HB 5454 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Relating to the select committee for the West Virginia Fusion Center

HB 5454 creates a legislative select committee to oversee West Virginia's Fusion Center, which collects and shares law enforcement intelligence. The committee - composed of balanced House and Senate members with security clearances - gains access to Fusion Center operations for review, but cannot view classified federal information or personal details like addresses or identities. The bill mandates annual audits of the Fusion Center, establishes privacy safeguards for handling sensitive data, and requires committee meetings to remain confidential under state law. This directly affects the Fusion Center's oversight structure and its interactions with state legislators.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Last action Feb 26, 2026
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What changed between versions

Committee Substitute Engrossed Committee Substitute · 1 edit · Feb 25, 2026
MINOR
The bill was updated to its final 'Engrossed' version, incorporating a minor punctuation fix to a list of audit requirements. The substantive policy content regarding the Fusion Center's powers, audit parameters, and enforcement mechanisms remains unchanged from the previous committee version.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill continues to govern the West Virginia Fusion Center select committee and its annual audits.
TECHNICAL

Added a period at the end of item (15) in the list of audit requirements to correct a punctuation inconsistency.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

960
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 100
Feb 25, 2026
D Democratic9
8 Yea 1
88% Yea
R Republican91
88 Yea 3
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
To Government Organization
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 190)
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass
lower
Feb 17, 2026
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
To House Homeland Security
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Buck Jennings
Buck Jennings
RRepublican
WV
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