Riley: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Flanigan: yes
    • Kimble: yes
    • Rohrbach: yes
    • Bridges: yes
    • Fluharty: yes
    • Kyle: yes
    • Roop: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Foggin: yes
    • Leavitt: yes
    • Shamblin: yes
    • Browning: yes
    • Funkhouser: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Sheedy: yes
    • Burkhammer: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Linville: yes
    • Smith, D: yes
    • Butler: yes
    • Gearheart: yes
    • Lucas: yes
    • Statler: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Mallow: yes
    • Stephens: yes
    • Cannon, D: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Marple: yes
    • Street: yes
    • Cannon, J: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Toney: yes
    • Canterbury: yes
    • Hansen: yes
    • Masters: yes
    • Ward, B: yes
    • Chiarelli: yes
    • Heckert: yes
    • Maynor: yes
    • Ward, G: yes
    • Clark: yes
    • Hillenbrand: yes
    • Mazzocchi: yes
    • Watt: yes
    • Clay: yes
    • Hite: yes
    • McCormick: yes
    • White: yes
    • Coop-Gonzalez: yes
    • Holstein: yes
    • McGeehan: yes
    • Willis: yes
    • Cooper: yes
    • Hornbuckle: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Worrell: yes
    • Criss: yes
    • Hornby: yes
    • Moore: yes
    • Young: yes
    • Crouse: yes
    • Horst: yes
    • Parsons: yes
    • Zatezalo: yes
    • Dillon: yes
    • Hott: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Speaker Hanshaw: yes
    • Dittman: yes
    • Howell, G: yes
    • Dean: not voting
    • Petitto: not voting
    • Vance: not voting
    • Williams: not voting
    • Kump: not voting
    • Smith, B: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5198&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Attribution

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

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