ChangeBridge / West Virginia / HB4606 Signed by Governor
HB4606 House Bill
Signed by Governor
2026-03-14

Relating to the meaning of residence for the purpose of bail

The purpose of this bill is to require that judicial officers consider the residency status of a person charged with a criminal violation in determining bail and conditions of pretrial release.

Bill Details

State

West Virginia

Session

2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_hi...

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Sponsors

Michael Hornby (Rep - R)
Joe Funkhouser (Rep - R)

Action History

2026-04-01 H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026
2026-03-14 H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal
2026-03-14 S Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal
2026-03-14 S To Governor 3/25/2026 - Senate Journal
2026-03-25 H To Governor 3/25/2026
2026-03-14 S Completed legislative action
2026-03-14 S Communicated to House
2026-03-14 S Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 712)
2026-03-14 S House Message received
2026-03-14 H Communicated to Senate
2026-03-14 H House concurred in Senate amend with amend, passed bill (Roll No. 696)
2026-03-14 H Motion for previous question rejected (Roll No. 695)
2026-03-14 H House reconsidered its action
2026-03-14 H Communicated to Senate
2026-03-14 H House refused to concur; requested Senate to recede (Voice)
2026-03-14 H House received Senate message
2026-03-13 S Senate requests House to concur
2026-03-13 S Passed Senate (Roll No. 544)
2026-03-13 S Amended on 3rd reading (Voice vote)
2026-03-13 S Unanimous consent to amend on 3rd reading
2026-03-13 S Read 3rd time
2026-03-12 S Laid over on 3rd reading 3/12/2026
2026-03-12 S On 3rd reading
2026-03-11 S Read 2nd time
2026-03-11 S On 2nd reading
2026-03-10 S Read 1st time
2026-03-10 S Immediate consideration
2026-03-10 S Reported do pass
2026-02-06 S To Judiciary
2026-02-06 S To Judiciary
2026-02-06 S Introduced in Senate
2026-02-05 H Communicated to Senate
2026-02-05 H Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
2026-02-05 H Passed House (Roll No. 50)
2026-02-05 H Read 3rd time
2026-02-05 H On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-04 H Amendment rejected (Voice vote)
2026-02-04 H Amendment reported by the Clerk
2026-02-04 H Read 2nd time
2026-02-04 H On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-03 H Read 1st time
2026-02-03 H On 1st reading, Special Calendar
2026-02-02 H By substitute, do pass
2026-01-29 H Markup Discussion
2026-01-28 H To House Judiciary
2026-01-27 H Markup Discussion
2026-01-26 H To House Courts
2026-01-20 H To House Judiciary
2026-01-20 H Introduced in House
2026-01-20 H To Judiciary
2026-01-20 H Filed for introduction

Votes

2026-02-05 Passed House (Roll No. 50) Yea: 92 Nay: 2
2026-03-13 Passed Senate (Roll No. 544) Yea: 34 Nay: 0
2026-03-14 Motion for previous question rejected (Roll No. 697) Yea: 54 Nay: 42
2026-03-14 Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 712) Yea: 34 Nay: 0
2026-03-14 Motion for previous question rejected (Roll No. 695) Yea: 39 Nay: 56
2026-03-14 House concurred in Senate amendment with amendment (Roll No. 696) Yea: 84 Nay: 9

Committee Referrals

2026-01-20 H Judiciary
2026-01-26 H Courts
2026-01-28 H Judiciary
2026-02-06 S Judiciary

Amendments

2026-01-28 hb4606 h courts am _1
2026-02-04 hb4606 hfa lewis 2-4
2026-02-04 hb4606 hfa lewis 2-4 rejected
2026-02-04 hb4606 hfat akers 2-4
2026-02-04 hb4606 hfat akers 2-4 adopted Adopted
2026-03-12 hb4606 sfa garcia _1 3-12
2026-03-12 hb4606 sfa garcia _1 3-12 adopted Adopted
2026-03-14 hb4606 hfa mcgeehan 3-14 _1
2026-03-14 hb4606 hfat mcgeehan _1 3-14
2026-03-14 hb4606 sfat martin _1 3-14
2026-03-14 hb4606 sfa martin _1 3-14
2026-03-14 hb4606 hfa mcgeehan 3-14 _1 adopted Adopted
2026-03-14 hb4606 hfat mcgeehan _1 3-14 adopted Adopted
2026-03-14 hb4606 hfa mcgeehan 3-14 _1 adopted adopted Adopted
2026-03-14 hb4606 hfat mcgeehan _1 3-14 adopted adopted Adopted

Bill Text Versions

0000-00-00 Introduced
0000-00-00 Comm Sub
0000-00-00 Engrossed
0000-00-00 Enrolled

Subjects

Crime

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