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HB4166 • 2026

Require Governor to provide at least five days notice to all state legislators when calling a Special Session

Require Governor to provide at least five days notice to all state legislators when calling a Special Session

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Sponsor
Kump
Last action
2026-01-14
Official status
H To House Judiciary 01/14/26
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Require Governor to provide at least five days notice to all state legislators when calling a Special Session

Require Governor to provide at least five days notice to all state legislators when calling a Special Session

What This Bill Does

  • Require Governor to provide at least five days notice to all state legislators when calling a Special Session

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-14 H

    To House Judiciary

  2. 2026-01-14 H

    Introduced in House

  3. 2026-01-14 H

    To Judiciary

  4. 2026-01-14 H

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Require Governor to provide at least five days notice to all state legislators when calling a Special Session

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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026
REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 4166
By Delegate Kump
[Introduced January 14, 2026; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-1-6, relating to providing that the proclamation of the convening of the Legislature by the governor be issued not less than five days prior to the convening of the Legislature; requiring the governor to provide not less than five days' prior notice
to all state legislators when calling a special session of the Legislature
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 1. THE GOVERNOR.

§5-1-6. Proclamation of convening the Legislature into special session; providing prior notice to legislators of the convening of the Legislature into special session.

The proclamation of the convening of the Legislature by the governor shall be issued not less than five days prior to the convening of the Legislature into special session. The governor shall provide not less than 5 days' prior notice to all state legislators when calling a special session of the Legislature.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that the proclamation of the convening of the Legislature by the governor be issued not less than five days prior to the convening of the Legislature and to require the governor give not less than five days' notice to state legislators when calling a special session.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.

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