Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4519
Legislation Overview
Title: Require full cash bail for offenders who are rearrested for certain crimes while out on bond and enhanced criminal penalties
Subject: Crime
Description: The purpose of this bill is to require cash bail for violent or gun-related criminal offenses and to provide for consecutive sentencing for crimes committed while on bail for violent or gun-related criminal offenses.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 19, 2026
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Eric Brooks (R); Elliott Pritt (R); Carl Martin (R); David Green (R)
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 4% (4 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 19, 2026 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Jan 19, 2026 | To Judiciary |
| House | Jan 19, 2026 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 19, 2026 | To House Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
