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WV HB 5598

died on adjournment

To increase state sales tax to 8% and abolish personal income tax.

West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WV HB 5598 pass?

No. WV HB 5598 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 (2026-02-16): To House Finance

What is WV HB 5598 about?

WV HB 5598 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “To increase state sales tax to 8% and abolish personal income tax.”.

Who sponsors WV HB 5598?

Amos is the primary sponsor of WV HB 5598.

Introduced
2026-02-16
Latest action
2026-02-16 — To House Finance
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Amosprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-16

    Filed for introduction

    filing

  2. 2026-02-16

    To Finance

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-16

    Introduced in House

    introduction

  4. 2026-02-16

    To House Finance

    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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