HB 5554 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

To modify the building fund for state parties.

HB 5554 modifies funding rules for political party headquarters in West Virginia. It sets a $10,000 annual limit per donor for contributions to party headquarters committees and caps total funding at $1 million per party. The bill prohibits using these funds for satellite offices, political activities, or non-headquarters expenses. It also requires detailed financial reporting to the Secretary of State for contributions exceeding $250, including donor names and contribution amounts. This directly affects state and county political parties maintaining physical headquarters.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2026 Last action Mar 4, 2026
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Introduced Version Engrossed Version · 1 edit · Mar 2, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was updated from an 'Introduced' draft to an 'Engrossed' version, reflecting that it has passed initial legislative review. The substantive policy language regarding contribution limits, reporting requirements, and definitions remains identical between the two versions, with no changes to funding amounts, eligibility criteria, or enforcement mechanisms.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill's subject matter and target audience remain the same.
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The text was reformatted to remove draft markup symbols (like line numbers and strike-through indicators) and replaced with a clean, final version suitable for publication.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 2, 2026

How they voted

8411
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 99
Mar 2, 2026
D Democratic9
9 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican90
84 Yea 2 Nay 4
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 4, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 250)
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Amended
Amendment rejected (Voice vote)
lower
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
Amendment reported by the Clerk
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
To House Judiciary
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Committee
To Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors