West Virginia HB 4561 — Clarifying the sheriff’s authority to hire within their office.
West Virginia, 2026. HB 4561: Clarifying the sheriff’s authority to hire within their office.
Latest action
June 29, 2026 — Chapter 210, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- Brooks — primary sponsor
- Roop
- Pritt
- Green
- Martin
Bill text
Enrolled Version Read version ↗ Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Engrossed Version Read version ↗ Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Introduced Version Read version ↗ Read version ↗ Read version ↗
Recorded votes
PASSAGE
February 13, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 88 · no: 0 · excused: 0 · not voting: 11
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (99)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Vance | not voting |
| Miller | not voting |
| Kump | not voting |
| Speaker Hanshaw | not voting |
| Smith, D | not voting |
| McCormick | not voting |
| Jeffries | not voting |
| Zatezalo | not voting |
| Parsons | not voting |
| Maynor | not voting |
| Green | not voting |
| Young | yes |
| Phillips | yes |
| Hornbuckle | yes |
| Crouse | yes |
| Worrell | yes |
| Petitto | yes |
| Holstein | yes |
| Criss | yes |
| Willis | yes |
| Moore | yes |
| Hite | yes |
| Cooper | yes |
| Williams | yes |
| McGeehan | yes |
| Hillenbrand | yes |
| Coop-Gonzalez | yes |
| White | yes |
| Mazzocchi | yes |
| Heckert | yes |
| Clay | yes |
| Watt | yes |
| Masters | yes |
| Hansen | yes |
| Clark | yes |
| Ward, G | yes |
| Martin | yes |
| Hamilton | yes |
| Chiarelli | yes |
| Ward, B | yes |
| Marple | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Canterbury | yes |
| Toney | yes |
| Mallow | yes |
| Gearheart | yes |
| Cannon, J | yes |
| Street | yes |
| Lucas | yes |
| Garcia | yes |
| Cannon, D | yes |
| Stephens | yes |
| Linville | yes |
| Funkhouser | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Statler | yes |
| Lewis | yes |
| Foggin | yes |
| Butler | yes |
| Smith, B | yes |
| Leavitt | yes |
| Fluharty | yes |
| Burkhammer | yes |
| Sheedy | yes |
| Kyle | yes |
| Flanigan | yes |
| Browning | yes |
| Shamblin | yes |
| Kimble | yes |
| Ferrell | yes |
| Brooks | yes |
| Roop | yes |
| Jordan | yes |
| Fehrenbacher | yes |
| Bridges | yes |
| Rohrbach | yes |
| Jennings | yes |
| Ellington | yes |
| Bell | yes |
| Riley | yes |
| Howell, T | yes |
| Eldridge | yes |
| Anderson | yes |
| Ridenour | yes |
| Howell, G | yes |
| Drennan | yes |
| Anders | yes |
| Pushkin | yes |
| Hott | yes |
| Dittman | yes |
| Amos | yes |
| Pritt | yes |
| Horst | yes |
| Dillon | yes |
| Akers | yes |
| Pinson | yes |
| Hornby | yes |
| Dean | yes |
| Adkins | yes |
Passage
March 10, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 34 · no: 0 · absent: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (34)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| HAMILTON | yes |
| SMITH | yes |
| ROBERTS | yes |
| GRADY | yes |
| WOODRUM | yes |
| QUEEN | yes |
| GARCIA | yes |
| WOELFEL | yes |
| PHILLIPS | yes |
| FULLER | yes |
| WILLIS | yes |
| OLIVERIO | yes |
| DEEDS | yes |
| WELD | yes |
| MORRIS | yes |
| CLEMENTS | yes |
| THORNE | yes |
| MAYNARD, Z | yes |
| CHARNOCK | yes |
| TAYLOR | yes |
| MAYNARD, M | yes |
| CHAPMAN | yes |
| TARR | yes |
| MARTIN | yes |
| BARTLETT | yes |
| TAKUBO | yes |
| JEFFRIES | yes |
| BARRETT | yes |
| RUCKER | yes |
| HELTON | yes |
| BARNHART | yes |
| ROSE | yes |
| HART | yes |
| AZINGER | yes |
Legislative history
- Chapter 210, Acts, Regular Session, 2026
- Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - House Journal
- Approved by Governor 3/19/2026
- Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - Senate Journal
- To Governor 3/11/2026 - Senate Journal
- To Governor 3/11/2026
- House received Senate message
- Completed legislative action
- Communicated to House
- Passed Senate (Roll No. 401)
- Read 3rd time
- On 3rd reading
- Read 2nd time
- On 2nd reading
- Read 1st time
- On 1st reading
- Reported do pass
- To Government Organization
- To Government Organization
- Introduced in Senate
- Communicated to Senate
- Passed House (Roll No. 87)
- Read 3rd time
- On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Read 1st time
- On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Do pass
- Markup Discussion
- To House Government Organization
- Introduced in House
- To Government Organization
- Filed for introduction
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