WV Senate Judiciary Committee in Session (W208) Adjourned Senate Judiciary Committee 15:12-17:07 Mon, Mar 9, 2026

West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee · March 9, 2026

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House Bill 4169 explained and reported

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Counsel (speaker 3) explained House Bill 4169, which would expand which mental-health professionals can provide the verified certificate needed to restore firearm possession rights to persons previously adjudicated mentally incompetent or involuntarily committed; no fiscal note or second reference. The committee voted to report the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass.

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The West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee reviewed 15 bills, reporting most to the full Senate. Major debate centered on House Bill 4606, which would restrict magistrates from issuing personal-recognizance (PR) bonds for felony charges; witnesses and members debated collateral impacts and statutory interpretation. Several technical and substantive strike-and-insert amendments were adopted.

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