Proposed West Virginia Firearm Legislation HB4648
Legislation Overview
Title: To ensure felonies or violent misdemeanors are not eligible for personal recognizance discharge from jail
Subject: Crime
Description: The purpose of this bill is to provide that persons accused of felonies or violent misdemeanors are required to post bond and are not entitled to release on their own recognizance. The bill also provides that the bail threshold for nonviolent felonies be increased and adjusted for inflation beginning July 1, 2026.
Session: 2026 Regular Session
Last Action: To House Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 21, 2026
Sponsors
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2 sponsors: Joe Funkhouser (R); Sarah Drennan (R);
Percentage of House Of Delegates sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 100)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | Filed for introduction |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | To Judiciary |
| House | Jan 21, 2026 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 21, 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
